Percival Prentice. 😉

One thing I will comment on though, how do they get such curves in the wood on the pods? I mean that nose section is pretty rounded in places. Following on from Phantom Phixers question, is it done easily with the ply/balsa sandwich method? Surely, trying to bend wood to the frame needed machinery to hold it in place and stop it from cracking?

Call me thick, but I build large scale radio controlled model aircraft and trying to get wood to curve around formers without it cracking is difficult unless you soak the wood first. Surely thats not what they did on the real thing…….. water, rotting, holes………..need I continue?

Cracking shot Les……….of coarse, you do realise Malcolm is still up there :diablo:

Great pictures!, any chance of some sound as well?! 😀

That’ll be me you need to speak to for that, but I’m afraid it’ll take just to long to upload the video’s 😉

Where these aircraft flown into Converty Airport @ MAM or did they arrive by road?

It’s a combination of both my friend. For example, the Vulcan and Argosy flew in under their own power, the F104 Starfighter also flew in, but in the back of a Danish Transport ship.

All the other airframes were transported by road and I tell you now, it is pretty hair raising at times when we do. Seeing a Phantom at the museum is great, but you wanna see it on the back of a low loader with just the wing tips folded and about eight inches either side of the road to get it down! I have fond memories for example, when we got the Sea Harrier from Yeovil the wing being all one piece was a particular subject that was interesting to follow. Out rigger wheels stick out quite far when the wing is side on to a low loader!

Today!!!!!!!!! 😀