Avro 504 replica to Fighter Factory

Avro 504N under construction…

Aldertag is right… my company Blue Swallow Aircraft, LLC is building 2 Avro 504N’s right now. you can see more about them on our web site blueswallowaircraft dot com. I worked for 8 1/2 months for Pur Sang in Argentina, assisting them setting up their entire workshop but the project did not work out well… and I left at the end of my contract. All of the historical data came from my 25 years of research and work. The aircraft Gerry has now on display is a non flying replica built entirely out of domestic materials and not airworth. It is a nice replica. They were supposed to be making new Clerget engines but I have not heard of any advances on this front.

Regards,

John Gaertner
Blue Swallow Aircraft, LLC
Keswick, VA USA

This replica looks very much like the work of the Pur Sang Historic Aero group. They already have thier own replica flying powered by a Kinner radial, which has been discussed on the forum before:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=89369

EDIT: If you click on the link, there’s a further YouTube link on that page which shows the Fighter Factory replica under construction, so it’s definately the work of the same group.

As for 504N’s Roger, there’s one complete example at the Danish Aviation Museum at Stauning, and there’s a chap in the States who’s hoping to build one or two replica N’s powered by Rotec radials.

http://www.rotecradialengines.com/customers/JohnGaetner.htm

Thanks Baldeagle.

David, I reckon it’s a rotary – further down thge link with the pictures IS a couple of pics of a 9-cyl radial but it’s not the same engine as fitted. Was having thoughts of a Lynx-powered 504 – pity there’s not an example of a 504N around.

Roger Smith.

Looking at the EAA website it looks very much like a 9 cylinder radial.

There will be a new musueum building going up next year (in appropriate period style), next to the current one, to house the WWI types, designed by Steven Atkin Architects 🙂

I think the engine is a 130 Clerget, possibly built new.

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So are they planning to fly the 504? I know the majority of their aircraft are airworthy.

Great museum – if any of you are ‘this way!’

http://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/

Very nice. Anyone know what the type of engine is (a 9cyl rotary)?

Roger Smith