Global Aviation Magazine : 60 Years of the Hercules
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You should listen to my Hercules song, one of the verses goes:
Right up your street Smuj. Sadly I wrote it before we habitually carried GEs.
Three yellow lights, pumps OFF at the rush
Christ we're stuck here four days with an hydraulic flush
But we carry four boxes and two rubber wheels
A green towing arm and all the wrong seals
Christ we're stuck here four days with an hydraulic flush
But we carry four boxes and two rubber wheels
A green towing arm and all the wrong seals
Right up your street Smuj. Sadly I wrote it before we habitually carried GEs.
Sounds very familiar Brian. I have another breakdown coming down the pipe in which I had a quite interesting conversation with a Sqdn Ldr route checker, who decided (at the top of the ladder just behind me) that all GEs and ranger packs were a waste of time. He had to get back to Lyneham on time because he was going to a birthday party. That somehow the failure that stopped us in Bahrain was all my fault etc etc. The only time I can ever remember being verbally abused by an Orificer (no disrespect to real gentlemen) of the RAF in 30 years. His unfortunate slip, and subsequent arrival at the bottom of the ladder, was obviously all my fault too.
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Another great story there Smudge
Whilst there have been other mentions on PPRuNe Mil in the past about Albert paddling at the seaside ... We've yet to hear on this thread if there are any amusing stories connected with such outings ... Not just the crew wearing swimming trunks and grabbing a 99+Flake from Mr Whippy
Maybe seaside outings in warmer places than just the UK ?
Smudge ...
From an engineering perspective ... I assume it was a bit of a pain to flush the airframe out after Paddling Ops ... along with liberal amounts of PX24 (not on the brakes ofcourse) squirted in every orifice
Whilst there have been other mentions on PPRuNe Mil in the past about Albert paddling at the seaside ... We've yet to hear on this thread if there are any amusing stories connected with such outings ... Not just the crew wearing swimming trunks and grabbing a 99+Flake from Mr Whippy
Maybe seaside outings in warmer places than just the UK ?
Smudge ...
From an engineering perspective ... I assume it was a bit of a pain to flush the airframe out after Paddling Ops ... along with liberal amounts of PX24 (not on the brakes ofcourse) squirted in every orifice
Ahh Coff, I rather suspect that like many ex techies, I can think of several "orifices" I would definitely have enjoyed giving a dose of PX24 (WD40) to. Mostly, not members of the winged variety. There's always the "rogue" and the bloke I mentioned was one of them. By the time I had become a C130 Ground Engineer I had grown up, so perhaps seeing people of similar age and time in service, regardless of rank, made me think that I was entitled to the same respect as them made me a bolshie when they tried their "I am" attitudes on me. Do it to the Captain you're checking mate, don't try it on with me, I've got a job to do. Whatever, I only ever had two "run ins " with such people, the same bloke both times. Many I flew with (aircrew) held him in the same low regard. Paddling ?
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A handful from MPA plus a couple more....
Little visit to the loft today......
No 2 decided to dump it's entire hydraulics on the pan outside 1312 Feb '93
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Post refuelling over North Island
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Think these next 3 were passed to me by 'Chickenlover' - maybe he could shed some light?
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Happy days..........
No 2 decided to dump it's entire hydraulics on the pan outside 1312 Feb '93
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Smuj .. declassification not needed on a lot of them .. Pembury, Pendine and Staunton all used for "beach training".... as well as publicity ... Top Gear a few years back had a 70 Sqn Herc landing to "so say" deliver a Jag for a test ... aircraft actually arrived empty, Jag drives on, aircraft taxies forward to a fresh bit of sand ... Jag drives off .... 'twas a good day out for all involved .. 
You tube has a few clips of beach work .. here's just one ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uzpDy3n3Vs
bit of searching ...the top gear programme I refered to
http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/sand-blast-2-part1
from minute 7 onwards
You tube has a few clips of beach work .. here's just one ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uzpDy3n3Vs
bit of searching ...the top gear programme I refered to
http://www.topgear.com/uk/videos/sand-blast-2-part1
from minute 7 onwards
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A340, what superb shots, particularly the one down the hose. I see the Engineer rarely parted from his coffee mug. Same in my day. I'm sure that Chickenlover can put some words to your shots let's hope he is still following and can help out. Could the last three be from a Scottac, West Country, Wales and Scotland ? (305 and 302 taken from a third aircraft suggests a 3 ship). Assuming they were taken on the same trip. Spectacular wherever they come from.
Omega, the top gear "gig" was certainly a good bit of PR for the fleet. But what were the challenges in landing on beaches etc ? I bet Coff has an interest, he might be the bloke who put a Chippie down on a beach, or was he ?
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Omega, the top gear "gig" was certainly a good bit of PR for the fleet. But what were the challenges in landing on beaches etc ? I bet Coff has an interest, he might be the bloke who put a Chippie down on a beach, or was he ?
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Superb pics A340YY ... thanks for sharing with us
Smudge, Omega ...
Just interested in the apparent myriad of challenges in putting Albert down on a beach (and getting off again) ... such considerations of (1) on/off-shore winds, (2) wind shear on finals, (3) variable landing surface wet/dry/wet (friction and sinking), (4) visual perspective, (5) X-Runway slope issues etc. etc.
Nope ... me ... nothing to do with the Chippie on the Beach.
Smudge, Omega ...
Just interested in the apparent myriad of challenges in putting Albert down on a beach (and getting off again) ... such considerations of (1) on/off-shore winds, (2) wind shear on finals, (3) variable landing surface wet/dry/wet (friction and sinking), (4) visual perspective, (5) X-Runway slope issues etc. etc.
Nope ... me ... nothing to do with the Chippie on the Beach.
Great to see the Saunton film-I often dog walk there with a friend, but how the heck did they keep Joe Public off the beach - there are quite a few access points, some official and others "unofficial".
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Herc piccy:
Well No 2 MIGHT have dumped all it's hydraulics (Utility system), but there's also a bloody big puddle of hydraulic oil under No 3 (Booster system) and there's two guys looking at it . . .
Go on, tell me it was an Observation Test (no wonder groundcrew wrote NFF so often)
Well No 2 MIGHT have dumped all it's hydraulics (Utility system), but there's also a bloody big puddle of hydraulic oil under No 3 (Booster system) and there's two guys looking at it . . .
Go on, tell me it was an Observation Test (no wonder groundcrew wrote NFF so often)
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Eagles Vs Hercs
I agree about the recent Herc photos. One is over the Tockenham reservoir and the other two look suspiciously like Scottac to me.
Before leaving the Ethiopia theatre here is some "battle damage" and in theatre repairs after an aggressor Eagle Strike.
Before leaving the Ethiopia theatre here is some "battle damage" and in theatre repairs after an aggressor Eagle Strike.
