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March 8, 2006 at 10:04 am in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1354934

anneorac
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Once saw a line of JP’s at Cosford with accumulators all being started up, not sure if they were all T5’s or if there were a few 4’s though. By the way, who makes a model of the T4?

Airfix used to although I think it was a T.3/T.4

Anne

March 8, 2006 at 9:16 am in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1354945

anneorac
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Not my field of expertise (and of course, I would admit to it, wouldn’t I???), but…the RAF was very good at getting the best out of its ground equipment. Would it be feasible to suggest that a number of WWII era trolley-acc’s were ‘upgraded’ with the post war ‘standard’ multi-holed wheels (fitted to all sorts of things ground-bound) and later three-pin plugs?

I’m not sure if the wheels were a different size or not.

I know that the Mk. 5s were upgraded from the two-pin to the three-pin plug.

Anne

March 8, 2006 at 9:08 am in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1354949

anneorac
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Phew, got images of big radial engines strapped to the top of accumulators then! Do you mean the one like on the right of the picture on this page?

http://home.clara.net/djparkins/fltpath/fpmaster.htm
Click on ‘1/72 WWII’ then scroll down to ‘Trolley Accumulator Set’

Yup…that’s the sort of thing I’m on about. I notice they also do a Mk. 5 in the post war section.

Anne

March 7, 2006 at 9:11 am in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1356538

anneorac
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Top man Hunter…and whoever went round Hendon taking pics of accs.

It’s the type that’s plugged into the Spit I’m on about. Sometimes they had Jap engines strapped to the top for charging up the batteries. Anymore out there?

Anne

March 6, 2006 at 6:43 pm in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1357788

anneorac
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Were there also Mks 2-4 if we assume the WW2 type is a Mk 1?

You would think so but I’ve never found an AP that mentions a trolley acc by mark before the introduction of the Mk. 5. It’s one of these points that “RAF Ground Support Equipment Since 1918” glosses over. Ladders though, it’s great on ladders…if you want to know about ladders that’s your book.

I’m not quite that sad…yet. 😮

Anne

March 6, 2006 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1358193

anneorac
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…and there I was thinking I was the only one anorak enough to buy the book “RAF Ground Support Equipment Since 1918″…..

And a top book it is to! It’s also one of the geekiest books I’ve ever seen, only challenged by Undercarages of the Luftwaffe…mock ye not…It’s more interesting than you would think!

Anne

Fast becoming one of the saddest people on this forum. 😀

March 6, 2006 at 2:26 pm in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1358255

anneorac
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you’re right – you DO need to get out more! 😉

Not so much a rivet counter more a hole counter…that could sound rude if you wanted it to! 😮

I think the Airfix ground crew set was the first thing that made me aware of the existence of trolley accs…cor that was a while ago!

Anne

March 6, 2006 at 1:48 pm in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1358397

anneorac
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We’ve got a very old one at our local airfield in working condition, but the question is ‘is it a postwar version?’. How can we tell if its a Mk.5 or not? Serial numbers? Size of wheels? The plot thickens…:)

Martin

Easy. If the wheels have a series of 12 circular holes round it, it’s probably a Mk. 5. If it doesn’t, it’s probably the wartime version.

Anne

March 6, 2006 at 11:29 am in reply to: Trolley Accs…I need to get out more! #1358622

anneorac
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Ahh…yes. Well done that man.

So I have seen one.

Anymore for anymore?

February 3, 2006 at 8:20 am in reply to: Bf-108 Taifun – Nord 1000-1002 #1403478

anneorac
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And welcome to the forum.

Have a look at:-

http://www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de/

You’ll have to brush up on your German though.

Anne

January 25, 2006 at 1:14 pm in reply to: Help required – Spitfire prop blade? #1416838

anneorac
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Sorry Stuart but the numbers you quote don’t match any drawing numbers I know of.

Anne

January 25, 2006 at 8:52 am in reply to: Help required – Spitfire prop blade? #1417433

anneorac
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Cor…lots of questions.

Dr. Orac is now open for business.

Scramble Bill; It’s possible that it’s from a Hurricane but without the drawing number it’s almost impossible to tell. The lack of a stencilled drawing number above the ‘pink circle’ does tend to suggest a wartime prop.

Cees; Sorry, no idea but I’ve noticed that by adding the word Spitfire to any aircraft fitting appears to entitle people to add another wad of cash to the asking price. Strange…I’ve always preferred words like Halifax…Hmmmm.

Tony; You think right. Seafires IA, IIA & III were found using these but I wasn’t just Seafires…Spitfires Mks. VII, VIII & IX also used this type of blade. Although I don’t have it on my list I’m sure you would also find this type of blade on a Mk. XVI as well. It should be wooden. If there is a coloured disc on the front of the blade that should give me a clue as to what type of wood it’s made of.

The Rotol surgery is now closed.

Anne

January 23, 2006 at 10:04 am in reply to: Rotol spinner #1420968

anneorac
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Oi!…Elliot…Your PM file is full. You’re just too popular I guess.

Sorry to say that I’ve drawn a blank but the drawing numbers appear to be post war.

Anne.

January 19, 2006 at 3:06 pm in reply to: British aircraft with RR Ghost? #1426241

anneorac
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I guess my question really is why did RAF choose the Sabre instead of a Bristish product?

We did choose a British product…it was called the Hunter 😀 ! The only problem was that it wasn’t ready at the time so the Sabre was selected as a stop gap.

Anne

January 17, 2006 at 8:19 am in reply to: Help required – Spitfire prop blade? #1337149

anneorac
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Sounds like a Jablo blade actually made by Rotol as they are the only people I know of that used W as a part of their serials.

If you look up into the wood at the root end of the blade, (the circular rusty bit you mentioned) you should find some numbers carved into base. If you find any, (especially if they start with RA as that would be the Rotol drawing number) let us know and we can have a look and see if we can trace what type of prop and what types of aircraft it may have been used on.

Anne
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