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Sea Vixen Down

Discussie in 'Everything Else Heritage' gestart door GWR4707, 29 mei 2017.

  1. GWR4707

    GWR4707 Nat Pres stalwart

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    Probably already linked elsewhere,

    https://www.navywings.org.uk/news-blog/sea-vixen-update-27th-may/

    Not good news but could have been 100 times worse.
     
    GWR4707, 29 mei 2017
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  2. richards

    richards Part of the furniture

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    Controlled gear-up landing rather than a crash.
     
    richards, 29 mei 2017
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  3. Martin Perry

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    Pilot walked away, that's the most important thing. Hope that they can repair the aircraft.
     
    Martin Perry, 29 mei 2017
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    CH 19 en Jamessquared vinden dit leuk.
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    Didnt Sea Vixens have a bit of a bad reputation?
     
    johnofwessex, 29 mei 2017
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  5. Ploughman

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    Any news on what damage was done and if repairs are possible?
    It looked to me that the wing tanks did a decent stand in job for a set of wheels and that nothing of the fuselage seemed to come in contact with the ground.
     
    Ploughman, 9 jun 2017
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  6. Spamcan81

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    The only update I've seen so far said they were investigating the hydraulic system to see why it didn't work just when it was most needed.
     
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  7. Martin Perry

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    The lower fuselage frames took some damage according to the photos on the RNHF Facebook page.
     
    Martin Perry, 9 jun 2017
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    5944, 29 sep 2023
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    I don't believe so - only a couple are kept indoors, the rest have been displayed outside for many years. XP924 was always kept airworthy until its accident, the others have been out of use decades. Repairing XP924 would be the cheapest option but still about £3m.
     
    5944, 30 sep 2023
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