NEWS FLASH

Duxford 2040 cancelled due to a moth farting which was heard in the local village by mss greer and reported to the goverment who emediately instigated an aviation free week at her request:mad: 😡 😡

blenheim hydraulics

the system is a low pressure system produced by a single engine driven pump on the left engine with the back up of a hand pump in the cockpit.

only the u/c ,flaps and turret are driven by the hydraulics,
the u/c has the additional facility to blow down the gear in the event of a leak.

the bomb bay doors are held shut by bungee cord and would only open in the event of a bomb forcing them open so these can be forced open naturally by the impact.

at present the team is carrying out a survey of the airframe to assess the extent of the damage and will then anounce their intentions.

the team would like to thank all those who have sent their support and ask for some patience from you but will not let this be the end.

some info on blenheim 1f L1439

25 squadron mk1-f crashed near dartford on 18/05/1939
cause of crash given as loss of control in cloud at night
pilot sgt J. Lingard baled out safely but AC2 F. Jones killed.
still looking for photo

you must have been told about taking photos of the sun

Originally posted by Mark12
Eight years ago six Spitfires were seen in a hangar in Burma

nows there`s only 5 cos ones in a hanger nearer home:D

raising the flaps soon after landing is to kill the lift produced by them at slow speeds during the landing. and is not something that is generic to the L39 .

the L39 nose does need to be planted relatively hard to ensure the WOW switch makes and allows the brakes to operate.

someone told me the reason for the switch was that pilots training on the L39 had a habbit of coming in nose high and applying the brakes hard which slammed the nose down causing damage so the WOW switch was introduced to ensure all wheels were on the deck before braking

“your only supposed to blow the bloody doors off”!!!!:D 😀 😀