I believe the design authority would be with the parent company which is now BAe, they have a copy of all the surviving Hawker drawings but will not let them out of their sight at present (seems we have gone the opposite way to the americans regarding the use of drawings…gone are the days of a promise not to blame them for any problems caused by me or anyone else)

Having studied the typhoon for many years I have gained a little knowledge about them….and have followed this thread with interest. As has already been stated anything is possible 🙂 as to what can happen

Engines….I have so far found the existence of 30 engines in various states. Ignoring kermits I can think of 2 that were never used and were inhibited from new. I can imagine these would be a good starting point, ignoring any recoveries/finds that could be made.
Airframe…there are enough parts to produce a complete centre section that would have a known identity. If the rumours/research is true then there are a couple of sets of wings about. The late mike Cookmans research indicated there was a set somewhere in Staffordshire….one of only a couple of locations in the uk that could make sense. There are drawings around and many of the wings themselves…for such a big airplane they are very simple (when compared to types such as the p-40 or even the spitfire) so they could be made provided enough money. This also ignores any recoveries that could be made.

Having read the comments on the sabre then everything I have found out indicates that they were very reliable by the end of the war…they were used I the tempest for a while. I have even spoken to people who have experience and say that they were more reliable than the merlin and could easily make it to the service interval!!! Everyone likes to believe the bad reports….they were phased out quickly because they didn’t need the numbers when they had the tempest!

You know my thoughts on that one cees 🙂 sent you a pm

‘Both’ tempest cockits along with a rear fuselage and tail were sold a couple of years ago…they have since moved on again and I believe they are with a well known restorer. The cockpit with this project was stripped I believe for the RAF Museums MKII in exchange for the fuselage. The better of the cockpits has indeed disappeared after being used as patterns for a few projects. Anyone know where it is or last was then please let me know 🙂

Not sure if this has been seen before but right at the end of this news clip for the whirlwind there is a view of G-AGOI at westlands being broken up…about 1min in a 1.02 second video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6idJ3tF00Og

Wings in Staffordshire area

sorry if this is hijacking the thread but talking of wings I was told years ago that while searching for aircraft parts in the ‘Staffordshire’ area Mike Cookman found a pair of wings (I think via a tip off from a local ATC unit) that were being used as a fence on a farm. Unfortunately I believe Mike passed away so was never able to confirm anything….anyone else hear about that? Like many area Staffordshire in general was stacked full of aircraft being scrapped in the 40’s and indeed many parts had been rescued over the years from the brownhills scrap yard.

This has been bugging me for years so any confirmation of these (postive or negative) would be fantastic

Dave