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British carrier aircraft
Does anyone out there have any infomation about wing folding on naval aircraft?
especially post war British aircraft eg: Wyvern, Gannet, SeaHawk. I have several good photos of these planes wings up and down but I need some detail of the linkages , and the mechanics of how the fold is actuated. Any drawings, plans, hand drawn sketches, or addresses of places where this info is held would be real nice and appreciated. Thanks |
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In message , R4tm4ster
writes Does anyone out there have any infomation about wing folding on naval aircraft? especially post war British aircraft eg: Wyvern, Gannet, SeaHawk. I have several good photos of these planes wings up and down but I need some detail of the linkages , and the mechanics of how the fold is actuated. Any drawings, plans, hand drawn sketches, or addresses of places where this info is held would be real nice and appreciated. I've haven't any info that you want, but when I was stationed at RAE Farnborough in the 50's I used to watch the gannets start their take-off run with their wings still folded. Amazing. Mike |
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In article , M. J. Powell
writes In message , R4tm4ster writes Does anyone out there have any infomation about wing folding on naval aircraft? especially post war British aircraft eg: Wyvern, Gannet, SeaHawk. I have several good photos of these planes wings up and down but I need some detail of the linkages , and the mechanics of how the fold is actuated. Any drawings, plans, hand drawn sketches, or addresses of places where this info is held would be real nice and appreciated. I've haven't any info that you want, but when I was stationed at RAE Farnborough in the 50's I used to watch the gannets start their take-off run with their wings still folded. Amazing. Mike Like an ornithopter? Did the method generate extra lift? :-) It was always weird watching a Gannet fly with one prop stopped - it looked as if there was no propulsion at all. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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