Hi cornvii, you are right ,there is a square bar involved. Cant remember if pedal is bolted to a tube and square bar slides inside.

Steve”P”

Yes, Mackerel – a film about its re-creation with some hands-on from Guy Martin who is presenting.

Until I see the rough cuts at end of April/May I am not sure to what extent there is reference to other partners like Airframe Assemblies or Retro-Track-And-Air, and I am bound by contract, anyway, not to divulge anything pre TX.

Should be intresting with Guy Martin presenting. Would like to think other partners would get a mention, but as yet no filming been done at AA.

Steve”P”

Worth mentioning that a documentary film about the aircraft is in production with Guy Martin presenting. It will go to edit immediately after 17 April.

Is this a film about its restoration Andy ?

Steve”P”

Just wondering when they changed from snap head rivets to full countersunk rivets.Just about to start skinning our MkV and need to do a stock take :very_drunk:

Hi QldSpitty, The riveting pattern on a MKV is pretty much the same as a MKI. The horizontal intercostals from Fr11 to Fr19 are dimpled for csk rivets. Down the frames they are mush head rivets- SP86- and also along the spine. THe horizontal & vertical skin overlaps are mush head also.The fwd skins from Fr5 to FR11 are all csk rivets except for below the fillet fairing line where they are snap head rivs. The rivets through Fr11 & skin are mush head above fillet fairing line and snap head below. The lower skins where they rivet to the lower aft longerons are 1/8″ dia mush heads aft of the fillet fairing blister and fwd of blister are 1/8″ snap heads. The rivets in the belly skin are cut csk in the bottom between the fillet fairings and any rivets under the fillets are all snap heads. Hope this gets you started Ross.

Steve”P”.

Hi all, if you want tube squared up then Hawker Restorations at Milden in Suffolk can do this.

Steve”P”

Fantastic turn round on this one Mo. Another Airframe Assemblies Fuselage takes to the sky. Colour really suits low back spits. Great photo’s Brian & David.

Steve “P”.

Not an easy thing to make – remember to put the curve in!

Hi Bruce you are right about the curve but I can see no reason for it. I have looked along original canopy rails and they do appeared curved, but the diamentions from C/L of a/c to the knuckel point is a constant 11″ along its length !! equalling total width of 22″. So they should be parellel !!

Steve “P”

Hi all, I’ve just completed the rebuild of a Seafire FR5 at Airframe assemblies. See our facebook page for photo’s. I believe the serial no is SR 462. It is going to the USA, Ozark hangar I think.

Steve”P”