David perry 1 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I have looked at a few photos of Spits over the years and one thing puzzles me... whey is there a square box in white paint bearing the legend "w/t" on each aileron underside. I hve always assumed this means "wireless telephony kit behind this panel", but on the ailerons??? Anyone know? david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchweight Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Could be or it's a ground connection point for the liney to connect a headset to, to talk to the pilot. It's what we have today on our aircraft, although they usually fill up with water and wipe out the i/c altogether with a deafening squeal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I think its to do with earth bonding points located around the airframe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted December 25, 2009 Author Share Posted December 25, 2009 Shaun, thanks for that. I'm aware of that system (and it's failings) but can't see they'd paaint that on an aileron. I dont think they had the jack style of interphones either on spits, but might be wrong. Danny, the grounding thing is most lilkely Ithink, but its a heck of a stencil for "just" a bonding strap point. Maybe though... Merry Christmas, D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon barr Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Wing Teather...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Peter Vacher states in his book about the restoration of R4118 (Hurricane Mk1 G-HUPW) that they are 1 inch "W/T" stencils indicating electrical bonding points to minimise Wireless Telegraphy interference. These are actually Spitfire ones I did on my YT Hurricane, this was before I realised they are very different on the Hurricane to the Spitfire, but you get the idea. Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Danny, thanks. I guess they are then! I was fortunate enough to go and see P V's spitfire under restoration (also hi FW190 and his Jurca Scirocco). Amazing to ssee the old technology up close and personal. I used to own a Jurca Tempete (the one owned at one time by THE Peter Russell. http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-AYTV&imgname=G-AYTV001&imgtype=JPG ), hence I really went to see the Scrirocco...I was rather sirprised to see the warbirds too! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Fenton Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 You have me there David, I didn't know Peter was restoring a Spitfire? Never mind the FW190. Have you any more details you can share? Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David perry 1 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 Danny, not really as it was a long time ago I was there . I haave no idea what became of the 190, but it was a hell of a beast when seen close up. One can truly imagine the pilots of the time who were to be trained on it being so incredibly excited by the prospect. A Krupps steel cowl over the oil cooler and bullet proof glass so that the pilots simply flew up the stream of allied bullets until they found the gun, then shot it. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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