Asymmetric Canberra
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Many thanks, one and all for your valuable inputs, though I doubt if the most recent from FEBA would be any great help at a Board of Enquiry!
Reichman
Can you thank your engineers for taking time out from no doubt a busy schedule to dig out the appropriate drawings of the tailplane assembly and the confirmation of that which I (we) already suspected, the Canberra can be flown with a broken torque tube within the rudder assembly, provided no throttle embalance occurs during the flight.
May I get back to you via other means, if needed, to arrange a sight of the drawings?
I expect our field recce this month will provide the additional data needed to complete the puzzle after 32 years! How will that be for a closure, to use an awful American phrase.
Phortz
Reichman
Can you thank your engineers for taking time out from no doubt a busy schedule to dig out the appropriate drawings of the tailplane assembly and the confirmation of that which I (we) already suspected, the Canberra can be flown with a broken torque tube within the rudder assembly, provided no throttle embalance occurs during the flight.
May I get back to you via other means, if needed, to arrange a sight of the drawings?
I expect our field recce this month will provide the additional data needed to complete the puzzle after 32 years! How will that be for a closure, to use an awful American phrase.
Phortz
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Good Luck Phortz
I'll crawl back into my box now, but I'd just like to re-state on record that I think you'd totally lose control of the rudder if the torque tube broke.
No need to gang up on me any more chaps, I won't get 'closure' until I have a torque tube in my hands for inspection. (As I did on numerous occasions in the early 80's)
If anybody wants to start a Canberra thread on the Nostalgia forum then I'll be happy to share memories! Hazy though they seem to be, they were the best years of my life.
Albert
I'll crawl back into my box now, but I'd just like to re-state on record that I think you'd totally lose control of the rudder if the torque tube broke.
No need to gang up on me any more chaps, I won't get 'closure' until I have a torque tube in my hands for inspection. (As I did on numerous occasions in the early 80's)
If anybody wants to start a Canberra thread on the Nostalgia forum then I'll be happy to share memories! Hazy though they seem to be, they were the best years of my life.
Albert
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AoT
Be happy to "torque" Canberras with you, anytime, and with Luke, (who's another rigger
). Send me a PM.
There's a new Cranberrie thread on "Nostalgia" already.
You might enjoy browsing my Canberra Tribute web site, have look through the pictures, squadrons list, survivors, etc.
Be happy to "torque" Canberras with you, anytime, and with Luke, (who's another rigger
). Send me a PM.There's a new Cranberrie thread on "Nostalgia" already.
You might enjoy browsing my Canberra Tribute web site, have look through the pictures, squadrons list, survivors, etc.
