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August 8, 2013 at 9:13 pm in reply to: Eclipse engine starter Type 447 #991086

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Mike,

Thanks very much for this interesting suggestion. You may well be right, but it seems odd that a British aircraft with British engines would have an American-built engine as its APU. I’d love to know if anyone has any information about what the APU in a Sunderland was. I must admit I’m surprised that no-one has come forward already with a positive identification for this object. I can’t say if you’re right or not Mike, although your argument is rather compelling, but would love some hard evidence one way or the other.

August 7, 2013 at 7:40 am in reply to: Eclipse engine starter Type 447 #993317

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Bombgone,

Thanks for that – this is the wonderful thing about objects and how evocative they can be. I’m glad it brought back what I assume are happy memories.

Does anyone know what aircraft/engine type this would have been used with?

August 4, 2013 at 8:08 am in reply to: Ferranti Doppler Automap #996417

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JR Thanks for that. That link provided the clue that I believe has solved the issue. I think this is a development model of the TSR2 moving map display. I need to do a bit more research, but it seems a pretty good match compared to the navigator’s cockpit mock-up shown in the Thunder & Lightnings website and below.

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August 3, 2013 at 7:32 am in reply to: Ferranti Doppler Automap #997084

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Mike,

Thanks very much for this interesting suggestion. I doubt it is the case though, as Ferranti and Ekco were competing companies and Ferranti had its own flying unit, so I very much doubt that any Ferranti equipment would be tested in an Ekco aircraft.

What puzzles me is that I was told this was the development model of the moving map display, but the photo of the French prototype Concorde, 001, below (taken with acknowledgement from Airliners.net) shows the moving map display as slightly different, with a couple of square buttons on the top. That is what makes me wonder if the set I have is for a different aircraft or is it the original Ferranti prototype that what changed by the time they fitted it to the Concorde prototypes. I am hoping someone might have the answers.

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August 2, 2013 at 9:45 pm in reply to: Ferranti Doppler Automap #997307

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Has no-one genuinely seen one of these before? I’m surprised that no-one can tell me anything about this bit of kit and what it would have been fitted to. I guess there are some things even this forum can’t answer!

July 22, 2013 at 6:18 pm in reply to: RAF inspection lamp #1007500

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Attached is a photo of the bottom of the lamp, just in case it is indicative of something. I’ve also included a photo of the plug and its markings. The name Britmac suggests it’s not American to me, but I don’t know if anything more can be deduced. Any ideas?

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July 18, 2013 at 7:34 am in reply to: RAF inspection lamp #1012335

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Peter,

There is a suspension hook on he bottom, as there is on the top. It’s interesting to note that the one shown in your image doesn’t have any hooks at all.

July 17, 2013 at 11:13 pm in reply to: RAF inspection lamp #1012449

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I can do, Peter, but it won’t be until next week. To be honest, there’s nothing to see. It’s pretty much just a flat surface.

July 17, 2013 at 8:30 pm in reply to: RAF inspection lamp #1012618

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Slipstream,

Thanks for that. Does it seem likely that this is USAAF or USAF? Does anyone recognise this as a bit of US kit? Could it perhaps be Canadian? I don’t know if Canada also uses two-pin sockets, but perhaps its a possibility?

July 16, 2013 at 8:06 pm in reply to: RAF inspection lamp #1013582

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Cees,

I thought this was a ground engineer’s inspection lamp which would therefore have been used on just about any type of aircraft. Do you know what this was used for on multi-engine aircraft and do you have any images of one of these in use?

July 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm in reply to: RAF inspection lamp #1013623

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Peter,

Thanks for that. I managed to find some images of the type shown in your photo using good old Google, but can’t find anything the same as the one I have. Sadly, I can see no numbers or markings on the base or anywhere else on it, which is most frustrating! It may be it’s not RAF at all, but it would be nice to know exactly what it is one way or the other.

July 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Rotol Propeller ID please #944419

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RA.4065/RS are one of the may types of blades used on the Hurricane II & IV.

May types of blades? You mean that Hurricane propellers were changed monthly?
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Sorry Anne, couldn’t resist!

April 27, 2013 at 12:11 pm in reply to: RAF Interception Plotter Mk.III #1009423

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Anne,

Thanks. I assume this is the photo you were referring to, showing the Craig Computer in use in the GCI Interception Cabin at Sopley. I’ve yet to find an image of one in use by the ROC, but I assume they must have been used in Group Centres.

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March 5, 2013 at 7:37 pm in reply to: Mystery Boulton Paul part #973534

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Amazing what is lurking around in stores! How on earth did it get that far North?

Bruce, I wish I knew! But yes, it is a rather random thing for us to have and has been sitting around for a long time before Concorde arrived.

March 5, 2013 at 4:42 am in reply to: Mystery Boulton Paul part #974697

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That’s wonderful, thanks markansell. It’s great to have this information and know 100% what this is and what it was for. Please pass my thanks on to Cyril as well.
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