John.

Headlong, Princes of the Universe, No-one but you, Let me live

Most everything Queen gets my vote appart from Bohemien Rhapsody, overplayed and over-rated.

John.

Hmm. That’s intriguing isn’t it? These panels are very difficult to get hold of – I would hate to think that some Hunter “restorer” somewhere has taken the opportunity to acquire some this way…:mad:

I have to agree, the only reason why a whole panel is removed is for re-sale or self gain, either way there is someone who walks in the circles of aircraft preservation who has stolen these panels.

Whoever did it was successfull to a point, like I previously mentioned there was a bolt hammered into the skin to try and prize off one panel so either they were in a rush or just amateurs.

Lets just hope she dosn’t end up in the same state as the A1 Lightning before something is done.

John.

Just a heads up on the Humbrol Hunter…..

I passed her today and took this snap with my phone, the gun pack access doors have been stolen along with a couple of other panels from the underside.

It looks like they were removed properly but I saw in the starboard side gun shroud a half inch bolt hammered into the skin in an attempt to prize that off too.

The ground teathers have been cut but she still seems very stable, there was a chair by the starboard wingtip and footprints all over her topside but no apparent damage.

The only positive was that there is now a manned security office just inside the gate to deter would be vandals.

Lets just keep hoping that there is a better future for her, she is in overall good condition and would make a superb static, new canopy and a lick of paint should see her through several years.

John.

You learn something new every day!!!.

John.

Well there is the correct assumption that it’s length is to keep it from the fuselage shockwave.

It is also to make for accurate speed readings at all altitudes, the critical thing being the distance between the pitot head and the outlet (on the port side of the fuselage just in front of the cockpit).

The stand-by pitot tube is actually inside the intake just above the radar bullet and was not 100% accurate but sufficient in an emergency.

John.

I can just imagine the crowd on lake Connistone when she is launched for the first tme after the re-build, there will not be an inch of shoreline uncovered.

This is EXACTLY how a project should be run, regular updates and some real progress being made, I am goiing to the lakes this year for for my holidays and will make a trip to the Ruskin museum, hopefully there will be a donation box can drop somethng in.

Best of luck gents, I look forward to sitting on the waters edge watching her go by.

John.

Here is the ‘electronic’ translation of the text…….

in memoir of warlike Albert edouard aspirant flies not on the April 1st, 1852 to harve France decede on September 14th, 1885

Any French speakng experts out there who can put it right as I am not sure it’s got it right.

John.