“I spoke to one of the Panton brothers a couple of years ago and he said it would’nt take much to get her airworthy” They indicated to me that about £1M should get her airborrne.

You havent see me ride

No kids, why not adopt R, and pass on all that wisdom of yours.

The engine would probably be £12k for 2000 hours, £6/hr, 1200 hours means a fund of £7200. If the aircraft is doing 220 hours, there is 100, 150 and 200 hours checks also.
Not forgetting aircraft also go wrong, and at 220 hours per year, almost certainly other faults need repair.
My friend has an AA5 he rents to a flying school (run as a business, so has to book the a/c for himself and pay for the rental, albeit reduced!), and reckons it just about pays for the a/c. And needs a good year to actually make a profit.

Try emailing [email]sales@irvingq.co.uk[/email], maybe they could help.
web site http://www.IrvinGQ.co.uk

Like bikes and cars, there is no one aircraft to fit the bill. Win the lottery, first on the list would be the Staggerwing, then a Yak 3 (cheaper than a Spitfire, might be affordable). Yes the SR22 is superb, that glass cockpit as well. A Tiger Moth for those summer evenings. A Seawind would be good, and also a …..

Moggy, if you wish to meet a say Bourne sometime, for a ride in your Piper you can have a go in the 52.

My understanding is that fatigue testing carried out to the service life expected, and then continued to destruction. So this is probably what happened rather than the airframe failing.

Was not the TRS2 fitted or going to be fitted with ground following terrain radar? well ahead of its time. I remember all these bits of electronic units being delivered for use in the RAE Bedford apprentice school.
Somethings do not change, the Government crushed this project, and the present government have no interest in Aerospace either. Is not the Hawk the only aircraft we make now?