Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)

[FourWheelDrift]

PR9 was slightly more claustrophobic.

[mcdjl]

FourWheelDrift said:

PR9 was slightly more claustrophobic.

Don't show Ryan Air that.

[NDA]

FourWheelDrift said:

PR9 was slightly more claustrophobic.

What is the pilot doing in there that he couldn't do from elsewhere?

[FourWheelDrift]

NDA said:

What is the pilot doing in there that he couldn't do from elsewhere?

Navigators hole and what dirty little things they got up to in there - https://youtu.be/ofeJ5phFhDk?t=87

[hammo19]

FourWheelDrift said:

Navigators hole and what dirty little things they got up to in there - https://youtu.be/ofeJ5phFhDk?t=87

Enjoyed that, lovely airplane

[MB140]

Friend of mine who I still work with today spend years on the Canberra PR9. I remember him telling me of a story that happened many years ago where they were operating remotely and got extended.

The Canberra used a starting cartridge. These things were bloody lethal. Once ignited they produced there own oxygen and a Byproduct was cyanide gas. When starting you had to stand upwind.

Anyway they were transporting a set of starter cartridges when one ignited. They all abandoned the wagon and called the fire brigade.

Unfortunately these things self ignite and produce oxygen so are impossible to put out. Apparently the people there all just stood and watched as it melted the wagon and the road.

I’m not saying it’s true, it’s probably one of those urban myths you hear of. A bit like the English electric lightning that went and did a circuit with an engineer at the controls (only that one is true (apparently).

[james_tigerwoods]

MB140 said:

A bit like the English electric lightning that went and did a circuit with an engineer at the controls (only that one is true (apparently).

Wait. What?

[Eric Mc]

Genuine true story.

[james_tigerwoods]

Eric Mc said:

Genuine true story.

Got any details, or a link?

[Druid]

james_tigerwoods said:

Eric Mc said:

Genuine true story.

Got any details, or a link?

Wing Cmdr Eng Officer if I remember rightly. Sat on an orange box, no radio, no ejection seat, no canopy.

[Druid]

Druid said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Eric Mc said:

Genuine true story.

Got any details, or a link?

Wing Cmdr Eng Officer if I remember rightly. Sat on an orange box, no radio, no ejection seat, no canopy.

http://www.historicracer.com/aviation/accidental-f...

[james_tigerwoods]

Great read

[Munter]

Druid said:

Druid said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Eric Mc said:

Genuine true story.

Got any details, or a link?

Wing Cmdr Eng Officer if I remember rightly. Sat on an orange box, no radio, no ejection seat, no canopy.

http://www.historicracer.com/aviation/accidental-f...

And if you want the same story in video format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d7VKvG1z0

[Opel-GT]

[ApOrbital]

That's a big ladder you have opel

[MB140]

I believe there was also a valiant that went for a small flight during a ground run demonstration. Thankfully one onboard was actually a pilot and put it back down pretty sharpish.

[Opel-GT]

ApOrbital said:

That's a big ladder you have opel

It was even bigger as its over the North sea.

[MB140]

Taken a couple of weeks ago at Red Flag.

Edited by MB140 on Friday 1st March 17:46

Edited by MB140 on Friday 1st March 17:49

[CobolMan]

Munter said:

Druid said:

Druid said:

james_tigerwoods said:

Eric Mc said:

Genuine true story.

Got any details, or a link?

Wing Cmdr Eng Officer if I remember rightly. Sat on an orange box, no radio, no ejection seat, no canopy.

http://www.historicracer.com/aviation/accidental-f...

And if you want the same story in video format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d7VKvG1z0

I work with his granddaughter, one of the other apprentices didn't believe the story until a couple of us nerds confirmed it.

[eccles]

MB140 said:

I believe there was also a valiant that went for a small flight during a ground run demonstration. Thankfully one onboard was actually a pilot and put it back down pretty sharpish.

Are you thinking of the Victor at Bruntingthorpe a few years ago?