Merkle you should of kept the Canberra section and not selling it at a loss.
G.

G/Ian

I Wish I had, but i did manage to build up a large amount of parts .. which went towards the restoration, and the lads done a wonderful job, truth was i bit off more than i could chew, our friend with the provost was there when i bought it, and said we could do it, with his help, then the land issue came up, and i knew heart of hearts i then had no where to keep it, or work on it, it was a huge cockpit,.. I knew when i sold it, i wouldnt have such luck again, but couldnt bare to see it rot in a skip anymore, and preferred to give it up to someone who “Could” do it, and what a wonderful job they have done .

what else could i do ???..
Chris C

Moderated and one infraction point given.

Hunter… jumped the gun offered one, was actually told this by a officer , then realised, Owner and myself after a little work by myself it was still owned by the MOD and was NOT SOC.so a no no,

Whirlwind .. was trying for one as there was lots of derelict airframes about
but to no avail,

engine… had storage, and help, but storage facility became Unavailable due to land dispute,

This also caused problems for complete cockpits due to size ,

Provost, yes my friend owns one, and i have helped out, but was “ASKING” the complecations of GRP.. and decided after advice it was a no go.

Manky Su22.. you mean Su 7 .. Soviet fighter etc, NO SPARES apart from a few instruments or AP’s that could be understood to finish the task,it would have never been finished, the parts are even hard to find in eastern european countries, this i was told by a Polish Museum Volunteer who worked on a Su7 .

Museum… this was nothing to do with me on the whole, i was a spokesperson for it, and due to land dispute, i am the one looking a fool.because it didnt come to fruition.

Brigand… I was Investigating WHERE if anywhere i could find the plans, for JUST the instrument panel not build a whole brigand.. bloody iddiot .

Master.. being made of wood, and with alot of them which have crashed, i thought in time with my experiance,and friends in aviation archaeology i could build 1/4 cockpit from windscreen to floor panel, including panels, stick and rudder, hard items to be found during LICENCED digs, after investigation.. stick rudder etc.. probably taking years to complete.. but this i actually think I can do.. and have allready started buying bits and bobs,and i will continue, I was looking into this WAY BEFORE the said throttle box came on to ebay by the way ! .

People like you make me even more determined to prove you wrong, i have had a run of bad luck, some could say quite a bad state of affairs, and lots of personal family problems too in the last 6 months, infact the worst i have had to deal with to date. each dream has been ******** up due to losing job,my wife, money problems with bank, all sorts of things just came at the wrong time ,just as i was going to finish the deal and actually aquire something..

I may not have a plane, or cockpit, but have spent the last five years collating a books worth of information and newspaper clippings , witness reports/photo’s of air crashes from 1946 to 1970 enough to make a book, so i have been busy, i dont just spout out rubbish on the forum for the sake of it, I ask because i dont know, and value people’s opinions ,and advice.

Yes I am a dreamer, but at least i am trying.. and i WILL get there, eventually .. and bullying, nasty , remarks from the likes of you , and your arrogance , wont get me down.. you must have nothing better to do, than ridicule , and put down people who at least are trying.. and as the old saying goes, if at first you dont succeed try ,try , try and try again … and I am, and i am damned well going to prove you wrong sir !!:mad::rolleyes:

I like this forum, and there are alot of very decent ,and nice people on here .. Sadly there is also lots of people from time to time , who are so full of there own importance and arrogance it beggers belief,
I wont be bullied, I am at least trying. with little or no funds, and now a single parent … which makes things all the harder.

Thanks for such a informative and helpful post as you have put above

Regards
C
:eek::mad::rolleyes:

Ps
I know my spelling is Crap.. but never mind.. we cant all be perfect like your good self .

another silly question, or not so silly ,but perhaps someone can answer me??

being the miles master was pretty much entirely made of wood, was the instrument panel made of wood, or was it the normal Aluminium 3mm sheet type as used in various other aircraft ??.. I only ask due to the aircraft being almost entirely made of wood.. apart from engine, controls U/C and ancillary parts :confused: