When you’ve worked on them for a few years, you know;) You see how high it stands on it’s main gear with the tail all up in the sky? That’s typical for a Fouga with the engines removed. The lack of engine weight makes the tail reach for the sky. It’s also missing it’s tailwheel. Also, I just checked my Fouga serial list. This one is noted as preserved.

Point taken.

Richard

So what is the snag with the under carriage? I asked on a previoues thread whether they have secured sponsorship beyond this year? Is Bournemouth still on this weekend? There is never anything posted on TVOC.co.uk!

Southern TV is broadcasting a report about the Bournemouth show and they are still saying that the Vulcan will attend. The TVOC site does not say otherwise also, so lets hope all is well.
Am I the only one who finds the TVOC web site frustrating in its content.

Richard

The aircraft involved N51SF had been G-BCOV of Doug Arnold and Mike Stow back in the 70/80’s, then it had the proper engine and was an ex target tug from Germany. I remember Neil Williams flying it.
At least the pilot was OK and the aircraft will no doubt recover, given time and money.

Richard

The Shuttleworth Sea Hurricane must be high on the list of flyers. The wings are 95% original with only light repairs made during its return to flight and the spars are original. The fuselage steel tubes are also mostly original.
The aircraft that Hawker Restorations have produced in some cases have new wings and tubes, just fittings are re-used.
I have no doubt that ‘Last of the Many’ is the most original flyer.

Richard

Many ex RAF Yorks were used for trooping flights with some aircraft wearing several identities, for example MW183 became G-AMUU with Air Charter then used trooping registrations XD668 and XF739. Aircraft flying into the Suez Canal zone had to carry miltary registrations being one reason.
Must have been a good time for the independant operators, buying the aircraft as surplus then using them on Government funded contacts.

A batch with TS registrations were built on a contract for the Ministry of Supply for use by BOAC and RAF transport Command. Whether they wore the TS regisrations initially I dont know.

Richard

Cannot help you with a replacement engine unfortunately but I do recall how a company in America was doing an engine upgrades to 206,s some years ago. What they fitted was appreciably more powerful so the available throttle travel was limited to the original value as that was what the airframe was certified to. The owners could either keep to the reduced level and expect the engine to last along time or take advantage of the greater power, illegally though.

Looks very much like the FW190 discussed on this very same forum in 2005.
See http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=58169

Richard

Must have crashed in a field where spuds were being dug, looks like a potato sack.

Richard