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ERKS ON HERCS

by Andy Muniandy

Published by Hercules Publishing House. 1st. 1995

Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. The workings of the Engineering Wing and Mechanical Transport Squadron at RAF Lyneham. Beginning with the very body of the Hercules, the author covers everything from the tip of the air-to-air refuelling probe to the end of the ramp. What makes an Engineering Groundcrew (ERKS) of the RAF a uinique breed within the Aviation Industry. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to front. B/w photos and drawings. Limited edition of 2000 copies numbered and signed by the author. 176 pages.

SIGNED by the author. This is copy 468 of 2000 copies. A lovely copy. Blue pictorial dustwrapper is a bit scuffed.

ISBN: 0952260816
Stock no. 1828798

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Contents

  • TECHNICAL SECTION
  • CHAPTER 1 AIRFRAME
  • CHAPTER 2 PROPULSION
  • CHAPTER 3 ELECTRICS, AVIONICS AND INSTRUMENTS
  • ENGINEERING WING SQUADRONS
  • CHAPTER 4 A AND B LINE SERVICING SQUADRONS (LSS)
  • After Flight (A/F) and Before Flight (B/F) Servicings
  • Primary and Primary Star Servicings
  • Engine Start Sequence
  • Heavy Recitification (Heavy Wrecks!)
  • CHAPTER 5 AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING SQUADRON (AES) A AND B FLIGHTS
  • Minor and Minor Star Servicings
  • Aircraft Support Flight (ASF)
  • CHAPTER 6 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SQUARDON (MES)
  • Propulsion Repair Flight (PRF)
  • Rebuilding the Allison T56-A-15 Engine
  • Power Plant Bays and Sections
  • Ground Engineering Flight (GEF) - Maintenance Bays and Sections
  • Armoury
  • Role Equipment Section (RES), Survival Equipment Section (SES) and Station Workshops (SWS)
  • CHAPTER 7 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SQUARDON (EES)
  • Avionics Bay - Air Radar, Flight Systems, Aircraft Electrical Section
  • Simulator Servicing Flight (SSF)
  • Communication and Information Systems Engineering Flight (CIS)
  • CHAPTER 8 ENGINEERING PLANS FLIGHT
  • Engineering Plans, Aircraft Ground Engineers
  • Visiting Aircraft Sections (VAS)
  • CHAPTER 9 MECHANICAL TRANSPORT (MT) SQUADRON
  • MT Maintenance Flight (MTMF), MT Operating Flight (MTOF)
  • Aircraft Support MT (ASMT)
  • CHAPTER 10 AIRCRAFT DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT
  • COLOUR SECTION
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • SQUADRON AND FLIGHT FLOW CHARTS

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