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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Apr 2015, 15:07

Replies: 59

Machining before CNC/WW2 tech

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Posted By ian16th

During the later part of my Boy Entrant training,...

During the later part of my Boy Entrant training, some of us fairies had to share a billet with some oily Riggers!

These guys all seemed to have kept their test piece and from memory they had been...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Apr 2015, 10:54

Replies: 59

Machining before CNC/WW2 tech

Views: 13,490

Posted By ian16th

Compass Call Over the years variations of...

Compass Call

Over the years variations of this have been and are still used.

It was used by the RAF for Boy Entrant and Apprentice trainees in the aircraft trades.

I was pleasantly surprised...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Apr 2015, 15:39

Replies: 59

Machining before CNC/WW2 tech

Views: 13,490

Posted By ian16th

See my earlier post #27. This was because...

See my earlier post #27.

This was because the parts were interchangeable. The RR ones were individually 'fitted' by craftsmen.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Apr 2015, 21:44

Replies: 59

Machining before CNC/WW2 tech

Views: 13,490

Posted By ian16th

Isn't it true that before the Packard Merlin,...

Isn't it true that before the Packard Merlin, there was a Ford plant in the UK that had to build Merlin's to tighter tolerances than RR used?

This was because Ford used unskilled and semiskilled...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

31st Mar 2015, 14:44

Replies: 59

Machining before CNC/WW2 tech

Views: 13,490

Posted By ian16th

Wander00 A little after your time at...

Wander00

A little after your time at Marshals, around 1971-74, I was a maintenance engineer for a large American computer maker. One of my customers was Dowty-Rotol at Gloucester.

They used the...

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