Ex Air Atlantique Twin Pioneer for sale……on Ebay !

She would look great at Newark, if they could get her there. Chinook?

I am sure the Twin Pin is much loved and a joy to fly, and be flown in. But surely there are other aircraft types with similar capacity, Devon, Pembroke, even DC-3, which are going to be easier to return to flight and operate ? When you stop flying the last remaining airworthy (in the UK) example of any aircraft type its going to be an uphill struggle to get it back in the air. Best be realistic and find a good, secure, permanent home, preferably under cover, where it can be put back together and displayed. I assume that the ‘non airworthy’ parts are still around to rebuild to static condition ? Equally surprised at the road transport issues.

The struts have run out of life, and the replacement ones won’t fit. They have the drawings for new to be made.

There’s much more needed for the return to flight – tanks, engine top overhaul minimum, props etc etc. Not impossible for the motivated.

FB

Will it be at…….Brunty?

Wasn’t it the struts that were the issue, being life ex, it is a shame, it deserves either to be in the air or a museum.

If you can move an SR71 and VC10 by road, what is the issue with moving Twin Pioneer?

While we are on about bits of Twin Pins around the world, at the Al Mahatta museum in Sharjah is a fin and rudder marked “G-APLW”, but apparently from G-AZHJ, used for spares at Coventry. Can anyone confirm this? It bears plates marked: Drg No SAB7006029, Ser No SALTP 08623. Drg No SA R3 32 2, Ser No 02692 12 12 57; TP08826.

PS: since posting this I found further confirmation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scottish_Aviation_Twin_Pioneer_fin_%E2%80%98G-APLW%E2%80%99_(21853596268).jpg

Any comments?

Came across HB-HOX at Sion earlier this Summer. This was once on its way to be restored to fly again, coming from the Luzern museum collection. It is now best described as a derelict and incomplete hulk used for fire drills. A shame…

It was sold to an Irish collector and was going to move across there for his collection. Sadly the only way to do this is to cut it up so it was advertised through a broker back in in the end of 2016, then again this spring. Several museums were interested, but again it would have to be cut up to be moved. At least one other offer was made but sadly not accepted

FB

Happy memories flying in G-APRS from Baginton to Caernarfon and back on 25-08-97. Do you remember Consul. It was a great day out. Ticket included a full lunch in the control tower restaurant. Note it was a restaurant then, not a café.
I do hope that whoever buys this lovely aircraft, has the inspiration to get it flying again.

When Baghdad was overthrown in 2002 – 2003 the newsreel at the time showed what appeared to be a substantially complete Twin Pin at the airport in the middle of the battle zone. Which one was this, and what happened to it.

For those of us not on the inside track, what is ‘the Ireland deal’?

The Ireland deal went through – it is no longer owned by Classic Flight. The issue is getting it there, it’s as small as it can be made, the only way to transport it is to make it fly or cut it up. Several different groups have made offers for the aircraft, it’s future relies on what the owner wishes to accept for the aircraft for its best future.

For FB users, here is the Australian team’s page. Aircraft has been ground-run recently.

https://www.facebook.com/TwinPioneer/

The deal to take the Twin Pioneer to Ireland must have gone under. What have they got left?

That pic of the Rolls Royce Spitfire does look good in those colours, totally agree that it would be nice to see some in civilian schemes for a change. MH434 looked good before going into camouflage too.

Flight One were THE Twin Pin operaters in the UK, doing aerial survey work all over Europe. They were at Staverton, but moved to Shobdon in the mid eighties, and took about 4 Twin Pins up there, though operated only two I think.

G-AYFA was scrapped, though the cockpit lives on, one went to East Fortune. One went to Air Atlantique.

Twin Pin prospects are strongest in Australia , right now.

This update posted just yesterday!

” Twin Pioneer Close to Flying Down Under

by Mark Booth/Phil Buckley and photos by Phil Buckley

We thought our readers might enjoy a restoration update on the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer at Wedderburn Airfield near Sydney, Australia that we reported on back in December, 2016 (see HERE). The rare Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) transport will soon become the only flying example of the type in the world.

This particular ‘Twin Pin’ rolled off Scottish Aviation Ltd’s assembly line at Prestwick, near Glasgow, Scotland in 1962 as construction number 586, the penultimate example from a production run of 87 airframes. The Royal Malaysian Air Force accepted her as FM1066 on May 28th, 1962, and she continued to serve with them for the next decade. She then went through several civil operators until she ended up at Wedderburn with Richard Thompson.”

See link for more.

http://www.warbirdsnews.com/aircraft-restoration/twin-pioneer-restoration-update-downunder.html

In the sixties the father of a friend, who was RAF aircrew, was tasked with flying a Twin Pioneer from Aden back to UK. Took the best part of a week!

There was a whole bunch of Twin Pioneers at Shobdon when I was learning to fly and the one for sale on eBay was one of them.

Potential buyers should check carefully to see that in date servicable engine fire extinguishers are supplied,just one item among many that make flying older aircraft a challenge.

Yes, there’s a flier in Australia. Possibly another potential flyer too.

If there is, it will be in Australia……