1954 Avro Shackleton Mr2

[FourWheelDrift]

Organised rubbish sifting at Woodford, bring your own wellies.

[richw_82]

Wow... didn't think my thread on Retro Rides would crop up here.

WR963 is not out for the count, the youtube links show the engine run we did on 27th Jan this year! Do not let the flaky paint decieve you. She's in a lot better condition than she looks. There is a small but dedicated team working on this aircraft at least once every week. I can only get down there fortnightly due to work constraints.

The thread on Retro Rides will be updated as more gets done. On the cards for this summer is a complete repaint... so she shouldn't look quite as 'unloved'.

Regards,

Ric

Edited by richw_82 on Wednesday 3rd February 13:23

[perdu]

That's very good news Ric

[j4ckos mate]

there is a shaclekton at the air and space museum in central manchester.

[Nicholas Blair]

Also Duxford are to restore one I believe.

[Eric Mc]

Nicholas Blair said:

Also Duxford are to restore one I believe.

Duxford has had a Mk3 for years. I presume it is that one they are refurbishing.

[andymadmak]

Isn't there one at Newark air museum? Although I may be slightly confused as that one is not a tail dragger.. I think it had a nosewheel. Did some Shacks have a nosewheel?

[richw_82]

MR3 was the nosewheel version.

MR1, MR2 and T4 were all taildraggers.

[FourWheelDrift]

If it's any help - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Shackleton#Survi...

[richw_82]

Not bad, but it's a bit innaccurate. It only lists full airframes, not partial ones too, it misses the two T4 surviving fuselage/ cockpits amongst other.

T4 WG511 at Helston, Cornwall.
T4 VP293 travels around the country. I don't know where it is currently
AEW2 WL756 is at Caernarfon, Wales
T2 WR967 "the Dodo" was on the dump at Pafos
MR3 WR971 at West Walton Highway, Norfolk.

There is supposedly a cut up South African Mk3 still around, but very heavily chopped about.

And everybody forgets about this one. XF700, barely clinging on, on the Fire dump at Nicosia.

http://www.demobbed.org.uk/image_view.php?s=xf700....


Regards,

Ric

[spitfire-ian]

richw_82 said:

Not bad, but it's a bit innaccurate. It only lists full airframes, not partial ones too, it misses the two T4 surviving fuselage/ cockpits amongst other.

T4 WG511 at Helston, Cornwall.
T4 VP293 travels around the country. I don't know where it is currently
AEW2 WL756 is at Caernarfon, Wales
T2 WR967 "the Dodo" was on the dump at Pafos
MR3 WR971 at West Walton Highway, Norfolk.

There is supposedly a cut up South African Mk3 still around, but very heavily chopped about.

And everybody forgets about this one. XF700, barely clinging on, on the Fire dump at Nicosia.

http://www.demobbed.org.uk/image_view.php?s=xf700....


Regards,

Ric

There's a nose section over the road at Duxford.

[richw_82]

Is it painted white? If so that is probably T4 VP293 "Zebedee" formerly of the Strathallan collection. It travels around, so is often difficult to keep track of.

Regards,

Ric

[spitfire-ian]

richw_82 said:

Is it painted white? If so that is probably T4 VP293 "Zebedee" formerly of the Strathallan collection. It travels around, so is often difficult to keep track of.

Regards,

Ric

Can't remember now, I only noticed it when parking for Flying Legends last year.

[nick heppinstall]

andymadmak said:

Isn't there one at Newark air museum? Although I may be slightly confused as that one is not a tail dragger.. I think it had a nosewheel. Did some Shacks have a nosewheel?

Theirs a Hastings at Newark Andy. Managed to blag my way into it a few years ago. It was bloody hard work getting upto the flight deck !!

[richw_82]

There is a Shackleton at Newark, it was still there about a week ago, when I went for a look round. It's parked at the side of the Hastings, where it's been since the mid 1980's.

[tank slapper]

andymadmak said:

Isn't there one at Newark air museum? Although I may be slightly confused as that one is not a tail dragger.. I think it had a nosewheel. Did some Shacks have a nosewheel?

Yes, MR3s had a tricycle undercarriage.

[anonymous-user]

The MR3's were also fitted with a pair of jets (on the back of the outer engines) to help on take off.

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 3rd February 21:20

[richw_82]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Only on the Phase 3 aircraft. The South African aircraft didn't get them which is why they have been able to keep going for so long. Putting two Rolls Royce Vipers on the Shackleton MR3 caused a few more issues with the life of the spar than anybody first thought. That's one of the reasons the last few AEW2 lasted so long. WR963 at Coveentry was one of the older of the bunch and has nearly 15,000 hours on her.

[Dr Jekyll]

richw_82 said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Only on the Phase 3 aircraft. The South African aircraft didn't get them which is why they have been able to keep going for so long. Putting two Rolls Royce Vipers on the Shackleton MR3 caused a few more issues with the life of the spar than anybody first thought. That's one of the reasons the last few AEW2 lasted so long. WR963 at Coveentry was one of the older of the bunch and has nearly 15,000 hours on her.

How come they didn't just put turboprops on? Endurance possibly?

[Eric Mc]

Would have been a much bigger engineering task.