Nashio’s returned! 😀

But getting back to Lindy…..I have a question about her, firstly im assuming the ejection seats were still operational for all of her srevice, but when the re-fuelling nozzle was added it looks as though its fitted over the ejection hatch cover, is this right ? and if so, how does the hatch blow out in the event of an ejection…..

Sorry, I’d not seen your post earlier efiste2. The Ejection seats were indeed operational throughout Lindy’s career, what you take to be one big canopy cover is actually 2 separate hatches, one over each seat. The fuel probe would remain en situ on the central spine between the jettisonable hatches in the event of things getting exciting. Hope this makes things clearer 🙂

Also during our visit a couple of chaps had connected the generator (as I call it) up to the aircraft and it sounded as though it was working hard….what was it powering that was taking all that power ?

The Houchin, as Ian correctly calls it, is a bit like a Jet Provost- it makes lots of noise but produces little power! 😀 You run it at Idle to warm up, then give it full beans when you want it to make some electric.

A fairly busy day yesterday. I only arrived at lunchtime due to family commitments, and found the Victor attached to the Houchin and having her electrics exercised. After lunch the HDU issue was tackled again, we are now thinking the selector just needs patiently setting up as we’ve now proven the hydraulics and electrics seem to be fine. We’ve also noticed a couple of bonded seals on the myriad hydraulics in the nosewheel bay producing weeps, a visit to stores unearthed new seals and also couplings which hadn’t been as violently ‘convinced’ to fit as the ones already fitted, presumably during RAF service. All but one of the leaks has now been cured, I’ve just the last one to fettle and some wire-lockery to do next week. Another drive home smelling of hyd oil for me then…

Looking really nice! Good work.

Nice work yet again. Particularly nice Sea Fury shot.

I think it’s got to the point where maybe it’d be better all round if she was allowed to bow out and, in doing so, help other Vulcans’ prospects of survival.

At one point the cliff looked like D-day with the smokescreen over it!