Venom 1 start
When the Venom FB1 came into service (the ones after other units bent theirs through pulling too much 'g' and the aircraft had to have red lines painted on) on every start an asbestos blanket was put over the tailplane to protect the tailplane. Before taxying out, our doughty groundcrew showed us the blanket ...
When our Venoms eventually arrived (non-red line), Pilots' Notes included the nots "These aircraft are not 'g'-limited", and 'g' meters were fitted well in the pilot's line of sight ... Lots of fun for those strong of biceps, though it was considered cheating to trim hard back before pulling and so record a super-high 'g' reading. "Sir" soon stopped all that when airframes twisted.
Sorry, all this doesn't help in getting a Vampire's nosewheel off ... BTW - Vamp 10 or a "real" one with the slim cokpit?