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By: 17th September 2001 at 15:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
A Westland Scout by any chance???
By: 17th September 2001 at 16:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
Could be, shape of tail boom is looking that way. Answers on the back of a fiver please to.......
;-)
By: 17th September 2001 at 17:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
scout or wasp!!!!
coanda
By: 18th September 2001 at 09:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
OK chaps, you win. You're too good at this. Unfortunately I don't have any info on which it is, but my guess is a wasp as there is no floor protection on the Herc to avoid damage from the skids of a scout.
Scotty
By: 18th September 2001 at 12:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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Ah, but didn't the Scout have little drop down wheels attached to the skids? (he states in a desperate attempt to win something in his life!!!:))
By: 18th September 2001 at 13:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
Don't think its a Wasp as they only had a single horizontal stabiliser on one side of the tail. Might not be a Scout either as although it had a twin stabiliser each had a small vertical oval shaped component at the tip, these are not visible in the photo and I wouldnt imagine they would require removal for transportation. Any "older" C130 loadmasters out there to confirm this ?
Regards to all, Phil.A.
By: 18th September 2001 at 15:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
It's a Whirlwind. The giveaways are the cockpit glazing all wrapped up in the foreground, the stabilisers, the three-bladed rotor hub and you can just make out the rear fuselage fairings in the gloom.
By: 18th September 2001 at 22:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
Not to mention the huge gearbox!
By: 19th September 2001 at 11:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
This is great. Move over Who wants to be a millionaire!!
My first thoughts were Whirlwind, however the hight even with the rotar head removed would be too high (?!). We used to struggle loading Gazelles. Even for a Lynx we had a fight on our hands when it came to loading them. From what I can remember, clearance hight was only 8 feet. Could be wrong - I left Hercs behind 5 1/2 years ago.
Scotty
By: 19th September 2001 at 12:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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I stand by Whirlwind. I have seen one inside a Herk in the past, and it is certainly a very tight fit. Not only does the rotor head and gearbox have to come off, but so does the cockpit frame and the undercarriage.
By: 19th September 2001 at 14:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
LAST EDITED ON 19-09-01 AT 02:29 PM (GMT)[p]Steve, you're just too good at this.
Any good at spotting which airfield certain hanger doors belong to? Try this one, nice hole in the door:
http://ukmams-oba.lweb.net/Mystery03.jpg
Thanks to Tony at http://ukmams-oba.lweb.net
By: 19th September 2001 at 18:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
Looks like a Nimrod fuselage cross section. Doubt if it's St Mawgan or Kinloss though, as the groundies are in shorts. How about Luqa?
By: 19th September 2001 at 18:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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in a flash of insperation could it possibly be a sycamore with the end of the tail removed just before the vertical, the transparency shape would match!!!!
coanda
By: 19th September 2001 at 18:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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Sorry, just realised that isn't a groundie in shorts, it's just the light showing on his trouser legs. Don't I feel stupid now? :D
By: 19th September 2001 at 20:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
Haven't got a clue but reckon the person who lashed the ground genny down needs some more practice. :D
By: 19th September 2001 at 22:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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Looks like Akrotiri to me.
By: 20th September 2001 at 09:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
The ground generator, a Houchin, was being loaded onto the aircraft. The accident occurred when one of the loading team placed a chock against one of the front steering wheels as the Houchin rolled down the ramp of the C130.
Scotty
Ps. It wasn't me - I wasn't that stupid!
By: 20th September 2001 at 09:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RE: Another Mystery Photo
All I can work out is that the hangar construction does not conform to any standard RAF type or any more recent type that I've seen at an RAF station in the UK.
Sorry Coanda, but it really is a Whirlwind. The Sycamore tail boom and tail-skid confirguration are very different, and it does not have twin stabilisers. The cockpit glazing is also very different.
By: 20th September 2001 at 09:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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I agree it's not a sycamore.
OK we'll go for Whirlwind.
As for the hanger door???? It's certainly a strange one, the only other info about the photo is that it was taken sometime in the 90's.
New photo to follow.
Scotty
By: 20th September 2001 at 18:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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>I agree it's not a sycamore.
ok fair enuff
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/images/mk44.jpg
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/images/gaslx.jpg
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/images/mk12.jpg
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/images/mk10.jpg
oh, and this, believe its called a widgeon
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/images/widgrestore.gif
coanda
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By: ukmams - 17th September 2001 at 13:52
Seeing I had a good response to the previous Mystery Photo, have a looksee at this one below. It looks like the tail end of a helicopter, whith it's engine loose on the ramp of the Hercules.
Guess away...
Scotty
http://ukmams-oba.lweb.net/Mystery10.jpg
Cheers to Tony at http://ukmams-oba.lweb.net