Dunkeswell 80
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From: Up There!!!
Originally Posted by [email protected]
Too right - Gnomes are all I know - roller, ball, roller, roller, ball - bearings in the gnome engine for those of a certain age
Shy - working hard to get a proper one one board
The fact that 2 of the Sea Kings are ex- 22Sqn is a big win for me
Shy - working hard to get a proper one one board
The fact that 2 of the Sea Kings are ex- 22Sqn is a big win for me
My dad, ex Chief Tech Bill Marshall knows exactly what you mean regarding the roller ball bearings in the gnome engines!
He ran the engine bay at RAF Finningley 1980 till he retired in 1990, he’s 94 & still with us for any that knew him.
regards Trevor 👍
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From: EGDC
A great day on Sunday at Dunkerswell, right up to the point when the Sea King wouldn't start due to battery issues.
Many thanks to the hard work and inventiveness from the guys and girls at Fly Moore who came up with a solution to get the old girl going again
Cornish Jack, the difference between the Wessex and the Whirlwind was that you could winch the casualty up to the Wessex rather than winching the Whirlwind down to the casualty
Many thanks to the hard work and inventiveness from the guys and girls at Fly Moore who came up with a solution to get the old girl going again
Cornish Jack, the difference between the Wessex and the Whirlwind was that you could winch the casualty up to the Wessex rather than winching the Whirlwind down to the casualty
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Cornish Jack, the difference between the Wessex and the Whirlwind was that you could winch the casualty up to the Wessex rather than winching the Whirlwind down to the casualty
That differentiation was between the Whirly and my first (S&R) mount ...
... pulling 44" over Aden harbour with a five gallon drum on the hook and winching the aircraft down !!
Two further comments ...
Super pics ... and jealousy and envy are terrible afflictions !
That differentiation was between the Whirly and my first (S&R) mount ...
... pulling 44" over Aden harbour with a five gallon drum on the hook and winching the aircraft down !!
Two further comments ...
Super pics ... and jealousy and envy are terrible afflictions !
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From: Teetering Towers - somewhere in the Shires
Too right - Gnomes are all I know - roller, ball, roller, roller, ball - bearings in the gnome engine for those of a certain age
and:
"Stb SSL fully fwd, Port SSL fully back, both turbines running (or both stopped); No 1 needle below 180, Main Drive going IN!"
crab@, I envy you!
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From: EGDC
It was a manual start for #1 but the battery voltage was low (couldn't get the Ng high enough to prevent a hot start) and the DC power pack wouldn't connect due to a faulty relay - hot wiring the aircraft to another battery, getting the engine started and the gennies on line before reconnecting the aircraft battery was the solution.
Improvise, adapt and overcome -
And I'd left my hairdryer in my hairdressers car
Improvise, adapt and overcome -
And I'd left my hairdryer in my hairdressers car
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From: EGDC
Should have said I had a 28v Nato LION start pack with me
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
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not so much hairdresser, as my 81 year old father’s car.
Sycamore - the last 3 were what we had SH crewmen for.........
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
Thanks Hughes but so did we - the relay on the aircraft wasn't allowing the power through to the starter. it worked with the Wessex but not with the Sea King - a problem for the greenies to sort out.
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Additional requireditems for a while for Whirly ops ... one 'chippy's' marking out pencil and the Ops room oven. !...
... crap ignitor plugs which allowed one start only, then required heavy application of 'chippy's pencil lead followed by 10 minutes in the oven to allow one further start !! Ingenuity at its best !
... crap ignitor plugs which allowed one start only, then required heavy application of 'chippy's pencil lead followed by 10 minutes in the oven to allow one further start !! Ingenuity at its best !