Hi Jagen,
Well, as for the Pima Lib, the first thing they would have to do is put doors on the building! I seem to remember when I was there last (’96) that the old guy I was talking to said the airplanes were moved into the building and then the last wall was put up! I’d expect that she’s there for good.
The Rockliffe Lib could be flown again, but it would take alot of work. Dad’s last task on it was to fog the engines with inhibiting oil which they pumped into the carb air intakes while they ran until the engines choked on the oil and finally quit. I guess the smoke clouds they were making attracted alot of attention! 🙂 Realistically though, she won’t ever leave the ground again.
Mr Weeks Lib will no doubt fly again someday, but there are other machines there competing for the engineers attention, but someday no doubt we’ll see her in the air again.
Cosford’s Lib, irregardless of her mechanical or structural integrity, should, in my opinion, stay on the ground as well. The airplane, particularly on that side of the Atlantic, is just too rare to risk in the air again, so in Hendon or in Cosford is where she should stay, to be enjoyed and to educate people for centuries.
But maybe we could convince a certain computer gazillionaire with a soft spot for old props to put them back into production! 😉
regards,
Dan
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