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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

5th Jan 2019, 08:03

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Folks, Including two ex-QF aircraft I was...

Folks,
Including two ex-QF aircraft I was flying at the time in UK ---- fortunately, in both cases the characteristic cracking had gone in the opposite to the DANAIR B707-320C (ex-PanAm) and...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

4th Jan 2019, 03:14

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Oggers, As best I recall, it was about Vol.5 of...

Oggers,
As best I recall, it was about Vol.5 of the report, but it is a long time ago (I was working in UK at the time -- concrete, not aeroplanes, in those days) came out long after early volumes,...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Jan 2019, 11:12

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Centaurus, I always was impressed with the idea...

Centaurus,
I always was impressed with the idea that quite important tailplane anti-ice system lights were behind the Captain's head (at least on BEA aeroplanes)
The late Jack Curtis tells the...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Jan 2019, 06:33

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

JT, Contained in one of the final volumes of...

JT,
Contained in one of the final volumes of the Inspector's Report into the Comet in-flight breakups is reproduced a copy of advice from Boeing, in the early days of the Comet design, telling...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Jan 2019, 04:42

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Megan, Quite so ---- but we only had a few...

Megan,
Quite so ---- but we only had a few Doves in service, a very impractical aircraft on Australia --- but a lovely aeroplane to fly, if range/ payload / performance were not consideration.

If...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

1st Jan 2019, 07:02

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Judd, I am well aware of the immediate reasons...

Judd,
I am well aware of the immediate reasons for each crash.
Are you aware of the "wing filleting" production line to rebuild wings on a regular basis --- never been needed by any other aircraft...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

31st Dec 2018, 22:44

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Judd, Just add up all the Viscount in AU that...

Judd,
Just add up all the Viscount in AU that were lost, the severe fatigue problems with all of them, but particularly the 700 series, then re-consider your statement.
The RAAF 800s never...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

31st Dec 2018, 06:43

Replies: 30

Fifty Years On: Viscount Crash At Indee Station

Views: 6,445

Posted By LeadSled

Folks, All in all, the various Viscounts had a...

Folks,
All in all, the various Viscounts had a pretty terrible record in Australia.
Tootle pip!!

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