BDAC—Old Sarum Airfield Museum |
May 2013 |
Sep 2013 |
Dec 2014 |
May 2015 |
Sep 2015 |
Feb 2016 |
Jaguar XX734 |
An Almost Complete Nose Job |
The nose section, forward of the cockpit pressure bulkhead was bent upwards by about 50 and squashed bottom to top. It was also damaged by both explosive testing and fire. |
In order to carry out the repairs the nose has had to be dismantled back to the pressure bulkhead. Hundreds if not thousands of rivets had to be drilled out. |
The nose then had to be reassembled. All those rivets had to be put back in. |
The missing doors and panels were locally manufactured. Other work has included the installation of the windscreen and side screens. |
A damaged (bird strike) laser nose cover has been obtained and it is being repaired. |
The individual components had to be repaired (straightened and/or strengthened) or replaced with locally manufactured parts. |