Video 247 Restoration of Lancaster NX611 Year 7. "Jane's" artwork complete.
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2024
- Engineers at East Kirkby working to get ready Lancaster NX611 for this season's Taxi runs..Ade answer a question on the rear turret ammo feed belt. Phil with more technical details
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Thankyou Neville for getting that great explanation from Ade about the rear turret ammo belt feed system. It makes perfect sense for the belts to enter the turret floor close to the pivot point and then be able to flex 90% before reaching the guns. I hadn’t realised quite how complicated the turrets are. Absolutely amazing!
Cheers Steve.
Make sure Phil knows his explanations are well appreciated. Fascinating stuff.
1940’s technology is NOT simple stuff. Fascinating and educational episode Neville! You and the Just Jane ground crew do remarkable work.
15:10 love the Lancaster weather vane in your garden Neville😊.
Birthday present YB.
What facinates me is the amount of time it takes to make sure everything is perfect. Such a labour love and dedication. Thank you Neville.
Cheers pepsicolauk.
Brilliant !! I've now learnt a great deal in a very short time...Thanks Neville....and of course everybody else !!
Cheers Adrian.
Neville, you are a National treasure!! NO...wait, you are a World Class treasure. !!! And the rest of the crew/volunteers? You guys are only fantastic.
Cheers Ed.
Another interesting video Neville. Your videos teach us something different every week. Thanks very much for your time and effort.
Thanks Ivor.
Thank you for the update Neville, very interesting to find out about the ammo feed
Cheers Garry
Each time I watch these presentations I am in awe of the engineering knowledge today from designs built for war and horrendous fighting conditions. Thanks
I got the Privilege to sit in the end Gun turret and boy was it tight fit bearing in mind the end gunner had all his gear on and he was in that gun turret from start to finish of the Mission these men were heroes👏👏
Cheers Simon.
Great explanation on how the rounds make it to the turret. Didn't realize how much twist was built in to the belt.
Cheers Ted.
Stunning video, very enjoyable to see. Thanks Neville & everyone else.
Cheers Mate.
Lovely to hear what Phil and Ade had to say i found both very interesting all the lads and lasses have a love for their work and the Lanc, i can,t thank them enough for their dedication.Nev once again many thanks for spending your time bringing us these wonderful videos. Cheers mate.
Thanks Mike
Great Video Neville those guys are a mine of knowledge so glad they will be able to pass it on with a live aircraft one day.
Cheers Hymermobiler
Brilliant Neville. Such an interesting update. The explanation from Phil about the Aluminium Alloy. The different specs that are used on the aircraft. T3 and the T6. Expecting part three from Phil next week. Good to hear how the ammo belts react in the turret when it is moving around and how the gun ammo is fed through the servos and to the guns themselves. Great close up shots. 1940s technology at its finest. Nice that Janes artwork is now complete. The guys are doing such a fantastic job there at the centre. It is lovely to see how it all continues to move forward each week and it's thanks to you Neville for all the time and effort you put into these updates that we all can follow the restoration bit by bit as it moves forward. Great job mate. Looking forward to your next update. Best wishes to you and all the gang there at the centre.👍
I'm not sure Phil said the aluminium sheet was from America, he said it was the American specification o 2024 T3 and that particular sheet was 0.050" thick. I think most aerospace ally sheet is made to US specs even if it's made here in the UK.
@@samrodian919 Many thanks. My mistake. Corrected my comment. 👍
Cheers Andy.
Great to have some more technical background. I'd never thought about how the amo coped with the turret rotation before, clever and simple solution. Thanks for the walk-through Ade and Neville.
Cheers James.
Another very interesting and informative video thanks, the videos describing the rivets and the metal being used was brilliantly described as was the way the ammunition being fed to the guns, the crew restoring just Jane to airworthy condition are doing a fantastic job of the restoration of this grand old lady of the sky, your videos are amazing keep up the great work Neville, I always look forward to seeing them on Saturdays
Thanks Graeme
Enjoyed explanations of the sheet metal used, and how the ammo gets to the guns.
Cheers Peter.
Thanks again Neville! Your dedication is very inspiring!
Cheers TFF.
Neville your videos are brill ,keep up the good work many thanks
Cheers mate.
Excellent update Neville - many thanks!
Cheers Charles.
Great video as always bro and quite an in depth showing of the ammunition feed too. Safe travels. Ken.
Thanks Ken.
Amazing how these systems worked in temperatures below zero. Seen the hanger doors slightly open today on the hanger cam. Nearly time to taxi!
Cheers David.
Such a priviledge to see the incredible workmanship of the turrets ? And such a priviledge to see the skills the" Just Jane " team continually amaze us with . And as always Neville we are so grsteful for your tireless work . Thankyou
Cheers John.
12:29 Absolutely riveting 😂😂😂😂
Cheers Chris.
Well done Neville thanks to you and the team for all your efforts.
Cheers PFW
Hi Neville , as always great video work! thanks from Caliifornia!
Cheers Hugh.
Great to see the progress being made in advance of the taxiing season. And always interesting to get the technical side of things from Phil, because the work going on at East Kirkby is as much to celebrate an engineering achievement as an historical one. Wonderful to see such dedication.
Cheers David.
Another top draw video Neville thank you. Interesting variation of different work aspects of Janes restoration from the team. Well done to all.
Thanks John.
Great video, thanks Neville very informative 👍👍👍
Cheers David.
Thanks, Nev.
Cheers Malcolm.
amazing watch,thank you
Cheers Neil.
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you Neville. I think you may have been thinking the same as myself re the turret so we have both learned something most interesting.
Many thanks for posing the question to the team and thanks to them for such a great in-depth answer!
Andy
Cheers Andy.
Another great episode Neville, fantastic work. For anyone interested, the .5 in ammo belt to the rear guns at 16:09 is built as 4B1T (4 bullets 1 tracer). The red tipped rounds indicate tracer rounds to aid targeting and tracking of rounds for the gunner.
Thanks for that PP.
Never thought about this, explanation was great. Thanks to all.
Cheers Mike.
Am I right in remembering that Just Jane and the French Lancaster were built as part of Tiger Force?
That's correct RW.
Beautiful (another !) episode, with great information, and video frames worth a thousand words.
Cheers HH.
Thank you so much for doing these videos absolutely love them and tell the guys and gals well done and keep the good work going ❤
Cheers Nigle.
Amazing stuff Neville. Thank you. :-)
Cheers mate.
@andysollis -Great question raised there Andy Sollis, though im surprised your father Ernie didnt know the answer. He knows litterally everything.
Cheers James.
Those rear gunners were brave. I used to go out with a girl who’s dad had been a Lanc rear gunner in the war. You couldn’t get him on the top deck of a bus. He wouldn’t talk about what they went through.
Thanks for that PTTC.
Great stuff Neville… not quite as ‘ riveting’ as the last episode but still ‘blanketing’ with information. 🤔
Cheers Rod.
Next week get him to explain the o-rings ;-)
😄
Another excellent video Neville. Wouldn't it be good if they put propane oxygen firing guns in the turrets? You have the same sound & flame flash but no bullets. See a Jeep fitted with a .303 gun on Shed & Buried classic cars in the week. About £3000 a gun.
Cheers Mark.
so this Lanc came with the twin 50cal rear turret instead of the typical four 30cal rear turrets on most of the UK built Lancasters this one was built in Canada
NX611 was built at Longbridge in England. As a B7, it came with the FN82 rear turret with twin .50s.
Great vid Nev. The pedal reference is interesting. Were the ranging pedals removed while the Lanc was in service on ops due to a design change or post-war when the were no longer required?
I will have to pass on that one ajg.
Through the round window
Cheers Dale.
So what stops airflow between the turret and the fuselage.
Wind deflectors fitted to the rear fuselage.
Just wondering…there are photos of a 100 plus trip Lancaster named Just Jane, with a bathing beauty sitting on a falling bomb. However, the “Just Jane” title is ahead of the figure with the trip tally above the whole lot. Is this “Just Jane” a different aircraft?
Yes.
Go show Neville.
Cheers Philip.
Is the aim of the trust to get 'Just Jane' airworthy to fly with the remaining 2 Lancasters I saw a few years ago (one is the Canadian one flown over for airshows to UK) ? I have heard this is the target?
Thats correct scopex2749.
How far can the the turret swing?
Not sure but close to 180 degrees.
How much to we owe to Neville!
Cheers John.
I am aware that the hangar is quite big, but is there room for two Lancs? Or they will disassemble the French one before start finishing Just Jane? Thank you, Neville and crew.
They are not building 2 separate Lancasters. Sections of the French Lanc are being restored to taxying condition and substituted on to "Just Jane". Janes components are then fully restored to airworthy condition. This allows the summer taxy rides to continue, bringing in revenue to continue the work. The sections will be swapped back during a future winter period. Jane currently has the French rear fuselage, nose and port wing fitted.
@@PhonePhixer19 , thank you, I already knew it. But I supposed that, at the end of the whole process, they would have Just Jane in airworthy conditions AND the French Lancaster in taxying conditions. Isn't that the case?
@@namer6643 No, they are not doing every section of the French Lanc. Some bits are just too complicated and large (cockpit, centre fuselage and inner wing section for one). They have the middle fuselage section to do and I believe the port wing when finished with will be returned and the stbd wing put through the same process. It means the French team will have several restored sections that they can put together at some time.
@@PhonePhixer19 , thank you so much for clarifying it. Back to France some parts will go.
@@namer6643 No problem. Yep back to France they go. Have a look at videos 225 & 226, Andrew Panton gives a full explanation of the plans. Far better than my 2 fingered typing can do.
Oi. Why is a rigger being allowed to do the premier trades work (armourer). Chris fitting the front turret .303 Brownings, well I never!!🤣🤣
Cheers PP.(Because his grandad did it in WW2 😇)
Not fully correct on the metal T6 can be bent but not as tight a radius as T3 or T0
Thanks FK.