There have been a number of posts on this forum discussing the legal position of Isle of Wight Airport Sandown EGHN. I am the chairman of the Isle of Wight Flying Club, I set out a factual account of the current and recent situation at Sandown.

Laurie

Is their an update on this please.
Its in all our interests to make sure Sandown remains the fantastic place it is.

Richard

If you are not into doing many a male/female pair or forming tools made from wood will suffice, just clamping them in the vice will do if the item being flanged is small, if it bigger then a flypress is needed.

Richard

It just reinforces the difficulty of launching a new technology product in to what is a fairly conservative arena, especially when you have a winner like the King Air series.

I think it was the potential long term cost of supporting a type that had sold basly, rather than technology issues. They did have production and flight test difficulties but these had been resolved.
If hundreds had been sold then income from supporting them would have been flowing in but with only eleven sold in three years it was better to pull the plug.

Richard

Ben
I cannot help with your specific question other than I think the 3 bladed prop was a Hamilton Standard unit as used on the Blenheim. I have always wondered whether these were fixed when used on a Gladiator or still variable as they were on the Blenheim, if they were variable did it give an improved performance.

Richard

Large collection of Croydon pictures from the 20’s 30’s http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Aviation-photo-album-191-photos-Croydon-early-1920s-Imperial-Instone-/251196703595?pt=UK_Collectables_Aeronautica_MJ&hash=item3a7c7d836b

Richard

Aerovet

I dont think we should get too hung up about identities, especially when it involves aircraft that have spent a long while in limbo. Its a different story with airframes that have a contiuous and proven history but like many that have sat derelict on a farm the chosen identity can be just an educated guess.
This situation has not been helped by some thoughtless types who have muddied things even more by removing data plates as souvenirs.

Richard

Mark12
I love the FAA aircraft from this period especially Sea Furies and especially the trainer variant which seems not to get pictured that often. WE824 is a T20 trainer with no hook and a fixed tailwheel. The others in the line are possibly trainers as well in the VW range. WE824 went to Germany as a target tug where it became D-CABY and was destroyed in a crash in 1970.

Richard