thanks Tony

I’ve seen those discs before in collections but never been able to positively identify them. has anyone got any ideas?

John

Absolutely, just PM me and we can arrange a visit 🙂

John

Hi all

would have liked to report that the escape hatch was completed this weekend, but alas I hadn’t ordered quite the right length of 4BA screws. But we did install what we could so progress nonetheless :o). The interior of the hatch is now cockpit green so will just need some touching up once the hardware has been fitted. If you compare the clarity of the glazing compared to the hatch before refurbishment, I think you’ll be impressed.[ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”large”,”data-attachmentid”:3842579}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”large”,”data-attachmentid”:3842577}[/ATTACH][ATTACH=JSON]{“data-align”:”none”,”data-size”:”large”,”data-attachmentid”:3842578}[/ATTACH]

Additionally, Cliff has collected some castings which we need to complete the rudder pedal footrests (have I ever mentioned how Shorts always go down the over-engineered route!). These were supplied FOC by East Coast Castings of Watton Norfolk. They need some cleaning up, and the photos below show where they’re fitted.

John

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Still progressing the cockpit flightdeck, with the first (of four) footrests that fit under the rudder pedals under way. These are mostly formed from sheet metal with the usual Stirling casting required at the rearmost end. These have been derived from the few photos that we have of that area but we’re confident that we’re at least 95% accurate.
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Also in work is a restoration of the Pilots’ overhead escape hatch. We’d have liked to keep the original perspex but unfortunately it was too badly damaged to recover. The framework is all original and has been bead blasted to remove the light corrosion that was present. This has been etch primed and hopefully we’ll have this re-assembled and will even have some external camouflage paint applied, a first for the Project.

John
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Hi Cees

I’ve seen various pics on the net from repro installations with bungees but I always assumed they were a pragmatic means of mounting them without any other info. Was it a Stirling site that had the bungees?

Hi James

think we’ve got a bathtube Morse, but if not I’ll be in touch 🙂

John