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March 31, 2025 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1133561

Nashio966
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Something between £2/3million has been tossed around for the cost of a respar, as well as the cost of a hangar and certified engineers to carry out the work. its a BIG job!

March 31, 2025 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1133583

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We have a huge amount of spares for 963′ the problem in getting her back into the air is the lack of readily available funds

having sat outside for 20 years she is in dire need of TLC which we are doing our absolute best to do, but she needs a lot of work and there arent many of us available to work on the old girl 🙁

As I understand it the CAA is happy for us to fly her again, but she will need pulling apart and completely resparring

we need a LOT of money to do it, but i dont think getting her flying again has been completely given up on

March 31, 2025 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1133430

Nashio966
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If this is the case why was the other Atlantique airframe flown to the US where it could operate rather than staying in the UK where it couldn’t?

What’s changed?

Moggy

happy for her to fly again, providing she has all the work done to respar her as i had said in my post that you cut the end off 😉 same applies for 790 which would effectively be grounded upon her return to the uk unless the respar was carried out

March 31, 2025 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1133460

Nashio966
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ill hopefully have some new film of this up soon as we’re going to run her up tomorrow (i think) but only three engines, as we’ve not finished the engine swap yet 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 1:19 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132781

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I think its the money! as it stands WR963 needs as much money as the vulcan did to get her back into the air 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 1:19 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132789

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To prove she’s still not down and out 😉 these were taken at about one o’clock this afternoon 🙂

As you can see, she needs a lot of love, a lot of work 🙁 hopefully we’re going to get her repainted this year! To the best of my knowledge this is the first time she’s been runup in quite a few months.

Its interesting the effect she has, whilst there are people working all around working on daks and other aircraft, the minute we turned over number 3 engine, everyone stopped and just turned round and stared at her, came over and literally drooled! She literally exudes power!!!

The run did highlight a slight cough from numer 3, we’re going to have to get all the plugs out, Same for number one! Number four on the other hand, started so fast i missed it!!!

Startup from inside (not something id ever experienced before!!!)

From the crew door (sorry about the noise 😉 )

Filmed from the plexiglass dome on top of the aircraft, just to the rear of the cockpit, as you can see its started to go a bit cloudy

All… 3 :diablo: turning 😀

March 31, 2025 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132687

Nashio966
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well from where i was taking the video sat on the front spar box the noise was coming from behind me? :confused: none of the chaps seemed worried about it and they are all ex shackleton pilots/engineers 3 however did have a couple of nasty missfires

March 31, 2025 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132708

Nashio966
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lol “sounds like the fan belt is slipping” :diablo:

March 31, 2025 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132716

Nashio966
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she really is not at all happy like i said we need to pull the plugs 🙂 the squeaking though is coming from inside the aircraft lol 😀

March 31, 2025 at 1:18 pm in reply to: The XH558 Discussion Thread (merged) #1132731

Nashio966
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I think you’ve hit the nail on the head to be honest…

March 31, 2025 at 1:18 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132570

Nashio966
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nice to meet you today rich, did you take any pics? i think its about time i got a project thread on the go for 963 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 1:17 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132449

Nashio966
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it will be a big struggle, but i wont quit until i see her in the air again!!! 🙂

I have now posted an official project thread, so any questions about 963 dont be afraid to ask 🙂

Many thanks

Ben

March 31, 2025 at 1:16 pm in reply to: Any Chance Of A Shackleton Returning To The Sky? #1132351

Nashio966
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That makes two of us!

good man 😉

March 31, 2025 at 1:14 pm in reply to: Surviving Seafires #1131809

Nashio966
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I have been meaning to ask this for some time. Do any actual wartime Supermarine Seafires still exist anywhere? If so, where and what model? Are any likely to fly again?

How many Seafires survive in total?

Thanks.

Hi dave, this might be of help 🙂

http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=975

That said, im sure Mark12 will be along shortly to answer your question 🙂

March 31, 2025 at 1:10 pm in reply to: Surviving Seafires #1130972

Nashio966
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a damn good looking aircraft!!!
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