In the next 20 years airliner design will be driven by environmental impact over anything else. How this works when a carbon airliner catches fire I’m not sure…..

The A320 replacement is shaping up….and may hold a surprise or 2 in configuration aimed at increasing versatility.

The GTF will make a big impact on the scene, and may well be looked at for much larger engines.

I did wonder if the ‘service history’ had been provided with the aircraft, which would give you an idea of where it had been!

I’m not up on the maintenance card thing, but I believe that this (or similar) definitely should exist. There are people here who can tell you exactly how to get hold of service records and things like that.

Shawbury certainly is active (and I think has never been ‘inactive’ (?)). I knew 8AEF followed UBAS around, as I used to be involved with them during my time in the ATC. Unfortunately I missed out on the chippy experience by about a year, as I joined my ATC squadron in 1995.

MerlinMagic might be able to give you some more info on 8aef/bulldogs as he is a squipper with 8AEF/UBAS still (I think).

Coanda

1. Airliners.net has WD331 down as being used by a HP Hastings at least in 1965…..

2. ukserials.com has WD331 down as the following:

C1/0270 WD331 Chipmunk T10 Sold 27/02/1997

3. Some chappy here:

http://www.crouze.com/spotting/log.php?mindate=19890731a&maxdate=19890806z&location=

Has WD331 down as ‘A’ at RAF Swinderby on 04/08/89

4. And sometime in the 20th century this site:

http://www.cnapg.org/chipmunk.htm

Has WD331 down as being with UBAS at RAF Cosford before being sold and registered on the civil list.

and this document:

http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/ABN%201972-1.pdf

dated Jan 1972

Seems to tie-down some of the time it spent with UBAS….Operating from RAF Shawbury until it closed in July.

And thats as much as google is willing to give me……….

thanks for the posts foxy…….6 or so years before my very existence, but think the jp is great!

i’d also be grateful if any can be found…I’ve had no luck over some period of time…..even the shorter Q versions would be useful…thanks!

whilst somthing may look straight on a drawing, it may have a surface curvature which would not allow for feasible actuator geometry. I guess only the horses mouth can really tell us!