The New Arrival to the Hangar

[@michaeldenesyk3195]

A BAC Strikemaster Mk 84, Singapore had 16 models. All were retired in 1984. This definitely was an Ejection Seat aircraft, it used a Martin Baker Mk4 seat with 0 altitude / 90 Knot capability

[@trespire]

That's impressive. Do you know if the Martin Baker Mk4 seat was available when the BAC Strikemaster were first put into service, or was it a later upgrade ? And thanks for sharing the information. I know nothing about the Strikemaster.

[@jorgemachado7784]

The Strikemaster is a pretty cool little guy, and the RR viper is a super classic engine with an incredible sound. Nice addition.

[@walterheinen5298]

What a job!! Getting up every morning to go work on these pieces of history.

[@trespire]

Hi, our guys used to secure the arrestor hook to the ground anchor with a long 5m titanium bar. In full afterburner the Kurnass nose strut would compress about halfway down, changing the pose of an already menicing war bird. The noise of two J-79 is almost unberable even at 30m distance away. Expandable sponge ear plugs + a pair of the good (large -30db) Peltor ear protectors as a must.

[@bruceshenkel6991]

Well,no kidding, DUH.........

[@stevewhite1444]

Interesting to see this arrive in the hanger. Being in the UK I did some flying in the trainer version Jet Provost T5 and those viper engines have some power in them given the size of them. Looking forward to seeing what happens with it. As always love to see the phantom- the best aircraft of all time! She is what got me watching. Always very informative and great content

[@SkyhawkSteve]

re: trimming the Phantom's engines... when I was an avionics guy on Skyhawks at MCAS Yuma, I was helping out with trimming a newly installed engine on one of our birds. Next to us was one of VMFAT-101's Phantoms, running both 'burners! It was at sunset, and it was both deafening and beautiful! .. but mostly deafening. 😃 I used earplugs and the over-the-ear protection, and that helped a lot. Being up close to an afterburner at twilight is an incredible experience.

[@trespire]

Yup, been there !! You definatly need BOTH ear protections. Good fitting ear plugs + Peltor ear protectors, the big bulky ones with -30db reduction. No other jet gives you those "feelings" in the chest !

[@pickandstrum]

At nellis we had and actual device with a gigantic tower we would back the f4 into and then tie it down, when we ran the aircraft water was injected in to the tower for noise suppression. We would also just tie them down to the concrete pads with steel shackles connected to tail hook I’m 66 years old now and I think the time spent under f4’s withe the engine bay doors open and running the aircraft at military power contributes to hearing loss I now have. 😊 Was a fun time I also had my run license and spent a fair amount of time running D models in my youth still can’t believe the Air Force actually let me run those things seems like a dream.

[@trespire]

First time learning about such a water suppression system for running Phantoms. We had no such devices in the IAF as far as I know. I've seen guys working under and arround Kurnass during full power testing, not for me thank you. If they were running I would wait out of the HAS at 30m distance behind something heavy like a starter cart. The noise is off the charts, not a pleasent sensation, but tremendously impresive. Ex-IAF Kurnass airframe maintainer.

[@noyfub]

When I worked at NAS Dallas, it drove me nuts, when they wer trimming Phantom or Crusader engines, Man, they took their sweet time about doing it. Loud isn.t the word! even being on the other side of the field.

[@SkyhawkSteve]

"some assembly required". 😊 I used to see a Strikemaster painted with a dragon's head on the nose at local airshows. NX2146J. Haven't seen it for a while.

[@mytmousemalibu]

I was thinking Jet Provost at first but close enough to Strikemaster! Same jet basically.

[@troyledbetter6597]

Thanks phor the update!

[@fsj197811]

Excellent, thanks for sharing.

[@stevehelms3192]

Thanks for the answer. That should work. CC Al is correct, it is a spectacular scene to see a J79 afterburner right at dusk or even the dead of night. The afterburner rings really stand out, or at least the did on the -17. You guys are running the -15.

[@Kaledrums]

Almost thought you all got a super tweet. Strike master is a cool bird though

[@the88tench3]

Cool video, can't wait to see the Strikemaster get reassembled and the Phantom do its engine runs! The Strikemaster is based off the Jet Provost T5 which has the pressurised cockpit, but with a larger engine and modifications such as pylons on the wings. Cool aircraft to see fly, there's JP's and strikemasters that display fly here regularly.

[@russcole5685]

Hello from New Zealand. Im pretty sure there are still a couple of our ex RNZAF strike masters flying in private hands here. Draken in the USA got our A4K's. I dont know what happened to the Airmacci's

[@theflyingfool]

Awesome vid!

[@SOU6900]

Some assembly required

[@trespire]

Paused at 0:40, my first guess is a first gen. fighter jet, looks like an RAF type.. continue watching Paused at 2:36, was thinking a Gloster Meteor, as it has a similar "tadpole" style canopy, but knew it wasn't as Meteors have 2 wing mounted engines. Now I'm thinking a Vampire.. continue watching At 4:19 if not mistaken, Vampires have a twin boom-tails, not a single tail. I'm stumped. Never heard of this type, learn something new everyday. Thanks ! On base we had a Meteor on static display in front of the 117th Squadron, IAF. N.B. In the early '50s ejection seats were not yet mature, as these early jets didn't fly that fast, pilots were expected to climb up and out and jump off.

[@johnjensen2217]

I was going to say Canadian Tutor

[@KoolDude100]

If you guys need any spare parts for this old Jet Provost ,I know there's one or two nearly complete aircraft here in the Uk .There's a ex USAF/RAF base now an Antiques and outdoor marketplace in Lincolnshire called Hemswell Cliff don't know how much it would cost to ship them to Texas DHL???

[@robflange]

BAC 167 mk 88 or there abouts Strikemaster RR Viper turbojet

[@williamedmonds9581]

I’ve got an O-2A Skymaster for sale if you’d like to add to your Vietnam warbird collection.

[@fw1421]

At first I thought it was an A-37. Nope not even close.

[@Fabulousprofound168]

Wow… does it come with assembly instructions? Or maybe just IKEA it? 😅

[@T-Cup314]

Beautiful aircraft ! Do you think it will keep its original paint scheme and markings ?

[@DieselThunderAviation]

I think so, but not certain. I'll be sure and get someone from the Vietnam War Flight Museum to provide some commentary.

[@robertschuler279]

That box next to the Huey have useable rotor in it?

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Unfortunately not. I think we keep it in case we do find a useable set.

[@ldmurphy6649]

I know nothing about a strike master. That’s gonna be interesting. Guess I’ll have to go do a little bit of research. Looking forward to seeing those J. 79’s running and burner. Your remodel has J. 79 GE 15. The remodels I worked on had J. 79 GE 17s. as I recall, we were not allowed to light both burners at the same time, can you light them both on your?

[@DieselThunderAviation]

I'm fairly sure we can light both at the same time. I haven't run across anything in the manuals that says we can't light them at the same time.

[@ldmurphy6649]

Cool! Can’t wait to see that!

[@bobmartin4942]

​@@DieselThunderAviation What would prevent you lighting both burners is the strength of the tie downs. You should check on it before trying to light both at once. It would not be pretty if they don't hold.

[@bluerebel01]

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[@TheBudman52]

you should restore an intruder to airshow status

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Know of any that could get restored?

[@bobmartin4942]

​@DieselThunderAviation Davis Monthan may still have some. Then again maybe not, it has been a while since they were retired.

[@rustynew9592]

You may have said this before and I missed it, but can you explain the name "Diesel Thunder"?

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Pretty much something I'm stuck with at this point! It was my gamer tag on xBox Live back in the day (on the original console released in 2001) that I hung onto. At the time I owned a Dodge Ram 2500 that had a Cummins diesel engine. I like diesel engines, and that one was loud, not quite like thunder but it sounded nice together. It's the same username I use in DCS and became the name of the channel when I started it, with the main focus being on DCS. Then the opportunity with the F-4 came around and the channel has just grown from there.

[@trespire]

@@DieselThunderAviation And yet "Diesel Thunder" is appropriate and descriptive of the legendary flying anvil that is the F-4 II Phantom. It's almost as of it was ment to be !

[@DieselThunderAviation]

I guess so! Think one of the nicknames the Germans had for their Phantoms was "Luftverteidigungsdiesel", or Air Defense Diesel in English.

[@Andrew-13579]

@@DieselThunderAviationI bet you don’t ever fly the F-4E in DCS, do you? 😜. I love flying that! I like flying formation on the wing of an AI F-4E doing racetrack patterns. The WSO guy in the back seat of the AI F-4 looks at me sometimes like he’s telling his pilot, “Ok, be ready. He’s coming in close again.” 😂

[@rustynew9592]

@@trespire One of my relatives flew F4's back in Nam, he stated that plane was proof if you put enough motor in it, you can even get a brick to fly.

[@nielsdorhout058]

I was hoping it was an F-104....what a disappointment 😂

[@utley]

its missing some hardware.

[@DieselThunderAviation]

Just a bit!