Monkey, get a grip
Alloy don't rust - it corrodes - and it looks like talc
The "rust" YOU see at the wing root is accumulations of tank seal, grease, hydraulic oil, fuel etc - it's hard and brown and smells like old aeroplanes and ----old aeroplanes - it's distinctive
Woodford don't do strip downs - they do re-builds That's why they're done before delivery - Doh!
OK anoraks!
Keeping the fuselage with full NDT saves 37 certifications which means we only have to check the wings, engines and gear - however, comma, without certification of the tube, yous is fecked - clever eh! Doh! Means we get the jet in the air earlier! - Doh!
I witnessed the strip downs and NDTs at Poole in the early days and as I said in an earlier post the tubes are built well above spec - like brick !!!!!houses - and are good for another 30 years
It's easier to smash up a TSR2 jig than build one - ask Dennis Heally and his Commie labour mates- Hah! Feeling better already
