Tag Picture Quiz

[Jon Heptonstall]

Emergency extraction set up?
Jon.

 

[rickoshea52]

Not emergency equipment.

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

It's a device to support the main rotor blade of a Huey while the Jesus nut is loosened.
You never know.
Jon.

 

[rickoshea52]

Not a support but you're getting close by mentioning the rotors.

Look at the photo carefully.

 

[PaulTRose]

something to do with measuring the horizonatal pitch of he blades?

 

[rickoshea52]

Very good Paul. It's to track the rotor horizontal plane during rotor tuning. Different coloured slow drying paint would be applied to the blade leading edge tip and the fabric tape advanced into the rotor disc until contact was made. If the colours don't line up the maintenance crews could tell which blade pitch change link needed adjustment. Thankfully I never had to do this instead having the benefit of a rotortune kit using accelerometers, targets and sensors - fitting the kit could be time consuming though.

Here's a better photo showing the technique.

 

[PaulTRose]

fecks sake! i was right??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[minitnkr]

This was a rare model. I can't remember ever seeing one. I owned several 50 Olds 88s & business coupes & should have nailed this one anyhow. PauE

 

[rickoshea52]

fecks sake! i was right??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll make a Rigger of you yet!

 

[PaulTRose]

I'll make a Rigger of you yet!

nah, happier being a Rock ........we got to shoot things ......im just going out so you will have to wait an hour or so til i get back to find a pic

 

[Jakko]

This was a rare model. I can't remember ever seeing one.

I can see one any time I like by going into my parents’ garage Which, really, is the only reason I even know it exists.

 

[PaulTRose]

easy one then......somewhere ive always wanted to go

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Me too.

 

[Deleted member 6559]

And me!

 

[Jon Heptonstall]

Ian Knight still conducts battle field tours,as far as I know.
a sponsored trip is in order.

 

[rickoshea52]

Isandlwana. I think.

 

[PaulTRose]

well, rick was the one who named it

said it was an easy one

 

[rickoshea52]

Which military unit?

 

[Tim Marlow]

I’ll give that a “me too” too...

 

[Deleted member 6559]

3 Para Royal Welsh Fusiliers.