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March 28, 2008 at 7:59 pm in reply to: 'Janet' Flights into Area 51 #2475793

Robert Hilton
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As plausible as all the aliens, reptilians, shadow governments and UFOs partying in Area 51 as we speak. :diablo:

And as plausible as RAF Machrihanish being the British area 51.

March 25, 2008 at 5:33 am in reply to: HP Victor XL161 incident in Australia #1236322

Robert Hilton
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Robert – was that badge on the Victor? – whereabouts??

Roger Smith.

Indeed, they were fitted in the yolk dead centre. All those on the a/c were removed by parting aircrew. The one I have is brand new from stock.

March 22, 2008 at 12:51 am in reply to: HP Victor XL161 incident in Australia #1238860

Robert Hilton
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Hi Bill, no I’ve never heard that one although I would have loved to have seen how the hell they got the flap in the bombbay. They must have removed the HDU.
Having worked in the hangers for so long I got to see all the airframes and had an intimate knowledge of their shall we say, eccentricities.
Here’s a photo to start things off.

March 21, 2008 at 6:26 pm in reply to: HP Victor XL161 incident in Australia #1239036

Robert Hilton
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So you saw ‘161 24 years later – do you recall if the 4ft “wrinklies” were still evident? It would have been a good airframe to preserve – another lost opportunity.

I worked on the K2’s between ’82-’87 I never saw any wrinkles on 161, can’t remember reading anything in the limitations log either.

March 20, 2008 at 5:30 pm in reply to: Should the UK get the F35C? #2481158

Robert Hilton
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If you’re scrapping the A, scrap the boom refuelling at the same time & fit probes to all F-35s. Hoses can deliver fuel as fast as an F-35A can accept it, & can refuel two or three at the same time, instead of one at a time with a boom. Reserve the booms for bombers & transports, which both need & can use the faster flow, & are too big to refuel more than one at a time.

Make that two at a time. There isn’t enough seperation to refuel three

March 17, 2008 at 5:52 pm in reply to: Help – Did 12 Sqn Operate Hawker Hunter F6? #1240940

Robert Hilton
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Indeed a fair number of Hunters both single seat and t-birds were used by the Bucc sqn’s during 1980 as the whole fleet was grounded due to wing spar cracks. One a/c had crashed at Nellis the year before due to spar failure and one crashed a year before that at the Nordhorn range. There was a mad scramble to try and keep the aircrew as current as possible and seeing as most of the pilots had been Hunter captains in their careers, the Hunter was the obvious choice (that and the fact the Hunter was used as the Bucc trainer). Tekkies were drafted in from all sorts of flights and stations to inspect and repair the a/c. I served at both Honington and laarbruch during that period.

March 15, 2008 at 12:59 pm in reply to: What RAF Aircraft Stuff Do You Have? #1242017

Robert Hilton
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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

March 13, 2008 at 5:37 pm in reply to: Other EJ200 based aircraft #2485126

Robert Hilton
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I guess you thought you have a point … actually you don’t.

Reading/quoting the whole post would have made yours superfluent. I’ll append the rest of my statement, so it is easier to see.

So when the Avon 300 series was fitted to later Lightnings they limited maximum reheat below Mn 1.4 for no reason or was it because the increased airflow compared to the 200 series caused stalling/surge problems with the engine? Just off the top of my head.

March 13, 2008 at 12:13 am in reply to: Other EJ200 based aircraft #2485387

Robert Hilton
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Every engine is unique and optimised for one type of installation.

You mean like the RR Avon, it was only fitted to the Valliant, Canberra, Hunter, Swift, Scimitar, Lightning, Comet, Sabre, Caravelle etc.
Or the Spey fitted to the Buccaneer, Phantom, BAC 111, Nimrod etc.
The Adour?

March 12, 2008 at 6:38 am in reply to: EE Lightning question #1242524

Robert Hilton
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yup OVV datum chamber is connected to the static system so that the ovv knows when to vent @3psi over atmospheric. if the ovv internal chambers perish, tank vapour/fuel can leak back into the datum chamber and static reference lines, which also casues the ovv to continuously vent, and you get a nice white stream over the wing in flight:D how sad is it to know that off the top of yer head! LOL

As Micheal Caine would say, “and not alot of people know that”.

March 11, 2008 at 8:59 pm in reply to: EE Lightning question #1242803

Robert Hilton
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Interesting, how?

If I remember my servicing course right, (it was a fair while ago) there is a line connection between the pitot and the over wing vent valves (OVV’s). If an OVV leaks internally, it can run through the line and drip out the end of the pitot. We are talking about an a/c that leaks out of every orifice imaginable.
Q: How do you stop a Lightning leaking?
A: Defuel it.

March 10, 2008 at 5:36 pm in reply to: EE Lightning question #1244063

Robert Hilton
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It is the pitot tube for the air speed indicator.

John.

Indeed, but it can leak fuel.

March 7, 2008 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Aeroplane Nicknames #1245668

Robert Hilton
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I can assure all that any derogatory nickname for a harrier is extremely well deserved,I worked on the Firkin Things for 11 years and in that time met only a handful of people who enjoyed working on them,they were always ‘challenging’ to get serviceable.;)
Fun to fly and watch but a nightmare to work on !!!

You’ve never worked on a Lightning then?

March 7, 2008 at 8:44 am in reply to: Aeroplane Nicknames #1246345

Robert Hilton
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Does anybody know why the Tornado is known as the Tonka and does it only apply to GR1/4s or also include F3s?

Because it’s unbreakable but still a toy.

March 7, 2008 at 8:42 am in reply to: Aeroplane Nicknames #1246350

Robert Hilton
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Harrier – Leaping Heap
jaguar – Septic Cat

The Harrier also known as
The Bionic Budgie
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