What RAF Aircraft Stuff Do You Have?

What Aircraft stuff?

Come to Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum and you will see an Air Traffic Control Tower crammed full of all manner of ‘Aircraft Stuff’. Please bring some money with you. we are still under threat. I think I have mentioned it on another thread. Our ground rent has gone up, from £700 to £5,000 plu vat and a service charge of £1,000 plus vat. The new landowners have offered, yes only offered, the present land plus “A little land for future extensions for £400,000. Har har!

Ken

Do FAA aircraft count? I have the seat, and frame from Corsair IV KD621, as well as many cockpit parts from Corsair IV KD689.

Cheers,
Richard

Cannon port, avionics and undercart panels from a Jaguar T2 of 16 Sqn that was being scraped as I was leaving the mob – thanks Chief for letting me raid the scrap bin! Mach meter from Neatishead’s Meteor, ARC 52 frequency card from Colt’s Canberra – lightfingered Maple! What can I say – I was young and I thought they were going to get scrapped. Mark 1 bonedome care of a friend with AAC conections, WW1 style flying helmet with goggles – which might be a left over from the RFC or early motorcycle get-up

Please excuse the thread diversion, but what sort of timescale are you talking about with these MDC detonations? early 80’s or 90’s onwards.
When i worked on Gr.1’s in the late 80’s there was no checking of anything with a steel rule, it wasn’t even part of the tool kit.
Hawks had similar problems with MDC going off leading to lineys hiding during canopy opening and closing.

Regarding the Canopy Guide and 6″ rule squareness check, I am talking mid 90’s. I first came into contact with the Tornado in early ’97 on GR1’s and the check was part of the 5B1 then, along with the 6″ rule being part of the line toolkit. This remained so when I moved across to the F3 in 2000.

As regards the canopy opening MDC detonations, this incident occurred in mid 2004, and consequently led to the see in proceedure being amended to require the linies to take cover on canopy opening as well as closing. I remember this well, as I was in the Falklands at the time and was astounded to say the least at the change in proceedure as the full story had not been released, and it appeared initially that H&S had gone a little overboard!

Hope that makes things a little clearer.

Flipflopman

Unfortunately not this year FMK, still in boxes. I will shortly have a set of datum longerons so should soon start to see some progress!

David Burke,

There are many things that can contribute to the Tornado MDC inadvertantly going off.

One is, as I expect you are referring to, the MDC Layshaft which is immediately behind the Pilot’s seat not being correctly aligned, thus tripping the MDC as the canopy lowers. This is indeed checked on AF BF TR’s and is clearly marked with a painted line.

Another is for the guide bracket located on the Port side of the canopy rail to have been deformed, and therefore trip the MDC cable, causing the MDC to detonate. This is also called up to be checked on AF BF TR with a 6″ rule, for squareness.

Finally, it was discovered that the aircrew theirselves can inadvertantly fire the MDC by accidentally catching the MDC handle with their harness straps. This lead to Tornado groundcrew having to take shelter during the see in proceedure as well as the see off proceedure, due to a high profile (in RAF terms) incident, whereby a Navigator unstrapped and his harness snagged on the MDC cable, causing the MDC to fire as the canopy raised.

All of these incidents however, overlook the most common cause of inadvertant MDC explosion, which is of course, Human Error!!:D

Flipflopman

Please excuse the thread diversion, but what sort of timescale are you talking about with these MDC detonations? early 80’s or 90’s onwards.
When i worked on Gr.1’s in the late 80’s there was no checking of anything with a steel rule, it wasn’t even part of the tool kit.
Hawks had similar problems with MDC going off leading to lineys hiding during canopy opening and closing.

Ok back on track, i’ve got a nice hub cap off a RAF Tristar, another off a C-130. A RAT ACC panel off Hawk xx180 after it crashed, various sundry cockpit lights from a Tornado, A Valiant nosewheel spanner, the nose off a 3kg practice bomb, half a mainwheel from an AH-64. various cockpit wander lamps from C-130’s.
Building a kit car, and tinkering with race cars tends to lead to magpie tendancies…. you can always tell when a car that has someone involved in aircraft looking after it in the paddock.!

A complete set of fuselage frames for a MkV Spitfire as well as a complete instrument panel, control column, gun sight, TR9 Radio, undercarriage, wheels etc. Just starting on the seat!!

Will it be at……………

John.

A complete set of fuselage frames for a MkV Spitfire as well as a complete instrument panel, control column, gun sight, TR9 Radio, undercarriage, wheels etc. Just starting on the seat!!

The only aircraft artifact I posses is the rotor brake operating handle which I removed from a SIOUX helicopter at RAF Ternhill during a Major Service in the early 70’s. It is somewhere in the garage I hope.
Ray

Well i like john have mainly lightning related items as well as items relating toraf binbrook from a set of traffic lights,Landing lights,Controls and instruments out of binbrook control tower,Tower log books ,Papi lights,Various lightning books,A,ps ,Pictures plus god knows what else.
Anyone else got anything binbrook related on here ?

Aside from my Chippy and Jag bits, I’ve got several AP Vol 1s and 3a and other books

Buccaneer
Canberra T17
Chipmunk
Devon (Vol 6)
Hunter
Jaguar
JP

John

To bring this back on topic!!

I own several “large chunks” of RB199 engine, including many turbine blades, many pieces of Vulcan aircraft, including XH558, XL426, XL391 and others. Several Concorde engine parts, Cockpit pieces from Jaguar aircraft, A complete Blast Shield from a Harrier T10, and many more items.

I also own many aircraft “Q” course publications, including many historic aircraft course notes.

Flipflopman

David Burke,

There are many things that can contribute to the Tornado MDC inadvertantly going off.

One is, as I expect you are referring to, the MDC Layshaft which is immediately behind the Pilot’s seat not being correctly aligned, thus tripping the MDC as the canopy lowers. This is indeed checked on AF BF TR’s and is clearly marked with a painted line.

Another is for the guide bracket located on the Port side of the canopy rail to have been deformed, and therefore trip the MDC cable, causing the MDC to detonate. This is also called up to be checked on AF BF TR with a 6″ rule, for squareness.

Finally, it was discovered that the aircrew theirselves can inadvertantly fire the MDC by accidentally catching the MDC handle with their harness straps. This lead to Tornado groundcrew having to take shelter during the see in proceedure as well as the see off proceedure, due to a high profile (in RAF terms) incident, whereby a Navigator unstrapped and his harness snagged on the MDC cable, causing the MDC to fire as the canopy raised.

All of these incidents however, overlook the most common cause of inadvertant MDC explosion, which is of course, Human Error!!:D

Flipflopman

Lindy – I thought it was the cross arrangement which was checked on a AF/BF between the two cockpits which had caused the MDC detonation because it was out of line.

bits & pieces

Hi
Just to add to the thread, my bits & pieces, mainly collected from crash sites in the 70’s ..

Some small stuff from whirlwinds (fighter) , likewise some typhoon / wellington / spitire and a few others, a few manuals..
I only shipped the small stuff when I emigrated.

Also ‘captured RAF’ stuff…
Ju-88 / DO-217 small bits ..
complete ‘bomb fusing’ panel from a falklands Pucara
small bits from another falklands Pucara
gauge off a falklands MB-339 ? ( type not confimed )

cheers
Jerry

These are my favourite bits. Both from P7533. The exhibition with most of the rest of it is still on at Fort Perch Rock museum, New Brighton. Well worth a look!

I have a few bits,Avro 504K rudder fabric, DH 10 wing rib. Avro 504N prop boss, Gloster Grebe prop boss, Hawker Hart prop boss. A mid upper gunners ladder from a Stirling. Piece of Victor that cashed on Wyton cross roads. Plus a few other things i have collected over the last 45 years!

Dave

Its not much, but I had a fragment of the canopy of the first Tornado which had an accidental detonation of the MDC… Due to that incident it was discovered that the MDC cable could be pulled when the canopy was being closed hence the lineys (including me) always sheltered under the wing when the canopy was being shut… Its currently on loan to NEAM.

I have a cable connector given to me by the late Peter Avery from when he and others collected YAM’s Mirage 3 from France.

ask me the same question in two years…….;)

2 Vampires

Assorted de Havilland paraphernalia.

50% stake in 250 tons of ex RAF aircraft parts and instruments….

😉

Bruce

1st stage compressor blade RR Spey 101
Compressor blade RR Conway from XL232 when it caught fire on the runway
Handley Page Badge for the Victor control yoke in pristine condition
General servicing notes F4 K/M
BDR manuals F4 K/M
Piece of propellor blade from Black Six.
Turbine NGV’s Pegasus engine