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German Seahawks - rear fuselage bulge ?


John B (Sc)

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Help folks. I am building a Bundesmarine Seahawk Mk100/101. (Trumpeter, 1/48th - nice kit)

I do like to know what the bits are that I am working with, where possible, because I am that sort of obssessive compulsive.

Does anyone know, or remember, what the large bulge on the rear dorsal fuselage area of the German Seahawks was? Could it be a radio compass housing - my current best bet?

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It was for a directional-finding antenna, the exact details of which escape me at the moment.

Thanks XV107. That would make sense - possibly a motor driven D/F loop style arrangement you mean?

( Why XV107 as your online name - are you VC10 crew? )

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John - I think so, but my mind is doing it's 'now I know that you know this information, but I'm not going to let you remember the details now you need to' trick at the moment...

As for the name - first RAF aircraft I sat in the cockpit of. I'm a civvy but spend rather a lot of time involved with the RAF to the point where they're foolish/generous enough to allow me some 'hands on' time with some of their aeroplanes.

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