Is it being demolished?
No
Aren’t they listed buildings?
Yes
http://www.airshipsonline.com/sheds/Shed%201%20Restoration%202012.htm
You have to be a registered user of that forum to see the photo. However, early Seafires did have 3-bladed props.
Because their bodies were recovered at the time, therefore it is not a war grave.
Plenty of people operate multi-engined vintage aircraft without flogging them around the airshow circuit. Especially in the US.
That assumes that the intention is to operate it on the show circuit.
What happened to the silver single-seater in 112 sqn markings that used to live at Cranfield back in the day?
Nice to see Vampires coming back into favour.
A bit too late now sadly, after the Source fiasco decimated the UK population of airworthy examples.
Are there any single-seater Vampires still airworthy in Europe, other than the Norwegian one? I seem to remember a French one flying at La Ferte a few years back.
Other Spitfires are available!
OTGA?
Details of the Derwent flypasts
http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/news/index.cfm?storyid=8E10E1EE-5056-A318-A86328F1CC0D6928&rss=true
You saw one and a half chinooks,please explain!
One of these, perhaps?
Thats very good news as i think some were fearing the worst by her recent faded look.
I don’t think anyone should ‘fear the worst’ for any airframe in the Pima core collection. They work incredibly hard at cycling airframes through the restoration shop, repainting them and doing any other work necessary. Considering what a massive collection they have, I was very, very impressed with the way there are looked after when I visited a couple of years back. Plus the climate, apart from being quick to fade paint, is conducive to long-term preservation. There is a very good reason that the US chose that area for their centralised airframe storage facility!
– Loaded weight is around 3331 kgs for a Mk.IX Spit (correct me if I’m wrong).
Not many flying these days with guns and a full load of ammo, plus wartime valve radio sets. A modern aircraft will therefore weigh over 300kg less than that, so about 3 tonnes. This brings the stall speed differential between clipped and unclipped wing versions to less than 2 mph, which probably accounts for the pilots’ comments that it is “barely noticable.”
Regardless, clipped or full-span, it is nice to see it back in the air. I just hope that they have better luck with it than they have done in recent years. This aeroplane seems to spend more time grounded for various reasons than it does airworthy. That reminds me, isn’t the RNHF Sea Fury about ready to fly again?
…………..the clipped wings add at least 5 knots to the stall speed……………
Really? I’ve had several Spitfire pilots tell me that the difference is barely noticeable.
Dave, the P-40 is in the scheme of Don Lopez, a 23rd FG Ace who was later Deputy Director of the Museum.