Hi Elliott,
Thanks for the heads up, 😀

I have just managed to find myself a copy of the pilots notes on fleabay.. :diablo: ..

lots of nice cockpit shots too, i imagine instruments on the whole are not too hard to find, but the dimensions of panel parts etc , would have to be from drawings, as i believe none of these remain, in a word extinct 🙁 .

I know the bristol aero collection has the mortal remains of a Brigand, but not much survives inside from what i hear, however things may have changed since the photos i’ve seen on the net of her,

I wonder if Airbus, or BAC Filton have any drawings, i did hear (probably rumour) from a worker who worked there in the 1990’s that there was a building on the far side of the airfield, where the fighter boys used to rest during the war, that was positively FULL of old drawings, of allsorts, whether these have been binned since, etc, i have no idea, might be worth me giving them a buzz,and see if its possible they “May” have something ??

Hi Wyvern Fan,

yes its me.. selling it, reluctantly, ive just had a nose on the forum, still got a avid interest, but keep missing me chances, always ******** up one way or another, but not for want of trying, so i thought it best to hang up me flight suit for a short while, my ex mrs leaving me, and dropping me in it financially put pay to any dreams i had of hunter restoration… still cant get much worse, can only get better, i thought it about time someone bought it, who could use it in its rightful place….. on a hunter 🙂

incidentally, I am more than willing to swap the canopy for a old basket case lambretta if anyone got one spare rotting in the shed, i doubt it, but allways worth asking as i enjoy restoring these,and there a bit more easy to store than a plane.sorry for posing the question(bit of a cheek), but dont ask, dont get 😀

Hunter canopy anyone? The seller sounds familiar as well.. 😉

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Hi Wyvern Fan,

yes its me.. selling it, reluctantly, ive just had a nose on the forum, still got a avid interest, but keep missing me chances, always ******** up one way or another, but not for want of trying, so i thought it best to hang up me flight suit for a short while, my ex mrs leaving me, and dropping me in it financially put pay to any dreams i had of hunter restoration… still cant get much worse, can only get better, i thought it about time someone bought it, who could use it in its rightful place….. on a hunter 🙂

2merkle:
My friend is restoring some panels and cockpits but as far as I know he’s not planning to make Su-7 – maybe it’s not easy to get spare parts or simply there aren’t any. But I will ask him or will give you his mail. His current projects: http://vhtm.valka.cz/projekty.htm. Su-7 is a pretty unique piece (many of them were scrapped after their service life expired, also documentation was destroyed).

Maybe you can contact also museum in Praha – Kbely.
http://www.vhu.cz/en/stranka/vhu-praha/kontakty/

They have at least two Su-7s hidden in deposit, decomposing on rain and snow …
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=cs&geocode=&q=kbely&sll=47.989922,19.160156&sspn=43.224179,76.640625&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Praha,+%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1+republika&ll=50.124421,14.534381&spn=0.00063,0.001169&t=h&z=20

2 Anotolij.

Thankyou very much for your help, Please check your personal messages 🙂

Here is a MiG 15 panel I am putting back together. It is from a Polish aircraft but at some point in it’s life it had a bunch of Russian instruments put in so I am taking it back to original. Eventually I will build a cabinet for it and have all of the lights operational as well as the gunsight.

Hi Gary..
you still got those Russian instruments ??,I got a project that might need them soon 🙂 .. i hope you dont mind asking, but dont ask ,dont get etc
cheers
Chris c

Some photos from Czech AF.
http://www.mzak.cz/pilot/

Articles are currently undergoing translation to English, finishing date unknown.

Hi , just seen your post, Bieng you live in Czech Republic, and obviously a avid aviation fan, would you know if there are still spares for the Su-7 lying around ,that could be bought for a cockpit restoration ???,

I only ask as i believe the Czech airforce was the last european airfroce to use the Su-7 .. and I know i wont find much in the Uk, so I hope you didnt mind me posing the question ??