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  • September 25, 2014 at 12:49 am in reply to: A salutary warning over visiting sites and collecting bits and bobs. #867825
    smirky
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    Sadly there is a pattern of
    1. tip off the press
    2. lift the suspect
    3. seize everything causing maximum damage
    4. affect not to understand what has been seized until it has been studied
    5. press charges, however unfounded – and oppose bail
    6. refuse to return the items seized

    This kind of thing could so easily be resolved by a low-key visit accompanied by an expert.

    September 24, 2014 at 10:08 am in reply to: Liberator parts I.d needed #868786
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    Bumping this up as I’ve now found two of these items at the Liberator GR VIII crash site, although different. The larger one is marked GA – LOG COS CAM 806097, the slightly smaller one K11 LOG CAM 806115. Any ideas what they are?

    Does what it says on the tin! I would say they are components from a mechanical computer – navigation or bombsight.

    September 21, 2014 at 10:18 am in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #872856
    smirky
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    I’ve been working on an Aussie Lincoln panel
    Paul

    Looking good, there is certainly a lot of drilling & filing in that. Looking forward to updated pictures!

    September 4, 2014 at 1:39 pm in reply to: Lorenz Indicator mounting #889241
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    Can’t help but I am intrigued as the pilot’s panel seems to have an ordinary Lorenz indicator with four lugs.

    Is it for somewhere else on the Stirling?

    August 20, 2014 at 12:33 am in reply to: Lancaster Fuselage Delivered to Scampton #902580
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    Smirky -the picture (no.2) certainly appears to show the Scampton machine being reworked . From memory the ‘Night Flight’ fuselage was more faithful internally hence how it was constructed . Reworking it to the standard it arrived at Scampton is time -effort and a money.

    Wow ain’t that the truth!

    August 19, 2014 at 11:58 pm in reply to: Lancaster Fuselage Delivered to Scampton #902656
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    Hang on a minute, pic 2 above is the Night Flight mockup photographed at Brooklands as I remember seeing it with the long nose. Not very representative from the outside in daylight.

    What is the origin of the Scampton fuselage as it doesn ‘t seem to derive from the Night Flight version?

    August 19, 2014 at 9:37 pm in reply to: Lancaster Fuselage Delivered to Scampton #902719
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    I am getting very confused

    August 8, 2014 at 10:25 am in reply to: Canadian Warplane Heritage – Lancaster- 2014 UK tour #914650
    smirky
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    No, it was about half way to Vágar when it stopped working.

    August 7, 2014 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Lancaster Part from crash site of ME775 Arnouville, France 19.05.44 166 Squadron #915267
    smirky
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    No, I think it is exactly that thing. Well spotted!

    Bomb Sight C0ck MK1 6H/1950

    I have a c0ck in my hand and it is exactly right. The first picture is from the rear with the backplate missing, the second picture is from the front but upside down with the lever and legend plate missing showing one of the ball detents still in place. Two of the unions have been more or less sheared off.

    August 6, 2014 at 12:36 am in reply to: Mk II Artificial Horizon 6A/711 #917546
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    Looks like a 1936 date code, and is the little aircraft picture a biplane?

    Also cheekily radioactive judging by appearance – do not suck it!

    July 26, 2014 at 1:50 pm in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #926527
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    Wessex HAS1 XP158

    A bit more progress on this including a CAD drawing of the missing centre Plastek panel.

    Has anyone here tried making backlit panels?

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]230596[/ATTACH]

    July 25, 2014 at 12:56 pm in reply to: IWM London + HMS President #927010
    smirky
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    Why anyone thought this overbearing clunky Star Wars look would enhance the exhibits is beyond me.

    July 25, 2014 at 10:24 am in reply to: MK IV Autopilot Control Measurements "Or Parts" Required #927127
    smirky
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    STEERING LEVER 6H/603.
    three holes in inverted triangle, top ones 77.8mm apart and lower one centred 29.8mm below to suit 2BA
    Note this was measured off a re-casting so will be slightly on the small side

    July 24, 2014 at 1:00 pm in reply to: MK IV Autopilot Control Measurements "Or Parts" Required #927458
    smirky
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    STEERING LEVER 6H/603.
    Does this have a bracket like the Lancaster or do you want the three holes on the casting? I have both parts but they are reproductions so measurements might be a bit out.

    ATTITUDE CONTROL 6H/356. holes are on grid 3.1″ square and suit 4 BA

    July 12, 2014 at 3:56 pm in reply to: Reggiane 2000 recovered from the sea #861324
    smirky
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    I bet tensioning the lifting lines on that support frame was fun!!!

    I’m not sure they bothered! The lines appear to be of fixed presumably equal length and some can be seen to be slack during the lift

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