Sea Vixen down
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Another incident involving the Sea Vixen, it had a wheels up incident at Bournemouth a few years ago, which put it out of action for some time. It missed a load of shows the other year due to engine damage. The flap issue last year at Eastbourne put an end to it's last season. This will put it out of the air for some considerable time, bearing in mind the time it was out of action for the minor wheels up incident at Bournemouth.
I was commenting on another forum a few months back that it was always broken, sadly it's broken again. Some great plotting though by Simon Hargreaves to get it back in one piece, but considering the issues it's had, is it likely we will ever see it fly again?
I was commenting on another forum a few months back that it was always broken, sadly it's broken again. Some great plotting though by Simon Hargreaves to get it back in one piece, but considering the issues it's had, is it likely we will ever see it fly again?
Who knows? There was quite a lot of fundraising over the winter to support the rebuild after the flap issue.
I hope they get her up again - love seeing her flying about, she only did her DA on thursday and was looking good for the season.
Sadly, when you start stripping and rebuilding anything old it usually doesn't go smoothly.
It was a textbook landing though.
I hope they get her up again - love seeing her flying about, she only did her DA on thursday and was looking good for the season.
Sadly, when you start stripping and rebuilding anything old it usually doesn't go smoothly.
It was a textbook landing though.
anonymous said:
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Top work getting her down in one piece and being able to walk away Sadly, that could be a lot of damage to repair, (on top of what ever caused the hydraulic loss in the first place) and given that he's jettisoned the canopy prior to landing, if they don't have a spare suitably airworthy canopy, then if nothing else, that will mean its flying days are indeed over....which will be a huge shame.
I hope they can get it back in the air...........but I fear that this maybe it.
anonymous said:
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+1The danger in a belly landing isn't the thump when you hit the ground, it's the potential rapid deceleration afterwards. So a hard surface where you can slide a long way is arguably preferable. At one time it was common to land on foam in these situations, although I think it was to reduce the chance of fire rather than reduce damage.
That kind of damage is repairable in principle, often straightforward if lengthy. But of course the problem with the Vixen is parts availability, it hasn't been in widespread service for nearly 50 years.
https://www.seavixen.org/seavixen-technical-docume...
Have a read..
https://www.seavixen.org/images/documents/2.Fuel_S...
Hydraulic systems all 4!
https://www.seavixen.org/images/documents/3.Hydrau...
Was it a selector issue?
Have a read..
https://www.seavixen.org/images/documents/2.Fuel_S...
Hydraulic systems all 4!
https://www.seavixen.org/images/documents/3.Hydrau...
Was it a selector issue?
Edited by Sylvaforever on Sunday 28th May 13:20
Nice, typically balanced Daily Mail report....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4549964/La...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4549964/La...
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