I’m overjoyed no one has put a Whitley on their list so far.

1) Short Sturgeon – the biggest minger of them all
2) A W Ape
3) Ki-32 ‘mary’ yuk

Hmm… thought it was VDM at first glance, but probably actually a Hamillton Standard.

Do you know why fuji?

Re: Just off the top of my head

Originally posted by Mark12
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Inconel Alloy Technical Data

CHARACTERISTICS
Service 2,000°F (1,094°C)
Melting Point 2,500°F (1,372°C)

PROPERTIES
Nickel-Chromium-Iron alloy
Resists corrosion and heat
High strength and good workability
Virtually immune to chloride-ion stress-corrosion cracking
Not hardened by precipitation
Resistant to sulfur compounds
Resistant to oxidizing conditions at high temperatures

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Nickel (plus Cobalt) 72.0% min
Chromium 14 – 17%
Iron 6 – 10%
Carbon 0.15% max
Manganese 1.0% max
Sulfur 0.015% max
Silicone 0.50% max
Copper 0.50% max

PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
Density 0.304 lb/cu in (8.43 gm/cu cm)
Specific Heat 0.106 (at 70deg;F, Btu/lb/ °F)
Poisson’s Ratio 0.29 (at 70°F)
Electrical Resistivity 620 (at 70°F, ohm/circ mil/ft)
Curie Temperature 192°F
Permeability 1.010 (at 70°F and 200 oersted)
Thermal Conductivity 103 (Btu in/ft2 h °F))

APPLICATIONS
Heat treating industry for retorts, muffles, roller hearths, and other furnace components for heat-treating baskets and trays
Aeronauts industry
Electronics industry
Nuclear reactors

Mark

Very impressive as usual Mark, but are these compositions for the type of Inconel used in aircraft exhaust stubs – or just general specs? There are at least 20 different Inconel alloy available 🙁

Thanks anyway tho 🙂

Elliott

Were these the only items taken or was it a more opportunistic theft?

I suppose it’s easy to be highly optimistic about what you will achieve etc when starting out on a venture like this – the original group were planning on bringing up two P-38s, but in the event, were lucky to get one.

I don’t think anyone would seriously take this project on as a money making venture – definately a labour of love.

Who knows, maybe they have developed a clever new way of getting down there and bringing the whole aircraft to the surface – maybe they have industry support, sponsorship etc. They can certainly do it (and I think it is worth it – where else will you get such an original early P-38 – god my mouth is watering and i have little interest in anything American) and I really hope they pull it off. Part of me would love to be down in the belly of that glacier with them.

I hope they do go after the forts – they are nice early ones, but it’s very unlikely. They will be lucky to pull up one P-38 – it’s an enormous effort. Having spent last weekend dismantling Whitley bits in the open in semi-artic Norfolk they have my deepest sympathy 😀

Mark,

Oh I just put two and two together eventually 😀

Having recently turned 30 I am not quite the sharp young man I used to be 😉

I will do my very best to get along to Shoreham!

Originally posted by Mark12
Eliott,

I would anticipate seeing the new Japanese immigrants on the day of the next Shoreham Aerojumble in March.

Was it the sideburns and Zapata moustache or the front spar attachments? That is not LA564 by the way.

Mark