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| Author: | Lex [ Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rugby Built Engine Donated to Museum |
An interesting bit of industrial history: http://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/victorian-engine-built-in-rugby-leaves-for-restoration-in-wales-1-8017176 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Wed Jun 21, 2017 8:26 am ] |
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Had a good run didn't it? |
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| Author: | Lex [ Wed Jun 21, 2017 4:24 pm ] |
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Definitely. Things were built to last back then. |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Wed Jun 21, 2017 5:29 pm ] |
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It's true Lex, things were built to last. I started work on aircraft and the older ones were built far more sturdily and robustly than their modern counterparts. I remember the introduction of the Hawk (as used by the Red Arrows) and I was honestly horrified at just how cheaply it had been put together when compared with the early post war Vulcans, Victors and Hunters. I remember opening a radio set up and having to involve the air ministry inspection because there were so many poorly soldered joints in it. |
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