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  • in reply to: Crashed Ju-52 in Switzerland 4,08,2018(MERGED) #784317
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    Operating at ‘coffin corner’? Hot, high, turbulence……..
    Keith

    in reply to: Piston engine idle speed #801891
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    WK590, Thank you.
    Keith

    in reply to: Mystery aircraft/helicopter parts available! #767816
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    To me it could have an alternative name of Artificial Feel Unit – TSR2 had a hydraulic unit attached to the joystick below the cockpit floor. Similar vintage?
    Texantomcat – I’m from Sywell – my father was there in ’38 & bought his Proctor there in ’49.

    in reply to: Mystery aircraft/helicopter parts available! #767926
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    Label says Type 192 ? Belvedere?

    in reply to: What's this air driven generator off of? Vimy? #775685
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    What equipment requires 1000 Volts?

    in reply to: WWII ALUMINIUM COMPOSITION #777196
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    Valiant spars & Viscounts too were strictly not 7075, but of the same Al-Zn family, DTD 683 I believe. Viscounts were resparred with L65 which is of the Al-Cu 2024 family. Mind you the first Viscount outer wing I saw at Weybridge that was due to be re-sparred was horrifically rivetted – double holes & rivets too long and ‘nailed’ over – no wonder it failed a ground stress test!
    Viking wing spar joints I believe were also of DTD 683 & were known to have corrosion cracking way back in ’52 (?).
    BTW Canberra ‘epsteins’ were known to crack in storage – not sure what the material was though.

    in reply to: WWII ALUMINIUM COMPOSITION #779904
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    http://allaboutmetallurgy.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Metallic-Materials-Specification-Handbook.pdf

    800 pages to wade through, but you might find your answers here.
    Keith

    in reply to: De Havilland Aircraft Drawing Office Handbook #780352
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    Thanks from me too – very interesting to know that DH also used the lofting on sheet metal plates & litho process – I worked in the Vickers Weybridge Mould Loft in 1959/60 where they used a similar system, but were gradually moving over to plastic film & a photo print process for detail parts & some assembly drawings during 1960.
    Keith

    in reply to: Part stamp ID. Aircraft type #781746
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    That would seem logical. The 1st pic with 64816 311 ND could be from the Port engine nacelle; Port side numbers were odd & Stbd parts were even numbered if they were handed left or right. For the other pic Sht = Sheet drawings which were assemblies, so part 311 ND could be an item within that Sheet 202.

    in reply to: Part stamp ID. Aircraft type #782626
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    Looks like its a Vickers Varsity from the drawing number – 648. Cannot remember what the 16 ident part of the aircraft is, only remember that 28 was forward fuselage!

    1st pic drawing number looks to be 64816 311 ND, possibly meaning a Not Drawn item, meaning not having a detailed dimensioned drawing – meaning file to fit hammer to suit?

    in reply to: MILES HAWK SPEED SIX FOR SHUTTLEWORTH #808513
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    Nice to hear that – she was once my uncles Throttle Bender mount in the 50’s & 60’s
    Keith

    in reply to: Lysander and Swordfish for sale on Platinum Fighters. #817260
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    Jetpipe & air scoop shadow do not align with mainplane shadow………..? Nice try though!

    in reply to: Wartime Aircraft Service Life #827437
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    I think they look a bit more like Chobert rivets rather than Pop rivets. I believe Choberts were mounted on a long mandrel & were therefore quicker to install unless they needed plugging to either get full strength or for sealing purposes.
    No idea what aircraft they are on!

    in reply to: YAK11 Restoration In Progress. #828029
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    Doesn’t look as though it ever had one…..how about the plain nuts as well as having 1 1/2 threads safety?

    in reply to: Air Speed Indicators I.D. #830748
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    The right hand one looks like the one fitted to my fathers Proctor I

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