Thanks Bill T and Denis for the encouragement.

Moving into new workshop next weekend (hopefully:eagerness:(

thanks for the kind comments Neil

Currently it is our intention to build as far back as Frame 16 which is the front spar and where the Flight Engineers’ controls are situated. This will encompass all of the major crew positions (1st/2nd Pilots, Bomb Aimer, Navigator, W/Op and Front Gunner). This in itself is a major undertaking and will be approx 25′ long 7’6″ wide and approx 12″ from the base of the fuselage to the top of the cockpit coupe, it would be great to go further aft to the transport joint but the logistics of building it at present let alone move it at a later date. saying that, as the structure aft of Fr 16 is fairly constant in design and manufacture it shouldn’t be too difficult to splice further sections in at a later date.

regards

John

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A major step forward for the Project has seen us take delivery of approx 300′ of stringer material (which is about half of the final total of this type needed), this is with great thanks to Teversham Engineering Ltd in Cambridge especially David Allsopp and Steve Grantham) who have kindly formed the material provided by us free of charge. The remaining 300′ plus 150′ of ‘z’ profile stringer is currently being worked on by them.

Additionally, the Project is hoping to move into new premises in the next few weeks which will hopefully allow us to have some much needed stability, next step the laying down of the bomb bay jig

John

Going back a long way (post #333 no less), we’d made the mounting structure for the throttle pulleys which was mounted beneath the flightdeck. In the intervening time, what with workshop moves etc, the remaining parts had still to be attached. I was able to finish this off from the comfort of my own dining table and the results are here complete with some pics of the unrestored parts.

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