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- 13 Aug 2019, 18:53
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Real World Antonovs at Liverpool
- Replies: 7
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Re: Real World Antonovs at Liverpool
Liverpool & Gothenburg would suggest car-parts, for Ford I believe.
- 13 Nov 2017, 16:35
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Prestwick B747
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1393
Re: Prestwick B747
Now laid out at its new home, ready for re-assembly;
- 12 Nov 2017, 21:25
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Prestwick B747
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1393
Re: Prestwick B747
The cockpit (which is 90% complete) will be restored.
The upper deck, which has only two pairs of seats, small galley & toilet, will initially be left as a single open space.
The upper deck, which has only two pairs of seats, small galley & toilet, will initially be left as a single open space.
- 12 Nov 2017, 20:42
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Prestwick B747
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1393
Prestwick B747
Last week I had a message from Stu of Stu-Art Aviation Furniture (see: https://www.stu-artaviationfurniture.co.uk/), asking if I was available on Thursday. I suspected straight away why so replied that yes I was available. Off we went to Prestwick to finish the dismantling of the long-time resident ...
- 15 Jul 2017, 21:48
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Vanguard with a tail steady?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6943
Re: Vanguard with a tail steady?
The tail steady was hydraulic, you inserted it into the cup on the fuse then turned the thing 180 deg to lock it, it was all too easy for it to drop out, bloody heavy great things they were too. Whilst heaving one out the rear hold one night it occurred to me that the thing was probably heavy enoug...
- 28 Feb 2017, 09:00
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Shorts 330 Manuals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1276
Re: Shorts 330 Manuals
I think it's fair to say the hangar won;Motormouse wrote:Ah... G-OGIL, the one that taxied into the hangar.
Ttfn
Pete
- 27 Feb 2017, 20:28
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Shorts 330 Manuals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1276
Re: Shorts 330 Manuals
Where is it? I have 330 / 360 type rating... Ill have a rummage in the loft see if I can find anything relevant. May even have worked on that one. Ttfn Pete Hi Pete, It's at the North East Aircraft Museum, next to what's now a Nissan factory / was formerly Sunderland AIrport. Reg is G-OGIL, previou...
- 26 Feb 2017, 20:58
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Shorts 330 Manuals
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1276
Shorts 330 Manuals
I seem to have volunteered / been volunteered to assemble a rather large meccano kit, specifically this; https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Short_SD-330_G-OGIL,_NELSAM,_27_June_2015.JPG Whilst it may look relatively complete the interior was quite comprehensively stripped. However, ...
- 26 Feb 2017, 20:42
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Fokker F28 on an Aircraft Carrier?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2349
Re: Fokker F28 on an Aircraft Carrier?
I used to work for a mob that for quite a while chartered an F-28 (cracking little aeroplane!!). I was on the jumpseat one day when we landed on rwy 30 at Islamabad: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Benazir+Bhutto+International+Airport+Islamabad+(ISB)/@33.6121218,73.1068907,726m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m1...
- 09 Jan 2017, 22:34
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: When is a Trislander not a Trislander
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1658
Re: When is a Trislander not a Trislander
Quite so!DaveB wrote:Blimey.. they were darned lucky it WAS a Trislander!
Whilst no.2 apparently only operated for about 10 seconds after impact it probably gave them a bit more influence over where the crash site would be!
Cheers
Richard