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  • November 14, 2010 at 8:09 pm in reply to: help identifying gauges #1148578
    smirky
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    row 2 numbers 1&5 and row 3 numbers 1,2 & 4 look suspicious 😉

    October 31, 2010 at 11:07 pm in reply to: Avro Avian Rebuild #1091005
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    5c/625 😉

    October 23, 2010 at 10:46 am in reply to: Aircraft /Part id #1099130
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    Those parts look like good candidates for de-rusting by electrolysis 😉

    October 22, 2010 at 3:39 pm in reply to: Stealth Bomber model #1099929
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    I remember buying a stealth fighter one by Italeri – also nothing like:eek:

    October 21, 2010 at 1:21 pm in reply to: Explanation of I.F.F. #1101059
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    There was an opinion among the aircrew that the IFF jammed the searchlight radar. This was described by R.V. Jones in his account of scientific intelligence ‘Most Secret War’. The IFF was equipped with a special switch causing it to transmit continuously. This was a silly thing to do since it gave away the aircraft’s position at night and is not now believed to have had any protective effect.

    October 21, 2010 at 12:51 am in reply to: MK IV Autopilot e.g Lancaster #1101557
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    I am guessing that on the Lancaster the pilots steering control is connected to the bomb aimer’s steering control via bowden cables since only the bomb aimer’s control has the pipe fittings ….

    Probably similar on the Halifax ?

    October 19, 2010 at 9:14 pm in reply to: MK IV Autopilot e.g Lancaster #1102693
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    Cees, I’ve got all the controls for my Lancaster II panel but no one ever seems to fit the cables etc. So I just want to understand how the whole thing fits together 🙂

    I don’t really need the big stuff until I get the wings on :diablo: but it would be interesting to see pictures if you have any.

    October 19, 2010 at 12:50 pm in reply to: MK IV Autopilot e.g Lancaster #1103456
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    Yep, that’s it. Thanks for posting.

    Has anyone got more detail from the AP for the Autopilot itself?

    October 16, 2010 at 7:30 pm in reply to: Lancaster Radar #1106664
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    http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1946/1946%20-%200866.html

    😉

    October 16, 2010 at 6:32 pm in reply to: Lancaster Radar #1106749
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    Eddie, where was it fitted then?

    I believe there were some RAF Lancasters fitted with the Loran Indicator in place of the Gee indicator and with the Gee indicator inset into the right hand end of the nav tabletop.

    October 16, 2010 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Canted RPM gauges #1106873
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    They usually come out at the bottom, pointing downward (like a steam gauge).

    October 16, 2010 at 5:35 pm in reply to: Canted RPM gauges #1106920
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    Hmm… the jet rpm dials on the Vulcan for example were twisted so that the needles were easier to check but I suspect that on the older types it was more to do with trying to route the thick drive cable from the mkIX gauges to the engine.

    October 15, 2010 at 8:01 pm in reply to: Mystery ww2 aircraft item? #1107719
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    “Firefox prevented this site from opening a pop up window”:diablo:

    October 15, 2010 at 12:53 pm in reply to: Newark Air Museum Briefing #1108340
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    Thanks for kind offer, I am happy to pay to support the museum- better wear a suit though 😀

    October 14, 2010 at 12:01 am in reply to: Newark Air Museum Briefing #1109839
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    I want a modelling fee for that photo as well 😮

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