Originally Posted by
clarkieboy
The actual tailplane flap wasn't blown, it was the lower leading edge of the tailplane.
Another interesting feature of the tailplane flaps was that they were warped by stops at the tip and the actuator, so they fed in gradually from the inboard to outboard as they were raised.
40 years since Q.....
Cheers!
I was put on the course and found out I was posted to Getmany 3 days after course started. Working time on Buccaneer airframe systems was zero in RAF and about 4 hours worth on the TBAG Buccaneers at Brunty..Notes long disappeared.