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  • March 9, 2009 at 10:43 pm in reply to: Tubular Rivets- how are these installed #1169882
    mackerel
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    In terms of production methods the Hurricane has to be one of the least complicated build jobs in the British aircraft manufacturing industry of the time

    Hi, if you want complicated just compare a Spitfire rudder or elevator with that from a ME 109. God, all those pieces !! what was Reg thinking about ?!!

    Steve

    March 2, 2009 at 11:49 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1180627
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    Save the vulcan

    Wanted, £500,000 to keep Vulcan bomber in the air !!! have till friday this week to secure funds. This was reported on 10 o’clock new tonight.

    Steve

    February 26, 2009 at 11:10 pm in reply to: TE184 Has Flown! #1187668
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    RW386, surely?

    I also distinctly recall reading that ‘382 is to be rebuilt as a high-back….

    I think Bruce meant RW 382, i know what he was getting at !!

    Steve

    February 26, 2009 at 8:09 pm in reply to: TE184 Has Flown! #1187896
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    RW382??

    😉

    Bruce

    Point taken Bruce , but customer is always right (so they say) !!!

    Steve

    February 26, 2009 at 7:17 pm in reply to: TE184 Has Flown! #1187955
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    Jonathan Whaley was the driver according to YoofTube

    Didnt look like Jonathon Whaley !! Yes Tony AA worked on the wings. We removed the tanks. She was built as a low back & should have been left that way. Not enough low backs flying !!!

    Steve

    February 25, 2009 at 10:54 pm in reply to: TE184 Has Flown! #1188841
    mackerel
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    Two? Three? 😀

    possibly 4 !!!!:eek:

    February 25, 2009 at 8:06 pm in reply to: TE184 Has Flown! #1189018
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    On the 20th apparently.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9vzAeX2SR0&feature=channel_page&fmt=18

    Good to see her back in the air, and another good job by PPS.

    Cheers

    Paul

    Well done to Tom & the team at PPS. Guess the owner will be glad he’s at last got 1 spit airworthy.

    Steve

    February 22, 2009 at 9:32 pm in reply to: Fly in a Spitfire? #1194557
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    There is a mk9 about to be auctioned at Hendon by Bonhams, served at Lyneham, and then South Africa, couldn’t get the reg no.

    wulf190a

    That will be SM520 a T9 rebuilt at Thruxton & the Isle of Wight .

    Steve

    February 21, 2009 at 11:27 pm in reply to: Fly in a Spitfire? #1195316
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    G-TCHI, BS410 Spitfire Mk IXT.

    http://www.somme-aviation-39-45.fr/pages/Occoches/Galerie%20Pieces/index.html

    Is this the a/c offering shares?

    Pretty sure you wont be able to buy a share in this one !!!

    Steve

    February 21, 2009 at 12:06 am in reply to: Fly in a Spitfire? #1196793
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    Comments?

    http://www.spitflight.com/

    Moggy

    Hi all, i can only think of 1 T9 being built/restored at the present time & there are no shares for sale in that. £575 would just about pay for the fuel !!!

    Steve

    February 9, 2009 at 11:45 pm in reply to: New Build Bf109's in Bavaria. #1211542
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    That’s a bold statement. You’re forgetting the huge effort of Russ Snadden and his crew who worked X-amount of years on Black 6, plus the smaller band of restorers who’ve put Buchons back into the air.

    Unless you mean “ground-up” rebuilds, of course…

    Daz i really only meant ground up rebuilds. Didnt include Buchons cos they’ve got merlins at the sharp end & forgot about black 6. Shame it was grounded !!

    Steve

    February 9, 2009 at 10:20 pm in reply to: New Build Bf109's in Bavaria. #1211687
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    Here they are:
    http://www.leichtbau-gmbh.de/

    Pete

    Hi all, where on the above web site is there a wing? I cant see one!! Looks like they have invested heavily in tooling. The engine block in the cradle, is that a 601 or a 605 ? So far the only person to put restored 109’s back in the air is Craig Charlston in association with Airframe Assemblies.

    Steve

    February 8, 2009 at 8:05 pm in reply to: Arkangelsk Spitfire Recovery? #1213210
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    What’s with the wing? The wingskins seem to be draped over the spar like cloth:confused:

    Hi Fouga they look like that because plane hit the ground at quite some speed !!!

    Steve

    February 7, 2009 at 9:39 pm in reply to: Spitfire Fuselage Rivet Patterns and Canopy Rail Stiffener #1214036
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    Cheers Steve that is very helpful and will help me no end, many many thanx. I have the internal paints, it is the external camo etc I require.
    Just to clarify, are the tops of frames 12, 13 mush too?

    AVI, thanx for the website details
    Thanx again
    Tony

    Hi Tony, yes the tops of all Frames from 12 to 19 are mush-heads, likewise the bottoms as well. The PRXI we did for HFL had a very similar rivet pattern being based on an early MKIX fuselage. We dont apply any external paint other than etch prime & green & yellow primer so cant help you with camo paint. Some one like rhoobarb or Fluffy on this site may have the ans to that.

    Steve

    February 7, 2009 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Spitfire Fuselage Rivet Patterns and Canopy Rail Stiffener #1214333
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    Tony, check out this website. Might be what you are searching for. Book with photographs of Spitfire details and accurate drawings.

    http://www.monfortonpress.com/

    Hi AVI , good book with exellent drawing & photos. Tad expencive though !! saves on lots of timely research though.
    Steve

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