The canberra wing centre section is too wide for road transport. Various different methods have been tried to move them by road which usually consists of removing the trailing edge of the wing i.e 18 inches or so of the wing. By the sound of what you have it’s some variation of that theme!

at least they didn’t use a stihl saw like on the lightning……. I’m sure it can be sorted by the right person. NOT ME!!!

And bex, at least your spars are ok – ours are a bit fluffy in places….

John,

I said something was disconnected, just a case of finding where, and for who ever takes your Cranberry on I hope for their sake its aft of the pressure bulkhead 😀 Bex

wing roots! I had a quick peek today. Everything in the fuselage works as advertised, but it was brought in by road and reassembled by someone with an interest in muppetry. Probably a bit harsh – the engines are removed and a whacking big steel girder has been fitted to increase the wing strength – that was a good move! Unfortunately, the wings were put on poorly apparently leaving a 2 inch gap at the trailing edge. How this has happened is anyone’s guess – I looked at the spar bolts and all seems well, but was politely informed by one of the members who rebuilt it that the wing is incorrect………. as someone has recently said, what I know about Canberras ‘can be counted on the fingers of a single elbow’…….

7 August 2007 update

Vulcan news – The anti flash white paint on the entrance door still exists and is in mint condition…. so some careful sanding is in order! If the writing and badges exists, we’ll find it. The door ladder is stripped and almost ready for paint, and the pilots ladder will be next. The door itself has had the black paint removed and is in fine fettle. The primer had begun to be applied, and will be followed by a fresh coat of black within the week. The nosewheel tyres have been coated in tyre-black and look new. Next on the hit list are the nose wheels themselves and the nose leg. The rusty looking steel plates she is stood on have been coated in exterior floor paint and look far more presentable for Jeeps and Jets. If anyone has any tips about ‘Drip Strip’ application, I’m all ears! (Just before I make a hash of it….)

Well, you have to start somewhere….

Karl is progressing the Bloodhound and keeps finding ‘S.T.7.’ stencils all over the thing. The priming is almost complete, all the holes are sealed, and the first coat of white has begun. Karl is also dealing with a member of this very forum regarding Vulcan paint. (Said person shall remain nameless for now)

Cranberry news – We are looking for someone with ALOT of time to donate to tackle this aircraft. First of all, she needs a lick of paint, followed by some instruments, lower spar sand blasting in the wheel well and re-finishing, minor repair work, and a thorough tidy! Everything except the instruments and engines is fitted, so it might be possible, eventually, to get the hyds working through the manual pump. The ailerons need connecting (hence the unusual angle of the control column – Bex!). There is a slight leak through the rear crew escape hatch, but there is vertually no damage inside! Again, a lick of paint wouldn’t go amiss….

I’ll post more pictures when something exciting happens and I have something to show you!

For those in the Sunderland catchment area, the Echo is popping in on Thursday to begin a feature on us (the whole museum), and again later to cover Jeeps and Jets. When it is published, I’ll post a link from here to their website showing the story.

Radio Hartlepool visited us the other day too, and may help in many different ways, including regular coverage and possibly manpower! They have good ideas for some new exhibits, and again, I’ll yet you know what happens at a later date.

‘Sabre Knights’ logos have been drawn up (by me!!!) which means that there will be an aircraft nose art demonstration going on over the J & J weekend. (hopefully – meeting about it all tomorrow…..)

Cheers for now!
LL:D

Wonder who that dashingly handsome chap is perched precariously on that ladder?

At least now that the canopy is sealed, we can clean the top of the nose section………