Anyone had trouble with wind damage to aircraft over the past 24 hours or so?
For the first time, we have suffered from the problem at the museum, with the newly restored Heron being thrown through ninety degrees, and suffering extensive damage from colliding with the Hangar, and an inconveniently parked skip…
Bruce
By: LesB - 11th January 2007 at 20:51
GAM’s Canberra was picked up last night and dumped on its back side, all 10 odd tons of it! despite being chocked and pegged down at the front. There doesn’t appear to be any damage at first glance. We wont know until the old girl is put back down on all wheels, and the back end can be examined, at present her nose is pointing skyward.
The ability to sit down on its haunches is an endearing trait of the Canberra, :rolleyes: has been for years. Solution is a tail trestle as on MAM’s WF922 – any CanMan will tell you that. The moments and surface areas involved will still pick up a concrete block though.
There’s little likelihood of major damage unless it bounced around a lot. Some skin wrinkling, maybe back-hatch fit probs, but nothing that can’t be fettled.
Seen it. Been there. Sorted it . . . 😉 😉
By: wv838 - 11th January 2007 at 20:03
Roy, can you elaborate on the “Rapide replica”?
Hi Mark, the rapide replica was built for Neptune Developments (who own the old airfield site) by Mike Davey about 8 years ago. Looking a little uncared for at the moment, we’ll be tidying her up as a ‘thank you’ to the hotel just as soon as the weather permits!
You can see her here: http://jetstream-club.org/downloads/Photo%20Archive/Speke%20Airport%20(small)%20-%20Colin/DSCF0129.JPG
Cheers,
Roy.
By: Rocketeer - 11th January 2007 at 19:59
Sorry to hear about the damage folks….I have not dared to look at our stuff..yet…fingers crossed.
By: JetBlast - 11th January 2007 at 19:38
I’ve seen Canberra’s taildown before but that’s been due to heavy snowfall.
Must admit, I have been worried by the recent high winds as Buccaneer XX889’s tailplane is only held on by two pins as we still await transportation, although I have not received any calls from the airport to say that parts of the Bucc have been seen where their not supposed to be!!
By: mjr - 11th January 2007 at 17:59
GAM’s Canberra was picked up last night and dumped on its back side, all 10 odd tons of it! despite being chocked and pegged down at the front. There doesn’t appear to be any damage at first glance. We wont know until the old girl is put back down on all wheels, and the back end can be examined, at present her nose is pointing skyward.
Also, how on earth does the wind peel off a snug fitting and secure pitot cover like a sock, from a Lightning pitot tube and pop it on the floor just in front, but not blow away?? :confused:
amazing what a bit of wind gust can do.
:rolleyes:
By: CSheppardholedi - 11th January 2007 at 16:53
We had our own brush with bad wind on Christmas Day with a cold front pushing through. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University here in Florida lost nearly 50 aircraft (mostly Cessna’s) when a f2 twister came through. Aircraft and high winds on the ground are NOT a good mix.
You can’t tie them down well enough for high winds! They just want to fly.
By: Hatton - 11th January 2007 at 16:31
He probably means the one outside the old Liverpool terminal building that acts as a guardian, but im sure Roy will elaborate.
Kind regards
Steve
By: mark_pilkington - 11th January 2007 at 15:21
Roy
can you elaborate on the “Rapide replica”?
I’m dreading it. I just _know_ that the Rapide Replica won’t be where we left it.
regards
Mark Pilkington
By: wv838 - 11th January 2007 at 14:28
Really sorry to hear that Bruce. 🙁
It’s really bad up here at the moment so I’m heading down to the airfield in about 5 minutes, I’m dreading it. I just _know_ that the Rapide Replica won’t be where we left it.
I’m not overly confident about the grumman either…
Roy.
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