Current aircraft being restored to flight
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Test flown by Richard Grace a couple of days ago. Apparently this one needed quite a bit of work as it had been bastardised during previous rebuilds in the US by replacing a lot of the hardware with American AN stuff, which needed changing out during the latest rebuild.
Last edited by Mike on Fri 17 Jan 2020, 9:48 am, edited 1 time in total.
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To my untrained eye, the Indian one has quite some way to go before it's able to take to the air. FWIW when I saw it in October there was no evidence of work being carried out.
Andy
Andy
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Can you explain what was test flown by Richard Grace and from where ?
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DOUGHNUT wrote:Can you explain what was test flown by Richard Grace and from where ?
The ex-Lone Star Spitfire XVI in Australia referred to in the post above mine
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OK Mike, thanks thought something had flown from Sywell.
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DOUGHNUT wrote:Can you explain what was test flown by Richard Grace and from where ?
Spitfire XVI TE392/VH-XWF at Archerfield Airport, Brisbane, Australia.
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It was hardly 'a short period of refurbishment' as described in the magazine link. It was a very in-depth structural re-build to return TE392 to stock condition
and much credit should be given to Performance Aero at Archerfield for their excellent work over the past few years.
and much credit should be given to Performance Aero at Archerfield for their excellent work over the past few years.
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I don't think the AAHF Skeeter at Middle Wallop will fly again. Since the fleet was put on the civil register, I think the CAA grounded all Skeeters on safely grounds?
Adrian
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They are currently looking at re-lifing or remanufacturing Skeeter blades. Guy Black (never one to shy away from an engineering challenge) is involved I believe.
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In 1971 the RNZAF sold to our two major airlines ,NAC (National Airways Corporation) and Air New Zealand (the two merged in 78) a Harvard each. NZ1041(NAC) and NZ1044(ANZ). Both of these airframes survive with NZ1041 now owned by John Saunders based at Omaka. 44 was sold too but just recently has been sold to Bevan Dewes a well known local pilot who flies his own Chipmunk (one the Prince of Wales trained on)but also holds ratings on the Harvard and most if not all the TVAL WW1 fleet. He has also flown a P40 in Australia so is well on the way to flying the heavy metal!
Here's a link to the Wings over New Zealand thread about his purchase: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/17601/harvard-pile?page=2
Both Harvards are currently in need of restoration but as they both were training aids they have been looked after.
Here's a link to the Wings over New Zealand thread about his purchase: https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/17601/harvard-pile?page=2
Both Harvards are currently in need of restoration but as they both were training aids they have been looked after.
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It would be silly for me to not add Hawker Typhoon JP843 here in British Columbia!
https://www.youtube.com/c/TyphoonLegacyCoLtd/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/TyphoonLegacyCoLtd/videos
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Looking forward to seeing this one down the track.
https://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2021/ ... australia/
https://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2021/ ... australia/
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Bruce Winter's Messerschmitt Bf.109G-6 WkNr.410077, recovered from a Russian lake in 1990, has had engine runs and taxi trials in the last few weeks. The work has been done by Midwest Aero Restorations
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According to John Terrell in this WIX post MH603 has flown for the first time after restoration today.K5054NZ wrote: ↑Sat 11 Jan 2020, 9:13 amLooking at Spitfires Vintage Fighter Restorations at Scone, NSW, currently has the following underway:
- LF.IXb MH415
- F.Mk.IX MH603
- F.Vc MA353/A58-232
- F.Vc BS164/A58-63
- Seafire F Mk.XV SW800
Details of the latter three can be found here.
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Links to photos of MH603's return to flight and subsequent:
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... -spitfire/
https://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2021/ ... qm-QJiUmF8
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/ind ... -spitfire/
https://www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2021/ ... qm-QJiUmF8
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Any updates on the two ex-Swedish Fireflies that were at Duxford for some years? I believe one went to Scandanavia in part exchange for another airframe, a Spitfire perhaps? The other one may have gone to ARCO in which case is it progressing?
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Before Xmas I was reading a Facebook post about another (as in not HB-RDF) Swiss Mirage twin stick being returned to flight. The jet is somewhere in France and typically I can no longer locate the Facebook post to dig out the details.
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Yes, a friend of mine was working on it and he showed me some photos of it on his phone the last time I saw him. Tragically he didn’t survive the first wave of Covid.
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In 2011 DT989/SE-BRG was registered to Propshop Ltd as G-CGYD, and I know I've seen photos of her lurking about Duxford. I don't know what priority she has for John and the team though?
I'm so sorry to hear that Mike, my condolences.
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Thanks Zac, I'll have to have a word with my Duxford contacts about the Firefly.
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I'm eager to hear any news
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One of the Firefly wings was visible in one of the side buildings (the old 'Blenheim Palace') when I was visiting Duxford over the Christmas break.
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Last time that ARCO had an open day (2019), Smudge Smith was just building the bomb stub-wings for the Lysander, and was starting work on the Firefly next, but it was an in-house project so paying work would always take precedence.