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Forum: Military Aviation

30th Jun 2017, 16:04

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

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Posted By Bonkey

That's what I meant by "structurally sound" in my...

That's what I meant by "structurally sound" in my post above - as in fatigue life. There was no problem with parts and airframe interchangeability when I worked on the FR Aviation operated fleet in...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th Jun 2017, 08:57

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,931

Posted By Bonkey

I guess one (slightly) positive is there are...

I guess one (slightly) positive is there are plenty of preserved Vixens around to get some airframe and other parts from, Notwithstanding of course that most of them will not have flown for some 45...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st May 2017, 11:42

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

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Posted By Bonkey

It was built like a proverbial brick s**t house...

It was built like a proverbial brick s**t house and a pig to work on. At FR Aviation I started in Electrical and to remove and service most items was a total pain. I particularly remember there was a...

Forum: Military Aviation

30th May 2017, 16:23

Replies: 116

Sea Vixen

Views: 76,931

Posted By Bonkey

I worked on flight test analysis the Sea Vixen D3...

I worked on flight test analysis the Sea Vixen D3 program at FR Aviation in the late 70s and early 80's at Tarrant Rushton, then Hurn. XP924 of the recent wheels-up landing was the back-up trials...

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