AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings Reflections Reflecting on global news, views and developments Issue 12 Winter 2011

In this issue Eclipse behind Dreamliner's good looks A busy year for trade shows Winning business back Think smart, look perfect AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings: Metaflex Thai Airways' first A380 shines Training is key Restoration Project: Meteor T7 WA591 Jan Gerrits Half a century of color making experience Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 3 Publisher AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings 1 East Water Street Waukegan, Il 60085 USA Welcome to AkzoNobel Editorial Chief Editor - Andrew S Richardson Editor, Chief Writer - Marina Turion-Kahlmann Design - Intimation Creative Aerospace Coatings

Contributors Aerospace Coatings on Twitter Eric Abston, Hans van Belle, Rob Biere, When Twitter co-founder Jack Thomas Böettcher, Martijin Dieben, Teresa Dorsey sent the very first tweet on Reflections Magazine Dubaniewicz, Paul Helsloot, Christian Lavoie, 21 March 2006 (it read: “Just setting Jeffery Li, Reno Reichmann, Andrew S Richardson, up my twittr”) he probably did not Robert Rijnsburger foresee there would be about 30 billion 140 character 'tweets' to Production follow within 5 years. Intimation Creative AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings has

joined the global Twitter community. All images are for illustration purposes only. You can find us at: AkzoNobelAero See a QR code... So join our conversation and follow Contents Then why not scan it and see us on Twitter! Eclipse behind Dreamliner's good looks 4 what additional info is available? Throughout Reflections and many of A busy year for trade shows 6 our other publications, we will feature Winning business back 8 QR codes which will enable you to view our digital content. This could Think smart, look perfect 10 be anything from relevant brochures AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings: Metaflex 12 through to training videos. Thai Airways' first A380 shines 14 Training is key 16 Restoration Project: Meteor T7 WA591 18 Jan Gerrits 20 Half a century of color making experience 22

If you wish to be added A ‘farewell’ from our ‘icon’ Jan Gerrits to our mailing list to receive So far this first page has been taken up by members of our future editions, please global management team. This time it is different, however, send an email to: and to me to say “good bye’ to all of you I have met. After marina.turion a career of 45+ years in the aerospace coatings industry I @akzonobel.com am planning to “land” before the new year. My career started in the mid-sixties at the Meeting different cultures and customers Sikkens Research & Development department has enriched my life and expanded my in Sassenheim, the . At that time horizon. Our department expanded from our Aerospace department was no more than 10 to over 300 and together with our 10 people and included Sales, R&D, Technical agents and distributors we created a Support and Customer Services. At that time leading global business. the “jet-age” for commercial aircraft was just I am very thankful for that. The Aerospace started and Douglas DC-8’s and Boeing industry has always been dynamic, creative, B-707’s were crossing the skies. In the south innovative and a little bit “sexy” too. That was of France the first Corveiles were produced at the case when I started, still is today and will a small factory called Sud-Est in Toulouse (now be in the future as well in order to make this part of Airbus). The paint industry developed for industry more efficient and greener. I can tell these jets the first 2-component polyurethane you after 45+ year: the same counts for the topcoats and I am happy to have been at the Aerospace “Coatings” industry. cradle of this! Our famous “Aerodur” was born and this brand is still alive today. Regards, The Aerospace industry changes over the Jan Gerrits last decades from national to international Sales Director regarding design and production and the same was true for us. I got the opportunity [email protected] to witness all of this from nearby and all [email protected] over the globe, working on all continents. 4 Global Solutions Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Global Solutions 5

Find our more... Scan the QR code to take a look at our Eclipse behind Eclipse brochure Dreamliner’s good looks...

The stunning finish achieved The aircraft, features AkzoNobel Aerospace Ask the expert... find out more! A dream Coatings' Eclipse, and is the first 787 in Consumes with our products was on commercial service and was delivered to Ron Fattal for fuel 4 panel view for all to see recently All Nippon Airways before the show at a [email protected] efficiency... special signing ceremony in Everett, 20% windshield when Boeing unveiled it's Washington, US. less fuel than similar 787 Dreamliner at the The world’s first major airliner to use composite 2011 Seoul International materials for the majority of construction, Boeing sized 767 says the 787 is it's most fuel-efficient airliner and Aerospace & Defense consumes 20 percent less fuel than the similar Exhibition at Seongnam sized 767. Distinguishing features include a four- panel windshield, noise-reducing chevrons on its Airport in Korea. engine nacelles and a smoother nose contour. 787 Noise-reducing Smoother chevrons on nose contour engine nacelles

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(Base coat/clear coat) products as well as our new Interior Cabin Coating range, Aerofine. Many of our and MRO customers were A busy year for present and not only was it a great opportunity to network with the MRO community in one place but we managed to meet a number of new customers, who were interested in our trade shows... products.’ ‘A good product at a fair price’ was the theme of our presence at Aircraft Interiors Expo USA in Seattle. Hans Koome, Market Manager for Cabin Coatings and Color at AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings was present to promote the Aerofine brand. ‘Aerofine really represents good value for our customers’ stated Hans, ‘not only does the full system have environmental benefits being waterborne with no free isocyonates but it offers cost benefits over some of the current two component AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings were products offered in the cabin coatings present at various trade shows through market’. Hans even managed to get onto the front page of Flight Daily news with Aerofine the year. and we still haven’t heard the last of it... Three major shows were attended during September. The first was DSEi in London UK, which is one of the biggest Defence Around the world with our exhibitions! Exhibitions in the world. ‘We have exhibited at every DSEi since Left column, top: MRO Europe, Madrid they started in 2001. We remember that one very much, says Left column, bottom: DSEi, London Andrew Richardson, Global Market Director, as it was what became known as ‘9/11’. They say you always remember where Right column, top: EBACE, Geneva you were on that fateful day and for us on the stand it was Right column, bottom: Dubai, United Arab Emirates certainly something not to forget. We heard about the planes hitting the Twin Towers in New York and then we were told that London Docklands was also possibly being targeted and that’s where we were. The high rises in Docklands were evacuated and we had to leave the exhibition area and get out. The rest of the afternoon was a blur as we were all in the hotel watching the news channels’.

Rob Walker, Sales Manager Defence, ‘We attend DSEi to showcase some of the niche Defence Coatings that we manufacture, such as Intergard 10220. Intergard 10220 is a waterborne coating that is applied over the top of the existing paint scheme and is considered temporary (up to a year). It is used to change the color of a vehicle or asset. For example; you have a green tank and you want it to be a ‘sand color’. You just apply Intergard 10220 over the top, after cleaning the vehicle. When you get back home and want the tank to be green again you peel off the Intergard 10220. No paint strippers are needed and therefore there is no risk of environmental contamination of ground water. However it does not stop there. We can make the Intergard 10220 to be ‘Solar Heat Reflective’ thus helping to reduce the temperature inside the vehicle, something very important in hot countries such as Afghanistan. On top of this, other signatures can be built into the coating to help camouflage outside the ‘visible light spectrum’. This year’s theme at DSEi was ‘We develop coatings that give you the EDGE’ and the stand clearly puts this across. Teresa Dubaniewicz, Product Manager and responsible for the Defence products and offers, ‘Smart Choice was part of our presence. We launched Smart Choice in USA last year and is basically a number of products and service levels that really represent a ‘Smart Choice’ for the customer. These include training schedules, customers support and specialist Ask the expert... find out more! packaging such as Spray2Fix’. Certainly something that we believe gives our customers ‘the EDGE’. Dubaniewicz adds, ‘our latest Teresa Dubniewicz (Smart Choice) approvals for a full waterborne chrome free system having recently [email protected] been approved for use on Eurofighter Typhoon (Aerowave 2002 and Robert Walker (Intergard 10220) Aerowave 5001) were also showcased.’ [email protected] Two weeks later AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings were at MRO Prize winning solution Europe in Madrid. Richardson; ‘For us this was a great opportunity Hans Koom (Aerofine) As featured in Flight [email protected] to showcase both our Aerodur 3001/3002 and Aerobase Daily News! 8 Global Solutions Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Global Solutions 9 Winning business back

Sometimes you lose a customer. It happens. It may not be your fault, the paint’s fault Losses and gains, Q What, in short, would you say was the key to regaining the business? or the organisation’s fault. It just happens. It happened to AkzoNobel Aerospace coatings. the story so far... A Alain Viard answers: “There were several Jerome Mancy, Regional Manager, explains: After many years of being involved in different to paint some aircraft in the Air France Paint projects involving Metaflex 1001, 10P20-44 primer shop at Orly. In Toulouse we also work closely 2006 Account loss Orly Painting of aircraft continues at Air France paint shop factors. We had an ally in "Somewhere in 2006 and Eclipse High Solids topcoat, July 2011 with STTS, who paint aircraft in the Orly facility the people who actually saw Sales Manager Alain Viard succeeding in too. Nevertheless the competition were firmly one of our products ran convincing Air France that AkzoNobel was the entrenched in the account. We were patient work with the paint. They into difficulty at several best options for their single aisle fleet. Over the and worked quietly and diligently to convince are the experts in their next couple of years, 40 aircraft will be painted the customer. 2011 Account win customers. One of the at their paint facility. Plans are already firm for field. Second, we were We visited Air France regularly to show our 3 A/C in 2011, 9 in 2012, 7 in 2013. major users was Air presence, keep them updated on our activity present and provided key France. To prevent issues Off course this was not just one man’s feat. and be there whenever and wherever they Over the next couple of years, people with the service Nevertheless, Mancy emphasises the role of needed us. Still, we did not barge in, but 40 aircraft will be painted at the arising, the product was Viard in regaining the business. “Alain’s careful worked closely with the painters, who work STTS facility... and support they needed. not sold to Air France and diligent diplomacy as well as his hard work with Air France, to get our good name (and the This will often go beyond were instrumental in getting Air France to come account) back. anymore. Unfortunately back to AkzoNobel. I am very pleased with this just selling paint and Through lobbying and solid pricing, we really success. We are delighted to be of full service got to the heart of what Air France needed. goes to the heart of what this coincided with the again to this very important customer” 2011 x 3 2012 x 9 2013 x 7 We delivered the information they needed in people are looking for. new pricing round. The Viard himself smiles shyly with all this praise the most practical manner for them. We simply competition was alert being heaped upon him. His usual modest self, gave the right service at the right time and You basically have to find he starts telling the story: “Although we lost helped convince the customer that AkzoNobel Aircraft out the key people you and basically jumped at out on the account in 2006, we discontinued was the right source for paint products.” the opportunity to take need to convince and over the account." support them in doing the best job they can do."

Ask the expert... find out more! Ask the expert... find out more! Jerome Mancy Alain Viard [email protected] [email protected] 10 Technical Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Technical 11

Hiding in one coat Drying in two Clear coat with flexible process Stop press! instead of two or three hours instead speed and excellent levelling and of ten flow characteristics Think smart, AzkoNobel Bright colors at lower dry film thickness Clear coat for ultimate protection, the ultimate wet look Aerospace effect and strong brand integrity look perfect Coatings win Airbus qualification...

As market leaders in gloss and color retention we are delighted to announce qualification at Airbus of their Aerobase base coat/clear coat system. The Aerobase base coat and Aviox clear coat UVR system has been qualified successfully at Airbus, according to specification AIMS 04.04.033 and AIMS 04.04.037. In addition to the standard AIMS 04.04.033 base coat/clear coat system specification, AIMS 04.04.037 includes a selectively removable system (SRS). SRS incorporates an extra sealer coat between primer and base coat which allows the selective removal of only the base coat/clear coat system in preparation for repainting. This avoids the need to reapply the primer, resulting in further time and cost savings during maintenance. With a focus on sustainable coatings, cutting drying times and saving costs by shortening the application process, Aerobase not only offers a high quality finish but reduces paint usage meaning it is an efficient and environmentally progressive paint solution. The paint system has Scan this QR code to access our new been developed in line with one of Airbus’ key support sheets digitally and always have objectives to produce aircraft that are friendlier to access to them on your mobile device! the environment and more eco-efficient. The first to deliver reliable base coat/clear coat systems to the industry, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ Aerobase system only requires one Key: Base coat/clear coat systems coat per color and one layer of clear coat, resulting in reduced paint usage. This, coupled System advantages with a dramatically reduced drying time, which for paint facilities AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings have For those of you who are now thinking... because a link has helps to reduce energy consumption and added some exciting new literature to “Oh great! What is You Tube and what on taken you directly to labour costs, allow the aircraft to leave the paint their selection of brochures and earth is a QR code?”, below is a short a a website where you facility with the best looking, most durable System advantages information sheets. For the base coat/ explanation of QR codes. can learn more decorative finish available on the market. for clear coat range there are two newly about the event. You The QR stands for Quick Response codes. Built on nearly a century of technical knowledge created support sheets. One is don’t have to write and experience, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ specifically geared towards paint You can scan the code very quickly with the anything down or new technology is expected to change the future facilities and the other is specifically for remember it. camera of just about every mobile phone. of paint application to external surfaces on aircraft. airlines. Both sheets come together in Before that you need to download the QR codes are very For airlines around the globe, the Aerobase small so they don’t a bright and colour folder which appropriate software to your mobile device. system offers the ultimate in decorative finishes take up much space. features a new and exciting way to There are a variety of options. If you search and an opportunity to strengthen brand identity You don't even have quickly access even more hands on with keywords “QR code” or “QR reader” with aircraft which look ‘factory new’ for longer. information on the products and you will find the appropriate reader to to type long URL’s application. download. you are directly linked The Aerobase base coat/clear coat system is to the website ready for use in series production and offered When you open the folder you will find a QR So, what is the use of this QR code. For through the code. to Airbus customers as an option. code at the bottom of the middle page example, you are walking around and you The information is which enables you to see the related base see a poster for an exciting event. There is a available at any Ask the expert... find out more! coat/clear coat application movie on QR code. You scan the code. You are then time after scanning YouTube. immediately provided with more information the code. Maud Khelstovsky [email protected] 12 Technical Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Technical 13

Primer AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings and Conversion Coating Surface Permanently embedded contaminants in the Other pores of the metal repel standard chromate coatings Pantheon Enterprises technology conversion coatings resulting in frequent layer Contamination teams up for adhesion failures. Primer Metaflex SP Surface Metaflex SP technology promotes paint Thin adhesion directly to permanently embedded Metaflex SP contaminants. layer Contamination

From lab AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings, global leader in aerospace coatings and Pantheon "We have developed "We are proud and to bottle Enterprises, global leader in chrome free aircraft pre-treatments, have been working AkzoNobel a strong working excited to partner Aerospace together for the past two years to develop an advanced chrome free aircraft pretreatment Coatings and relationship with with AkzoNobel on this Pantheon which is to be made available globally through AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ global Enterprises team Pantheon and believe initiative. Our goal is to up to produce distribution network. we have the very provide the market place Metaflex SP The pre-treatment, which will be known “The Metaflex brand is a trusted name globally best partner in the with high performance, as Metaflex SP (Surface Pre-treatment) in pre-treatment products. Metaflex SP will build as part of the Metaflex brand. The product on the brand and offer the market a number of field of chrome free environmentally safe has been developed to meet the AMS3095 benefits and savings over current pre-treatment pretreatment..." technologies..." specification as part of a number of methods”, added Andrew Richardson, global market director at AkzoNobel Aerospace AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings systems. Kevin Fleetwood Laura Roberts Coatings. It will be launched combination with sBU Director, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings Chief Executive Officer, Pantheon Enterprises Kevin Fleetwood, director of the Aerospace a number of new products from AkzoNobel, business at AkzoNobel states: “We have aimed at the MRO Aviation market. Our Market developed a strong working relationship with Segment Manager MRO, Michela Fusco, will Pantheon and believe we have the very best lead the launch.” partner in the field of chrome free pretreatment. We decided to work with Pantheon following Fusco is particularly excited about the an extensive testing regime, where we looked forthcoming launch. "I have an R & D as well Ask the expert... find out more! at the available technologies in the market and as Regulatory Affairs background and so seeing Michela Fusco carried out a large benchmarking program. how this technology works as well as seeing it [email protected] We found that in filiform testing especially, the bring so many HSE benefits to our customers Pantheon technology showed significantly is great... better corrosion resistance in combination with our coatings systems. The lead us to the Filiform evaluation: showing significantly decision not to develop our own technology "...we are confident that better corrosion resistance from scratch but to work with Pantheon to on top of giving superior develop a pretreatment that delivers what we consider to be superior corrosion resistance, corrosion resistance and compared to anything else currently in the reduced emissions from market”. the painting process, we Laura Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Pantheon Enterprises adds: “We are proud should be able to reduce and excited to partner with AkzoNobel on process time for both this initiative. Our goal is to provide the market place with high performance, environmentally Washprimer users and SW + CF Concept safe technologies. The development and SolGel ‘type’ users in the commercialization of this product, which is aimed at the AMS3095 specification, represents aftermarket." a significant milestone in the painting industry. Furthermore, we are looking into working Michela Fusco on the next generation of pre-treatments, Market Segment Manager MRO, in combination with AkzoNobel Aerospace AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings Coatings’ Chrome Free primer technology. This will not only benefit both our companies Metaflex SP is the successor product to but offer the market superior performance and Metaflex FCR, which is scheduled for system durability”. obsoleting by the end of 2011. Metaflex SP + CF Primer Concept 14 Technical Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Technical 15 Thai Airways’ first A380 shines with AkzoNobel

Aerospace Ask the expert... find out more! Thomas Böttcher Coatings [email protected]

Airbus’ facilities in Hamburg Why did Thai Airways use this paint system? See for saw the roll out of Thai yourselves... Airways International’s first A380 newly painted tail Aviox CF Primer 37124 section. AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings provided the Reduce following paint system: environmental impact Aviox CF Primer 37124 Aerodur Sealer 42240 Aviox Finish 77702 Aerodur Sealer 42240 Use of the Aviox Chrome Free primer reduces the environmental impact of the paint process. The Aerodur Sealer in Aviox Finish 77702 combination with Aviox Finish provide a selectively strippable coating system with advanced benefits during maintenance of Advance benefits the aircraft. during maintenance

During the selective stripping process, a paint of aircraft stripper selectively removes the intermediate coat and the topcoat, leaving the chrome free corrosion protective primer intact. After cleaning Aerodur Sealer 42240 and re-activating the primer, a fresh intermediate coating and topcoat can be applied. Because the primer is not removed during the selective Aviox Finish 77702 stripping process, airline maintenance operations will see their strip and repaint cycle shortened by this system. The combination of Aerodur Durable and Sealer and Aviox Finish does not only result in high-gloss finish a very flexible system but also provides a very durable and high-gloss finish. 16 Training Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Training 17

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Attendees appreciate the mix of theory and One of the key features of practice. At the facilities the training is AkzoNobel Aerospace delivered by Aerospace staff from various departments. This way attendees do not Coatings worldwide is the learn only about paint application, but are training it provides for its also acquainted with other aspects such as paint development, colour theory, Health, customer base. Safety & Environment and Logistics. This results in a broad understanding of the entire In facilities in Waukegan (USA), Leicester Interested in paint-making process. (UK), Sassenheim (NL) and Moscow (Russia) seeing more? customers are trained in general paint Scan the QR code to The training facility in Sassenheim has take a look at some of Practical training technology as well as the practical part of undergone a face lift, making it look refreshed our training videos... session (main picture) getting the actual product on the aircraft. and bright. Hans van Belle, market segment Our team of experts Attendees are very enthusiastic which is manager structural coatings, who is also show how it's done in evidenced in repeated visits to training involved in the training school, is enthusiastic our Sassenheim facility! courses. This way customers stay abreast about the changes. of the newest developments in aerospace Classroom teaching coatings. Sales Managers and Technical (top inset picture) Consultants also give tailor made trainings “It’s important to give Our experts at work with at customer sites. delegates attending one the customer a complete of training schools John Griffin, former US director and now coatings experience. responsible for the Europe, Middle East and Facility tour Africa (EMEA) part of the organization, cannot We need to show our (bottom inset picture) emphasize the importance of training enough: commitment in every Our experts showing delegates our state of aspect of what we do the art facility during "I have seen the and present. Bright, training school importance both in my professional and pleasant previous job at our facility surroundings for our in Waukegan and trainees are part of this”. currently in Sassenheim, Leicester and Moscow. Hans van Belle It’s a full package. You Market Segment Manager Structural Coatings cannot sell a can of paint Van Belle sees first hand at customer sites the value of the training provided. “People will and then walk away, it approach me and refer back to a training they does not stop when had in Sassenheim, sometimes years ago! With new products coming to market they you’ve made the sale. can make return visits and learn more.”

What we do is support The Waukegan team recently launched a two our customer is getting day tailor-made application course. This concept has already been very successful in the full potential of the the EMEA region and now our American product." customers have embraced the course also.

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So what has happened since... Normally this would have meant joining the ranks of Meteors outside, for spares reclamation and Restoration Project: eventual scrapping but WA591 had probably for the first time in her career a stroke of luck, as it was selected to join 5MUs Apprentice Training School, joining a Bristol Sycamore helicopter and a Vickers Valetta aircraft. Serving in this role the aircraft was Meteor T7 WA591 given a maintenance serial number 7917M. The school used the airframe for numerous training tasks which included engine ground runs, but in the early 70s it was apparent that each Maintenance Unit did not require its own school so the training school at Kemble was closed and Showroom condition! WA591 was moved to the new central MU school The Meteor T7 WA591 in at RAF St Athan in Wales. hanger and above flying high WA591 continued in its ground training role until 1978 when due to a glut of surplus Hunters was In 2009 Alice Talbot and Martin Carter were approached by a team of restoration volunteers replaced and finally retired from its long tour of from Oldiham in the UK to request the possible support of AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings duty, although not always flying. in the restoration of a 1949 Meteor. 8th December 1978 saw WA591 on the move yet again. This time the move was by road up to RAF Naturally both Alice and Martin were keen to 21/01/1950 fuel state. 80/80 meant that there was enough Woodvale (a former Meteor station with the offer their expertise and recommendations in WA591 was involved in a Category (CAT) 4R fuel for one missed approach and go-around, famous THUM Flight – Met Research, 610 returning the aircraft back to it’s original glory. accident, whilst on an approach to RAF Valley 40/40 was classed as a priority landing). He Squadron R.Aux AF & 5 CAACU – target tugs) for After a little searching Martin managed to find in Anglesey. The aircraft was being flown by therefore rushed the landing procedures and gate guard duties. On arrival at Woodvale the an example of anothother Meteor at the Pilot Officer Davis when, according to the crash shut down the starboard engine which had the Commanding Officer believed to be an ex Meteor Duxford air museum in the UK which was used report, he lost sight of the runway due to the only hydraulic pump. man decided that WA591 was in too good a as the basis for the proposed paint system sun being in his eyes, (the accident happened condition to be left outside to rot and so she was being 37035a, Aerodur SGL Aluminium and at mid-day) he felt the aircraft start to sink On the downwind leg the pilot selected one re-erected and put on display inside the University Aerodur Clearcoat UVR. quickly and pulled back on the stick with a low third flap, but due to his high speed the limiter Air Squadron hangar. airspeed this increased the risk of stalling which would not allow the flaps to deploy, although Along with AkzoNobel many sponsors were the aircraft did. The resulting impact ripped off hydraulic pressure was being bled off, as the During June 1983 work started on preparing found including RAF stations and it is a tribute to the port undercarriage, followed by the system was still trying to deploy the flaps there WA591 sadly for a move outside, and by the group, with no major financial backing, that starboard undercarriage. The aircraft was wasn’t time to lock it down! December 1983 when she took up her new the rebuild was virtually completed when Air moved by road for repair and after a major position at the main gate at RAF Woodvale. Atlantique were approached to hangar, fly and rebuild was ready for collection on 15/10/50 On selecting gear down, only the main gear By January 1993 WA591 had been put up for sale manage the high bills once the CAA was involved. (the total cost of the repair work was £1400 old would lock due to the lack of pressure left in by the MoD Tender system, and was soon pounds!) the system, and although the pilot tried This Meteor is one of the oldest originals and acquired by Meteor Flight. When the aircraft was the emergency hand pump in the cockpit, he inspected for the first time those members that best built veterans and has been faithfully 20/11/1950 could not get the nose gear to lock. At 300 ft. inspected the airframe were surprised at the very represented exactly as it was when flying from WA591 returned to 203 AFS and served with and 140 knots the pilot tried to overshoot good condition the airframe was in, especially RAF Driffield in Yorkshire 1950-51. the unit until it was involved another CAT 4R which is almost impossible at this height and when you realise how close the aircraft was to the accident on 24/10/51 and returned to Glosters speed on one engine. The Meteor yawed Irish Sea. A little history... once again. Built as part of Air Ministry contract 6/Acft/2982, through 30 degrees and the pilot closed 22/02/1956 25/01/1962 the throttle and decided on a crash landing WA591 was despatched to A V Roe’s at The work at Lyneham was completed when it The Meteor was replaced at Woodvale by a WA591 was built at Glosters Hucclecote factory 14/05/1952 straight ahead across the airfield. The resulting Woodford for refurbishment. During this period was issued to No.5 FTS at RAF Oakington Phantom FGR2 as the then present CO was an and was ready for delivery and awaiting The aircraft was again repaired and awaiting ‘landing’ tore off the main gear, and grazed of the 50’s the RAF MUs were so overstretched (which was in the process of re-equiping with ex.Phantom jockey. The past criteria for a gate collection on 26/08/49. The aircraft’s first unit collection. The aircraft was delivered this time the underside of the airframe. with servicing Meteors, refurbishment work the Vampire T.11) the stay was very short as guardian to have historic links with the station was the CFE (Central Fighter Establishment) to a new unit, No.208 AFS at RAF Merryfield on was contracted out to A V Roe’s Westlands at the aircraft moved on to No.8 FTS at RAF appears to have gone by the board. based at RAF West Raynham, arriving on 15/05/52. WA591 served without further incident 22/09/1953 Yeovil and Flight Refuelling Ltd at Tarrant Swinderby on 27/02/62. 02/09/49. WA591 was used to convert pilots up to 10/03/53 when she was transferred to Since WA591’s appearance at Yatesbury, some The aircraft was transferred to Glosters Rushton. The record cards show that the work to fly the unit’s Meteor F.4’s prior to going on to RAF Finningly and No.215 AFS. WA591 did not appear to enjoy staying at one members have commented on the strange serial for repair, after being dis-assembled by was completed and WA591 was ready for be taught the use of fighter tactics. location for any great period of time, as it was on the rear fuselage, namely UWAS92. This was a working party from Glosters, to enable the collection by 25/07/56. 06/08/1953 on the move again on 13/08/62 by flying back the result of a group of enthusiastic University of 31/10/1950 wreckage to be moved by road. The rebuild Luck was not on WA591’s side as it was to the Flying College at Manby. Again one of Wales Air Squadron cadets during the summer of WA591 moves to RAF Stradishall to join work took until 30/06/54 when it was ready 26/07/1956 - 16/03/1959 involved in a flying accident! WA591 traits came to the fore when it was 1992 deployment to Woodvale at the end of No.226 OCU (Operational Conversion Unit). It for collection. The aircraft was delivered to No.12MU RAF involved in a Cat .3R accident on 10th July deployment party giving a bit of a laugh – hence is an interesting aside that the numbered Flt Lt. A E Paxton of RCAF a QFI was on a Staff Kirkbride for a period of storage then the aircraft 1963. It was repaired on site by a team from 60 UWAS92. The small dents and marks around the OCU’s were still in existence up to 1993, when Continuation Training sortie from Pershore to 02/07/1954 was transferred to No.33MU at RAF Lyneham. MU based at RAF Leconfield with work undercarriage was also a mark of past UAS due to the Governments Options for Change RAF North Luffenham but 6 minutes into the WA591 was ferried to 33MU at RAF Lyneham commencing on 11/07/63 and was complete deployments as it was standard practice to smash Policy, all of the OCU numbers were removed sortie the pilot abandoned the trip due to poor for a period of storage, before being issued to When ready for service the aircraft was issued by 29/08/63 when it was issued to the College their drinking glasses against the under carriage to make way for “shadow” Reserve Squadron weather conditions and shut down the No.12 FTS (Flying Training School) at RAF West to the Flying College at Manby, the Meteors of Air Warfare (although remarkably it remained legs at the end of a toast, but after quite a few numbers. When WA591 joined the unit, 225 starboard engine to conserve fuel. The pilot Zoyland, on 09/12/54. operated from the satellite RAF Strubby. at the same station). toasts the aim was normally a tad off! OCU was based at RAF Driffield, but due to the obtained a fix from an unknown radar station stations runway being worked on, the aircraft and elected to divert to RAF Worksop Finningly 17/06/1955 31/01/1961 23/07/1965 Thanks to the following people who have helped were temporarily assigned to RAF Stradishall which was closed due to weather. On initial The aircraft was sent to No.38MU at Llandow Back to 33MU Lyneham for another spell of Whilst serving with CAW at Manby the aircraft was to piece together this aircraft’s history: Hal Taylor, which was in the process of being retitled contact with Worksop he declared he had and is noted as awaiting repair on 15/07/55. servicing which included an excursion to 5MU coded ’U’. WA591 made it’s last flight (in military Neil, RAF Museum Hendon, Jim Simpson, Derek No.203 AFS (Advanced Flying School) and the 20/20 gallons on board (a standard radio call at There is no indication of the nature of the RAF Kemble for a paint job on the 30/08/61, service) on 04/05/65 to 5MU at RAF Kemble, James and various members of RAF Kemble aircraft was given the airframe code FMK-Q. Meteor stations which referred to the aircrafts accident which befell the aircraft. returning to 33MU Lyneham on 12/10/61. and was declared a Non-Effective Airframe. and St Athan MU Apprentice Training Schools. 20 Human Interest Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Human Interest 21

Flying high! Jan indulges in Jan Gerrits his hobby Over 45 years in the Aerospace industry; the words of Jan Gerrits...

I have much off course Ask the expert... find out more! An interview to be proud off after so Jan Gerrits many years, both from [email protected] with Jan Gerrits a technical as well as a

commercial perspective. A testimonial from TSI: Q Best memory? I started my carreer in the labs "We would like to A Because of my travels I regularly had the opportunity to fly vintage aircraft (my hobby). I and therefore I was (and still am) very have very good memories of flying in a PR-13 double decker over Boeing in Seattle, several proud of some of the developments thank Jan and his team Douglas DC-3’s over South Africa, as well as with a Catalina flying boat, creating splashes made in the seventies and eighties, for all their efforts here in and waves on the Ijsselmeer in The Netherlands. The flights I made in Rumania this year with which helped to grow our business and a Yakolev 52 aerobatic plane and an Antonov 2 bi-plane are engraved in my memory and I which were “breakthroughs” for us Israel that have brought will never forget. as well as for some of the market us to the present stage segments we serve today. that we are almost the Q Not so good memory? Most important for me were the A Aerodur HFA series (MIL-C-83286), leader in aerospace One of the not so good moments was a domestic flight in an old AVRO-748 of Bouraq Aerodur Finish HF series for Airbus painting in Israel. Airways in . I was booked on a flight from Djakarta to to visit an aircraft productions lines, wing coating Aeroflex factory for a technical meeting. This route is famous because you have to pass over a high mountain range. During the “colonial days the KNILM (Royal Netherlands Indies Airlines) G12E25 for Airbus, Boeing and the Good luck in your MRO Market as well as Aerodur Barrier already had problems getting their tri-engined Fokkers over the mountains due to heavy primer 37045 for composite parts. It retirement, keep good thunder storms and turbulence. The same happened to me. The old AVRO-748 could not climb out of the bad weather and we were shaken like a pack of milt. The aircraft was almost was also one of our first chrome free health and we hope to primers. Some of these products still un-controllable. After about half an hour we landed and to my surprise it was Djakarta again! exist, though they are reaching the end see you soon!" The pilot had decided to return. As the meeting was important I took a taxi to Bandung and of their life time as people now require the fare was precisely the amount of the plane ticket! The driver was aware of this low VOC products to meet increasing Gadi Reches and TSI Staff phenomenon as it had happened many times before. legislative demand. In those days there were no VOC limitations and Q Best food? regulations as exist today. Of course all these developments were made in a A It’s difficult to say what really was “best” as good dining also depends on the atmosphere team although our R&D lab at that time and people around the table, beside the food and drink. I do remember fantastic, locally was little more than a handful of prepared food with customers in India and Pakistan for instance, coupled with warnings I got dedicated people. that is was “very spicy” but fresh. When it comes to restaurants around the world my favorites today are in the Cape province in South Africa, where especially the price – performance is Commercially I have seen our business really world class and you can wake me up in the middle of the night for black caviar and a and network growing. Especially our good glass of vodka. agents and distributors have contributed significantly to our growth over the past decades and to what we have become Q Best book/film? today. To work with them, creating A Reading is something I learned doing long distance flying. I still do this regularly and have new business, have mutual goals many favorites. In general I like the classical Russian writers like Dostoyevski, Tolstoj and and to make them feel to be part of Tjechov to name a few. I also like many Dutch, French, South African and Latin American the AkzoNobel Aerospace family, is writers like Gabriel Garcia Marques, VS Napaul and Isabelle Allende. something to look back at with both pride and pleasure. Films I seldom watch. Maybe I lack the patience as does not really have my interest. Historical movies I found interesting though. The last one I saw is called “Black Butterfly”, about the life Jan Gerrits of South African poet Ingrid Jonker. That was impressive. Sales Director 22 Human Interest Winter 2011 Issue 12 Reflections Reflections Issue 12 Winter 2011 Human Interest 23

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Koos Hoogervorst Wilfried van Eeden and Making sure the Manchester Koos Hoogervorst of City Blue Moon AkzoNobel Aerospace Rising colors are correct Coatings share 50 years of colour making experience between them.

The former joined on 1 October 1986, the latter had preceded him by a month. Comments Hoogervorst: “with me it was mostly due to a bakery allergy I developed. I had worked in the bakery for 8 years, preparing food and all of a sudden a change in ingerdients caused skin problems. I started looking for alternative employment and was hired at is important. You cannot spend all your Q What about the here, Sikkens. I was directed towards Sikkens “Color is fun. The range time behind a computer. You are a link in a the now, and the future? process and you need to know about because my sister already worked there. It was A Van Eeden: “I am very curious to see how of color is so big! There all aspects.” Hoogervorst agrees: “Aside from in fact bakery education and 8 years new technologies and products will what you get today”. Van Eeden agrees: “You spent more time looking at the product the basics computers can give you, you bakery experience down the drain.” Van are still new colours being develop and grow. A good example is characteristics and it was more straight forward. If it was not good, you did away with it and also need a feeling for the subject matter. Eeden chuckles: “my education was actually Aerobase. I look forward to see that grow. Sikkens focused. I was trained as an analytical started over. There was time for that. Now we often add component after component. Everything found and developed. For example, you can say “add a drop”. lab technician and joined Sikkens a month was visual and measuring apparatus was very limited.” On the other hand, we What is a drop? How much is that? You "I’m excited about the after Koos.” need to take responsibility and be able to Q Does this mean it was better 25 years ago? also still deliver colors we work independently." fact that we have a Van Eeden was hired as a color maker and A Looks pass between the two, the looks of those in the know. Hoogervorst: “the fun of the job developed years ago. It Hoogervorst became a mixing formula design office here and then was the hand work, the time and the craftsmanship it demanded. Computers now play a Q A hot topic these days is engagement. developer. They did not start working together is also nice to see a color much bigger part. You must also realize, It was not AkzoNobel yet, we worked for Sikkens. How is the engagement doing in color can invite designers to straight away as Koos started at the car When you started working for Sikkens you became part of the Sikkens family. With Akzo it stand the test of time.” making? come over to see what is refinishes division whilst Wilfried joined the became more structured and business like. This has good aspects but still, the Sikkens family Sikkens company lab which basically feeling was very strong and I sometimes miss that.” A Van Eeden and Hoogervorst both feel Wilfried van Eeden and what is not possible." supported the whole of the Sikkens it has a lot to do with showing organisation. Van Eeden: “A long time ago I Van Eeden: the fun at aerospace coatings is that you have to be an all-rounder. You don’t deal appreciation. Says Hoogervorst: “Take Hoogervorst: “ Some time ago we had the There is a massive difference between seeing it developed coatings for the railway company, with a small part and then hand over. Also the time pressure is always high. That’s the creative the famous Formula 1 livery for Etihad. A challenge of turning solids into mica’s. The on paper and on actual panels. It helps designers coil coatings for caravans and campers and challenge, to make as much with a minimal package of tinters for example. few days before Christmas I had to work result is on the Manchester United airplane achieve the best job they can do. Something I adjusted the house paint collection. I was on the red, because it was actually called “Blue Moon Rising”. When I pass also look forward to seeing grow is the training giving colour advise within a couple of months. Q Is it still fun? coming out pink in application. You do Schiphol, I always look at the planes. Who for our distributors. They learn about things like It was a rough learning curve, but you learned A Hoogervorst laughs out loud and picks up: “you do not last 25 years if you don’t remotely that because that’s what we do here doesn’t?” mixing and color matching. Working with them quickly and you never forgot”. Hoogervorst: enjoy what you do. At least I don’t. Not a day is the same. The freedom to do creative work, (Christmas or not). Over the holiday also makes you humble when you hear in what “I found myself working with Wilfried about 1 ½ the development, the spraying, seeing the end result is great! Some time ago we had to Van Eeden: “We depend on our eyes to do our the plane was painted. In January all the circumstances they sometimes work.” years after I started at Sikkens.” duplicate a colour on a helmet from Williams Grand Prix team. They did not want to send the job. There is a lot more computer work people involved who had taken that helmet so they emailed foto’s. Off course no color printer is the same, so the colors were not involved these days but in the end, your eyes extra step got a bottle of wine as a Concluding... He continues: "The job was more of a craft; it a match. In the end they did send the helmet and we matched it perfectly. You depend on are the most reliable measuring tool. We thank you from the spray facility. That Hoogervorst: “There is a difference between then was pure hand work. All the training you got the material you have to work with.” He continues: “actually at the company drink to celebrate always try to impress that on the next is nice. It does not need to be big, it’s and now, of course. Both have good and bad was done within the company, paint my 25th year anniversary I realized it is pretty special what we do. For us it is normal, but generation of color developers and makers. just nice to have your extra effort aspects. In the end I think it’s about recognizing technology, color making, color measuring. friends of mine were amazed when they saw in the presentation the liveries I have been Don’t blindly trust computer figures, also use be recognized. All too often these days (your paint on planes coming and going at Schiphol) The basis we got is completely different from involved in. I get a kick out that.” your common sense. 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