MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Or a tin of camouflage paint - British not US.
Officially Approved Nonsense
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
And of course the classic "Skyhook"
Our new crew chiefs would get pranked by someone putting shoe polish around the mouthpiece they used for comms with us. Invariably they would drop the mic down during the launch sequence and sure enough, they would have a big s--t eating grin. Or their buddies would...
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
When I was in A&P school we had a guy convinced that after he bought his brand new Craftsman 100+ piece tool box that they sold him left handed wrenches.
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MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
I need to some cleaning on my airplane.
Anyone have a bucket of propwash?
Anyone have a bucket of propwash?
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MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
What I hate is when you get ready to do a job and find you only have metric Crescent wrenches.
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Arrrhh
Crescent wrenches - the original UNF spanner. As in Universal Nut F---er.
as bad as Sidchrome who used to advertise with a phoney Scotsman saying ye can na hand a man a granda spanna which morphed in aviation to ye should na hand a man a rubber spanna
Crescent wrenches - the original UNF spanner. As in Universal Nut F---er.
as bad as Sidchrome who used to advertise with a phoney Scotsman saying ye can na hand a man a granda spanna which morphed in aviation to ye should na hand a man a rubber spanna
Greg Boeser
2nd Lieutenant
Don't forget to grease your magnetic bearings.
Shortround6
Major General
For those in the US metric Crescent wrenches are a joke.
IN the rest of the world they are standard
I have seen a left handed monkey wrench
IN the rest of the world they are standard
I have seen a left handed monkey wrench
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Find a Curtiss F9C and you'll find your Skyhook!
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Skyhooks is a great band to and Red Symons a great comedian as well
en.wikipedia.org
Skyhooks (band) - Wikipedia
Hey, I started mech school with Craftsman left hand wrenches! And I've never recovered since.
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MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
I have set of open/box end combination wrenches made in India about 30 years ago. I think they used the same ones for both the SAE and metric versions, because they do not seem to be either one in actual size.
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Shortround6
Major General
They are Whitworth wrenches
Essential for working on Royal Enfield motorcycles.
Essential for working on Royal Enfield motorcycles.
...and RR Dart engines/Dowdy Rotol props/Dunlop pneumatic brakes. Oh, and don't forget to lay in a stock of BS (British Standard) tools, too! Also if you have a vintage Triumph TR4 or Bonneville 650, or 60s Norton or BSA.They are Whitworth wrenches
Essential for working on Royal Enfield motorcycles.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
And don't forget to ask Stores for a reel of Whitworth thread, and a long stand ....................
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Ages ago, a friend of mine was into Morris Minors.
Those little beasties had no respect for metric or SAE tool sizes!
FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
When I started at Lockheed some old timer tried to pull the Skyhook gag on me, fortunately I heard about it when I was in A&P school. I went off and found some scrap material, a hook and a discarded fan blade, assembled the pieces, painted it and even stenciled an official looking part number on it. (obviously we didn't have much "official" work going on). He was shocked that I came back with this contraption, the shop got a good laugh out of it. The "skyhook" hung around the shop months after I left!
Timmy P3B FCO
Airman
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Here are some I remember,
Go and pick up some prop wash from the line shack (P-3B and P-3C days)
Go and order a vortex Generator (the little tab of metal riveted to wing to help air flow, people would be sent to W/C 220 electrical shop for a generator) (A-4M Days)
and the always favorite, go to line shop and get 100' of "flight line"
Timmy
Go and pick up some prop wash from the line shack (P-3B and P-3C days)
Go and order a vortex Generator (the little tab of metal riveted to wing to help air flow, people would be sent to W/C 220 electrical shop for a generator) (A-4M Days)
and the always favorite, go to line shop and get 100' of "flight line"
Timmy
