As a part of maintaining our Scout helicopter for flying duties at the Historic Army Aircraft Flight (HAAF), we need to inspect the Main Rotor Blades on a regular basis. The largely metal blades on the Scout have proven to be quite low-maintenance over the years but to be sure that they are safe to fly, we also carry out…
If you have read previous HAAF blogs you will be aware we are in the process of renovating a 1941 Mk 1 Auster. As a part of this work, we have rebuilt the cockpit instrument panel to provide a nice new mounting for our very old instruments. While poring over the work in progress, Tim Goble (pilot and HAAF board…
Imagine a world where the roar of vintage aircraft engines mingles with excited gasps from the crowd. Imagine many faces, young through to old, thrilled with the nostalgia of bygone times, captivated by the sights and smells of vintage engineering, all packaged up in distinctive historic helicopters and aircraft. Imagine being part of a team that has the unique privilege…
Angle brackets, hinged clasp assembly, battery and assorted rubber strips ready for mocking up the fit. First mock-up Paint and rubber pads applied Hinged cover attached and the over-centre clasp installed. Next step, having made two battery mounting kits, was to pass the bits onto our resident Fixed-Wing-Aircraft Avionic-Systems-Installation and Modification Team (FWAASIMT) – Guy Musgrove. Guy is constructing and…
In 1942 when our Auster Mk1 was manufactured, there was only one aim and that was to fully support the war effort. The aircraft were simple, the mission straightforward and back then, technology only had a small part to play in operating safely and effectively. The cockpit dashboard pictured below shows there was just enough instrumentation for the pilot to…