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  • in reply to: How many "real" Furys and Sea Furys are there still flying? #793579
    TempestV
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    F-AZXJ ~ R-2800
    F-AZXL ~ R-3350(?)
    G-CBEL ~ Centaurus
    G-RNHF ~ Centaurus
    N15S ~ R-3350
    N19SF ~ R-2800
    N1954H ~ R-3350
    N20SF ~ R-4360
    N233MB ~ R-3350
    N24SF ~ R-3350
    N39SF ~ R-3350
    N42SF ~ R-3350
    N62143 ~ R-3350
    N71GB ~ R-3350
    N85SF ~ R-3350
    N924G ~ Centaurus
    N97SF ~ Centaurus”

    Well thank goodness that the airframe is adapable to a few different makes of engine, otherwise seeing a Sea Fury in the air would be a very-very rare thing…. and hat’s off to the Americans who made the conversions.

    in reply to: Midland Aircraft Recovery Group Mid 1980's old Hands? #797073
    TempestV
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    Delighted to hear there is no duplication of effort as I’m in awe of the work being undertaken to create the front end of a Stirling and look forward to seeing every update. Can’t wait to see frames being erected!
    What happened to the ‘Stirling wing’ at Orfordness, the story suddenly went quiet possibly for good reason?
    I’d love to visit but don’t find myself over that side of the country very often, maybe soon..
    Keep up the good work.

    It is being investigated. We are waiting to see the outcome, but on first sight of the structural pictures it looks more Lancaster than Stirling.

    in reply to: Midland Aircraft Recovery Group Mid 1980's old Hands? #797118
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    “almost as silly as two projects creating the front end of a Stirling”

    Hi NeilH,

    While it may seem that way from the outside, there is no duplication of efforts. Both have co-operated over the years, and there are more than enough parts and resources to go around. Its not like we each have half of a bank note 😉 useless without the other…..

    The Stirling Aircraft Project based in Cambridgeshire, is a registered charity, and has been going for ~20 years. It is regularly staffed twice per week by 3-4 volunteers, where some serious engineering efforts have been undertaken to restore and reproduce a forward fuselage and all of its detailed componentry. You are more than welcome to visit our workshop to view progress.

    Martin, the collector in the south west of England has made some lovely displays, and has collected some nice original parts of Stirling remains.

    Geographically, even a long drive between locations is enough to prevent working on the same project.

    in reply to: Parts ID help needed. Mossie ?? #800772
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    Hi Flyingblind,
    Yes, somewhere I have a lh instrument panel drawing for a mosquito FB6. Send me a pm, and I will scan it.

    in reply to: Short Sturgeon cockpit up for sale #807395
    TempestV
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    Fouga – Regardless of its unique nature, £1,500 is a lot of money by anyone’s standards and that would buy a lot of kit for other preservation projects. So, I don’t think that saying that a particular museum would be ‘fools’ not to snap this up is very helpful.

    Worth every penny in my view.

    TempestV
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    Hi brataccas,

    There are only two complete Wellingtons at present.

    The RAF Museum have one. It was on display in Hendon for years, but has recently been transported to their conservation site at RAF Cosford, where it is undergoing restoration work.

    The second complete Wellington is at Brooklands Museum. This one was raised from the bottom of Loch Ness in the 80’s, and restored.

    There are also two identifiable substantial wrecks of Wellingtons. One, L7775 is mostly at East Kirby, where its complete wing is on display, with its tail section at Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire. The other, Z1206 consists of the forward fuselage with the Midland Aircraft Recovery Group in Warwickshire.

    in reply to: Evergreen Air Museum, Oregon #812651
    TempestV
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    Its really good to see a well preserved Vampire FB52 in a museum.

    in reply to: Fairey Battle wreck in deepest Belgium! #814006
    TempestV
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    No Battle at Sywell, Bruntingthorpe, work is continuing away from public gaze!

    Hi Ben,
    You are correct. Sorry, got my Airfields mixed up!

    in reply to: Fairey Battle wreck in deepest Belgium! #814572
    TempestV
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    Is the TT example on the list that was imported for restoration at Sywell?

    in reply to: Twin Mustang… getting close to flying #820404
    TempestV
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    Impressive achievement.

    Does this have counter-rotating props, ie. one being a left hand tractor, and the other being a right hand tractor, in the same way as the Hornet’s 130 series Merlins?

    If it does, are they rotating down towards the centre (like the Hornet) or upwards at the centre?

    in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #822550
    TempestV
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    Hi David,

    You mean this one?

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    Dunlop AC 66984.

    Martyn

    GYD

    Yep, that’s the one.

    in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #822658
    TempestV
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    David,

    Out of interest, are you after the earlier ‘Dunlop’ style or, the later ‘Dowty’ type handle?

    Martyn

    GYD

    Hi Martyn,
    Sorry, I don’t know which maker, but the one I’m looking for has the angled, offset rectangular housing at the top containing the trigger. It’s quite a tall grip.

    in reply to: Your Favourite Control Column Stick/Yoke/Grip! #822890
    TempestV
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    Does anyone have a Harrier GR3 grip available? Sale or Trade?

    in reply to: De Havilland decoder part one #825644
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    Hi Matt,

    This is an excellent piece of work on your part. Well done for collating them all together, and spending the time to decode it all.

    in reply to: Projects Wants And Trades 2015 #827219
    TempestV
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    Hi. If anyone is interested in any of these new made rubber bobbins as fitted to the BFP anti vibration mounts then please pm me for further details

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    Hi Cornovii,
    Please could you pm me with price and quantity available?
    Thanks,
    David

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