I see that the york at duxford has finally had its wings bolted back on for the first time since i was in shorts (nearly)… which has freed up a bit of room in the conservation hanger,
what is the longest that an aircraft has been actually under restoration for?
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andy
By: ozplane - 9th June 2006 at 10:30
I guess the Miller’s Dragon Rapide at around 24 years has to be one of the longest restorations but certainly one of the best.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 9th June 2006 at 07:54
You are quite correct, the grey paint on the York is NOT accurate. The Ambassador is correct with grey but not the York! Usually grey is substituted for silver if the preserved aircraft is to stand outside and withstand the weather, e.g. Cosford’s airliners Viscount, Comet and Britannia, which should ALL have natural metal undersides and wings and not grey. However, if the plans are to keep the York inside, there is no reason why they couldn’t either restore the natural metal or spray it silver. Can anyone answer this? :confused:
By: G-ORDY - 9th June 2006 at 07:00
And this is what she used to look like … Lasham early 1970s.
BTW – is the grey paint accurate – I’m sure it used to be silver.
By: ZRX61 - 9th June 2006 at 02:13
on for the first time since i was in shorts (nearly)…
Whoa 😮 They were working on that when I was there 15 years ago
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