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Yes Viper, the HP rotor is only a bit over 2 metres long (but very heavy), and it had been flown all the way from the UK only to be dropped on the tarmac by the forklift from about 2 metres.
I thought our Engineer "The Ferret" was going to jump on his hat when it happened, he immediately took the serial number of the one that was dropped and said that he would not accept it under any circumstances. Whoo hoo!!,... another six or seven weeks in Singapore while they assembled a new one and flew it out. :bravo:
All the way back to the Dockyard the driver and I could hardly stop ourselves from cheering and jumping about, but with The Ferret jammed in the front of the truck with us, we didn't think that it would have been well received.
The Ferret, despite his nickname was actually a really nice chap, (most Engineers were), he was called that because his name was Ferrier.
Now that is a beautifully made model, I'd say it's a 1900 - 1920 vintage engine.
Erm, I'm not Viper lol. But thanks for the info.:mrgreen:
Did you buy the forklift driver a few beers? lol.:drink: