This might help in your rebuild


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-RN-Ai...gAAOSwp6xfu8cZ

I bet it still smells of OX 38 !

I still smell of OX 38

Lol, me too

I preferred OM 15

I was at RAF Kai Tak, when the pylon fell off when it was being folded.

On a scale of nastiness I always rated OM15 as worst with Avtur next.
Mind you at that point I had not discovered Skydrol, gods punishment for taking up aircraft enginering.

Skydrol and VC 10, used to leak all over you when doing pump changes on the engines, nasty paintstriping stuff.

Spit..,was that due to corrosion,or incompetence ,or..other...?

A crack had developed in the Upper Hinge,as far as I remember,there was no inspection done there, had to get MARTSU out to repair it.

Spit...thanks

They brought a Mod. out to replace the single upper hinge with a double hinge, apparently the crack developed from the inside.
We had to do NDT every 5 flying hours,later extended to 10, Eddy Current was the preferred test,but if not available Ardrox.

Quote "On a scale of nastiness I always rated OM15 as worst"
OM15 = instant Dermatitis. Awful stuff. I never had any reaction at all to Fluid 41...hmmm
3D CAM.

As a Crewman, I used to wear OX38 all down my back. Straight off Top Deck down bulkhead and onto me. You could always tell the difference between pilots jackets and crewman's, forget badges just see who smelt of the stuff!

Anybody who worked on Hunters, single engine Wessex, or Belvederes will be familiar with Avpin. We had a guy on Belvederes who swallowed some, on that aircraft the Avpin tank was up high on the side of the cabin, you had to stand on a hook on ladder, and pour the stuff in from a plastic can.
This guy fell back off the ladder, and Covered himself in Avpin, the sick bay kept him in, and checked his blood pressure every few minutes, but he was OK.

It was lucky he didn't fart.

Huge 72, I used to joke that I took my flying suits home for an oil change. Hope all is well, Happy Christmas my friend :) AP

you got the avionics... well.... fuses and big clunky electrical components bay door would be a better description...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Westland-...oAAOSwk6RfHaz9

I still have my flying jacket and stain on shoulder (still smells of oil) and I left 72 in 1980

Blue Up,

Any updates/pictures on the project?