Hunters & Lightnings
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Tarnished,
Beg to differ, it would normally sound like:
WEEEEEE-PHUT
Hopefully, after suitable and delicate engineering intervention the joyous sound of:
WEEEEEE PPPSSSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHShhhhh.......would be heard.
Then the same performance with No 2!
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Beg to differ, it would normally sound like:
WEEEEEE-PHUT
Hopefully, after suitable and delicate engineering intervention the joyous sound of:
WEEEEEE PPPSSSSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHShhhhh.......would be heard.
Then the same performance with No 2!
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I was at the front end of a Hunter many years ago at Brawdy for a start/see off and the stated "WEEEEEE-PHUT" happend followed (after the required blow through) by the (not so) joyous sound of:
WEEEEEE PPPSSSSHBLOODY GREAT BANG! As the bursting disks flew out & a good part of the intakes rapidly came my way. The smell from my trousers was awful!
WEEEEEE PPPSSSSHBLOODY GREAT BANG! As the bursting disks flew out & a good part of the intakes rapidly came my way. The smell from my trousers was awful!
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WEEE PPPSSSHHHH ?????!
Nah. The last (attempted) Hunter start I saw went...
CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICKETY, CLICK
"come on you b@$t@rd"
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICK
(insert much cursing as miserable double-jointed groundcrew bloke replaces suspected duff cartridge)
"right-oh, try it now"
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICKETY, CLICK
"Ooh, you feckin'........."
(sound of Hunter being towed back to hangar followed by mumbling, grumbling, growling crew)
Nah. The last (attempted) Hunter start I saw went...
CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICKETY, CLICK
"come on you b@$t@rd"
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICK
(insert much cursing as miserable double-jointed groundcrew bloke replaces suspected duff cartridge)
"right-oh, try it now"
CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICKETY-CLICKETY, CLICK
"Ooh, you feckin'........."
(sound of Hunter being towed back to hangar followed by mumbling, grumbling, growling crew)
Lightningmate,
Wee phut only if the boys had not kept the nozzles clean, solution a good blow job with high pressure air/gas (or even deflate a spare main wheel) through the system.
Wee nothing or nothing at all normally meant swapping fuses. Seen it done away from base after one engine was started and pilot vacates cockpit to open spine and do said electrical magic much to the amazement of assembled Johnny Foreigners.
Go85h1t,
No point in struggling to replace carts until you've had 3 goes at it for the rotor arm to swing round again.
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Wee phut only if the boys had not kept the nozzles clean, solution a good blow job with high pressure air/gas (or even deflate a spare main wheel) through the system.
Wee nothing or nothing at all normally meant swapping fuses. Seen it done away from base after one engine was started and pilot vacates cockpit to open spine and do said electrical magic much to the amazement of assembled Johnny Foreigners.
Go85h1t,
No point in struggling to replace carts until you've had 3 goes at it for the rotor arm to swing round again.
Tarnished
Lightnings & single seat (RAF) Hunters (& PR9 Canberra's?) were started using Avpin that was lit with a high frequency ignition unit, hence my earlier post. I think G085SH1TE is referring to either a 2 seat Hunter or a Navy one which were purely cartridge start (as were most Canberra's). For those old enough, Mr. Glosters mighty Javelin used Avpin also, but had it lit by a Chipmunk style cartridge (so I'm told).
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Lightnings and AVPIN, those were the days. Brings back memories of burnt out Land Rovers (can of AVPIN fell over and leaked onto exhaust pipe) and liney who filled his lighter with the stuff!
Then there were the blocked starter drains, result, failed start fluid didn't drain so next attempt got two shots. Big bang, blades and bits flying everywhere. Especially exciting when bits of starter exit side of lightning explosively. I was always amazed how quickly a pilot could remove himself 50 yards from such an event, even the normally laid back ones.
More spectacular in my mind, was failed starts on Canberras, the cartridge start versions. Lots of fuel sitting in that long jet pipe which usually lit at the second attempt, 25-30 foot long blowtorch, very impressive at night
Then there were the blocked starter drains, result, failed start fluid didn't drain so next attempt got two shots. Big bang, blades and bits flying everywhere. Especially exciting when bits of starter exit side of lightning explosively. I was always amazed how quickly a pilot could remove himself 50 yards from such an event, even the normally laid back ones.
More spectacular in my mind, was failed starts on Canberras, the cartridge start versions. Lots of fuel sitting in that long jet pipe which usually lit at the second attempt, 25-30 foot long blowtorch, very impressive at night
Faster than the speeding pilot mentioned above was the virgin intake inspection sooty who, when he had wriggled his way past the radar bullet, got the fright of his life when his "mates" hit the start button (with the system disconnected) and heard the WEEEE,!!!
He was out of there like a champagne cork on meth, straight to change his shorts.
Oh how they laughed!!
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He was out of there like a champagne cork on meth, straight to change his shorts.
Oh how they laughed!!
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