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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

17th Jul 2016, 18:13

Replies: 21

Comet Metal Fatigue

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Posted By Tevios

Comet Metal Fatigue

A few years ago, I wrote my autobiography and posted on here about the Comet in which I flew in the early sixties. I mentioned that the early Comet had "square" style windows and it was at the corner...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Apr 2012, 12:36

Replies: 12

Auto Rotation for real

Views: 4,253

Posted By Tevios

Thanks

Thanks for pointing that out. As I say in the foreword of the book, it may not be well written, but at least I had a go at writing it. This particular excerpt was typed in rather than pasted from the...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Apr 2012, 09:55

Replies: 12

Auto Rotation for real

Views: 4,253

Posted By Tevios

Auto Rotation for real

Here is an excerpt from my book "Running For Home":

So far that day, it had been exhilerating but not frightening, now it was instantly terrifying. There was'nt much time to think about it as the...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

4th Sep 2011, 11:27

Replies: 20

Singapore Trooper

Views: 4,142

Posted By Tevios

Singapore Trooper

In about 1960, we set out on an epic trip to Singapore on an Eagle Airways Britannia as far as I can remember. The trip was epic and we lost one engine. At one fuel stop we had run out of food and...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Jan 2010, 20:25

Replies: 25

Comet original engines

Views: 4,978

Posted By Tevios

I have looked up the info on google as suggested....

I have looked up the info on google as suggested. Why I didn't do this in the first place... Anyway, square navigation windows were to blame for catastrophic metal fatigue leading to the loss of...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Jan 2010, 14:55

Replies: 25

Comet original engines

Views: 4,978

Posted By Tevios

Thanks for info so far. It's easy to get thing...

Thanks for info so far. It's easy to get thing wrong. Did the Comet start off with square shaped windows and did this lead to metal fatigue?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

9th Jan 2010, 11:41

Replies: 25

Comet original engines

Views: 4,978

Posted By Tevios

Comet original engines

I am after some more info for my book. I would like to know what the original engines were on the Comet? They were a bit underpowered which led to the skin of the aircraft being reduced to save...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

31st Dec 2009, 19:13

Replies: 61

Eagle Airways "trooper" UK-Singapore 1961

Views: 30,455

Posted By Tevios

Return by Comet

Many many thanks for info so far.
The return journey by the way was made in the notorious Comet in Feb 1964. We were all scared. It didn't take too long but bacon and eggs were served on both...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Dec 2009, 13:04

Replies: 61

Eagle Airways "trooper" UK-Singapore 1961

Views: 30,455

Posted By Tevios

Eagle Airways "trooper" UK-Singapore 1961

Hi All. I would be realy realy grateful if somone could give me some info.
I'm writing a book. We were an RAF family going from UK-Changi c.1961.
1. Where in Uk did this flight leave from, Brize,...

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