Tunnock's Teacakes. And other things that go bang.
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Tunnock's Teacakes. And other things that go bang.
As part of its review of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, there's a sub section on page 5 of the Evening Standard tonight dedicated to a short history of Tunnock's Teacakes. It claims that the chocolate and meringue confections in their distinctive red and silver foil wrappers were "...banned from the flight deck of the RAF's Vulcan bombers during the Cold War because they exploded over the cockpit at altitude."
So given it's the silly season, anyone out there actually had the almost euphemistic experience of an exploding Tunnock's at altitude and lived to tell the tale? Or if not a Tunnock's, any other 'it unexpectedly went off in the cockpit' stories we should know about?
So given it's the silly season, anyone out there actually had the almost euphemistic experience of an exploding Tunnock's at altitude and lived to tell the tale? Or if not a Tunnock's, any other 'it unexpectedly went off in the cockpit' stories we should know about?
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What a fantastic story, thanks for the link Coffman. If this had appeared on the x-files it wouldn't have looked out of place. I wonder what other bizarre stories/practices of this ilk are out there
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Used to happen regularly with bags of crisps on Albert tanker out of ASI . when the aircraft depressurised to trail the hose all the crisp bags would expand and explode in the galley cupboard. Always a fun time clearing the mess up.
Exploding Marshmallows
I seem to remember Flight Safety Mag or was Air-Clues in the sixties had an article about RAE Farnborough pressure testing a Marshmallow to see where it would first break. If I remember correctly it was the chocolate seam along the biscuit mallow interface, and maybe it was carried out as a consequence of the V bomber crews experiences.
Now why have I remembered that and not something more inportant:
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Now why have I remembered that and not something more inportant:
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Never heard of Tunnock's tea cakes until this thread, then saw they featured in the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth games - are competitors all retired AEO's?
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'Snickers bars' replaced the original, rather non-PC words in the 4th line of the chorus in Jeremy Taylor's 1961 (apartheid era) Seth Efrikan folk song 'Ag pleez Deddy', also known as the 'Ballad of the Southern suburbs'. Even in 1967, eyes were raised at the lyrics according to a chap from Rhodesia who attended our school and brought a copy with him:
Original version here:
Cue snickers from the back of the class...
Popcorn, chewing gum, peanuts and bubble gum
Ice cream, candy floss and Eskimo Pie
Ag Deddy how we miss
(Snickers bars) and liquorice
Pepsi Cola, ginger beer and Canada Dry.
Ice cream, candy floss and Eskimo Pie
Ag Deddy how we miss
(Snickers bars) and liquorice
Pepsi Cola, ginger beer and Canada Dry.
"...banned from the flight deck of the RAF's Vulcan bombers during the Cold War because they exploded over the cockpit at altitude."
Slight thread drift. Battle of Britain pilots came to be invariably represented as officers flying Spitfires, whereas the majority were NCOs, many flying Hurricanes, etc. Now, in the same way, possibly because of XH 558's survival, for "V Bomber" read "Vulcan" with the other two types almost forgotten
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For many reasons, Valiant is my favorite - and my "I wish" involves reversing the cancellation of Valiant B.2 (and the Vickers V.1000/VC7), not anything to do with "tin triangles" or some pointy-nosed crescent-winged thingy.
Greenknight, they wouldn't have worked.
I spent enough time on Valiants and have a copy of the B2s Pilots Notes.
The B2 had too many built-in headwinds and the V1000's buried engine design was past it's sell by date.
I spent enough time on Valiants and have a copy of the B2s Pilots Notes.
The B2 had too many built-in headwinds and the V1000's buried engine design was past it's sell by date.