Vickers Viscount V.708 C/no 35 F-BGNR ‘Victoria Lynne’(Discussion Thread)

Dont worry we still have the tow bar. :p

Now this only goes to show, when it comes to aircraft preservation, you’ve got to get in quick….last time I saw NR she had a towbar attached.:rolleyes:

She is looking better and better Martin a real tribute to British engineering, I was in Coventry yesterday but had no time to come see.

I will try and come that way again soon.

curlyboy

Those lovely guys at VickersViscount.net have done an update on the project for us.

Its worth a look even just for the stunning colour picture Rob managed to find of her in Air France service. Unfortunately there was no credit for the picture so if any ones has seen it before we would be interested to know.

http://vickersviscount.net/Pages_Restoration/F-BGNR080504.aspx

Great to see the work progressing – roll on the British Summer and some decent weather, working on a Viscount in the cold and wet brings back a few memories. 😀

Well done guys.

We also entertained some of the guys from the VickersViscount.net website on the 19th April. Giving a talk on the project and allowing them access to the aircraft. The write up and photos can be read at the below link.

http://vickersviscount.net/Pages_News/News080419Coventry.aspx

Progress. Good work Martin. All the luck, keep it up.

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Well I managed to do some work on the Viscount last week despite the best efforts of the British weather to curtail my efforts.

Ive took some pictures showing how things have progressed ready for her reassembley very very very shortly.

I did some work on the wing root areas of the mainplanes and these are now awaiting painting and final treatment.

We have also recommenced the clean down of the fuselage. This was stopped by the winter and as you can see by the pics Ive attached she really was a little dirty. We have had to stop the clean down for the minute as a gust of wind knocked our Tesco Power Washer from the platform we were working from, sadly damaging it beyond repair after only two days useage. 🙁

I combined 4 seperate discussions into one for the Viscount project, Phantom Phixer will be posting regular updates.
Peter,
Moderator

Might be able to get up to the MAM this Saturday, any of you chaps about? Looking forward to seeing Victoria Lynne, it’s been a long time since i’ve seen a ‘prop’er airliner!

It was good to catch up with you again Ian.

Must do it again. No doubt see you at Duxford now that I appear to have been converted 😉

The pictures youve posted really do show that although she is a bit dirty in places she is in a really good sound condition. I love the one of the fuselage from the side showing the washed and the yet to be washed section.

May only be small steps but at least we have started. 🙂

Regards Martin

Today i went to Midland Air Museum and took some photo’s of the inside and outside of Victoria Lynne and i must say that she is in very good condition and will make a great restoration project in MAM’s capable hands.

Thanks to Phantom Phixer for complete access to this lovely aircraft.

Fuselage (note the front has started to be cleaned it has only been there about a week!!)

Why do modern planes have such tiny doors?

The cockpit

Work inside is progressing as well

Even under the floor it is in great condition

Look at the inside of the tail planes they look almost factory fresh

The opposite side of the fuselage and the wings

I took quite a few today so i might put some more up later.

curlyboy

I think judging by the way people have offered to help us with Victoria Lynne, I’m sure the wants list will soon start to appear and I’m sure it will soon start to decrease as parts come flooding in from loving Viscount 35 followers.:rolleyes:

Anything to do with Viscounts will I’m sure be of interest to us. Martin is extremely good at putting things into place and with that in mind it won’t be long before this project starts to take shape.

Thanks for the support folks;)

Fantastic, well done guys, will have to make a trip up before too long to see her

no regrets

If you have a list thats great!

Thanks Phantom.
Yes those are the markings I was referring to. Will keep an ear to the ground about viscount parts for you..

Cheers Peter,

You may regret saying that as once the wants list has been compiled you may find a copy waiting in your inbox 😮

markings

Thanks Phantom.
Yes those are the markings I was referring to. Will keep an ear to the ground about viscount parts for you..

Peter,

Im assuming your referring to the red and blue arrow shapes around the nose/cockpit area?

Its the scheme of her second operator Air Inter. She was originally ordered as part of a batch of aircraft that went to Air France. Following her service with that carrier she was sold to the then french domestic carrier Air Inter wheer she was painted in the house colours of her new operator. She was in fact to be the first Air France Viscount to be passed to Air Inter.

The original Air Inter markings were kept when she passed to her next owners Air Service Training at Perth. Used as an instructional airframe AST only changed the titles along the upper fuselage and added their crest on the tail.
When you stand next to the fuselage you can just make out where the Air Service Training text was through the dirt thats accumulated on her.

Have a look in the history and the gallery section on www.viscount35association.com (sorry couldnt resist a plug) and you will see what Im referrring to and you can see how the colour scheme evolved over the years.

a little history

PP,
What are the markings on the nose? It looks like there were some sort of pre airliner arrow type markings om the nose beneathe the present paint scheme?

Good to see Martin has not forgotten the Phantom 😮

curlyboy