I have learned in my professional life that it costs me precisely nothing to say thank you to people.
It doesn’t cost me money, it doesn’t cost me face and people appreciate it.
The next time they see you they are glad to help.
I agree that this is quite an interesting thread. Thanks for all the input!
Andy
There was a fellow named Peter Garner that used to post here showing progress of his lovely He 51 reproduction.
he was doing some lovely work, but he has not posted in a few years. I hope he is well and progressing with that very interesting project.
Here is a link to the original thread. https://forum.keypublishing.com/forum/historic-aviation/76975-heinkel-he-51
Andy
Thanks for the pics MothMinor.
She looks a fair sight better than when she was heaped up the side of Mount Cyclops, that’s for sure!
Bristol Beaufort
http://www.beaufortrestoration.com.au/
XP-51G. Unique survivor. https://www.facebook.com/Project-Xp-51g-Mustang-163677156980548/
“I wouldn’t be surprised to see Just Jane carry g passengers to be honest! Although I personally think we won’t see her with air under her wings again!”
Instead of crapping on the project on an internet forum, why not donate a fiver?
That’d be more productive.
Operation Chastise!
That’s what the movie’s about!
Is it also Kennet who have the Seafire 46 project?
Impressed indeed!
Phenomenal progress on an unbelievable project.
Thanks
Andy
BP923 is a PR-IV being rebuilt to fly.
It even has its own website http://www.spitfire-pr4.com/
Andy
Great video.
All that’s missing, is the way too loud crappy music!:dev2:
Thanks for posting.
Andy
Thats a fabulous video. She sounds like such a brute!
Take it from this Tiger Moth pilot though, flying this 190 like that would be awful draughty:D
Andy
If anyone can bring a project of this magnitude together it is Peter Jackson and his team.
Their track record of huge, long term projects speaks for itself.
I wish them the best and I believe that they will tell this story with the greatest reverence and respect.
Andy
What the flight Heritage and Combat Air Museum does, is call Steve Hinton for most of their first flights!
I wouldn’t think the Stuka is particularly hard to fly. An experienced warbird pilot would do as you suggest.
Read the notes, study the cockpit and learn where everything is, do some engine runs then go fly.
kenjohan, a surprising amount of this material will be usable in the rebuild.
Brackets, fittings and castings will be inspected and reused.
To refer to this recovery as junk certainly does the whole project a dis-service.
Andy
Lord above!
At this rate you won’t be too far away from engine runs!!
Great work, great thread, thanks for the update.So great to see interesting spares surface after so many years.
Please give my best to the missus and the whole team.
Well done all.
Andy