QUOTE (cheapracer @ Jul 1 2009, 13:04) 
What do you mean did we drain the engine oil?
Before or after we removed the engine?
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Before or after we removed the engine?
QUOTE (cheapracer @ Jul 1 2009, 04:04)
What do you mean did we drain the engine oil?
Don't forget to aggitate it frequently or the peepee seperates out - or add some emulsifier, about 2% by volume.
Sorry for another bleeding plane Cheapie, but I think you'll appreciate this!
No problem, 4 red X's look kind of pretty.
I think I have a surprise for you Guys in the next few days - if I remember my bloody camera for once (and it's not raining tomorrow).
I think I have a surprise for you Guys in the next few days - if I remember my bloody camera for once (and it's not raining tomorrow).
D'oh!
Forgot!
Forgot!
The Bristol is a fun plane, same design philosophy as the Lightning - 2 big engines and then the minimum amount of everything else to keep it pointed in the right direction. Given the rate at which engines were developing then it must have been tempting to wait six months for the next generation, but of course then you never build anything.
My father was an electrical engineer in experimental weapons and ended up working on the EE Lightning (liked it because it was fast but very little room in such a big plane - pure interceptor I guess), Canberras and Harrier (hated it - you had to take the wing off to get to the engine) and the TSR-2 (LOVED it as it was modular electronics - all plug and play boxes). I think I have some old images of such things, but they are not of a quality to put on the web.
QUOTE (NRoshier @ Oct 11 2009, 03:21)
My father was an electrical engineer in experimental weapons and ended up working on the EE Lightning (liked it because it was fast but very little room in such a big plane - pure interceptor I guess), Canberras and Harrier (hated it - you had to take the wing off to get to the engine) and the TSR-2 (LOVED it as it was modular electronics - all plug and play boxes). I think I have some old images of such things, but they are not of a quality to put on the web.
Cool. Must have been an exciting place to work. Any amusing stories? Reading about the backroom shenanigans and political decisions, it's a wonder these planes got made at all. What happened to the all the engineers and designers after these programs - off to America?
QUOTE (robroy @ Oct 11 2009, 07:15)
I'd like to express my complete ignorance as to WTF this is. I mean I know it's the area right behind the nose of the plane, but why is it like that?
QUOTE (OfficeLinebacker @ Oct 11 2009, 16:34)
I'd like to express my complete ignorance as to WTF this is. I mean I know it's the area right behind the nose of the plane, but why is it like that?
It's the epiglottis...
QUOTE (Tony Matthews @ Oct 12 2009, 01:55)
It's the epiglottis...
I'm not swallowing that!
QUOTE (OfficeLinebacker @ Oct 11 2009, 16:34)
I'd like to express my complete ignorance as to WTF this is. I mean I know it's the area right behind the nose of the plane, but why is it like that?
Weird innit? It's a shame the covers were in. I'm assuming one side feeds the top engine and one side feeds the lower engine.
I'm also guessing the shape of the 'mouth' was to slow the air down in a smooth way before cones were discovered which they used for the lightnings. (This was one of the prototypes). I'm guessing. I no nurthing.
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