Is there not a guy in Italy restoring a bird dog to the air who also has a spare airframe and a lot of bits.

I seem to recall David P mentioning him last year I assume you have tried him ?.

Also there is at least one company in the states who advertise parts for them.

Mike E

The Mossie group have an airframe? :confused:

With respect at the risk of going off theme and being accused of sour grapes what do you call an airframe ?. I understood it was a few brackets and some very badly burnt fittings and some small wooden items ?.

The Whirlwind project currently has available to it One RR Perigrine engine,a main gear assembly,a small section of centre section with radiator intake and some odds and ends.We already have 95 % of the interior of the cockpit ready except for the main panel,control column,pilots seat and windscreen and rudder pedals we aint much short. We have two prop hubs hopefully coming from Oz (Wirrawarry ?cant spell.uses basicaly the Caribou uses a similar one).

The Lysander and a couple of other aircraft use common parts.

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org

http://www.aircraftrestorationgroup.webs.com

The best person to clarify the numbers on Merlin’s is to speak to Ian at RR Heritage .They have a full listing of every Merlin built and what it was first fitted to he should be able to tell you what is what as they are extremely helpfull.

Mike E

yes please more pics

Mike E

Try Alan Hulme and his associate ian they had as you know an Anson cockpit section and lots of bits up in store with us in the mill at Glossop.

Also I suggest you have words with Martin Slater at Coventry they have two basket case airframes an dlot sof bits I was offered one some time ago but did not have the resource or space so it may help to contact him.

Mike E

ye she is just a tad busy :D:D:D:D

Mike E

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org