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Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2021, 22:14
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Can the family not bring a private prosecution /...

Can the family not bring a private prosecution / case against the VSO involved and see him answer for it?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2021, 22:17
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

As another LAE I totally agree with you. And...

As another LAE I totally agree with you. And that’s where the military fall down hands over feet, as a licensed engineer your word is more or less final, you cannot and should not be coerced into...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2021, 20:23
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

So can Martin Baker not now appeal as a...

So can Martin Baker not now appeal as a miscarriage of justice has been carried out due to evidence being withheld from the court.

Have they now not got sufficient evidence to counter sue the MOD...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2018, 14:57
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Imagine if you will, a Jaguar Sqn in Germany at...

Imagine if you will, a Jaguar Sqn in Germany at the height of the Cold War, Wing Commander checking out his jet finds the drogue chute disconnected behind the flaps in the headrest.... Queue the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 17:19
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Yes, I know of one aircraft that there were...

Yes, I know of one aircraft that there were issues with the wing attachment bolts and it was deemed acceptable to pull and inspect them every 100 or so hours until sense prevailed and they realised...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 10:16
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

The trouble here is overlap, the RAF and the UK...

The trouble here is overlap, the RAF and the UK always has had a standard of 1 1/2 threads showing, remember, go back 50 years and we were a, if not the leading supplier of aircraft to the World, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 01:16
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

I said re-thread because cutting a new thread can...

I said re-thread because cutting a new thread can alter the dimension of the original bolt thread which you wouldn't want as it can effect the nuts ability to lock and weakens the bolt, as indeed ...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2018, 17:24
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Remind me never to fly in a service aircraft ever...

Remind me never to fly in a service aircraft ever again. That is frightening in the extreme. Looking at the current course lengths they are under half the length mine was.

Talk about a worrying...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2018, 15:05
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

I didn't realise he had rethreaded the bolt.

I didn't realise he had rethreaded the bolt.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2018, 13:50
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

I think that is rather unfair, If there is...

I think that is rather unfair, If there is nothing to say the shackle should not be tightened down then the natural assumption would probably be to tighten it. The problem lies not with the person...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2018, 20:59
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

I for one am a great believer in keep it simple,...

I for one am a great believer in keep it simple, I always have believed that burdensome legislation is not and never has been the way to go forward, It hampers those trying to achieve airworthiness...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2018, 12:19
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Flight Idle, Again that can be a dodgy...

Flight Idle,

Again that can be a dodgy course, say you think it is overtightened and XYZ chief tells you ignore the book and XYZ is wrong, you are carrying the can for your actions in not...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2018, 09:37
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

That there would be a dangerous precedent,...

That there would be a dangerous precedent, because the minute you start to ignore the written instructions / manuals, the whole lot for the aircraft might as well be slung in the bin... just...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2018, 15:40
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

American stuff always has been 1 thread in...

American stuff always has been 1 thread in safety, but in the RAF I was taught it was 1 1/2 theads, and it was hard changing over in my mind to the lesser standard when I had too.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2016, 12:14
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

That assumes you have sufficient clearance and if...

That assumes you have sufficient clearance and if you do not, reducing the bolt diameter does not detract from the required design strength.
A longer bolt shank so it does not pinch when torqued...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2016, 14:14
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

But Dervish, that is assuming they knew there was...

But Dervish, that is assuming they knew there was a problem before the incident, surely they can only be culpable if they did.



Precisely, the term tighten means you would run the nut down the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2016, 17:45
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Yes pulse they were nylocks ...

Yes pulse they were nylocks

http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/AAB1201.aspx

Totally agree Falcon, but it is the nature of the beast that to save lives there unfortunately...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2016, 13:35
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Lock nuts in the RAF while I was serving were not...

Lock nuts in the RAF while I was serving were not mandatory to replace, you checked their run down torque, and were trained to do that, however I always did replace them and have ever since, I once...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2016, 10:45
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

But the seat is designed for various types,...

But the seat is designed for various types, perhaps the shouldered bolt previously used had reached its design limits on the later seats, seat weight, crew weight, ejection envelopes etc all will...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2016, 09:08
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

It makes you wonder what the MOD support contract...

It makes you wonder what the MOD support contract was that was in place, for the aircraft I maintain you pay for the manuals and all updates, service bulletins etc, the only things you do not need to...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2016, 18:52
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Totally agree with you, it reminds me of the...

Totally agree with you, it reminds me of the Pipers that had a Spar failure, they then decided you would need to inspect the bolt holes every I think 100 hours, it was found they were doing more...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2016, 10:57
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

So working on that scenario, you could prosecute...

So working on that scenario, you could prosecute every manufacturer of any weapon system from Aircraft to a lowly bow and arrow, as you are putting persons in danger of getting shot, bombed, speared...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2016, 20:11
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

Thanks, I ask because if they are saying they are...

Thanks, I ask because if they are saying they are culpable for knowing the fault existed and not rectifying the problem, it doesn't bode well that after it has been brought to attention of the MOD,...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2016, 13:39
Replies: 701
Views: 278,895
Posted By NutLoose

So with this pending prosecution, are we to...

So with this pending prosecution, are we to assume that all the seats have been modified since to remove the problem? Or are there still issues with them?
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