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  • June 17, 2012 at 6:41 pm in reply to: CockpitFest 2012 #992909
    ian_
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    Air Ministry had his very nice Vixen grip, beyond that you’ve seen how bad my identification skills are in that area! My Lynx panel has been improved with a shiny new Sea King artificial horizon, and a smarter B8 jet grip has replace my previous tatty one. There was also a Hastings yoke which may have been shamefully cheap from the same stall as the UC selector. A good turnout of stallholders.

    June 17, 2012 at 6:14 pm in reply to: CockpitFest 2012 #992927
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    I’ll leave that to the lucky purchaser.

    June 17, 2012 at 5:39 pm in reply to: CockpitFest 2012 #993056
    ian_
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    I arrived just too late to buy a Spit undercarriage selector for cheap.

    June 17, 2012 at 1:34 pm in reply to: CockpitFest 2012 #993215
    ian_
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    Another excellent fest, thanks to all the participants and organisers. The rain held off just long enough to do a good tour and there were some bargains to be had. Missed the most astonishing find by five minutes but it’s gone to a good home. Damn that breakfast bageutte. In the strange world of coincidence, bought a serialled bit of ejector seat. On checking at home its off Meteor VZ608, sat not a hundred yards away in the museum. A thoroughly good day!

    June 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm in reply to: Blenheim crew remembered in South Wales #998641
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    Really good work there, took a long time to persuede the local council by all accounts. There is a very detailed report on the accident at the NA. As a mid air break up the investigators were very keen to find out how the airframe had failed. On arriving at the crash site they were shown a big pile of wreckage. The local army bods had helpfully collected all the bits from the debris trail and put them in a big heap, apart from the clock which their CO had souvenired and had on his desk. Little was learned.

    June 3, 2012 at 7:38 pm in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #1008699
    ian_
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    Very nice work, they certainly brighten a bookshelf…

    May 31, 2012 at 10:01 pm in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #1012212
    ian_
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    Thanks Pagen, I thought I was going loopy. Bakelite indicators would not stand up to being hammered into the wrong shaped holes! Would love to see an actual photo ofthe compass in situ.

    May 31, 2012 at 9:24 pm in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #1012227
    ian_
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    I can see what you mean Pagen, but to fit an UC indicator I would need to drill new holes. The original holes don’t fit the blanking plate which does fit the new panel. I’m glad I didn’t spend thirty quid on an original filler plate offered on ebay, it would have made me frown when it failed to fit! There are exceptions to rules, eg try and find a picture of the ‘Formation keeping lights’ switch on a Mk1 or Mk2 Spit panel. It doesn’t appear on the factory drawings but I’ve got bits of two of them on my wall, one in aluminium and one in composite.
    Edit, were the different sizes of ‘large’ UC indicators?

    May 31, 2012 at 8:42 pm in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #1012352
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    Hello Pagen, yes UC indicator appears bottom left in pilots notes and every photo on the net. I made a filler plate to fit the small UC indicator and it looked the part (nearly anyway, my lugs were wrong). The new panel had the ghost outline of either the big indicator or filler plate so I laser cut a perfect version for the new and a replacement for the old wonky lugged one. Offering up a perfect filler plate to the old T7 panel the holes are much closer together than will fit a UC indicator. The hole also has a factory cut out for an adjusting knob. The Modeller’s Datafile illustration of a T7 has a remote indicating compass repeater marked, and Bruce’s looked worth a try. A perfect fit! It may feel so wrong, but I think it’s right…

    May 31, 2012 at 11:56 am in reply to: Aircraft Cockpit Sections/Instrument Panel Projects Part 2 #1013116
    ian_
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    Nice bits, Wyvernfan. Which stick will you use? Surprised the Meteor/Venom type is suitable, always imagined it would use one of he squashed spade grip types.
    Have just finished a second Meteor panel, nicely different to the T7 but again not sure what mark. Bottom left on the T7 turned out to be a remote compass indicator rather than UC. Thanks Bruce!

    May 24, 2012 at 8:01 pm in reply to: A query for the Battle of Britain Enthusiasts! #1016850
    ian_
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    I’ll enquire of the curator of records Tony! What did you acquire?

    May 20, 2012 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Bf110 crash site being dug today near Bristol #1018205
    ian_
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    A precision recovery from under tarmac, after some very serious organising. Some interesting bits amongst some very burned remains. And it was the best bit!

    May 20, 2012 at 7:32 pm in reply to: Bf110 crash site being dug today near Bristol #1027299
    ian_
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    A precision recovery from under tarmac, after some very serious organising. Some interesting bits amongst some very burned remains. And it was the best bit!

    May 15, 2012 at 12:00 am in reply to: 'Dig WW2' on BBC1 Monday 14th #1021968
    ian_
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    Ah, version 2. That’s more like it. Looking forward to seeing those Shermans as well!

    May 15, 2012 at 12:00 am in reply to: 'Dig WW2' on BBC1 Monday 14th #1031392
    ian_
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    Ah, version 2. That’s more like it. Looking forward to seeing those Shermans as well!

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