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By: 18th June 2012 at 19:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Gannet or Seahawk?
By: 18th June 2012 at 20:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Confirmed by previous owner thats its not Seahawk, which made me think Gannet too :).
Rob
By: 21st June 2012 at 20:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-What is the stores number on it,
27H/?????:)
By: 22nd June 2012 at 10:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Sadly Andrew despite plenty of scrubbing and squirts of WD40 to help make them more legible, the digits are proving hard to read :(
Rob
By: 22nd June 2012 at 22:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-RN Skyraider?
By: 23rd June 2012 at 08:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thats an interesting thought Al. Will see if i can find a close up of that one.
Rob
By: 23rd June 2012 at 12:28 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The photo flash hasn't helped display the digits on the casting : why not try a rubbing with a soft pencil or crayon on a piece of paper over them? Might help a bit to establish the numbers/letters, then the lads here in the know might tie it down from their various parts listings : I have no access to such info, not that I would ever need it, not being a collector of bits!:)
By: 23rd June 2012 at 15:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Have a look at this pic of our Museum's Gannet at Coventry
To me the claw of the hook looks wider on the Gannet than the hook you have? Seems to be the same screw end fitting though?
By: 23rd June 2012 at 15:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Or rub a bit of chalk into them then wipe off, I do that for drill bits.
By: 23rd June 2012 at 15:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-bms44 & TonyT - Thanks for the suggestions. Will give them a try tomorrow when i've dug it out again.
hunterxf382 - Nice photo of the T.2. And yes i see what you mean. I'm pretty sure its not from an AEW.3 Gannet either as it looked very different to Newarks example.
Rob
By: 23rd June 2012 at 18:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Pretty sure not AEW, less certain about it being earlier Gannets. I must admit I thought some of these hook ends were generic across some FAA types.
By: 23rd June 2012 at 18:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I thought Sea Hawk when I saw it
http://www.flickr.com/photos/egwu/5140346322/
Nice to meet you at Newark.
Ben
By: 23rd June 2012 at 19:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Cheers Ben, it was good to meet you too :). The hook came to me from the owner of a Seahawk cockpit / rear fuselage, and he was adament that it isn't Seahawk. The only thing i do know is that its definately not Wyvern, unfortunately :D
Rob
By: 23rd June 2012 at 19:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-James, i don't suppose you have any pics of the back end of Yeoviltons Skyraider AEW.1's do you? I'm pretty sure its not a Raider hook, but i can't find anything close up on them to be sure.
Rob
By: 23rd June 2012 at 19:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I must admit I thought some of these hook ends were generic across some FAA types.
Would agree with James about the universality of these hooks :it would make sound economic sense to mass produce them for use on several types of aircraft, and the rigours of deck landings and wire traps would cause fairly heavy wear necessitating unscrewing and replacement.(Visualise the sparks from the steel deck when the wire was engaged).
The digits will be the clincher though: but have we considered other FAA types, Sea Venom, Sea Fury, Sea Balliol,etc., all somewhat
lighter than the Gannets or Skyraiders. Must be an artificer out there who remembers a large metal box in the Pusser stores chock full of the things! I'll follow this with interest . Brian S.
By: 23rd June 2012 at 21:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-James, i don't suppose you have any pics of the back end of Yeoviltons Skyraider AEW.1's do you?
I haven't unfortunately, I'm just thinking out aloud here but that hook looks to have a very tight inner radius (compared to say Gannet/Vixen), could that signify smaller type, earlier type, or even an airfield RHAG type hook?
By: 23rd June 2012 at 21:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The hook listed for sale on here http://spitfirespares.co.uk/misc2.html is listed as Seahawk. Its similar, but i think there are subtle differences with mine!
Rob
By: 23rd June 2012 at 21:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thats it ! Thats the picture I was thinking of when I saw yours.
What are the differences.
Edit - Forget that :D Completely different shape when looking from above.
By: 24th June 2012 at 15:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Ok, despite numerous attempts to try and get my hook numbers to make themselves more legible to help with its i.d, including members suggestions, i have failed miserably and given up. But, what i have done is gone into Duxford and, with the kind help of a member of staff i've taken some close ups of their Gannet ECM.6 and Seahawk FB.5 arrester hook beaks.
After studying them all i'm still none the wiser as when viewed from above where the hook attaches to the arm, mine has an extended part of the casting before the threaded section, but the other two don't appear to have it.
A completely different type perhaps, or maybe somethings been altered or is not original? :confused:
Rob
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By: Wyvernfan - 18th June 2012 at 19:36
I'm thinking Gannet AS. Can anyone confirm?
Rob