Many of the “new” build aircraft we are debating have little if any original parts in them from the nominated identity, let alone any siginificant content from other original examples of the same type, to be able to invoke the “Bentley No.1” Defence, in fact that case clearly undermines their claims.
Great point Mark, I believe you have succinctly captured the point of this case. A data plate does not an aircraft make.
So, in this case? I believe Proctor’s unglued machine if reassembled in some manner, could reasonably be described as a restoration ~ unless that is he merely follows the pattern of all the old parts and creates them all anew. In that event he’d have a lovely copy. Bit like the various Mossies here and there?
So … you can find originals in museums and old farm fields, and you can find restorations in the Udvar Hazy. But what about all these things whizzing about the sky? Are any of them restorations? Or are they recreations by necessity (lest they fall apart) resurrected from the grave?
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