Happy birthday 426!

Thanks for the updates Phil.

I made a rare trip up to see how Blue and the team have getting on with Lindy. Just one photo of Blue discovering the secret air start point. Slightly rusty due to said perished seals.

Does anyone know why it’s fitted but hidden behind a non-quick release panel? Is it a redundant system?

Unfortunately there is only so much room. At some stage the Ambassador will need wings fitting and as the sole survivor I cannot see how outside display could be considered. Adding to that many would like to see the CASA 2-111 restored and on display -it needs space and money..

According to this month’s Flypast (or is it the other one?) the Ambassador is to be moved outside to make room for other projects.

I think the closest thing would be the Shorts 330 at NEAM, and possibly another in Belfast?

Looks like a button popped at the bottem.

Those dzus fasteners are always a pain, especially when they get that old and worn.

Perhaps worth trying to contact Sinsheim/Speyer museums in Germany as they have examples which may generate a lead? Longer shot is the Indonesian/Australian examples and asking their museums.

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/gannet/survivors.php

plus the U.S example being made airworthy:

http://www.faireygannetxt752.com/news/show/8

Thanks for the suggestions, unfortunately I believe that T5s (like XT752) used different prop tools to the mark 3s. James would have a much better idea of what museums have been tried than me (it’s only my second week); certainly YAM and the FAA museum.

Hello, apologies if Pagen or anyone else has already asked everyone on here, but I believe the team at St. Athan are searching for some Gannet tools. Has anyone seen, or know the whereabouts of a gannet engine removal C spanner type thing?

Part number M.10914, which is in the manual as tool ref 23, either 36BU or 64WW in gannet kit # 1 servicing. It should look something like the spanner below, but be big enough to fit the cogged nut beside it (about 70 mm diameters)

Also, does anyone know the whereabouts of prop removal tools for a mark 3? Photocopy of the AP below;

The part numbers for these are;
TL 3094
TL 3674
TL 3827
TL 3829
TL 3831
TL 3833
TL 3861
TL 3867
TL 3866
TL 3871
TL 3872
TL 3874
TL 3996

And one of the gannet seeing the light of day again;

I’m sure any leads would be greatly appreciated.

Is that jack ‘stored’ under the wing or is it ‘doing its job’? And if so, why only one and so far out?

When I visited, about a year ago, the jacks were stored just behind the wing, which it appears to still be (though there were four of them then). The two bar was also still under the starboard wing.