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I like to know what things are before I glue them to a model and these have me stumped.

 

What are the antenna on the top of the Victor K2, specifically the “rail” assembly? Also, what are the two small domes for?

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The larger of the two domes on top of the fuselage is an access panel for the fuselage fuel proportioners which are part of the fuel transfer system.

 

Sadly I can't remember what the second panel is.

 

XVTonker 

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OK, now I'm able to look at this on a bigger screen...

 

Working back from the IFR probe:

1. The small blade antenna on the top of the fuselage roughly above the cockpit looks like a comm's aerial, possibly standby UHF

2. The one further aft on the fuselage level with the intake at an angle to the vertical is also a comm's aerial, this is a fairly common one which can be found across a lot of fleets and is a combined V/UHF antenna (two aerials in one fairing), it was often used singly for the UHF system.  There's another one on the underside just behind the nose-gear doors.

3.  Larger dome, as John @xvtonker says.

4.  Smaller dome don't know but as I'm guessing the towel rail is an ADF sense aerial, I wouldn't be too surprised if this is an ADF loop aerial.

5.  As mentioned, probably an ADF Sense aerial.

 

The caveat is that I never worked on Victors, my knowledge is based on being an ex-RAF Fairy (Avionics technician), things like aerials were GFE (Government Furnished Equipment) and were used across a number of platforms and therefore matched to common systems.  My guesses are based on matching what I see to my own trade knowledge.

 

The Victor did use another parabolic navigation aid which had a lozenge shaped aerial which would look dome like from that sort of view, this was the Omega system but I have no idea where the aerial was fitted - it could be the second, smaller dome?

 

Hopefully another ex-Victor mate will come along and enlighten us all?

 

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After six years on Victor K.2's at RAF Marham I'm pretty clued up on all things Victor but that second domed panel is causing me some grief.

 

I have some recollection that there was some kind of aerial or it had something to do with the navigation system under there. I can only remember that panel being removed once in all the time I served on them.

 

XVTonker 

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