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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2021, 14:28
Replies: 20
Views: 12,994
Posted By triskele

Ah, Lucas...poor Beatrice Shilling hard at work...

Ah, Lucas...poor Beatrice Shilling hard at work and all the time it was the
l Lucas mag.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2021, 14:19
Replies: 20
Views: 12,994
Posted By triskele

I manufactured some rocker gun buttons a few...

I manufactured some rocker gun buttons a few years back and mounted to a spade grip via a burnt Russian Hurricaine air valve assy. Two points struck me...the grip is suited to right handed pilots...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2020, 07:34
Replies: 17
Views: 2,115
Posted By triskele

Er, what happens with those long slim blades, for...

Er, what happens with those long slim blades, for the rotorhead pulls them round and the tips follow a teeny bit later; with the jets surely now the tips are pulling the rotorhead?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th May 2019, 11:57
Replies: 95
Views: 50,921
Posted By triskele

Nothing about Clifden would surprise me, but each...

Nothing about Clifden would surprise me, but each time I leave I don't seem to have a clear recollection of..anything.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th May 2019, 07:20
Replies: 95
Views: 50,921
Posted By triskele

My father was a Clifden lad and relates the...

My father was a Clifden lad and relates the locals going to see the Vimy, in a bog (not far from Marconis' shack that received the first radio signal cross atlantic). So inquisitive were the natives...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2018, 17:09
Replies: 84
Views: 18,824
Posted By triskele

Granby, junglie returning, apparently not...

Granby, junglie returning, apparently not impressed with flying underslung spuds to the frigates. Yank on the safety net...Britsh military helo...schrrrrch..circling 1 nautical mile...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Apr 2017, 07:39
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,304,977
Posted By triskele

'Yes, it does. But if you are at 270 feet, the...

'Yes, it does. But if you are at 270 feet, the light would be below you, not above.'
Indeed, but Blacksods' light has a quite different characteristic, so's we simple seafarers can tell the two...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Apr 2017, 07:46
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,304,977
Posted By triskele

'Whats all the debate about where the top of...

'Whats all the debate about where the top of lighthouse is/is not located!!
R116 didnt collide with it - light is functioning'
Because there's a huge light on it? Shining in your windscreen? ...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Mar 2017, 12:58
Replies: 2,047
Views: 1,304,977
Posted By triskele

At night a lighthouse is a lighthouse ....but at...

At night a lighthouse is a lighthouse ....but at night a lighthouse has a characteristic signature from the light, and is far more visible than day. Both were sector lights, b'rock 360 degrees and...
Forum: Rumours & News
7th Mar 2017, 16:26
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,657
Posted By triskele

Thanks if789, consider this..if he was placed in...

Thanks if789, consider this..if he was placed in induced coma, quite a serious decision, it is posssible CT may have shown diffuse one sided swelling which may have been attributed to head injury,...
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Mar 2017, 09:50
Replies: 1,109
Views: 550,657
Posted By triskele

So we have a capable chap who appears to have...

So we have a capable chap who appears to have acted not so well, partial incapacity would fit this frame. As an old and bold Doc I was interested in the fact that the pilot spoke 'yes' to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2016, 15:39
Replies: 100
Views: 26,722
Posted By triskele

Way too slim to be a steamy..

Way too slim to be a steamy..
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2016, 08:29
Replies: 100
Views: 26,722
Posted By triskele

Basil, forgive the intrusion but is that a...

Basil, forgive the intrusion but is that a Doxford hiding behind?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2016, 08:03
Replies: 59
Views: 13,817
Posted By triskele

Ah! Jetex fuse...I heard banned by the cabinet...

Ah! Jetex fuse...I heard banned by the cabinet early Op Banner. But those electric ignited solid fuel rocket motors are the bees geniculates. (I might have that last bit not truly right)
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Jun 2016, 09:09
Replies: 1,949
Views: 1,583,403
Posted By triskele

re concentrics' excellent first post...if one of...

re concentrics' excellent first post...if one of the rear suspension rods failed it is likely the hull would flare, could this bring the disc into brushing contact with the engine intake screens? ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2016, 11:21
Replies: 42
Views: 11,108
Posted By triskele

On the maritime side we had a bit of time for the...

On the maritime side we had a bit of time for the cutter (bubonic) and pertussis (adjuvant), but a couple of weeks later there was scramble to give anthrax. I recall 2 things clearly, one was our...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2016, 06:46
Replies: 61
Views: 16,964
Posted By triskele

Thanks Basil: UW: "Aircraft approaching US...

Thanks Basil:
UW: "Aircraft approaching US warship, identify yourself!"
Bas: "TriStar . . . at etc etc. Could it be us?"
UW: "Ah, we thing it's a helicopter."

Warm up to Gulf 1, heard on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jan 2016, 20:38
Replies: 5
Views: 1,226
Posted By triskele

FutureLearn

Give us a link old chap, got lost in OU site and search engine no help. That would keep the cells ticking over nicely, and I could bore the yoof!
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2016, 10:25
Replies: 134
Views: 39,001
Posted By triskele

the port

"Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?"...seems a bit genteel.
IS THE BISHOP DEAD?!
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2015, 09:58
Replies: 17
Views: 2,544
Posted By triskele

led concern

Interesting, I put a old type multi led lamp on the lathe, brilliant light, but I couldn't seem to focus on the spinning chuck, focus not really the right word, more the chuck didn't seem to grab my...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2015, 10:37
Replies: 2,082
Views: 2,494,006
Posted By triskele

HS pivot link

re excellent posts 2004/2026...port side top link fracture, stbd side bend and fracture. If the port hinge assy lost integrity first the HS would move violently down, but also rotate to the left,...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2015, 13:22
Replies: 8
Views: 3,473
Posted By triskele

co-ax

Thanks IFMU, I thought they may be uncoupled by image searching, it may be a photo effect but some of the twin blade sets appear as though each has its own speed. This may be because most of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th May 2015, 08:15
Replies: 8
Views: 3,473
Posted By triskele

ca-ax

Most interesting replies, thanks Lonewolf for very good links. If I could ask one more, in many of the pictures of 2 bladed co axial cabs, it appears the blade sets are not indexed, ie both discs...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2015, 17:40
Replies: 8
Views: 3,473
Posted By triskele

c/r blade and auto

Many thanks for that, Google had me confused with rumours of unstable autos and much theory but no actual accounts. does this mean autorotative descent would be at the mercy of every wicked gust and...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2015, 14:25
Replies: 8
Views: 3,473
Posted By triskele

autorotation with contrarotating blades

Any Rooskie aviators here? Investigating contra rotating passive blades and wondered how the Helix/Hornet cabs behaved in autorotation.
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Feb 2015, 16:37
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,437,150
Posted By triskele

timeline

I would like to confirm the timeline, Reuters quotes the minister thus...'At 6:17 a.m. on Dec. 28, three minutes after air traffic control unsuccessfully tried to make contact and asked nearby ...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2015, 22:24
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,437,150
Posted By triskele

timeline

from post 2303 ref reuters report: the transport minister..At 6:17 a.m. on Dec. 28, three minutes after air traffic control unsuccessfully tried to make contact and asked nearby aircraft to try to...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2014, 09:49
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,218,699
Posted By triskele

re: pilot incapacitation...could a laser flash...

re: pilot incapacitation...could a laser flash have been geatly exacerbated by wearing NVGs? I have been unable to source anything reliable on the web.
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Jan 2014, 12:57
Replies: 32
Views: 8,071
Posted By triskele

My 0.208p's worth...the most important bit is not...

My 0.208p's worth...the most important bit is not the casualty but the safety of the aircraft. Irritable head injuries need flattening 'cos it is embarrasing to see the instrument panel being kicked...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2014, 21:50
Replies: 164
Views: 29,234
Posted By triskele

Forgive my 1st post but the Russian convoys were...

Forgive my 1st post but the Russian convoys were brutal. I escorted some Veterans arround our replenisher some years back and one of the old boys asked to sit it out. He had a bad limp, told me the...
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