After months of work the new engine, number 3, has been installed. It has been tested and it works! Right now the people are working on the cables and hydraulic fittings connecting the engine with the cockpit. Soon another test will be done.
The propellers are also being assembled.
Normally at this stage i’d show the link to the article and tell you not to bother opening it as it is all in Dutch. This time… the text is still all in Dutch. Still I advice you to open it as there is a small movie (.avi) of the first engine test.
http://www.aviodrome.nl/actueel/projecten/connies-comeback/update-19januari2004.asp
By: tenthije - 22nd January 2004 at 22:04
no sorry, a month back while visiting the Aviodrome someone told me that probably the constellation would fly to Lelystad sometime near April. From there it will make some flights to airshows, but for this season probably only nearby.
By: ALBERT ROSS - 22nd January 2004 at 13:17
Dutch Connie
This is wonderful news. Do you have a projected post-restotation flight date yet, or any plans to bring it to the UK…hopefully to Fairford in July??
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January 22, 2004 at 12:16 am