5 years ago, I was working on 319, and yes, she was very poorly… not neglected though.. The guys have done a fantastic job over the last couple of years, BUT she is still a sick bird.

I don’t think that this thread is relevant, but I’d still have 319 near the bottom for now , with only Woodford’s aircraft and the one at Goose bay close to it in terms of risk. The others seem to have been restored some years ago and into a corrosion prevention programme rather than a restoration.

Come back in a couple of years and you’ll see 319 near the top… To echo the comments above, long live 319.

If it helps, the anti-coll lights are also common to Victors (not very useful), and Jetstream aircraft – certainly the early (Handley Page) series aircraft.

Tony, your CD is still in use almost every day (although we now have it spread across a couple of hard drives too), so another thank you! …. and it was the full set 😀 We have all the documents for the Aztec, including parts manual and pilots notes so I think we’re pretty much sorted for that one now.. (If you have a Jetstream 200 manual knocking around I will swap you a kidney for it…)

Good picture of the tanks too.

Oddly enough, there is an article on modifications in the latest LAA magazine, and it says pretty much what has been covered here – too many holes are bad, and if there is an absolute need to access something, submit a MOD to the LAA (or CAA/design authority) for bigger stuff…. but bearing in mind that any new hole must be stronger than the original skin, and therefore heavier….

The wheels should come apart quite easilly – I did them back in 2005(?), including liberal coatings of Yak s**t on the joint and copperslip on the bolts. I think they stayed inflated for about 3 years at the most….. As for the tyres themselves… not so well.

EE Lightning too…. I’m sure its a fairly well used phrase for anything with a good rate of climb.