Found this on utube, last flight of Dart Herald G-AVPN, I worked on, and flew in, this aircraft over a twenty year period. First job was in 1979 at Blackpool when the aircraft was operated by BIA, both outer wings were corroded in the integral fuel tanks, we replaced both outer wings with used wings from crashed aircraft, and following major overhaul she went on to serve with Air UK, EuroAir and Channel Express as a freighter.
If you like Darts switch the sound up.
[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUqz0im2A5A[/bbvideo]
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Good stuff Om. Something from when aeries had character, instead of nowadays when they are just flying buses.
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That shrill piercing whine reminds me of the sound of the Viscount - were they using the same engines, d'you know?
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That is awesome, thanks for posting.
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Karearea wrote:That shrill piercing whine reminds me of the sound of the Viscount - were they using the same engines, d'you know?
Yes, Dart engines, designed by South African and ex UCT alumnus Lionel Haworth.
http://www.aviationarchive.org.uk/Gpage ... G2664.html
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DaddyWoody flew Viscounts for Cambrian, BOAC( yes really) and BA, spent many a happy hour as supernumerary crew flying around Scotland in the school holidays 
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If anyone's interested, there's a Viscount 806 (G-APIM) at Brooklands Museum in Weybridge. First flown in 1958, she flew until 1988 when she was damaged in a ground incident at SEN, was restored by volunteers, and is now in beautiful condition. Reminds me of the ones we flew in Rhodesia and South Africa.
There is a Dart engine under a shelter on display next to the aircraft, it's sometimes not opened but the volunteers will usually open it on request.
https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explor ... t/viscount
http://www.vsp.org.uk/
There is a Dart engine under a shelter on display next to the aircraft, it's sometimes not opened but the volunteers will usually open it on request.
https://www.brooklandsmuseum.com/explor ... t/viscount
http://www.vsp.org.uk/
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Held an engineers licence typed on F27, HS748 and Herald, spent twenty years on type and have great affection for the Herald and the Dart. I have worked on aeroplanes that were faster (Lightning), bigger (A300) and cleverer (C680), but Herald is the favourite.
My motorbikes have all sorts of British hardware from my gash box and still have all my Dart rigging tools, spanners, burner wipe tool and so on, first flight was in an Argosy as a craft apprentice.
Now this would be nice in the garage
[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ed-5hq7AdE[/bbvideo]
My motorbikes have all sorts of British hardware from my gash box and still have all my Dart rigging tools, spanners, burner wipe tool and so on, first flight was in an Argosy as a craft apprentice.
Now this would be nice in the garage
[bbvideo=560,315]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ed-5hq7AdE[/bbvideo]