PL983

PL983

You are quite correct eddie, we mostly rebuild original sructures.

Is this the Mk1?.. taken at Sandown a couple of weeks back.

Chumpy

Well done that man ! ! She lookes far more complete now .

Steve.

While I’m sure Mackerel and others can offer a more detailed response, I suspect the main reason is that HFL’s early restorations were of generally complete Spitfires – the main structures were all present and intact. They could be, for example, placed in the fuselage jig, the skins removed, the underlying structure repaired, and the fuselage reskinned.
The newer restorations are starting off with much smaller portions of original structure – necessitating new frames, longerons, stringers etc. Airframe Assemblies have all of the jigs and forms to make these parts, so they are contracted to do the work. I would expect that the Burmese Mk.IX, which is an ex-display airframe, would be done largely in-house.

Hi Eddie cant argue with that!

Steve.

Thanks Roobarb – as you haven’t corrected me, I assume that I was generally right then!

I would expect that the Burmese Mk.IX, which is an ex-display airframe, would be done largely in-house.

Going back together at present…:)

What happened to the days when Historic Flying used to do all their own work?

While I’m sure Mackerel and others can offer a more detailed response, I suspect the main reason is that HFL’s early restorations were of generally complete Spitfires – the main structures were all present and intact. They could be, for example, placed in the fuselage jig, the skins removed, the underlying structure repaired, and the fuselage reskinned.
The newer restorations are starting off with much smaller portions of original structure – necessitating new frames, longerons, stringers etc. Airframe Assemblies have all of the jigs and forms to make these parts, so they are contracted to do the work. I would expect that the Burmese Mk.IX, which is an ex-display airframe, would be done largely in-house.

No idea!!-but that mark 1’s coming along!

What happened to the days when Historic Flying used to do all their own work?

Is this the Mk1?.. taken at Sandown a couple of weeks back.

Chumpy

Are you able to tell us what the next one is, Steve-i’m hoping its a mark 1!

Yes it’s there (with HFL)

The rebuilt fuselage just returned from the Isle of Wight

Hi Mr Tipsy thanks for putting the world right by saying PL983 fuse was rebuilt on the Isle of Wight. Some people think that HFL do it all ! ! It was Airframe Assemblies 7th Spit fuselage rebuild. We have just finished our 8th fuse and that will be at HFL in a week or so.

Steve

O did i get the number wrong?

eep if so can a mod change it please

Sorry and thanks for the comments so far :):o
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PL983

Yes it’s there (with HFL)

The rebuilt fuselage just returned from the Isle of Wight