Perhaps an assumption would be out of place amongst such a worthy schedule of events? However, are we to understand that the aerodrome and prize Spitfire are to be purchased before the charity is registered and aren’t therefore, necessarily, assets of the charity, which won’t be raising funds until after the purchase? Previous large ticket prize lotteries for houses etc have frequently fallen rather short of the value of the prize, let alone funding a multi-million pound venture, so this demonstrates a great deal of faith in the outcome.

Also, to go from purchase, through planning to tours in such a short time? It’s taken me six months to churn through the planning process for a new driveway.

The little blighters can even manage an overhang.

But they’re such lovely creatures 😉

St James’s Park #30 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

……hence why a coatal command finish would serve well on two counts , practicality and a new face on the airshow scene. And i know there are those that will disagree, but that white finish looks so realistic once the exhaust stains and the weather have done their best!

And it fails completely on one rather important count, it’s no longer a memorial to the American airmen it’s commemorated for so long.

Andy, the Farman was a complete kit, its history is here http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/farman.pdf

You can see the wings stored behind the LVG wings here

RAF Museum Cosford _6888 LVG C.VI & Farman F1.41 Wings by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Here’s the pod, the engine was on display in Hangar 1

Farman F.141 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

And here it is in one piece

I’ve found the book online see page 75 onwards.

http://archive.org/stream/buildingandflyi00haywgoog#page/n6/mode/2up

There are detailed drawings and building instructions in “Building and flying an aeroplane” by CB Hayward (first published 1912) which is now available as a print on demand book.

Original copies can be found on abebooks.co.uk http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=hayward&bt.x=0&bt.y=0&sts=t&tn=building+and+flying+an+aeroplane

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20886684