Looking at the pictures from the older post, I was wondering: whats with the hand rail on the port side of the fuselage?

On the starboard i can understand it, as that way over the wing leads to a door, but the port side has no door.

Surely its not for ease of maintenance (that would be a first).

BTW it looks in pretty good condition considering.

Several FAA and AAC Lynx have been removed from service, stripped of components for the Future Lynx Programme and the bare shells put up for disposal, 2 are currently in the scrap compound at Yeovilton. The idea of replacement airframes such as Brazil, Denmark and Germany was investigated using XZ699 but then abandoned, this airframe was then restored by AGWHL apprentices and donated to the FAAM at Yeovilton

Having been part of the airframe replacement undertaking, I fully understand why the MOD abandoned the idea. Its quite possible, but its the expensive way around.

In Denmark the project was chosen over new helicopters, because they could spread the cost over two military spending budgets (rather than buying new aircraft). One for the airframe replacement and a further (as yet unscheduled) update for the avionics (this is nessesary, because the original avionics pack slowly is going out of production and spares will be short in the future).

Eventually these will become the worlds most expensive helicopters 😎

Britain are furthermore in the position, where purchacing new Lynx helicopters actually strenghten their economy and create jobs ect.

“There are plenty preserved.”

50, to be exact……

http://www.demobbed.org.uk/

Would that be MOD Lynx only?

Then add all the nations, who have had to replace/rebuild their fleet and you might find that there are close to 100. Which is high for a fairly insignificant aircraft (historically).

AFAIK the Dutch and the Brazilians have “life” upgraded their fleet too, which could add 32 unservicable airframes to the museum circuit.

Now many are preserved?

I shouldnt think many as theyre still in service

There are plenty preserved.

The original model only had 7000 hours lifetime on the airframe, which means that most Lynx helicopters from before the mid 80’s are no longer servicable (depending of their service life).

I litterally replaced the airframe and rotor system on 6 Danish navy Lynx Mk.80. The airframes were donated to various institutions (mostly museums).

When you replace the airframe and rotor system on any aircraft, you are actually assembling a new aircraft.

I’m pretty sure the British military have been replacing/rebuilding their fleet and thus releasing quite a few airframes from service.

An image or file that is the work of a U.S. serviceman or employee, taken or made during the course of the person’s official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_status_of_work_by_the_U.S._government

Naturally, if the material is still classified, you should not publish it, or even own it. However, its unlikely that wartime material in private hands would still be classified. Traning manuals and such are no longer classified.

If you could post the nature of the “classified” material, i will be happy to look it up for you.

Regarding the books:

“Works published with notice of copyright or registered in unpublished form on or after January 1, 1923, and prior to January 1, 1964, had to be renewed during the 28th year of their first term of copyright to maintain copyright for a full 95-year term.

With the exception of maps, music, and movies, the vast majority of works published in the United States before 1964 were never renewed for a second copyright term”

If the books have been out of print since your copy was made, then its unlikely, that they are copyright protected. However, its something you should look into. Again, if you post more information, I will be happy to assist you.

Historically (sorry about that) there tends to be a system upgrade about every four or five years and sometimes this results in mass pruning of the archive.

What the future would make of the Stork Hotel debate is a topic for conjecture.

This question should really be directed at Key itself. All the moderators do is clear out the spam for you and take a lot of flak when we do something that someone disagrees with.

I suppose you have highlighted much of the transience of information in cyberspace.

Moggy

What Moggy C points out here, will haunt researchers in the future.

In the countless online fora, there is a goldmine of knowledge, that people used to buy in books (and lots of books too).

The “art” of data-mining could be put to good use, if directed towards these fora, rather than generating spam and force-selling crap to people.

Its such a shame, that this accumulation of knowledge is going to waste.

I have personally learned more about historic aviation in this forum, than in any of my books.