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F4 - The only aircraft to have a sledgehammer as part of the
fly away tool kit"
Alas, not entirely true. The sledgehammer, plus associated piece of wood, was essential for the 707 / JT3 combination and I had the pleasure...more than once...of helping to re-set the T/R's....twice, funnily enough with a very enthusiastic F/E...... and an equally reticent F/O....the F/E "assisting" the F/O out of his seat was a joy to behold....I got on very well with that F/E...
As for this thread, the "monkey puzzle" in the rear cockpit of the Gnat...well anything on a Gnat to be honest, was invariably as difficult and inaccessible as Mr Folland could have made it....bless him.
Jaguar titanium heat shields....no point in making them to fit with the minimum of grinding, drilling and hammering now was there...
And the delightful fuel couplings on the Lightning....along with changing just about every hydraulic coupling seal in the jet pipe bay as part of the mod.programme....
Only made bearable by having to suffer the delights of Gut..
