JOHN ELLIS Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I'm looking for photos of the target towing equipment under the rear fuselage of the Meteor TT20. I am referring to the original 4 x drogue installation. I have the datafile book amongst others which has a drawing but would like some clear photos. A future project is a flying model of a TT20. I have done the usual google searches etc with no luck. I am hoping someone has got some photos or access to a TT20. Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regulus Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Here is one from the TT.20 at the Yeovilton restoration facility. Photo by Steve Naylor. The 1/48 pattern for the Cooper Details limited edition conversion for the Classic Airframes Meteor: The best bet is the book "The Long Drag: A Short History of British Target Towing" that has a number of drawings and photos of the TT.20 useful for model making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOHN ELLIS Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Thanks Regulus Thats the photo I am after. It would have been nice to be complete but I can work with that. The long drag book has good details of the winch and cable run but nothing on the underside of the aircraft. The datafile book has a drawing showing this but is not clear enough to draw up the components. I have found a site that has a "Gloster Meteor TT.20 Aircraft Servicing Manual RAF AP101B-2920-1" for sale for under $20. It might be worth getting. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boscombe73 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks RegulusThats the photo I am after. It would have been nice to be complete but I can work with that. The long drag book has good details of the winch and cable run but nothing on the underside of the aircraft. The datafile book has a drawing showing this but is not clear enough to draw up the components. I have found a site that has a "Gloster Meteor TT.20 Aircraft Servicing Manual RAF AP101B-2920-1" for sale for under $20. It might be worth getting. John Good to see the TT20 being tackled, as I knew Don Evans who wrote 'The Long Drag', but unfortunately passed away a little over a year ago. His mind was razor sharp regarding his target towing days, and always had a good tale to tell. Actually have his wooden 32nd scale TT20 under my desk at work being repaired as it was our weather vane at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection but suffered storm damage last year ( it actually flew 100 yards on a strong South Westerly!) If you are interested we have an actual Meteor U16 'WK800' in our collection, if you needed any info on that? Good luck with the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worm Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 (edited) I've come across a photo that may be useful and I notice that it doesn't have the rear unknown mounting bracket. Steve Edited March 4, 2011 by worm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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