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My project would constitute a “Total Rebuild” – fuselage, wings, tail feathers
Engines seem to get “overhauled”
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Similar to what Myles Robertson did in NZ in the late 70’s with 2 DH98 Moth Minors. He reckoned that in order to have 2 aircraft that would (all being well) give good service in the decades to come, rather than try and scratch, labour, splice and rebuild around old oil soaked wood, he basically built all new wood (ie, the entire plane) and refitted all the original castings etc etc. Voila! Not 100% original? What old plane is?
He also called them Total rebuilds. He was looking at replacing the magneto system on the Gypsy Minors, as well, as they seemed to give no end of trouble (and associated in flight worry, ) but never quite got around to it.
As an owner initiated, in service modification, would this have detracted more from originality?
A bit like grandfathers axe………
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