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By: - 20th June 2018 at 12:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
G'day Nicko,
thanks for posting DH DO handbook file!
Martin
By: - 20th June 2018 at 14:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks from me too - very interesting to know that DH also used the lofting on sheet metal plates & litho process - I worked in the Vickers Weybridge Mould Loft in 1959/60 where they used a similar system, but were gradually moving over to plastic film & a photo print process for detail parts & some assembly drawings during 1960.
Keith
By: - 21st June 2018 at 09:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wow!
That is a gold mine of useful information you have on your site. So nice of you to allow free access to it.
Thank you.
Anne
By: - 26th June 2018 at 13:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Great document, thanks.
By: - 30th July 2018 at 09:03 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks for the feedback. : - )
When I started at Hawker de Havilland at Bankstown in 1991 the tooling group were still using the litho process to print from mylars to make templates. When the place was closed down in 2013, the 'lofting table' as we called it, was still there and I was just thinking that it would be wonderful if somebody actually wanted it AND had the means etc. I wanted it but it was too big for me! I don't know what happened to it. There were a number of disposal auctions during the shut-down period and I only went to one of them.
By: - 30th July 2018 at 10:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Many thanks for these Nicko.
Cheers
Paul
By: - 30th July 2018 at 20:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Brilliant! As someone whos re-drawing old Airspeed/DH drawings this is really helpful!
By: - 30th July 2018 at 23:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
You all might find this interesting too
http://www.rafjever.org/vamp5pictures.htm
There are more, click on RAF Jever link then pilots notes
By: - 10th April 2021 at 09:29 Permalink
I can't say there is anything illegal going on here, but I think it is a bit rude!
30+ De HAVILLAND VAMPIRE Modification Repair Maintenance Flight Manuals on CD | eBay
These are the manuals that I have scanned and provided free of charge. If you or your friends are thinking of buying - don't waste your money.
I still have plenty to upload - just juggling priorities. There are more on my site than when I started this thread.
Enjoy!
By: - 10th April 2021 at 11:54 Permalink
Nicki, Completely agree with you.
The 1911-22 Aeroplane CD are still on sale too; but can be found for FREE from another website. They are selling exact copies of the Smithsonian documents.
By: - 11th April 2021 at 08:12 Permalink - Edited 11th April 2021 at 08:12
I bet there is so much of it that we don't even know about...
By: - 17th April 2021 at 11:16 Permalink
Thank you for your work in making this stuff available to us. Here, attached, is one you might like.
By: - 17th April 2021 at 23:14 Permalink
Thanks Terry. Much appreciated.
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By: Nicko - 20th June 2018 at 09:07
Hi all.
I'm slowly working away on uploading all pubs for our airworthy restoration of Vampire FB.9 R1382.
http://vhjet.com/home/publications/
Have just uploaded a DH DO handbook that may be of interest to other DH restorers and fans...
http://vhjet.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DHA-Drawing-Office-Handbook-OCR.pdf
Note also I have some links to other websites with related pubs. If you have any other relevant links that you want to point out, please let me know.
Cheers.