Thanks for the feedback DH90,and the very best of luck with the project,it’ll be great to have perhaps three airworthy examples in the future. Perhaps it’s a bit soon to be thinking about such things,but what colour scheme do you intend to finish her in?Will she be another Grovesner House?
Dave,of the five originals built, Grovesner House (G-ACSS) is airworthy with the Shuttleworth Collection,although it hasn’t flown regularly for a while. The remains of Black Magic (G-ACSP) are currently under long-term restoration to fly,although as I understand it, it will be largely new-build. The replica in the US is the only other flying example at the moment,dressed up as Grovesner House.
Additionally,there are a couple of static replicas,one dangling from the ceiling of a shopping centre on the old airfield site at Hatfield,and another currently with the DH museum at London Colney. The museum’s example was built for an Aussie TV documentary about the MacRobertson race about 15 years ago,and from what i’ve seen of the bits and pieces it’s very convincing,including very deceptive fibre-glass engines! The museum are currently restoring it and detailing it even further,hence why I’ve only seen it in bits.
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