RAF VC10 - Great Memories
I think the exploding tyre took out the LP fuel valve cluster in that u/c bay, thats why the two engines they fed flamed out! The squadrons procedure for flight when asymmetric, simulated or for real, was to open the inter engine valves to maintain fuel balance, which in this case was nearly catastrophic! Those of us on the "superior tanker" squadron never did that, we used the fuel tank inlet and outlet valves.
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I do not know the full details of the damage in the LH bay but the inter-engine valve is part of the same assembly as the #1 & 2 LP cocks, (Triple-cock assembly), so by losing the LP Cocks selection of the inter-engine valve would not make any difference. However, selecting the Crossfeed Transfer valve would not be a very good idea!
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The days when a VC10 replaced an Albert on a trooping run. In my experience there was usually a Q crew at Lyneham, and plenty of spare frames. How unlucky the 10 was to have the tyre blow out and subsequent probs. I still say, if I still had a passport, I would rather go on holiday on a 10 than anything else flying at the moment.
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The days when a VC10 replaced an Albert on a trooping run. In my experience there was usually a Q crew at Lyneham, and plenty of spare frames. How unlucky the 10 was to have the tyre blow out and subsequent probs. I still say, if I still had a passport, I would rather go on holiday on a 10 than anything else flying at the moment.
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Keep them coming, my first meeting with the Ten was during detachment to Colt, one had arrived to take a Sqn off on detachment and as he powered out of the apron he took out a wooden shed that dissappeared like matchsticks... it was a satisfying thing to watch. 
Later flying on one to Deci ( where they also used to reverse out of the apron ) one had a look around the cockpit enroute, never envisaging they would be my next posting..
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Later flying on one to Deci ( where they also used to reverse out of the apron ) one had a look around the cockpit enroute, never envisaging they would be my next posting..
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'You can't use the standby crew we might need them for a callout'
''Yer can't have it 'cos it's the last one and it might be needed for an emergency!''
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Accept your premise, but having stood Q regularly, I found that we were often sent off on a "recovery", as it was quicker than waiting for the 6A crew to get in to base and plan. I never complained, one resulted in a week on the ground in Bermuda when we were sent on a recovery of an aircraft needing a valve housing change, to arrive and find it needed a propellor change. Life's a bitch, etc.
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Accept your premise, but having stood Q regularly, I found that we were often sent off on a "recovery", as it was quicker than waiting for the 6A crew to get in to base and plan. I never complained, one resulted in a week on the ground in Bermuda when we were sent on a recovery of an aircraft needing a valve housing change, to arrive and find it needed a propellor change. Life's a bitch, etc.
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It's called penis envy... 
I was thinking of my time as an F/E on 10Sqn VC10 when I recalled there was a synchronizer indicator above the F/Es thrust levers and it had 3 little props...but cannot remember why only 3...there were 4 engines.
Also, I remember we sometimes put the outboard engines into idle reverse to assist the tug pushback....the RAF only had 2 reversers...did the civil version have 4 reversers?
Also, I remember we sometimes put the outboard engines into idle reverse to assist the tug pushback....the RAF only had 2 reversers...did the civil version have 4 reversers?
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Only 3 synch props as the #2 Eng (I think) was the master and the 3 sync props enabled 1,3 and 4 to be synced to #2.
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Yes the RAF had two, some of the Civi's had 4 thrust reversers
Haltonapp,
Sorry about that, it was sort of related to the 10, and I'm trying to do my bit for keepy uppy of the thread. I proffer profuse apologies to your sensitivities, which have obviously been disturbed.
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Sorry about that, it was sort of related to the 10, and I'm trying to do my bit for keepy uppy of the thread. I proffer profuse apologies to your sensitivities, which have obviously been disturbed.
Smudge
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Most of my detachments I got the Herk, while the rest of the Squadron got the Ten
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Most of my detachments I got the Herk, while the rest of the Squadron got the Ten
