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Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Feb 2015, 18:07

Replies: 34

Puma pit stop, airborne wheel changes.

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Posted By Fareastdriver

On the Bristol Sycamore the control runs for the...

On the Bristol Sycamore the control runs for the squash plate went though and out of the top of the rotor shaft. The droop stops and indicators were on the top of the head so could not be reached...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Feb 2015, 14:27

Replies: 34

Puma pit stop, airborne wheel changes.

Views: 7,853

Posted By Fareastdriver

Shy Torque mention Pumas with the gear retracted....

Shy Torque mention Pumas with the gear retracted.

The 332 Super Puma and later had the 'kneeling' undercarriage. The mainwheel oleo was in two stages initially to allow it to accept an 8 m/s (900...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Feb 2015, 13:54

Replies: 34

Puma pit stop, airborne wheel changes.

Views: 7,853

Posted By Fareastdriver

Not half as much as the Station Commander,...

Not half as much as the Station Commander, Squadron Commander and assorted VIPs were waving and shouting at me at Odiham.

I had gone to Pershore to fly Mike Butts aircraft that was fitted with a...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Jan 2015, 18:46

Replies: 34

Puma pit stop, airborne wheel changes.

Views: 7,853

Posted By Fareastdriver

All the Pumas I have seen worldwide have a VHF...

All the Pumas I have seen worldwide have a VHF ariel mounted on the bottom starboard nose which would suffer in a wheels up.

An interesting one I had in the mid 70s was a nose oleo overrunning. ...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Jan 2015, 13:55

Replies: 34

Puma pit stop, airborne wheel changes.

Views: 7,853

Posted By Fareastdriver

Ii looks like a nice publicity thing. It was...

Ii looks like a nice publicity thing. It was obviously laid on for the bloke in the big Mercedes in the backgound. After over thirty years experience on various marks of Puma, including burst...

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