Nude herc

[Splitpin]

Spotted this last night . Sorry its a bit fuzzy, my camera isn't that great at night shots.




Marty

[IslandBoy77]

Wow - not often you see a sight like that - a nude aircraft!

[deaneb]

Naked - outside - in Chch in the middle of winter. Now thats tough !! I'm pretty used to seeing Hercs and Orions like that, from all my years at Woodbourne. Before SafeAir had the major servicing contract the planes were test flown naked, then flown to ChCh to be painted. These days SafeAir do that here as well.

[Ian Warren]

No that would be nice to see on a Captain Sim Herc

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (deaneb @ Aug 10 2010, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 I'm pretty used to seeing Hercs and Orions like that, from all my years at Woodbourne. Before SafeAir had the major servicing contract the planes were test flown naked, then flown to ChCh to be painted. 

Aah yes! The aroma of MEK wafting through the hangar ... 








Two more "nudes".

[Ian Warren]

Ok and a KBT 'steally' porraned coloured Orion .... But Timmy's TB-863 .... Nah .. or is that TE288 it is ole Brevet Clubs stick sitter now in the Wiggy Museum

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 11 2010, 02:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok and a KBT 'steally' porraned coloured Orion .... 

Oh for a groan smiley!


TE 288 airborne

[omitchell]

Why do I have visions of a Herc dancing on stage at Showgirls??

[deaneb]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Aug 11 2010, 01:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Aah yes! The aroma of MEK wafting through the hangar ... 

Two more "nudes".

Great photo of the P3. Yes lots of MEK and ever present smell of paint stripper. Thankfully I never had to do a paint strip. I only spent 8 months in 4 hangar on Orion groups when I was a mech in 1987, but I was based at Woody later in my career. 1998-2005 Training school, 2006-2008 as SAP (maintenance computer system) support , so it was still common to be around the aircraft from time to time.

What about yourself ??

[steelsporran]

 

QUOTE (deaneb @ Aug 11 2010, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What about yourself ??

I was with AMDF (The Mod Squad) mid 80s doing the Iroquois com/nav upgrades or Kahu protoypes. Then exiled to Welly NCOIC Kahu pubs for my sins.

The first power on. Do you recoognise any of the handwriting?

[deaneb]

No - nothing I recognise there sorry.

[Splitpin]

AH HUH.....now all the pics that we cant show our kids come to the surface ....steelsporran, that P-3 shot is great, with the herc in the background (in orginal dress)First time Ive seen a P-3 like that. Where was that taken? I was at Whenuapai for years and never saw one in the buff......

Interesting to see the spit as well....thanks for shareing...great stuff

Cheers

[deaneb]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 11 2010, 06:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Where was that taken? I was at Whenuapai for years and never saw one in the buff......

The photo is taken at Woodbourne. The group servicings are an airframe structural inspection and ovehaul carried out every 5 years. These were done by RNZAF personnel at No.1 Repair Depot at Woodbourne in #4 Hangar. Full paint strip, then about 3 months of intensive work, then they were test flown naked and once all was ok, flown to ChCh for painting. After that, it was back to Whenuapai and back on the line all shiny and new!! Due to increasing budgetary pressure and manpower cuts, this work was out sourced to SafeAir in the mid 90's. They do all the painting in the hangar at Woodbourne, although I believe its highly illegal and they will either be forced to build special painting area to comply with regulations or again start flying the aircraft to the paintshop at ANZ ChCh !!

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (steelsporran @ Aug 11 2010, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

TE 288 airborne

Course that would be the fiber glass replica , and later replaced again due to vandals fire bomber the first .

[steelsporran]

 Some more:




























Avatar material?

[Ian Warren]

Pleased you took those , its a good compare , they did well with the replica A further piece of info on this Spitfire , the aircraft was used during the filming off the movie about 'Douglas Bader the legless leader' .

[deaneb]

This pic of my Basic Engineering course was taken mid 1986. We were very priviledged to be able to wheel the spitfire out to use for our course photo. Not long after it went off to the RNZAF Museum which opened the following year. I'm hiding in the group somwhere. Too long ago and hardly even recognise myself anymore !!

[Ian Warren]

Deane , maybe you should a 'pickme' Competition and the winner scores a copy off your upcoming Cresco a couple days prerelease

[steelsporran]

QUOTE (deaneb @ Aug 13 2010, 03:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm hiding in the group somwhere.

Back row, with the glasses?   

[deaneb]

Front row second from right.