Merlin Fails Cold Soak Trial
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Merlin Fails Cold Soak Trial
Merlin Fails Cold Soak Trial
Three Merlin’s failed a ‘Cold Soak’ trail in the Highlands recently. They had apparently taken to the air in a ‘sucker’s gap’ after a desperate call of help from a family in the Balmoral area.
It seems two of the cabs lost engine control after their fuel lines froze leading to emergency landings. The third suffered a catastrophic tail rotor failure (not the first, see separate thread), resulting in the loss of the cab.
It would appear that some of crews survived but as they had not been on the Winter Survival Course, they quickly succumbed to the elements.
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Three Merlin’s failed a ‘Cold Soak’ trail in the Highlands recently. They had apparently taken to the air in a ‘sucker’s gap’ after a desperate call of help from a family in the Balmoral area.
It seems two of the cabs lost engine control after their fuel lines froze leading to emergency landings. The third suffered a catastrophic tail rotor failure (not the first, see separate thread), resulting in the loss of the cab.
It would appear that some of crews survived but as they had not been on the Winter Survival Course, they quickly succumbed to the elements.
For more information on this, please wait until the day after tomorrow.
Or follow this LINK
Nice to see the Hollywood La La Land researchers making a token stab at accuracy:
1. The cabs were emblazoned 'RAF Search and Rescue'.
2. The Rad Op had a HUGE life-sized Union Flag on his arm - (not standard I believe.)
3. The Merlins were actually airborne.
(Some gratuitous Chinook shots at the end - nice photography.)
1. The cabs were emblazoned 'RAF Search and Rescue'.
2. The Rad Op had a HUGE life-sized Union Flag on his arm - (not standard I believe.)
3. The Merlins were actually airborne.
(Some gratuitous Chinook shots at the end - nice photography.)
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They looked more like Pelicans/ Jolly green giants than Merlins.
Discovery has better extreme weather footage than that garbage that I had to endure last weekend.
I had to be woken twice as my snoring was keeping other patrons awake!.
No one even suggested using BIG nukes - what is hollywood coming to?
Discovery has better extreme weather footage than that garbage that I had to endure last weekend.
I had to be woken twice as my snoring was keeping other patrons awake!.
No one even suggested using BIG nukes - what is hollywood coming to?
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sodding americans! all of the external "footage" was computer generated so no excuse for not portaying British kit (yes they were Jolly Green Giants)! Even the "in cockpit" stuff showed guys wearing American issue flying kit. Wearing a Union Flag on your sleeve does not a British pilot make! Why are the Yanks so short-sighted that they believe nothing else exists outside of their twisted little world!!!!!
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Still, the Merlin is a heap of 5h1t. Tail rotor failure - never heard of, neither is rotor brake failure.!! How many have we lost??!!!
WOW at that rate we'll need another factory - or MRA4!!!
WOW at that rate we'll need another factory - or MRA4!!!
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Quote :-"Even the "in cockpit" stuff showed guys wearing American issue flying kit. Wearing a Union Flag on your sleeve does not a British pilot make!"
The boys from 99 squadron might disagree with you!
BFB
Quote :-"Even the "in cockpit" stuff showed guys wearing American issue flying kit. Wearing a Union Flag on your sleeve does not a British pilot make!"
The boys from 99 squadron might disagree with you!
BFB
K for B. Just that one little thing then, in a film about American soldiers landing on an American beach and fighting in the American sector, in a story inspired by what happened to (I believe) an American family serving in the US Navy in the Pacific.
Have to agree with silberfuchs on U571 and Pearl Harbour though.
Have to agree with silberfuchs on U571 and Pearl Harbour though.
