Your comments regards the ‘new’ radar that was fitted in the 1990’s made me think why the Dominies remained T1 and not T2. The nose was indeed extended, compare to first two photos above and you will see that the radom joint starts a little further away from the nose wheel door. As a model maker did Airfix revise their kit or just change the decal sheet ?
Paul
They remained T1 as all the aircraft were converted – apparently the original plan was for them to be re-designated T2, but as there wouldn’t have been any T1s in service, there would only be one set of engineering manuals, so it was more cost effective to change those elements that needed changed from the ‘old’ ones that to replace all the T1 documentation with T2!.
The nose wasn’t just extended, but was also made wider – it’s not too clear on the black airframe, but there is a fairing which starts just forward of the cockpit window and curves round to just in front of the nose wheel bay.
XS713 was the only updated aircraft to carry the Red/white/grey scheme with the new nose, and you can clearly see the fairing in this shot:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK—Air/Hawker-Siddeley-HS-125-2/0341188/L/
Airfix didn’t update the kit to include this – I have wondered about using a Lynx nose as the basis for some carving.
Sign In
