Worst airshow

Without a doubt….I’m with Moggy on this one: Mildenhall. With so many potentially exciting aircraft in attendance, and the memory of fantastic late 80’s, early 90’s displays, it turned into the most dissapointing event.

The queue’s to get in, the terrible weather, the much hyped american fighters and bombers, once only flypasts, with no aerobatics, at altitudes that make you wonder which airfield that they are displaying at!

On the plus side, their burgers are great, and the often outragous displays by European air forces!

DH Hornet project – mini update

All

I will prepare a full update with pictures in the next few weeks. However, in brief, I have assembled all of the instrument panels, finished the pilots floor, and assembled the seat onto it’s frame work. I’m now working on the rudder pedals, and the LH/RH instrument consoles.

The http://www.dhhornet50.net website is steadily being added to. This will include more new photos of recent parts. We have had a complete and cowled PR.22 sea hornet merlin engine loaned to us for the re-union in May 2005. This will sit nicely with the cockpit, rear fuselage, and wheels.

The cockpit I am assembling is a F.Mk.1 Hornet, and will include a lot of original components.

I was always under the impression that de Havilland was not written DeHavilland. Please refer to the latest edition of The Moth for confirmation.

You are correct. Just in case there is a copyright on the original text, I chose to change it a little for my headed paperwork and business cards.

DH Hornet

With the correct backing, and organisations like the one’s that have done the Me262’s, Oskars, FW190’s, a flying DeHavilland Hornet is possible.

Ah! You mean other than there being none left due to the type being extinct?

Flood

surely for the same reason??

Cost of purchasing such a project?

Mark12

Do you have any idea what such a basis for a “project” would be worth, like the Arrow spitfire? I remember seeing ex-russia hurricane projects for sale for about £75K up until recently, although substantially more complete, but with out identities.

This spitfire could gleam a real identity, some useful fittings and references. Its value is probably too much for a small museum or individual to buy and restore statically. Could it’s value to a potential airworthy rebuild be in the region of £100K…?

Andrew Arrow Website

can any one tell me what the web address is for ARROW WARBIRDS?

Looking Good!

Your panel looks good to me.

It’s very satisfying to finally assemble the final product. Your fingers will start itching soon, however……will this panel grow into a larger cockpit, or will you start another type?

favorite historic aviation event.

Balbo!