Neville, thank you for posting this video. One cannot appreciate how many parts go into the turret without seeing a rebuild like this one. As mentioned in the video, that the entire country came together to make all those individual parts is quite a feat. The same attitude was demonstrated in the US once it entered the war.
Spot on Neville. Thank you. Really interesting to watch and good to hear from Ade and Andy. Great work by them both. Looking forward to your next update. All the best to you mate and to everyone at the centre. 👍
Great stuff Neville! Many thanks to the turret team for an interesting lesson in assembly, and of course to you for documenting it and asking the right questions on our behalf!
i can see why they designed such a complex bearing system on the turrets now, would seem odd not to use a simpler ball bearing system as used on tank turrets, but these need a regular greasing up, and that's not good on aircraft, and matters less on tanks if it drips out, but bearings like this do tend to run dry and seize up depending on metals used, copper and bronze is good as its self lubricating, think that's right, and the separate bearing sets each having its own task, making easier for assembly and locking in each ring, well thought out, i take my hat off to the designers, i can only imagine the head scratching to solve issues, but possibly well used by the forties - Nev, great video, when its finished you'll have to try and climb in and give us a view from inside
Thank ypu for this update. Very interesting to see, how the rotation of the front turret works. I guess, for the back and mid-upper turret, the mechanism is te same??
Does anybody know why the bolts are different sizes and in seemingly different positions around the turret ring. Was that a common practise or unique to this particular aircraft. Seems like a very poor design when it comes to mass production.
It has been my experience (when working on airplanes) that there is a reason for everything. Sometimes it was years of working on a system before I fully understood why certain parts were the way they were. I’m sure there is a good reason why the lengths of those bolts are as they are.
Neville, thank you for posting this video. One cannot appreciate how many parts go into the turret without seeing a rebuild like this one. As mentioned in the video, that the entire country came together to make all those individual parts is quite a feat. The same attitude was demonstrated in the US once it entered the war.
Many thanks Neville for posting this video. That was very interesting and amazed of the craftsmanship that went into it.
Great video Neville of the Ade and Andy show. They deserve a certificate just like Chris :-D
Excellent video Neville - great to see the FN5 coming together!
Fascinating……the engineering complexity of just one part of the Lancaster. Thanks Ade and Andy, and Neville for capturing everything.
Thanks, Nev. Fascinating.
I bet that has never been filmed before. an excellent valuable piece of work
Thanks for this bro it was really interesting. . Safe travels. Ken.
That was really interesting, thanks Neville and the team for showing us how this comes together.
Excellent thank you Neville 👍 interesting procedure, lots to remember when assembling 👍
Spot on Neville. Thank you. Really interesting to watch and good to hear from Ade and Andy. Great work by them both. Looking forward to your next update. All the best to you mate and to everyone at the centre. 👍
Thankyou Neville . The complexity of this individual piece is outstanding ......and the cost !
The Ade and Andy show was excellent! It was fascinating to watch and highly informative. Thanks Neville.
That was awesome! Thanks Nev!
Absolutely fascinating.... well worth the full video....thanks again Neville.
Awesome video thanks Neville for your time and consideration top job from the lads every day is an education with you and the team awesome 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇲🗜️🔩🔧🔨
Great stuff Neville! Many thanks to the turret team for an interesting lesson in assembly, and of course to you for documenting it and asking the right questions on our behalf!
Reminds me of assembling the flanges on JT8Ds . We used line charts.
Seeing the detail up close and personal with explanation is just superb Nev, thank you
A subject that well deserved the full episode to itself. Thanks for showing the whole process Neville
Thanks, Neville. good to see the plumbers work! As an ex Armourer i find it fascinating.
Thank you Neville, very interesting video
Thanks Neville! That was a great insight into how those ****dy rings fit together!!
Great video as usual. Today with my number association I was thinking of Me 262.
Fascinatingly complex piece of engineering!
Brilliant. Love the single subject.
i can see why they designed such a complex bearing system on the turrets now, would seem odd not to use a simpler ball bearing system as used on tank turrets, but these need a regular greasing up, and that's not good on aircraft, and matters less on tanks if it drips out, but bearings like this do tend to run dry and seize up depending on metals used, copper and bronze is good as its self lubricating, think that's right, and the separate bearing sets each having its own task, making easier for assembly and locking in each ring, well thought out, i take my hat off to the designers, i can only imagine the head scratching to solve issues, but possibly well used by the forties - Nev, great video, when its finished you'll have to try and climb in and give us a view from inside
As always, thank you for your informative videos Neville, and dedication a per the restoration Team.
Top notch stuff here Sir. Engineering marvel.
Great video thanks all concerned
Thank you Neville. :-)
Thank ypu for this update. Very interesting to see, how the rotation of the front turret works. I guess, for the back and mid-upper turret, the mechanism is te same??
Fascinating video Nev...thanks👌
Neville kept them waiting 😂😂😂😊
Love the power of the intro of this video Neville. These turrets seem to be taking some time to complete?
Absolutely brilliant Nevill. Is there any tolerance for vertical and horizontal movement in the original Lanks? We still use D bolts on modern jets.
Really interesting, nice to get away from skin bashing for a bit.
Does anybody know why the bolts are different sizes and in seemingly different positions around the turret ring. Was that a common practise or unique to this particular aircraft. Seems like a very poor design when it comes to mass production.
It has been my experience (when working on airplanes) that there is a reason for everything. Sometimes it was years of working on a system before I fully understood why certain parts were the way they were.
I’m sure there is a good reason why the lengths of those bolts are as they are.
What nonsense. I've seen other videos with similar prosess on Lancaster bombers. How they made so many and lost about half of them is mind blowing.