Lovely Avro Shackleton Footage.
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Lovely Avro Shackleton Footage.
Had to post this for the ones who have not seen it before.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJaFXIzpO3w
Great stuff!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJaFXIzpO3w
Great stuff!
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superb film clips, also the music was just right, do you think that we will see one flying in the UK again, is the one in the States going to make the trip over does anybody know?
Listened to the once familiar sound of one starting up during a Coventry Air Show a couple of years ago, don't know if that is still in action.
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Listened to the once familiar sound of one starting up during a Coventry Air Show a couple of years ago, don't know if that is still in action.
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Thanks Akuba..........that's better !
I'm told it's a 38 squadron mark 2 at Mombassa late 60s
The observant are absolutely right, nos.1 and 2 are feathered.
Actually it's easier than it looks.............lots of speed in the descent feathering each engine in turn........throttle back on the good ones......whiz past at about 250 knots, unfeathering the outer before you put much power on for the climb away and everyone applauds !
For greater effect the very daring and bold would unfeather the right-hand pair while feathering nos. 3 and 4. The visual image of 8 propellers either slowing down to a full stop or accelerating to 2600 RPM, all at the same time, was quite unique and unmatched by anything the fancy Vulcans, Lightnings or Canberras could do.
Unfortunately a 224 squadron (North Front, Gibraltar) got it badly wrong during an official flypast, he was a bit slow getting the stopped engines re-started and ended up with all generators off-line. The poor old battery couldn't cope with 4 feathering pumps running simultaneously, all props stopped somewhere between fully coarse and feathered and the aircraft sunk gently onto the runway........gear up, of course ! All escaped physically unhurt, but a certain amount of pride, seniority and career prospects were badly damaged !
(The observing crowds thought it all part of the display and were very disappointed next day with a comparatively boring flypast of a Shackleton at 500ft with all four engines going!)
Happy Days..............bet elf-n-safety would have loved it !
I'm told it's a 38 squadron mark 2 at Mombassa late 60s
The observant are absolutely right, nos.1 and 2 are feathered.
Actually it's easier than it looks.............lots of speed in the descent feathering each engine in turn........throttle back on the good ones......whiz past at about 250 knots, unfeathering the outer before you put much power on for the climb away and everyone applauds !
For greater effect the very daring and bold would unfeather the right-hand pair while feathering nos. 3 and 4. The visual image of 8 propellers either slowing down to a full stop or accelerating to 2600 RPM, all at the same time, was quite unique and unmatched by anything the fancy Vulcans, Lightnings or Canberras could do.
Unfortunately a 224 squadron (North Front, Gibraltar) got it badly wrong during an official flypast, he was a bit slow getting the stopped engines re-started and ended up with all generators off-line. The poor old battery couldn't cope with 4 feathering pumps running simultaneously, all props stopped somewhere between fully coarse and feathered and the aircraft sunk gently onto the runway........gear up, of course ! All escaped physically unhurt, but a certain amount of pride, seniority and career prospects were badly damaged !
(The observing crowds thought it all part of the display and were very disappointed next day with a comparatively boring flypast of a Shackleton at 500ft with all four engines going!)
Happy Days..............bet elf-n-safety would have loved it !
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Beira "alleged" blockade.
I do believe I've seen this picture before.
Don't remember a carrier on the Beira patrol, I thought it was done by frigates. Story is true though, you were always moaning that the mail got dropped too far away.
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I do believe I've seen this picture before.
Don't remember a carrier on the Beira patrol, I thought it was done by frigates. Story is true though, you were always moaning that the mail got dropped too far away.
s37
The beech shot is 38sqdn Magunga, I could name the skipper but I won't. I was in the port beam.
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Some years ago 2002 or 2003, we were flying back to UK from Larnaca and stopped for more passengers at Paphos. There were 3 or 4 Shackletons standing in open storage near the terminal buildings......
Anyone know what is intended for them or their present whereabouts, if moved. Hopefully not for the scrapman.
Anyone know what is intended for them or their present whereabouts, if moved. Hopefully not for the scrapman.
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Ah, that sound brings back some great memories, most recently a chilly Air Sho 2000 at Midland... where it was mostly described as a Lancaster as I recall. Not sure my neighbours appreciate the noise of four Griffons and contra-props, waaaay better than their "sounds" though...
