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  • September 20, 2015 at 1:38 pm in reply to: Where is all this now? #873613
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    Do they have a Battle???

    September 20, 2015 at 1:36 pm in reply to: RAF Debden Airfield Memorial #873618
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    My grandfather was based there,he told me he had to take some mobile lighthouse/ beacon out one night for an emergency landing.An enemy plane followed the landing aircraft in and started dropping bombs.He jumped into the nearest ditch to take cover and it was full of freezing water..he was later stationed at RAF Longparish.

    September 20, 2015 at 11:31 am in reply to: Stirling 3D/4D Model #218674
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]240662[/ATTACH] I think the jettison unit in the upper part of this photo is the one on your SCI panel….

    September 20, 2015 at 11:18 am in reply to: Stirling 3D/4D Model #218676
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    And the one in the schematic is different again!!!………..

    September 20, 2015 at 11:04 am in reply to: Stirling 3D/4D Model #218677
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    Thanks for those pics…that tall wireless ops seat is different to mine…and the armoured plate is different too!!!looking at that phot of the early MK 1’I think that is the tall seat….look how close it is to the roof…the round top is the armour plate and the straight line below it…the top of the seat…

    September 19, 2015 at 4:30 pm in reply to: Stirling 3D/4D Model #218686
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]240647[/ATTACH]this is the wireless operators armoured plate for the high backed chair…8mm thick armour plate ,three and a half feet high.The legs on my chair have reinforcing tubes riveted over the existing structure to take the weight as the seat swivels.

    September 19, 2015 at 4:20 pm in reply to: Stirling 3D/4D Model #218688
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    That is really interesting regarding the wireless ops seat…would like to see the drawing.on some schematics of early Stirlings they also show a smaller round backed seat…I’m assuming the armoured plate was smaller too?.I wonder if the earlier seats were modified versions of the flight engineers seat (right)Surely the smaller seat, although armoured,would not protect the operators head….or was the armoured plate a lot higher than the seat?????[ATTACH=CONFIG]240645[/ATTACH]

    September 16, 2015 at 7:06 pm in reply to: Stirling 3D/4D Model #218694
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    Lovely work James….I can provide details of the correct wireless operators seat ….if you still need them???

    April 19, 2015 at 11:25 pm in reply to: mystery wing #848167
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]236871[/ATTACH] is it this one??????

    April 16, 2015 at 7:17 pm in reply to: General Discussion #271195
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    The new Haynes Short Stirling book..superb read..ticks all the boxes.:)

    April 16, 2015 at 7:17 pm in reply to: What Book Are You Reading? #1830944
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    The new Haynes Short Stirling book..superb read..ticks all the boxes.:)

    April 12, 2015 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Buried aircraft #853676
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    Even more buried at Eaglescliffe……..

    March 21, 2015 at 10:34 am in reply to: Televel Guauges – Stirling Bomber – Why so complex? #874683
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]236131[/ATTACH] my Sunderland one…looks like the tank number was stamped on the wing nut .

    March 17, 2015 at 10:15 pm in reply to: Televel Guauges – Stirling Bomber – Why so complex? #877594
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    Just had a thought…..

    On the ground the Stirling sat at about 22 degrees to the horizontal, possibly the second read out was for ‘ground’ level adjusted to compensate for the different level taken up in the tank by the fuel? So ‘upper’ for flat level flight and ‘lower’ for ground. This thought was triggered by the word ‘CRUISING’ on all the pics of the Televel that I have.

    On the blank dials it may be that the tank was too small to make any difference in terms of the petrol level?

    Possibly then this was a ‘special’ gauge for the Stirling?

    James

    These gauges were also fitted to Sunderlands James….

    March 8, 2015 at 1:24 pm in reply to: Projects Wants And Trades 2015 #884590
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    [ATTACH=CONFIG]235762[/ATTACH]

    I would love to have an indicator unit from AI Mk 10 (SCR720)

    I have a spare control box (minus the big dial) for that system if it’s of any use……..

    Looking for an 1124 beam approach unit,a cover for the larger Mk 4 auto pilot gyro ,3 plugs for the J switch and a 4 foot drive cable for the F24 camera for my own project……

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