Just spoke to steve and he still has everything stored & locked safely away:diablo: perhaps he has his own whirly project in mind at airframe asseblies to add to the bulding carbon footprint:D
I think that dig must have been the most complete whirlwind ever likley to be recovered, ok there are a handfull of others but either they were cleared away or lost in history and cannot be located, of which i can only think of only 4 sites if found that could yeald the rare baby merlin
Hi
I would much like steve’s whirlwind re built,
but being honest how long has it been in storage ……..
and why loan an engine now after all these years.
True the only big whirlwind dig done, I agree at least four UK sites, each of which could yield sufficient for a re build.
I personally disagree with the ‘lost in history’, The 70’s researchers got a lot of info when it was around, I believe the locations are known, but it just needs a really serious project to get going, there have been to many non -starters ….
a few went down in france, most seem to have been almost belly landings, but often wonder if anything is there anything worthwhile on the other sites.
and there is always the slim chance of a scrapyard nr pensecola or rechlin.
Cheers
Jerry
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