Comic relief?
Having flown a couple pretty much straight out of the factory, I can confirm that they came like that.
Having said that, this must be a good one, I can't recall any where the FRC clip would actually hold the FRCs up.
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Having said that, this must be a good one, I can't recall any where the FRC clip would actually hold the FRCs up.
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Looks can deceive
Perchance it was designed that way and when it was under the stress loads of flight the skin would smooth out. If you have ever seen the right side of a Wessex (S-58) it would scare the hell out of you seeing the skins buckle and ripple under a high power hover.
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Do they still do it that way?
To: Genghis the Engineer
Hopefully the don’t still do that type of metalwork since they are doing major assemblies for Canadair (Bombardier) and also Airbus fuselage sections under subcontract from Bombardier
Hopefully the don’t still do that type of metalwork since they are doing major assemblies for Canadair (Bombardier) and also Airbus fuselage sections under subcontract from Bombardier
Hopefully.
I used to routinely jump between two we had at Boscombe Down which were successive serial numbers. The difference in headroom at the same seat height setting was about 2 inches.
There was also a wonderful story just after they got installed at RAF Cranwell. Somebody decided to line them all up for an AOC's inspection. So they were duly lined up, spinners all in a perfect line. Then somebody realised that there was about 10" of stagger between the backs of the rudders. I think the AOC was carefully shepherded to the front of the aircraft only.
And that's the stories that won't get me hunted down under the official secrets act.
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I used to routinely jump between two we had at Boscombe Down which were successive serial numbers. The difference in headroom at the same seat height setting was about 2 inches.
There was also a wonderful story just after they got installed at RAF Cranwell. Somebody decided to line them all up for an AOC's inspection. So they were duly lined up, spinners all in a perfect line. Then somebody realised that there was about 10" of stagger between the backs of the rudders. I think the AOC was carefully shepherded to the front of the aircraft only.
And that's the stories that won't get me hunted down under the official secrets act.
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