OK, what bits have you got?

[Simpo Two]

Prompted by

Eric Mc said:

I own a very (very) small section of World War 1 Royal Navy airship. The skin is extremely fragile.

- I have a Merlin inlet valve from Hurricane Z7010. And a silk map of French Indo-China which I think may be a survival map.

Any more bits amongst us?

[Getragdogleg]

I have a Spitfire Knot gauge.

[insurance_jon]

I've aquired/got a couple of plane related bits. both bought then turned into furniture

Tail plane from a DC3/Dakota which is under assembly in the board room into a table, just awaiting the glass



And my office desk is the tail plane from a harrier

[Cheeky Jim]

I have a polished (small) compressor blade from an engine that was used in a Vulcan and my Dad has an Altimeter from a Spitfire somewhere in his shed!

[JoeBolt]

Cheeky Jim said:

.......my Dad has an Altimeter from a Spitfire somewhere in his shed!

Getragdogleg would call that a "Feet Gauge".

[Getragdogleg]

JoeBolt said:

Cheeky Jim said:

.......my Dad has an Altimeter from a Spitfire somewhere in his shed!

Getragdogleg would call that a "Feet Gauge".

Ohh get you...

Its obviously a hight-o-meter.

*ETA*

Joking aside what exactly would you call my part then ? Air speed indicator ?

Edited by Getragdogleg on Wednesday 28th August 18:17

[Tango13]

My brother has a gyroscope housing for a Seawolf missle.

[shirt]

insurance_jon said:

Tail plane from a DC3/Dakota which is under assembly in the board room into a table, just awaiting the glass

that is fantastic! a smaller version would make an ideal drafting table for me. where do you buy such things?

[dvs_dave]

Got an altimeter from a Vulcan

[Smiler.]

A spent 13pdr Shrapnel Shell c/w Brass Fusehead & Shrapnel Balls.

Not sure which munitions factory in which it was made/assembled but is was from lot 1168 in 1916.

[TheEnd]

I've got an EGT gauge from a Vulcan, an oil temp, rad temp and boost gauge from something along the lines of a Spitfire, a Gun cam from that era too, and a fire extinguisher button that I think was from a Jaguar.

[eldar]

Aluminium german pilots belt buckle removed from one who bailed out and was caught by the home guard, my grandfather. Probably armed with a pitchfork

[Smiler.]

eldar said:

Aluminium german pilots belt buckle removed from one who bailed out and was caught by the home guard, my grandfather. Probably armed with a pitchfork

Good afternoon? Don't give the that you Boche bd!

[Simpo Two]

Getragdogleg said:

Joking aside what exactly would you call my part then ? Air speed indicator ?

No, it's an ASI. All pilots must use acronyms, I mean As.

[knight]

I used to have some WW1 era shell cases and an empty handgrenade that I picked up near Ypres, but unfortunately my dad chucked them out when he was having a clear out!

[Eric Mc]

I have an RAF fitter's forage cap (it was my mother's cousin - he was in the RAF in WW2).

[Aizle]

I have a HPT blade from an Olympus

A large radio from a Lancaster

And the wingtip of Dad's old Cessna he walked into the hangar door, RIP you ol' bugger

[Taita]

Where do you find these things? Random searching on ebay?

I love the Harrier desk and Dakota table.

[Aizle]

Oh and some bent variable stator vanes from a CFM56-5B

[Aizle]

Taita said:

Where do you find these things? Random searching on ebay?

I love the Harrier desk and Dakota table.

Bought, inherited, scavenged