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As a Bae apprentice , I had to turn round Canberras, Lightnings , Jaguars and Jet provosts (Strikemasters) . Refuelling and putting the engine starter explosives in (cordite.. Canberras and Amyl Nitrate.. Lightnings) ... scary climbing on the iced up wings of a Lightning which had just landed , with No safety harness 
Being the chocs away man was quite fun though
Being the chocs away man was quite fun though
Edited by glow worm on Tuesday 7th June 09:58
Around '87 we were undertaking a diving programme on one of the Southern North Sea Gas platforms, and I clearly remember Lightnings flying around, I'm guessing from RAF Binbrook.... Most memorable moment was one of them producing a sonic boom that set all the platform alarms off... 
Muster Stations
Muster Stations Amyl Nitrate also brings back memories .... when i was about 15 I flew (badly) model aircraft with "diesel" engines and I would make my own fuel , a gallon at a time. My recipe was equal parts Paraffin, Castrol "R" and Ether and 100ml of Amyl Nitrate. I would go to the chemist in school uniform and buy a quart of Ether and 100ml of Amyl Nitrate , all in glass bottles, then carry it home on the bus. Drugs and H&S weren't on the agenda then .
.Edited by glow worm on Tuesday 7th June 12:13
glow worm said:
Amyl Nitrate also brings back memories .... when i was about 15 I flew (badly) model aircraft with "diesel" engines and I would make my own fuel , a gallon at a time. My recipe was equal parts Paraffin, Castrol "R" and Ether and 100ml of Amyl Nitrate. I would go to the chemist in school uniform and buy a quart of Ether and 100ml of Amyl Nitrate , all in glass bottles, then carry it home on the bus. Drugs and H&S weren't on the agenda then .
The quart I understand, but 100ml? ...was that a thing way back then? .Edited by glow worm on Tuesday 7th June 12:13
glow worm said:
TwinKam said:
The quart I understand, but 100ml? ...was that a thing way back then?
I think only pubs sold gills, chemists had stopped rolling their own pills and selling their homemade potions by then . I can't remember asking for fluid ounces . I still think of them as floozies. A pint of floozies is 20.
My rule in life - never grow up. It's far too boring.
Baconsarney will confirm that I have never grown up, once a juvenile t
t, always a juvenile tt, is my motto. QBee said:
We did when we were teenage kids, but we abbreviated fluid ounces to "floozies" because it sounded better.
I still think of them as floozies. A pint of floozies is 20.
My rule in life - never grow up. It's far too boring.
Baconsarney will confirm that I have never grown up, once a juvenile tt, always a juvenile tt, is my motto.
I can confirm Anthony is 12. Two years younger than when we first met some 11 years or so ago.. Oh, Peter too… although Peter is a bit more grown up than me and Anthony. But only a little bit. In fact the difference is so small it’s hardly worth mentioning… I’ve been monitoring this for a while and I think Iain, GW, TS, and Puch are all about 15. So grown ups really. This CabSav is really good…I still think of them as floozies. A pint of floozies is 20.
My rule in life - never grow up. It's far too boring.
Baconsarney will confirm that I have never grown up, once a juvenile t
t, always a juvenile tt, is my motto. 
bullittmcqueen said:
Fueled up recently (hasn't been in a while due to short commute). Brought tears to my eyes. Electric it will be from here on !!!!
I've switched to supermarket super unleaded rather than v-power. I'm telling myself it's so the car can prepare itself for the pilgrimage through France, but it's really for cost.Eyewatering putting in 55 litres the other day...
I long suspected that I was the youngest here at only 8 years old, still wearing shorts and playing with stickers on my cars
It is juvenile and I love it.
Less fun was fuelling it 420 miles here but I'd still far rather pay that then drive the Kia EV6 I've got on order (when the bloody thing turns up)
It is juvenile and I love it.
Less fun was fuelling it 420 miles here but I'd still far rather pay that then drive the Kia EV6 I've got on order (when the bloody thing turns up)
baconsarney said:
I can confirm Anthony is 12. Two years younger than when we first met some 11 years or so ago.. Oh, Peter too… although Peter is a bit more grown up than me and Anthony. But only a little bit. In fact the difference is so small it’s hardly worth mentioning… I’ve been monitoring this for a while and I think Iain, GW, TS, and Puch are all about 15. So grown ups really. This CabSav is really good…
You're correct Sarney, I came out last year (of short trousers) all grown up now .
I think you will find the starter fuel, monopropellant ( Avpin) for a Lightening, was/ is isopropyl nitrate.
Amyl nitrate is an old hat angina remedy, and some people have used it recreationaly( they are called poppers?
) A character in the Rocky Horror show was called Amyl Nitrate if I remember correctly. I stand corrected ... but I was still st scarred skating about on ice with a jug full of it pouring it in the hole
The wheel brakes on a Lightning were activated by a little lever on the joystick, I was in the cockpit being pushed back into the hanger, when I nearly put a wing into the bosses office. No one told me you had to pump the brakes, until disaster nearly struck .
t scarred skating about on ice with a jug full of it pouring it in the hole The wheel brakes on a Lightning were activated by a little lever on the joystick, I was in the cockpit being pushed back into the hanger, when I nearly put a wing into the bosses office. No one told me you had to pump the brakes, until disaster nearly struck
. Edited by glow worm on Tuesday 7th June 20:26
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