Colin Smith building the replica in New Zealand told me that none of the fittings he got with the project are useable in his replica which is progressing well. I am making the engine bearers and undercarriage assemblies fo him at the moment.

G-RCSR is another replica and will be painted green, while helping with Black Magic we had the thought that it would be great if CSR was around which set me starting on the project. the eventual aim is to get all three Comets together at the same time a sight not seen since the start of the Race in 1934.

Ken

The original wing drawings dont show any washout at all. Original test flight reports and the later tests done by Shuttleworth state that when stalled there is a rapid wing drop.

The American Comet has 3 degrees of washout built in which must have helped as they always seem to do a three point landing. Sadly they have never stalled it so we dont know how it reacts at the stall.

We plan to build in the same 3 degrees when we do the wings for G-ACSP as it has to be an improvement on none.

Work on Black Magic is ongoing, the fuselage fuel tank covers are done and being prepared for covering, the canopy is with the welder being sorted and I have just finished the tailplane and elevators which I am covering now. We have also started to machine up the Spruce for the wing spars and will be sorting the spar jigs shortly.

Ken