XH558 never had the wrap scheme in normal RAF service. It ended it’s days as a K.2 tanker, and was then selected for the Vulcan flight and ‘de-converted’, at which point the glossy wrap scheme was applied for ease of maintenance etc… I’m sure many people closer to XH558 will comment in more detail.

Cheers………;)

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More appropriate for display, considering much of the said display is showing the underside to the display line (bomb doors opening etc) – much more aesthetic and easier to see/photo against the grim British overcast!

Yes, as a cockpit project, it looks like a good one. All the panels are there, and all the consoles. It even has a control column!

If you have any doubts, look at Marks website – he had to cut his into many pieces!

Bruce

And my F.4 had been attacked with an angle grinder so huge parts of the internal structure, brackets, platforms etc had been cut out. You’d be hard pressed to tell now 😀 . Think empty cockpit shell, and you will have a pretty good idea of how mine was.

For those of us who are dedicated in bringing our projects back from the dead, that cockpit is more complete than many offered in the past (apart from those who managed to acquire easy ‘clean up’ projects).

I would have loved to purchase to go alongside my F.4, but I don’t have the luxury of £1600 to spare plus the costs of scrapping the fuse and clearing the site, and I note that no one else from the forum did either (where were all the ‘I’m interested in the Humbrol Hunter’ lot?). As a ‘spares donkey’ it would address many of the difficulties quite a number of us Hunter restorers are facing in getting parts – most of us are quite creative with restoring corroded parts and prefer original than locally made.

At least this one is not being sunk to help pollute a lake somewhere. One can hope that when the owners have finished with it, then it may be made available for one of the Hunter fanatics to take on.

As to the moaning minnies and highly tallented ******s and armchair experts out in “Flypast forum land” how is your historic aircraft coming along.

mick

Well said that man.

Seems a shame to life these and not a dodgy flying club C152.

American Spam Cans do have life limitations based on hours. The Piper Terrorhawk for instance has lifed main spars which until fairly recently required the airframe to be scrapped.

There is now a re-life kit available from the US which has now been granted CAA approval.

If someone can give me a solid lead where I can hire a vehicle with a tow hitch in the Bristol/Taunton area, then I will be happy to bring the Hunter 4 cockpit along.

Logistically my location precludes the use of a Luton type van with lift, so it can only go on a smallish trailer. I just don’t now have a car with a towbar and I have been told in no uncertain terms that the Beemer is not having its bumper cut and a £2k towbar fitted! :rolleyes:

Mark T