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  1. It may be design and mfr. On the ptarmigan front (not the same but similar to the AH1/AH7/9 conversion), the conversion from an FV432 to an FV439 was totally documented - including drawings for the new plates and thing like the mountings for the driver and commanders weapons. I guess I was kind of hoping to see something that. I have not tried Westland yet - did not think of that ;-) I have just started the chase. The work will start spring/summer next year at the earliest. If Westland hold the IP I doubt if I can ever get within 2e4x10^9 miles of it? That wont put me off - so thanks for the thought. On a different topic I have been trying - on and off - for 3 years to get somebody at GEC to give me permission to use some of their technical (public) publications in my bunker. After 3 years I still have not found a contact who can "that is my job and I say YES/NO"!
  2. A phone call did not get a lot of joy - I am not sure what sort of division/dept I am looking for. Any suggestions? Would it be easier to write to "Middle Wallop, Stockbridge SO20 8DY" and see what sort of response I get?
  3. Sloppy Link: thanks for the contact. The beast is XZ218 built about 1979 I believe. AH1 at that age, converted to AH7. It is in a devil of a mess. The pilot and observer instrument panel is in place and some instruments are present. The central warning panel is in place. The overhead console and engine control is missing but I have some of the engine condition levers etc. Cyclic and collective are present. The interseat console is gone. I have some instruments for it, but the metal work is just not there! Many of the wee the drop-down composites on the outside have been removed and replaced with alu plates. So, a mess. I do have the gearbox and the rotor head and the rotors. To start with I need to try to get hands on the plans for the internal metalwork for the interseat and for the overhead console. It will never be more than a gate guardian at the bunker (you can see it coming in to land at the bunker here: www.behind-the-radar.co.uk) but it would be nice to allow folk to get inside and see what the beast was like. So, I guess "concentrate on Army Air Corps". Thanks
  4. Thanks David, the reg number is written on the METAL of the seat frame, so I thought I was onto a winner- the seat does go up and down - a mystery. I was unaware of the hull number, I will go look for that later today.
  5. MatchFuzee+Rootes75: thanks for that info I will get these places onto my Christmas chase list. I was trying to find a more direct military contact, since they are likely to be able to release (or not) the manuals. The kind of info I am looking for is the sort of stuff that andym prised out of the armed forces - see (http://www.fv432apc.com/fv432manuals.html) for ptarmigan FV43X series.
  6. Does Historic Military Vehicles Forum cover flying things? or 'just not defying gravity' sort of things? I have a nearly scrap Lynx Helicopter airframe and need to find out where to go to find plans and/or descriptions of the beast. I have picked up lots of info about my APC/FV439 already - buy cant seem to find the same level of detail/interest on helicopters anywhere on the web. Any thoughts? Andym - you did a great job getting FoI for the FV43X series. How would one do the same for a helicopter?
  7. Contacted them - been busy for a few days - I await a response.
  8. Wally Dugan: How does one get in touch with Bovington - an email? A letter? a FoI?? Clues welcome. thanks.
  9. eddy8men: I wont be going far - just the car park at the bunker! I was thinking about doing a bypass job - assuming that is the trouble. I doubt if I will be running for more than 15 mins at any time. If you do attempt the bypass surgery can you let me know how it goes pls? Photos would be great ;-) I am sure more than myself would be interested. If I get there first I will take photos too. BTW have you ever seen the stainless part in my photos of 6.12.21 about 10 postings up?
  10. Ah, the "28-Sep-2004 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. " confused me. Can you help me with what "UKXX" means? JSCS ASHCHURCH was a store/repair facility in 2008?
  11. So the beasty had two mods/services/whatever in Germany Can you explain what you mean by Rarden Turret for Berlin? This FV now appears to have radio racks and no Turret. I have seen some army docs about converting an 432 to a 439. So you are saying that this machine MAY have started as a 432 then been modded. Sorry to repeat data available elsewhere. Merlin says 17-Oct-1985 1 UKXX 10-Feb-1987 HQ 1 (UK) ARMD DIV 211 SIG SQN 06-Feb-1991 1 UKXX 28-Sep-2004 ABRO BOVINGTON PLANNED REPAIR. 16-Mar-2005 215SSQN 01-Dec-2008 JSCS ASHCHURCH 13-Aug-2009 WITHAM (SPECIALIST VEHICLES) LTD I cant see how that ties into any of the dates on the plate? Who would know if not and why not?
  12. It would sound like the HE is the most likely. I guess I need to leave the rad cap off- to break the vaccum(sp) and see if the water level drops and other things rise I guess? I did not pay a lot for the beast, so I would expect to have to spend a bit more to get it to a running state. It will never do much more than trundle about the yard in my WW2/Cold War Bunker. I could always take the power plant out and replace it with an electric motor driven my the batteries. Perhaps a call to Tesla! (I jest). I have not - yet - studied the plans for the engine to see what goes in and out of the HExchanger. Clearly the gearbox oil, you think the lube system too? I better have a poke at those levels and what sort of material is in that tank. Thanks for the input. I am not a mechanical engineer but I do look after my tractors and heavy things.
  13. No, I am not sure. When I took the driver seat out to check the batteries, I came across that 'registration' written on the metal under the seat. I assumed it was the correct number. Are the seats interchangeable between these models? Let me go and read the number again - the seat is not yet back in situ. What other numbers could I (easily!) get to in order to identify the ptarmigan? I answered my own question! Somehow I did not see the reg on my plate. I have no idea why the 98FK80 is written under the seat! Merlin (did not know about that site) appears to agree with the reg, but none of the dates on merlin appear to tie up with the dates on the plate? Anyway the original question sort of still stands. Does anybody know anything about the history of 04 FA 36
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