Latest acquisition for  the collection AC63304  Hawker Hunter.

Latest acquisition AH9804 spade grip, unfortunately with a damaged selectric firing button. Anybody able to help in identifying which aircraft it is from. Thanks

I agree it is a real shame that a lot of the old photos have vanished, the new system of clicking on links is not great. I always enjoyed looking at the photos and using them for reference. 

Hopefully the powers that be will improve the forum with time, glad to see that others are slowly managing to return. It would be a great shame to loose the reference/information and the incredible knowledge of numerous members.

Fly.buy that is a very interesting grip

My latest addition to my collection. Supermarine Scimitar I believe.

I
recently acquired a spade grip p/n AH2040 as used on many British aircraft. Unfortunately it is missing s few pieces. Where can I get the following parts ?
Replica or original , it does not matter

Looking for :
break lever and associated mounting hardware
rear brass plate for the firing button
copper tubes that run down the assembly from the firing button

Thanks

Hi, replica brass firing buttons often appear on Ebay, sold by someone in Australia, but they are not cheap. Brake lever replicas also appear on ebay. If you can get the pipe diameter, microbore plumbers pipe would suffice for the copper tubes!!
Post a photo of thee grip, always good to see.

Hi Brightspark180

The AC 14728 (27J / 461) was the next progressive Hunter handle from the AC 12590 (27J / 386). The corresponding modification was Dunlop 2961 14/02/1963 and it was issued because of:

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ear and tear on the dural parking catch which has prevented the parking lever from being firmly manipulated from one extreme position to the other, thus allowing the lever to remain in an intermediate position, causing a residual pressure in the brakes. The modification prevents this by introducing an improved adjusting screw and a steel catch in place of the light alloy catch’

This modification was initially applicable to all Hunter aircraft from the F4, F5, F6, T7, T8, GA11 & GA12 however, subsequent export variants were also fitted with this handle until modification yet again, requiring handle number 4 – AC 61044. (There was one previous though, it was only ever fitted to the F58, AC 14264).

Glad to help,

GYD

Source: A.P. 4343X Vol 2 Leaflet No G-7, A.L. No. 96

My thanks once again, very interesting info.

Hi all,
I would be very upset if this thread was to end, I am a definite novice regarding stick/grip/yoke and control columns and have only been collecting them for a few years. The information regarding my purchases that I have obtained from very knowledgeable people on this site has been invaluable to me, it would be a great shame to loose such a resource of information. Although I personally only collect Dunlop grips, I love to see all the other types/manufacturers from aircraft the world over.
Visotka1, your post have always been enjoyed by myself, great to see such unusual Soviet grips, please keep contributing.
As has been previously mentioned, this ‘hobby’ doesn’t have a huge following and for those that take great enjoyment from it this thread is important, if for no other reason that the sharing of knowledge, which has always been very generously given by numerous people within the thread. It would be a very sad world if knowledge wasn’t shared and important facts could will be ‘lost’ forever.
I say keep on posting.
Fly.buy, I was having trouble posting photos some time ago, I found out the problem to be the size of the file, I had to reduce the size of them to enable them to b e uploaded.