I am sure the engine is a transport Centaurus, at least 10 years ago I remember having a good close look at it, then it was in fine condition, just like it was out of the crate following overhaul. Pity its sat outside since.

Is their much commonality with Sea Fury Engines.

Richard

TANGO CHARLIE

I wish you all the best with the rebuild, just a question regarding the glued joints, do they all have to be remade with modern glue or just critical ones. Joints that look OK can they be left alone. I know a fair bit about tin aeroplanes but have no knowledge about those made from God’s composite.

Richard

CAMLOBE
I dont doubt that the Lancaster swing was due at least in part to incorrect tyre pressure but a wheel/tyre assembly leaving a workshop is only inflated to a nominal pressure, the final setting of the pressure is down the the man when he fits the wheel and then signs for it.
That wheel may have sat around in store for a while, or been fitted to another aircraft(not likely in this case I know) operating at a different weight and needing a different pressure.

Richard

Only a guess but could it be some sort of rigging aid, perhaps fitting onto something solid like a fuselage longeron when an airframe was being assembled or repaired, trued up. Or alternatively an adaptor used when setting up fixed gun mounting.
Looks too weak as a gun mount itself but almost to well built for a rigging tool. Baffled.
Richard

The Optica is my choice, never thought it worth all the effort when a Piper Cub could do virtually all the same work.

Richard

I remember the Chipmunk in the back of the canvas hangar at Waltham, I went there as an ATC cadet several times during 1966/7 and on one visit I liberated a small section of fuselage skinning from that a/c, it has part of the roundal blue/white paint on it. So looks like I am part responsible for the hole seen in the picture. Still have that bit of skin it in the garage. Only seems like yesterday but its over forty years ago.
Thanks for the memory jogger chaps.

Richard

This very picture is published in the Profile Publication 182 on the Heyford.
The caption is ‘ A HEYFORD 111 (probably K5184) TOWING AN EARLY HOTSPUR GLIDER OVER CAMBERLEY, SURREY, JANUARY 1941.’

Richard

The three wire locked screws are threaded into what looks like a thin steel plate, rather than the usual anchor nut/captive nut arrangement found on aircraft, almost making me think they are not aircraft parts at all, but the wire locking is most certainly a feature found almost exclusivley on aircraft.
Also the geometry of the hinge looks to only allow a limited opening angle.
Not a lot of help im,e afraid.

Richard