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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2019, 07:36
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

TTN, I think the only difference from the Vulcan...

TTN, I think the only difference from the Vulcan was 3 swivel seats. I know the K2 had 3 seats in 1984, didn't they remove a seat when up that went to single nav; just a very vague memory.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2019, 18:07
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

BB, it was a l o n g time ago. ​​​​​​

BB, it was a l o n g time ago.

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Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2019, 11:39
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Morton, I think there was a safety pin for the...

Morton, I think there was a safety pin for the rear crew booster cushions. Just one of those automatic procedures that sink into the subconscious.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 15:10
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

OSA, enabled, not activated , I hope ��

OSA, enabled, not activated , I hope ��
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 12:49
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

T O, rings a bell. Beyond that ,nothing.

T O, rings a bell. Beyond that ,nothing.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 11:58
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

TL, thanks. As the cushion was not explosive and...

TL, thanks. As the cushion was not explosive and needed a positive upward pull on small black and yellow it proibabkyy didn't rate a pin.


OTOH, the trial with an explosive parachute drogue...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2016, 07:55
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

50+ Agree. We practised getting out every...

50+

Agree. We practised getting out every trip. Likewise moving around with a parachute was nobig deal. The problem was the trainer had no added value for experienced crews. It was static and in...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2016, 20:42
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

OAT, you know, I have absolutely no recollection...

OAT, you know, I have absolutely no recollection of safety pins. I guess there must have been pins but . . .

I must viusiut Newark for a refresher.

I know, when at low level I would leave my...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2016, 14:35
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

That reminds me of the rear crew joke and the...

That reminds me of the rear crew joke and the threat to disconnect the lanyard.

For a ditching that lanyard would be disconnected before canopy jettison but seat pins inserted as well. IIRC.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2016, 16:15
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Macwood, not sure what you are referring to but...

Macwood, not sure what you are referring to but one incident was as follows.

At Akrotiri, as nav rad, I usually did the seat and canopy pins so that I would be well practised in the event of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2011, 06:35
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

BEagle you are splitting hairs. The RAT was...

BEagle you are splitting hairs. The RAT was outside the port wing at the time. The electrical controls and circuitry are inboard. While the RAT caused the fire it does not follow that the fire...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2011, 21:27
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

XM600 - 17 Jan 77 - fire in bomb bay area spread...

XM600 - 17 Jan 77 - fire in bomb bay area spread to port wing.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2011, 20:29
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Quite right. They used to fasten the bone dome...

Quite right. They used to fasten the bone dome to the yellow grab handle behind the respective seats. Then some bright copilot (amazing) said if you put MY bone dome behind the Captain's seat and...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2011, 09:14
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

It wasn't just the escape system that made it...

It wasn't just the escape system that made it unpopular but the attitudes too.

In light landing configuration with the gear down and airbrakes extended the aircraft had a pronounced nose up...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2011, 15:05
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Brian, while the preception within Services was...

Brian, while the preception within Services was generally that Tories were good on Defence I am drawn to the conclusion that many of the better decisions were made by Labour (not NuLabour).
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2011, 08:32
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Ask JL if he remembers Kim Bunting and also if he...

Ask JL if he remembers Kim Bunting and also if he did indeed make the coffee bar before the crash crew made the aircraft.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2011, 13:42
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

O-D, are you sure about No 3 Engine? My source...

O-D, are you sure about No 3 Engine? My source agrees with your statement about No 1 engine.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2011, 08:10
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

The 1964 incident with 556 would certainly...

The 1964 incident with 556 would certainly suggest John Ledward was one of the rear crew as he left Coningsby about Q3 1964. Was there a later incident too?

The 556 incident was on 18 Apr 66 and...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2011, 10:09
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Forget, may be. Remember though that there were...

Forget, may be. Remember though that there were 3 separate wings and the OCU so it is quite possible that spare pins was a local arrangement for one wing and not common across the fleet.

IIRC...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2011, 18:17
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

This is what I meant. Equally the...

This is what I meant.



Equally the canopy wire had to be connected to withdraw the sear.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2011, 08:01
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Thank you Samuel, You reminded me. ...

Thank you Samuel,



You reminded me. There was lanyard between the seat drougue gun and the back of the canopy. It was designed, L believe, to stop the gun firing unless the canopy had been...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2011, 19:41
Replies: 119
Views: 77,201
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I concur with Yellow Sun. When a Mk2 folded...

I concur with Yellow Sun.

When a Mk2 folded up on the ground the canopy was jettisoned and the nav plotter exited through the bang seats trampling the copilots hand as he switched off the fuel...
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