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"I wouldn't mind betting that the HYD systems on the Vertol design both carried on working in the event of a double-donk stop, unlike the Wessex." says Blud and Thunder.
Having had a double donk stop in the Wessex I can assure you that the hydraulics keep working - both of them as they are driven from the gearbox!! D
Having had a double donk stop in the Wessex I can assure you that the hydraulics keep working - both of them as they are driven from the gearbox!! D
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Interesting, Georg1na - on the Mk 2 we had to do all our autorotation practices HYD 2 'off' as we were assured we wouldn't have that system available in the event of double donk-stop. It's been a while - 38 years - since I last taught on the beast; perhaps Crab, or someone else more current than me, could explain why we were obliged to do this?
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Never had the luxury of two engines on the Wessex, but in the Wessex HAS Mk1 the primary hydraulics were transmission driven and the secondary system was engine driven. I can recall that after 58 years but don't ask me what I had for dinner last night.
