Buccaneer Comedy
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If the RAFM need a bit of guidance they could look at the example set by the tank museum at Bovington.
Compare and contrast the Bucc video with this:
I can recommend their "tank chats" interesting and knowledgeable presenters giving in depth descriptions of each vehicle.
One of the comparisons I see it that these are presented at a level that the layman can follow but the expert probably still finds it watchable.
Compare and contrast the Bucc video with this:
I can recommend their "tank chats" interesting and knowledgeable presenters giving in depth descriptions of each vehicle.
One of the comparisons I see it that these are presented at a level that the layman can follow but the expert probably still finds it watchable.
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I went to hendon about 18 months ago when my airline still flew to London (before the end of western civilisation called Covid) ..it was excellent and the aircraft were beautifully restored and presented and you don’t need a boffin to show you around as you wander the halls. Free too! I recommend it.
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The video output from the RAFM is abysmal - poorly presented, seemingly without any enthusiasm. The Cosford collection has some excellent JAAF exhibits, but the video produced on these was bland and uninteresting - unlike the a/c!
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Agreed……..
He's using social media to publish his video - he can hardly complain when people use the same social media to try and correct him...
And it isn't his personal contact info, it's his freely published Facebook page, complete with a 'Message me' button, trumpeting his role at the RAFM...
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This all could be seen coming even back in the late 70's. The "traditional " understanding of a museum as being a place to find reference and education was subsumed. Even then, the concept of it being a repository for study was being overtaken by looking at the "Mum, Dad and two kids on a day out" model which even then,with transport costs, incurred a likely outlay of over £100. Visitor numbers became the supreme criteria for funding consideration. So the "family fun fair " concept then dominated.
So now we have "Service Hats" instead of real Service History , "Talking Heads ", lacking relevant background knowledge rather than Technical Authorities and "Show" over substance.
The Buccaneer video is but one example of the inevitable consequences.
So now we have "Service Hats" instead of real Service History , "Talking Heads ", lacking relevant background knowledge rather than Technical Authorities and "Show" over substance.
The Buccaneer video is but one example of the inevitable consequences.
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Back in the 70's there was a Buccaneer that flew sideways on approach with BLC on. It was returned to Holme on Spalding Moor for investigation and extensive rigging checks did not reveal any fault in the flying controls. It was decided to measure the width of all the blowing slits using feeler gauges at 3 inch intervals along each wing, to see if there was any discrepancy from one wing to the other. This was inconclusive so it was decided that the slit dimensions should be rechecked when the ducting along the leading and trailing edges was hot, after an extended ground run, BLC on. There were a few burnt fingers and hands as a result. Unfortunately I can't remember the outcome of the whole exercise.
It appears that an ex-Buccaneer pilot has provided the RAF Museum with corrections to the errors in the video and they have posted them on the YouTube page for this video. They have been honest about their mistakes and it appears that they have posted verbatim the information that was passed to them. I believe that they have recorded another video about the Buccaneer featuring a very experienced ex-Buccaneer pilot and nav which should be on their website later this year.
£100 in 1975 has a comparative value of £850 in today’s world.
Told to me directly by Jack Bruce ,which was post 1975, incidentally,(I did say "could be seen coming even in the late 70's) . Bus and train return fares out of London for four, two sets of meals, gift shopping for kids' souvenirs etc.etc.
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what’s not correct?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Buccaneer
The Buccaneer was a mid-wing, twin-engine aircraft. It had a crew of two in a tandem-seat arrangement with the observer seated higher and offset from the pilot to give a clear view forwards to enable him to assist in visual search. Its operational profile included cruising at altitude (for reduced fuel consumption) before descending, just outside the anticipated enemy radar detection range, to 100 feet (30 m) for a 500-knot (930 km/h; 580 mph)[31] dash to and from the target.
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There is lots more 'comedy' from RAFM videos.
The 109E could out turn the Spitfire 2 because of its leading edge slats - good that!
But my favourite is explaining wing warping here
The 109E could out turn the Spitfire 2 because of its leading edge slats - good that!
But my favourite is explaining wing warping here
