Only reference to the DC-4/C 54 fuel system being complex was in the Wiki link to a DC 4 crash in Oz, that was controversially put down to water in the fuel, but no detail of the system.

IIRC there was a complete BBC programme devoted to the cause of that incident, a long, long time ago. I remember that day because my uncle (MD of BM at the time) & aunt were visiting myself & my wife when there was a knock on the door (we had no phone then) & his friend gave him the bad news. Seems that others in the industry were aware of the crossfeed leak possibility on Argonauts, but there was no central information centre that could collect & disseminate the problem to other operators.

Service Installation Schedule? They look like lists of items required for service installation of modifications or alterations. I note that they include the mod number & approval by committee date. I’ve not come across that before as I was usually involved in Alteration leaflets, which have the items listed and/or drawings required. SRIMs (I think Service Radio Installation Modification) would be similar to alteration leaflets, but a ‘full blown’ modification could need that type of listing.
Keith

I only know what my father told me re: Hercs, ‘Big’ Hercs & Centurii – he was a x rated engineer who was involved in getting Viking Hercs a good life extension & possibly also Hermes ‘big’ Hercs to run without much problems in the 50’s & 60’s. He also managed a Sea Fury & was rebuilding a Centaurus when he died. The secret seemed to be to Shell 100U oil, (& ‘Dragons blood’ to keep it where it should be) as well as temperature management so the sleeves did not pinch. When one considers the number of Hercs et al produced, serviceability was very good, although some airline pilots seemed to be harder on their power plants than others. Nowadays there can’t be anyone alive who used to maintain them in quantity, so its left to the few who unfortunately cannot gain the experience of operating them.
So to keep a sea fury in the air I would rather see one P&W’d that flies, rather than one on the deck with a dicky motor up front.

First guess is that the 2C, or 1C reference is the 2BA screw length used to fit those panels.

Hangers are for clothes or ‘on’ people…….Hangars are for hairyplanes…
I bet that airshow would make a few ATC personnel or the Airshow director go pale beyond belief.

Being of simple mind…..As it seems the prop was in supersonic mode, would not a change of reduction gear been appropriate in order to lower the tip speed?

Thought they were known as Proctukas………!!!

Thats the name I was trying to remember….Old age & whiskied brain syndrome!