whats the thing thats open on shot 2 and 7?

There are two things open – in shot 2 its the radio/ballast access door and in shot 7 its the old accumulater access door that is open.

Once someone of very small proportions has climbed inside the fuselage, what do they do in there?

Undo the 52 bolts while hoping some other people on the outside are holding the tail assembley.

Isn’t the Stuka at Hendon virtually ‘airworthy’ – complete and with a ‘run-able’ engine?

No aircraft can be considered ‘virtually’ airworthy. It either is or is not. This machine is certainly very complete and was considered for flight for the BoB film in 1968, but that was thirty-nine years ago!

What is the state of the airframe corrosion-wise (has it spent much time outside) considering how strongly-built it must be?

It would need a full in-depth survey to reveal that information.

How much of a rebuild would be required for a limited flying career?

Anything less than a full and comprehensive re-build would be very unlikely considering the age of the aircraft.

Not really seriously considering this viable given limited funding and other priorities but what do others think given the ‘value’ of it as a rare intact example?

As one of the rarest aircraft in the RAF Museum collection any suggestion to fly it (even with funding in hand) would not get very far I am afraid.

Very nice Roobarb JR & Co… it certainly looks better than it did before you started.

It does – having the Medium Sea Grey on the bottom and the Ocean Grey on the top helps too 😉

She looks great in those dessert markings!

Pudding!

I think the rectification work was quite deeply embedded and a bit more radical than that.

Mark, which work are you talking about? If you are referring to what has gone on here this year then I did say that I did not know exactly what had gone on but was guessing it was not much more than an annual, inspection IRAN,strip and re-paint. It really has not been here long enough for it to be substantially more than that although Roobarb will no doubt be along to clarrify 🙂

Anyone know the up to date count of airworthy Hurricanes?

Here is my list (in no particular order):

LF363 – BBMF, RAF Coningsby, UK.
PZ865 – BBMF, RAF Coningsby, UK.
G-BKTH – Sea Hurricane – Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, UK.
KZ321 – Michael Potter, Canada.
G-HURI – HAC, Duxford UK.
RCAF 5667 – Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
AE977 – Tom Friedkin, Chino Ca, USA.
P3351 – Alpine Fighter Collection, Wanaka, NZ.
Former Mk XII G-ORGI, Ed Russell, Niagra, Canada.
G-HUPW, R4118 – Mk 1 – Peter Vacher, Didcot ,UK.
G-KAMM – Flying Heritage Collection, Seattle, USA.
NX96RW – Lone Star Flight Museum, Texas , USA.

Just when you thought all the warbirds had been tucked away for the winter….

There is always at least one servicable H11 aircraft available throughout the winter season 🙂

Never realised there was a jump seat in PT’s P40 before now.

Its always been there – we just like to keep it covered up 😉

Great shots there I knever knew PT P-40 was a two Seater guess thats the Engineer :rolleyes:

He is a valuable member of our ground support team who has done a fantastic job helping to keep the aircraft airworthy and sparkling clean all year.