There is a fellow looking into getting old 573 freshened up and looking her best once more.. This past weekend they were able to open the entry hatch and gain access for inspection. The pictures say it all…!
Anyone have a spare engine start panel on their bookshelf??
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16176508@N07/8256650088/in/set-72157632199327201
By: atr42 - 10th December 2012 at 21:52
Very nice
Don’t suppose she has a few hours and engines left on her does she?
Well …. someone had to ask :diablo:
By: Peter - 10th December 2012 at 21:00
Apparently she was moved outside the hangar wich is ok i nthat work can be done better…
XF940 are you serious about the start panel?
By: Tin Triangle - 10th December 2012 at 20:50
That’s amazing given how long it was outside for. Is it still in the big hangar there Peter?
By: Peter - 10th December 2012 at 19:26
I would imagine the seat’s were deactivated. There are a couple of bits missing from the nav station too . Also from what I hear it has had two engines removed and out on display…
By: hunterxf382 - 10th December 2012 at 19:22
Great set of photos, and yes it looks very well preserved (complete with a set of sick-bags…lol).
I assume the seats have been deactivated at some point since it’s last flight?
By: J Boyle - 10th December 2012 at 19:15
It looks like the crew flew to Offutt AFB, shut it down and went to the Officer’s Club to begin enjoying their trip to the States.
By: TwinOtter23 - 10th December 2012 at 19:09
4 day’s worth of ‘stripping’ went into XM594’s cockpit in 1983; completed just in time for NAM’s volunteers to book in at Scarle to start buying most of it back again!! 😉
By: Arabella-Cox - 10th December 2012 at 19:02
🙁 I guess that they had a different deactivation team go out to Canada!! :rolleyes:
Looks like they parked it up and ‘decommissioned’ it by taking the start box with them 😎 … Suppose that was an easy and effective option.
By: TwinOtter23 - 10th December 2012 at 18:42
🙁 I guess that they had a different deactivation team go out to Canada!! :rolleyes:
By: Blue_2 - 10th December 2012 at 18:39
wonderful! She’s in lovely condition. Really nice to see.
By: Arabella-Cox - 10th December 2012 at 18:23
Anyone have a spare engine start panel on their bookshelf??
Yes :diablo: Well, no, it’s not ‘spare’ unless the right sort of swapsies came up :p
That cockpit is in excellent condition, and as Fox says, a time capsule. Would love to have a ‘sniff’ after its been shut up all this time. I just love the smell of 50’s jet cockpits 😀 The Mrs hates it though, and complains bitterly about why my study smells of ‘manky old aircraft’ :rolleyes:
By: FoxVC10 - 10th December 2012 at 16:43
time Capsule springs to mind.
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