Oh and Chumpy, what books don’t you have in your collection? I think that this might be the shorter list![/QUOTE]

I’m sure there must be one or two.

A book shop sketch with the late Marty Feldman comes to mind!

Hi Graham…from memory yes the basic wing structure was as per a normal Hart. Though looking at my photos I find that it was back in 1992, so alas my brain cells cannot be 100% positive.

However I am pretty sure that all the ribs had a 5 degree offset in relation to the spar booms. Attached is a shot of a portion of the Trainer wing, sticking a protractor up against the second rib in from the left seems to confirm the 5 deg, ( bit Mickey Mouse, I realise )!
As previously mentioned modified pick up fittings on front and rear spars / mating surfaces. Though thinking about it, the sweepback change only on the upper wings and NOT the lower as previously stated.

Sure I had a photo of the fittings..just finding it.

Chumpy

A very worthy project indeed, I would certainly buy one.
However with limited commercial appeal I would think, but there again some real obscure aviation subject matter makes it into print!

A bit of a dry volume if was just a set of three-views, perhaps if was a joint drawing / technical descriptive / pictorial work, it would stand a better chance. Without trying to tell the history of the Schneider races, these well covered in print already.

Chumpy.

In the the explosion pic..is that right hand SE5 dog fighting an F.117? Bit unfair I would have thought!!

A good source of info relating to materials used would be a C-82 Structural Repair Manual (SRM). These list material specs for the various parts of the aircraft structure.

Cheers, Chumpy

There is a sound recording of this song on the British Library website Archival Sound Recordings section….sorry I’m to thick to put in a link!

Cross section showing the coolant radiator attachment to the floats, much the same as used on the wings.