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By: 23rd October 2006 at 18:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-we do something similar in work with C-130's. if they have to go in a tight space in the hangar we have things called 'skates'. they are basically two joined platforms on castors.
we jack the aircraft up, slide in the skates, lower the aircraft, disconnect the nose gear scissor links, and then the aircraft can be moved sideways with a tug.
By: 23rd October 2006 at 18:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Same with Blackburn Beverly's.
Cees
By: 23rd October 2006 at 18:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-we do something similar in work with C-130's. if they have to go in a tight space in the hangar we have things called 'skates'. they are basically two joined platforms on castors.
we jack the aircraft up, slide in the skates, lower the aircraft, disconnect the nose gear scissor links, and then the aircraft can be moved sideways with a tug.
It's the same way the RAFM are putting (or have put) the Belfast into it's final position in the new building
By: 23rd October 2006 at 18:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-As far as I am aware at Beaumaris they ran the aircraft in and out of the hangar forwards, but out of the side of the hangar rather than the end to get them down to the sea.
Dean, you know where to find the piccy of the ramp at Beaumaris!
Adrian
By: 23rd October 2006 at 19:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Another member of the Avro lineage, the Avro Shackleton was also 'hangared' on a similar rail system. I have seen photographs of the rail systems in situ at RAF Ballykelly, Northern Ireland and that RAF station even had its own railway line & train I believe.
By: 23rd October 2006 at 19:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Dean, you know where to find the piccy of the ramp at Beaumaris!
Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey – yes, it was a good one that! - http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showpost.php?p=1015218&postcount=63
I wondered if you'd post that one on here ;).
Dean.
By: 24th October 2006 at 09:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-This technique goes back even further. In the mid 1930s the Fairey Hendon was also moved into hangars sideways on a purpose designed skate.
NiallC
By: 24th October 2006 at 09:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thanks Dean - enjoyed that post...
TTFN
TT
By: 24th October 2006 at 10:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Same with Blackburn Beverly's.Cees
The Beverley "skate" also jacked the nose up in order to bring the tail down to enable the fins to fit under the lintel of hangar doors!
By: 24th October 2006 at 10:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Pretty sure the Concorde went into AirSpace sideways using skates as well.
By: 24th October 2006 at 15:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Dean - Interesting thread this.
There's also an account of the experiment at Kesltern in Patrick Otter's "Lincolnshire Airfields in the Second World War"
Chris
By: 24th October 2006 at 18:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Obviously a little lateral thinking went into that problem
By: 24th October 2006 at 19:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The Beverley "skate" also jacked the nose up in order to bring the tail down to enable the fins to fit under the lintel of hangar doors!
Except at RAF Akrotiri where the hangar had a cutout for the tail!
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By: DeanK - 23rd October 2006 at 18:28
Here’s something I came across on a website a few years ago. I’ve since searched for it again and can not find it, but it was probably a local interest story on thisisgrimsby.co.uk, so blame them for any historical inaccuracies - an interesting piece though. Thanks to cdp206 for letting me use his pic.
What other weird and wonderful solutions have been devised over the years?
Dean.