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  • August 19, 2007 at 2:56 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1297090
    DaveF68
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    I think it’s one of the Nimrod prototype fuselage’s . The MK.3 ended up at St Mawgan and was scrapped in the late 1990’s.

    Ended up at St Mawgan (anyone any photos?) but the fuselage was at Woodford from 1973.

    On the picture, the nose looks more Comet than Nimrod (No ‘eyebrow’ windows) and the only two Nimrods without those were XV147 & XV148, the prototypes.

    It’s not XV147 nor XV148, which both survived much longer than mid 80s with their original nose structure intact

    XV147 was used as the systems mock up for the MRA4, not scrapped until 2003.

    http://www.geocities.com/cometmp/

    http://www.geocities.com/cometmp/nimrod_prototype.html

    Martin (XV148) has posted here from time to time.

    I think this is the fuselage of XP915, which was used for ‘Nimrod development’

    August 19, 2007 at 12:10 pm in reply to: Scrapyard Photos; Any More? #1297256
    DaveF68
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    Not a Vulcan but at least it was where they were born.These shots were taken at the 1985 airshow and were just dumped behind the car park.As you can see they were obviously mock up’s for a certain AEW aircraft !
    http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q273/skudupnorth/scan0003-1.jpg

    V. Interesting – I suppose this must be the Comet Fuselage that went ‘missing (mk 3 IIRC) – but I’ll need to look it up!

    August 13, 2007 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Bristol Siddeley Turbofans? #1303799
    DaveF68
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    There were a number of proposals for engines following that route – some of the HS1202 fighter proposals in the 70s offered the RB431, which was in essence a straight through Pegasus with reheat

    August 2, 2007 at 11:28 pm in reply to: Why did BAe stop making civil aircraft? #1315480
    DaveF68
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    146 landing at London City is an experience!

    August 2, 2007 at 1:30 am in reply to: Errr… How did they miss that? #1316701
    DaveF68
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    I can see how someone could mistake an old fashioned immersion tank for a bomb casing.

    July 30, 2007 at 10:02 pm in reply to: Dayglo Paint #1318499
    DaveF68
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    Oddly enough in certain light conditions the dayglo does an excellent job at breaking up the aircraft’s outline, ie it acts as camouflage 😮

    Same reason why overall black is a better colour for spotting aircraft than a divided scheme.

    One reason for the replacement of dayglo was expense – dayglo paint faded rapidly, the tape added to the cost of colouring the aircraft as it had to be renwed more frequently

    July 30, 2007 at 9:54 pm in reply to: Errr… How did they miss that? #1318593
    DaveF68
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    Not knowing, but reading the report (and how that area was developed – could it have avtually landed in the docks, then been infilled before being discovered?

    July 30, 2007 at 9:53 pm in reply to: Dayglo Paint #1318598
    DaveF68
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    Oddly enough in certain light conditions the dayglo does an excellent job at breaking up the aircraft’s outline, ie it acts as camouflage 😮

    Same reason why overall black is a better colour for spotting aircraft than a divided scheme.

    One reason for the replacement of dayglo was expense – dayglo paint faded rapidly, the tape added to the cost of colouring the aircraft as it had to be renwed more frequently

    July 30, 2007 at 9:49 pm in reply to: What is the RAFs last recorded kill? #1318603
    DaveF68
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    Incidentally, when RAF crews, ie: the great Mr Hannah, were flying with the Omani etc airforces in the 60’s, were not a/c engaged then, and were not the a/c, presumably Hunters, on loan from the RAF, it’s not a sphere of operations I know much about.

    8 and 43 Squadrons (at least) were based there during that times, and there was reported (in Flypast) gun camera footage of Hunter cannon strikes on a Yemen Mig 15/17, bt not a confirmed destruction. As the said Hunter was ‘over the border’ where it shouldn’t be, the question was never pursued.

    July 30, 2007 at 9:20 pm in reply to: FAA Austers #1318616
    DaveF68
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    There was an article in AE on that subject, but my memory isn’t telling me WHEN!!

    July 22, 2007 at 12:13 am in reply to: RAF Fokker F.XXII & F.XXXVI #1327482
    DaveF68
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    Working from memory, but I think all three carried camouflage and roundels with their civilian registartions – I’ve certainly seen photos of both F22s in that state

    July 17, 2007 at 10:12 pm in reply to: AirSpace/Duxford – 14 Jul 07 #1331593
    DaveF68
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    As much as I detest hanging exhibits, at least at Duxford they are reasonably well spaced and in good light – unlike Cosford.

    July 17, 2007 at 10:09 pm in reply to: Mystery vintage aircraft pic – this will get you guessing! #1331605
    DaveF68
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    … I wonder if Geoffrey de Havilland saw this before starting the vampire concept?

    Possibly – the RAF had one for tricylce training during the War

    July 17, 2007 at 10:06 pm in reply to: Even More Hudsons #1331608
    DaveF68
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    Colours look good to me.

    Why surprise at temparate sea scheme? Seen a few colour pics of that one.

    July 16, 2007 at 9:07 pm in reply to: North East Aircraft Museum…..updates #1243050
    DaveF68
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    It did. The Unimetals problem exists with the Balliol wreck and the swift also. The owner will not allow any restoration work or preservation work of any kind on the airframes.

    Not throwing any insults at them, but what’s the rationale? Surely any restoration would increase the value of their property?

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