Thanks James. Interesting point about British prop aircraft fitted with machmeters. With the Wyvern i think its a case in point of the era’s transition from piston to jet engines and also its uniqueness at the time as a type and its intended use. According to the pilots notes its max diving speed for the release of bombs and RP’s was 500mph which equates to mach 0.66 (considerably less with a torpedo). Although i’m sure i’ve seen it quoted somewhere with this figure being exceeded.
Rob
Feel free, i nicked it from facebook :p
Rob
Feel free, i nicked it from facebook :p
Rob
Excellent progress Bob 🙂
Rob
😮 blimey. I watched her display and land at Dx only a few days ago. Never realised it would be for the last time :(. Personally i love it, very quirky and full of character.
Rob
Hi Rob,
Come on that journeys not bad a round trip for my area of interest is some 1300 miles 😉
Tim
Point taken Tim ;).
I’ve got a ID14/APN1 on the desk here.
Your Machmeter doesnt match the one in the picture – I can rememdy that too!
Drop me a PM!
Bruce, i’m aware its different but its still relevent as the Wyvern used two different Machmeter’s. Type MK1.A 6A/2194 as pictured and the MK2 6A/3384.
But yes i would still be interested in the latter if you have one reasonably priced as well as the radio altitude indicator.
Will PM you.
Rob
Check your PM’s david.
Rob
The Howard 500 just did a fly-by at Dx, and is heading approximately north west – possibly back to Coventry.
Rob
There’s a really interesting thread here http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1683.0 on RAF Thorney Island and its history etc. Hope it helps.
Rob
Rob that is a great idea….I used the same method…its useful
for making a mud map so ,if you have various cockpit photos(they dont seem
to ever be from the direct front) you can closely match up the various
angles for a pretty accurate representation.
Cheers Mike
Thanks Mike :). I had vowed to not go down the made-up panel route but as the instruments were just sitting there i thought why not.
But one things for sure though, as someone said to me recently your biggest critic will always be yourself. It took me ages to get the little ally bracket for the RATOG pushbutton to a standard that i was happy with.
Rob
Hi Rob,
Panel looking good, to assist on the dimensions, could you not get access to the FAAM example or are the layouts completely different?
Regards,
Tim
Cheers Tim :). To be honest i’m not sure about the dimensions of the TF.1 panel but the layout is completely different to the S.4. And even if they were good enough to give me access to the cockpit of VR137 the other stumbling block is the 360 mile round trip to the FAAM and back again. But we will see.
Rob
Wyvern
As per post #47, a draw full of instruments gleaned from the schedule of spare parts and which were only gathering dust has prompted me to have a go at making a pattern of the left side panel whilst i continue looking for the real deal, but bear in mind this is my first ever attempt :o. Armed only with a copy of pilots notes and pictures from a reference book, and knowing i would make mistakes i decided on using a piece of 6mm MDF as a starting point as it appears a similar thickness to the original, and also meant i’m not out of pocket should i c*ck it up.
Rob
Vulcan B.2 stick top. These seem to be quite a common item on ebay, unless its the same one being sold over and over.
Rob
Its only when you look back over a thread like this that you realise just how big an undertaking it is for a relatively small group of enthusiasts to repaint something as big as a Victor. Thanks goodness its not a once every year jobbie :D.
Keep it going guys :).
Rob
The Lansen is a nice aircraft but in terms of technology and its place in history its really irrelevant to British preservation.
The same could be said for the Viggen and Draken, but thankfully the NAM already have examples of these preserved in their impressive collection. Hence my tongue in cheek suggestion of a fitting home for the Lansen.
Rob