Volpar Tri-Gear Beech 18 N2500
Beech restorations at Bruntingthorpe have been helping the owner of Beech D18S Reg # N2500 with a total repaint of his aircraft.
PT Barnum brought this aircraft over to the UK almost 3 years ago to the day back in October 2005. Since then he has been assisting us with building our hangar and other projects along the way.
Over the last several months he has been very busy preparing the aircraft for it’s flight to Australia. Currently the aircraft is undergoing an Annual Inspection. Teething troubles with the port engine now seem to be overcome by the fitting of an exchange/overhauled magneto.
Propeller problems may prevent the aircraft leaving as soon as PT would like and it may stay for another over-winter with us at Beech Restorations………..
I would like to thank PT for his valued help over the last 3 years and we sincerely hope he gets to see his family soon in Australia
This picture was taken on the 19th November 2005 just a week after she touched down at Bruntingthorpe
We discussed at length the kind of finish for this aircraft. After playing around with a few design we settled upon this.
It uses the same blue as on our Beech 18 but highlighted with cream fuselage and wing bands.
American, English and Australian decals adorn each fin, representing the journey the aircraft has taken over the years. We also added a little Beech Restorations Bling in the form of a Beech Restorations logo
Just to finish off, here is a picture of ours
It is our intention to undertake the remaining elements of out restoration and hopefully have our engines running during the spring of 2009.
Hope you like the pictures…………..she does look stunning.
It should be noted that the vast bulk of the preparation work was undertaken by PT himself under the most arduous conditions, wind, rain and all sorts. Adrian single handedly painted the Beech with only a little help from myself and this also was under less than ideal conditions. Painting an aircraft outside is hard enough but one of this size is another altogether. Rain on several occasions fell on wet paint and this required the areas affected to be rubbed back all over again.
Well done guys…………all we have to do now is find a prop blade!
Should this aircraft stay longer in the UK, she will be covered using our own Beech covers and we will ensure she is ready to go when PT comes back.
By: philip turland - 6th November 2008 at 08:54
Received this today from a fireman at Cairns
Just thought you would like to know that N2500 took off from Cairns Airport, Queensland, Australia this morning at 0815 local (2215 UTC).
She is a really nice looking airplane. All the firies came out to the front of the station to watch her take off and then cruise at about 1000ft over the Great Barrier Reef.
By: philip turland - 5th November 2008 at 11:44
discovered who Wok is now warwick woinarski
He was the #1 pilot from day 1 on this ferry flight.
pt…….the other one
By: philip turland - 5th November 2008 at 08:54
what does that mean to those of us not in the know.
does it mean he is in australia? and nearing brisbane?
By: Proctor VH-AHY - 4th November 2008 at 21:11
For those of you in the Brisbane, Australia. I heard on the weekend that Wok is in the crew of the Beech
cheers
By: philip turland - 4th November 2008 at 11:47
bit of an update on progress
he got to Jersey departed 16.10.08
He got to Malta departed 21.10.08
He got to Bangkok arrived 28.10.08
don’t know where he is now.
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th October 2008 at 14:25
N2500 now well on her way to Australia – Air to Air shots of her here:
http://www.beechrestorations.com/latestnews.php
TT
By: philip turland - 16th October 2008 at 10:34
Pleased to announce that N2500 has left or will be very shortly leaving on the 1st leg of an epic flight to Australia.
Off to Jersey first then nice then onto luxor.
All of us at Beech Restorations wish PT Barnum the very best of luck and would like to thank him for his efforts during our Beech Construction phase.
PT (the other one)
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 14th October 2008 at 19:32
You offering then Micky?
By: rossi1 - 14th October 2008 at 18:17
BEECH
Might be a little early and i ment to ask you the other day but have you got anybody in mind to do the flying
By: Fouga23 - 14th October 2008 at 12:28
So your diplomacy ranks with the navigation skills?
😀
By: JDK - 14th October 2008 at 11:52
America owns us don’t they and if we don’t own aus, we should.
So your diplomacy ranks with the navigation skills?
By: philip turland - 14th October 2008 at 11:30
flags
Technically the ‘defacement’ should be by the flagpole, represented as top-left, normally, but a convention is therefore to apply them as if ‘flying’ aft when applied on transport.
It’s generally regarded by flag experts that flying one flag above another of equal status implies the occupation of the lower flag’s nation by the upper – but this subtlety is almost never properly understood, except in formal international events. Equal status flags should fly on separate flagpoles at the same hight; junior flags below senior (regions (states/provinces/counties) below nations for instance). It’s normally OK to place a ‘block of flags together to show grouping or lists, and without status precedent.
Why do I learn these things?:rolleyes:
America owns us don’t they and if we don’t own aus, we should.
the idea was to show the flag of the build nation then the next nation visited and then lastly the destination.
further to this they were placed to miss rivets. A very important consideration.
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 13th October 2008 at 16:09
[QUOTE=JDK;1309670]Yeah, but how many countries did you visit this year! :diablo: If I got out more I’d meet meself coming back…
QUOTE]
Touche! 😀
By: JDK - 13th October 2008 at 15:20
Jimbo, you REALLY need to get out more… 🙂
Yeah, but how many countries did you visit this year! :diablo: If I got out more I’d meet meself coming back…
Most of the rules below are standard in most countries; certainly the same for the UK, Australia and the USA.
http://www.australiaday.com.au/studentresources/flaguse.aspx
I rather like ‘In a north-south street the canton should be towards the east.’ :rolleyes:
By: garryrussell - 13th October 2008 at 15:06
What is normally shown as the left side is in fact the front
On the staboard side the flags are opposite to the port so it’s two sides of a flying flag with the same edge to the pole.
So for example the stars on the us flag are top right on the starboard side
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 13th October 2008 at 15:05
Jimbo, you REALLY need to get out more… 🙂
By: JDK - 13th October 2008 at 15:01
They look perfectly correct to me (on the starboard side vert. stabiliser) – last time I checked the Union flag was in the top left corner on the Australian flag and so was the blue bit with the stars on the USA flag 🙂
Technically the ‘defacement’ should be by the flagpole, represented as top-left, normally, but a convention is therefore to apply them as if ‘flying’ aft when applied on transport.
It’s generally regarded by flag experts that flying one flag above another of equal status implies the occupation of the lower flag’s nation by the upper – but this subtlety is almost never properly understood, except in formal international events. Equal status flags should fly on separate flagpoles at the same hight; junior flags below senior (regions (states/provinces/counties) below nations for instance). It’s normally OK to place a ‘block of flags together to show grouping or lists, and without status precedent.
Why do I learn these things?:rolleyes:
By: TempestV - 13th October 2008 at 14:48
Very well done to all
By: philip turland - 13th October 2008 at 14:42
I Also believe they are correct.
Initially the stbd flag was incorrect but the one in the pics is dead right
top left arm of the union jack should have the thick white band at the top.
this applies to both sides as you look at it
PT
By: Mark V - 13th October 2008 at 14:19
Lovely paint job
Shame to point out but the flags are back to front for starboard.
They look perfectly correct to me (on the starboard side vert. stabiliser) – last time I checked the Union flag was in the top left corner on the Australian flag and so was the blue bit with the stars on the USA flag 🙂
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