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  • February 16, 2013 at 12:05 am in reply to: Russell Aviation Group #995320
    mackerel
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    Hey yes sorry about that ! I should have known as I did the wings on AE977 for Tony Ditheridge that the friedkins have !! A senior moment !!

    Steve”P”

    February 15, 2013 at 10:48 pm in reply to: Russell Aviation Group #995457
    mackerel
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    Hi all , I think you will find that the Hurricane is at Biggin Hill also. Now owned by The Friedkins. I think this is right !!

    Steve”P”

    February 11, 2013 at 8:27 pm in reply to: Alpine fighters Hurri on its way to Europe #1000763
    mackerel
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    Hi all, just thought I’d add my bit ! We at Airframe Assemblies rebuilt the wings.

    Steve”P”

    January 31, 2013 at 10:07 pm in reply to: How to rivet #936197
    mackerel
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    They are called skin pins or avdel clips or cleco clips . They are all a varient on the same thing, ie holding two or more pieces of material together.

    Steve”P”

    January 30, 2013 at 11:09 pm in reply to: How to rivet #937708
    mackerel
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    Hi AA if you are riveting up cockpit door then you will need csk rivets, probably SP71-304 for the top hat stiffeners (thats if you have drilled them 3/32dia ) & down the side edges SP71-403’s double flushed. The hinge at the bottom of door should be 1/8dia possably SP71-405 or 6 depending on whether you have the doubler on the bottom of the door. The internal attachment cleats are held on with 3/32 snap head rivets SP80-304’s. The canopy rail is riveted on with 1/8 csk rivets but not sure of lenght of the top of my head !

    Steve”P”

    January 30, 2013 at 10:50 pm in reply to: RR232 Article in Todays Metro #937743
    mackerel
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    Hi Woodbridge10, I see your point but there are those on this forum that associate “new” with data plate rebuild which this is certainly not. Yes this is the second T9 to come from our workshop, the first being SM520. Im glad we gave you an insight as to what goes into these restorations .

    Steve”P”

    January 30, 2013 at 12:40 am in reply to: How to rivet #939322
    mackerel
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    John Green, that sounds nothing like the aircraft riveting ive done for the past 42 yrs.

    Steve”P”

    January 30, 2013 at 12:31 am in reply to: RR232 Article in Todays Metro #939327
    mackerel
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    Ah i see it’s the all ‘new’ two door version – LOL

    Hey Woodbridge 10 when you came down to our workshop you were amazed at the work we do ! So why knock this ?

    Steve”P”

    January 30, 2013 at 12:18 am in reply to: N3200-underside colours? #939346
    mackerel
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    Hi all, as far as i know its black & grey underneath like P9374 but the cammo is different .

    Steve”P”

    January 7, 2013 at 9:02 pm in reply to: The Battle for Malta – Merged thread #975623
    mackerel
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    Battle for Malta

    BBC2 now battle for Malta.

    Steve”P”

    January 5, 2013 at 7:30 pm in reply to: Alfie Fripp, oldest POW dies at 98 #978502
    mackerel
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    Hi all, I tried to post this last night but had PC problems ! On Jeremy Vine show yesterday lunch time on radio 2, they had a Robert Fripp on the show talking about his uncle Alfie & about him being shot down in 1939/40 . Made intresting listening. You might get the show on BBCI player. For those old enough to remember King Crimson, Robert Fripp was the guitarist in that group & many others.

    Steve”P”

    January 2, 2013 at 11:52 pm in reply to: Spitfire/Hurricane Brownings #982837
    mackerel
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    And New Zealand; They had a P-40 firing its guns at the Wanaka Airshow a few years ago:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiYDP74HIEs

    Hi all, I also think that when we did the wings for Sir Tim Wallis’s Hurricane P3351 we put all the mounts in for the m/c guns & it was rumoured that they were going to be active for use at wannaka, shooting barrels out of the lake !! Only rumour though. Any thoughts on this one anybody ??

    Steve”P”

    December 23, 2012 at 9:35 pm in reply to: A Christmas Puzzle #995522
    mackerel
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    Doesnt look spitfire to me !!

    Steve”P”

    December 23, 2012 at 7:57 pm in reply to: Spitfire HF Mk.9 RR232 #995635
    mackerel
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    Lets be careful about discussing personalities please.

    I dont believe Ralph did any work on RR232.

    Bruce

    Yep point noted Bruce . No Ralph didnt do any work on RR232.

    Steve”P”

    December 23, 2012 at 7:11 pm in reply to: Spitfire HF Mk.9 RR232 #995757
    mackerel
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    What happened & when with the Bayliss TR?

    Can you ellaborate on that Black Knight ?

    Steve”P”

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