Bristol Blenheim Part
Thread Starter
Bristol Blenheim Part
A Belgian friend has been involved with researching the demise of a Blenheim. Small parts of wreckage have been found including this part which bears the stamp of a Bristol inspector (B472). Does anyone out there have any idea what part of a Blenheim this is? I have tried the Bristol Collection at Filton but they sadly do not have a Blenheim parts catalogue. Could it be an aerodynamic balance weight from a control surface or perhaps a part from a Bristol Mercury aero engine?
Thread Starter
DaveReidUK:
I shall make enquiries.
Spekesoftly:
I tried ARCo at Duxford with no result. In any case, their Blenheim is a Canadian-built Bolingbroke and unlikely to have a Bristol inspector's stamp on it? The only Bristol-built Blenheim that I can think of is in a Military museum in Finland. They did not respond but then my knowledge of the Suomi language is pretty well non-existent.
I shall make enquiries.
Spekesoftly:
I tried ARCo at Duxford with no result. In any case, their Blenheim is a Canadian-built Bolingbroke and unlikely to have a Bristol inspector's stamp on it? The only Bristol-built Blenheim that I can think of is in a Military museum in Finland. They did not respond but then my knowledge of the Suomi language is pretty well non-existent.
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: London
Posts: 7,072
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
http://www.modelengineeringwebsite.c...cury_VIII.html
try and contact these guys - they build models so must have original plans for the engine
try and contact these guys - they build models so must have original plans for the engine
Thread Starter
DaveReidUK:
"Some idea of scale would be helpful".
I am told that the part is about 3 cms tall and 7 cms long.
Heathrow Harry:
Once again, I thank you for your useful lead. I have already had a response from the chap who made the models and he assures me that the Mercury engine did not contain any parts that look anything like my mystery object. He did also tell me that all Bristol Mercury engine parts had the part number cast or stamped with the letters FB representing Feddon (the designer) and Butler (who was his number one man).
So I am back to thinking along the lines of an aerodynamic balance weight or something similar.
"Some idea of scale would be helpful".
I am told that the part is about 3 cms tall and 7 cms long.
Heathrow Harry:
Once again, I thank you for your useful lead. I have already had a response from the chap who made the models and he assures me that the Mercury engine did not contain any parts that look anything like my mystery object. He did also tell me that all Bristol Mercury engine parts had the part number cast or stamped with the letters FB representing Feddon (the designer) and Butler (who was his number one man).
So I am back to thinking along the lines of an aerodynamic balance weight or something similar.
I am told that the part is about 3 cms tall and 7 cms long.
Thread Starter
The racing pigeon from Belgium has just arrived. The part is smaller than I had estimated. It is 4.5 cms long, 2 cms tall and 1.5 cms thick. It appears to be made of aluminium and is quite badly distorted.
