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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Aug 2007, 20:35
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Do you mean this globular thing? ...

Do you mean this globular thing?
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m63/Cking507/puma2.jpg
(A very bad picture I know but it was scanned from a copy of a slide!)
I was one of the guys who fitted...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Aug 2007, 10:09
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Sadly Chevron the Puma at FAST is XW241. I say...

Sadly Chevron the Puma at FAST is XW241. I say sadly because Puma ZA941 crashed during a test flight killing two RAE engineers. One of them had moved onto chopper flight to replace me, when I moved...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jan 2007, 11:02
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

That was XM330, now at the International...

That was XM330, now at the International helicopter museum.
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/westland.htm
It was the last flying MK1 and was fitted with an APIN starter. From what I remember...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Jan 2007, 14:06
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Whilst we are on the subject of Farnborough...

Whilst we are on the subject of Farnborough “Choppers”. Hear is one of my most precious possessions, a watercolour painting of two of “My” Farnborough helicopters.
I got it at an Aero jumble at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Dec 2006, 06:29
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

I seem to remember some scandle about 370 having...

I seem to remember some scandle about 370 having an accident. XV371 was airworthy right up un till she flew to the RN training school where she is today (Fleetlands?) Sniff:{
371 was the first...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Dec 2006, 21:50
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

A&AEE, ETPS the same thing, Boscombe rabble! ...

A&AEE, ETPS the same thing, Boscombe rabble!

When I was on the Chopper flight at Farnborough we had Seaking XV371. She also had Sikorsky molded on the pedals. A good aircraft that one, always...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Dec 2006, 11:36
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

They have just released a Canberra in ETPS...

They have just released a Canberra in ETPS colours too, but at SIXTY quid I think I will wait for a proper RAE Canberra!

http://www.corgi.co.uk/CorgiSite/RAF_Trainers/AA34706.htm


Rgds Dr I
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jul 2005, 12:42
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Hi all there was an short artical on Marshals...

Hi all
there was an short artical on Marshals plans for "Snoopy" in Flight international two weeks ago. According to the artical they will be removing the barbers pole and overhead radome before...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Jun 2005, 09:15
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Thanks John!!!! I've been wanting a copy of...

Thanks John!!!!
I've been wanting a copy of that to turn into stickers for the back of my car/ side of my toolbox etc, etc.

Rgds Dr. I.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2004, 17:35
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Effing night shift?? naaaa not me John. I don't ...

Effing night shift?? naaaa not me John. I don't sleep, it's practicing for death!. Also the eldest woke me up at some ungodly hour!.

Rgds Dr I
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Dec 2004, 04:56
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

The Concorde test rig used to be heated by...

The Concorde test rig used to be heated by boiling amonia I remember. Every now and again there used to be exercises for the emergency services to deal with an amonia leak. Depending on which way the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Dec 2004, 17:29
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Ah yes ZD285!. I was sent to Westlands to do a...

Ah yes ZD285!. I was sent to Westlands to do a manufacturers course on the Lynx to look after it. At the end of the first week we were taken around the factory and shown the production line. In one...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Sep 2004, 09:52
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

Poor old Reg. W. died about ten years ago whilst...

Poor old Reg. W. died about ten years ago whilst having an operation on his knees. His nephew said the night before he died he was cutting pictures of jet engines out of "Flight" and sticking them...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Sep 2004, 09:19
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

I did my apprenticship at the R.A.E. For the fist...

I did my apprenticship at the R.A.E. For the fist two years we were under the tutorage of Reg Weeding and Doug Beckford. Every morning we had two hours of theory lessons. Pinned to the wall was a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Aug 2003, 04:50
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

I too spent some time in the old R.A.E. library...

I too spent some time in the old R.A.E. library looking at some of the gems there. I am sure that it all ended up with all the stuff from the R.A.E. museum. This was all looked after by Brian Kervell...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Aug 2003, 01:56
Replies: 237
Views: 100,464
Posted By Dr Illitout

The R.A.E. was also the birthplace of my aviation...

The R.A.E. was also the birthplace of my aviation career!!!!. Apart from this Farnborough is one of the most important aviation heratage sites in the country but no body gives a damm, because the...
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