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  • August 14, 2013 at 8:47 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #982759
    Wyvernfan
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    Hi Rob,

    Just to echo what others have said, well done it looks great. Keep the good work up, will have to visit the ‘engineering’ shed soon.

    Kind regards,

    Tim

    Tim, you’re always welcome to call in if you’re ever down this way. And thanks.

    Rob,
    What are the plans? Building a piece of fuselage?
    Cees

    At present I don’t have the room to go that far Cees. But that may change in time.

    Rob

    August 14, 2013 at 6:46 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #982932
    Wyvernfan
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    😀

    Rob

    August 14, 2013 at 6:35 pm in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #982939
    Wyvernfan
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    Looking good. Everything in it’s place and a place for everything!

    Cheers Ian.

    ” I’m no engineer so just having a go and learning along the way”

    Beg to differ – you are already a “backstreet engineer” in the grand scheme of the “aeroplane in the garden shed” – it features in the background of most of your collection of bits!

    If you keep turning out work like that you will soon be reaching for the Doctor of Technology award given to the ultimate backstreet engineer, the late, Fred Dibnah.

    What are you missing for the blanks?

    Regards
    Ross

    Thanks Ross, much appreciated. I have Bruce keeping a lookout for certain items but the more eyes looking the merrier. The holes you see could be filled with the following;

    Switch ignition starter 5CW/4194 part no X.M.-C Dowty
    Fuel gauge 6A/3052 Simmonds GP.211/065/7
    ” ” 6A/3051 ” GP.211/063/7
    Indicator magnetic type A fuel level warning 5C/4361
    Gauge fuel distributor 6A/2686 (marked LB FUEL 0 to 6)

    Rob

    August 14, 2013 at 11:59 am in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #983430
    Wyvernfan
    Participant

    Cheers Mike. I’m no engineer so just having a go and learning along the way.

    Rob

    August 14, 2013 at 11:56 am in reply to: Any recent photos of Gannet XL500 #983540
    Wyvernfan
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    Apologies as I’ve got my serials mixed up. As Kurt says XL500 Is At St Athan, where as XL502 that displayed at Mildenhall during the late eighties is at Elvington.

    Rob

    August 14, 2013 at 8:58 am in reply to: Westland Wyvern Project Thread. #984088
    Wyvernfan
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    Thanks to the help and co-operation of the Fleet Air Arm Museums curator Dave Morris and Richard Barlow – and a drive down to Somerset, i was able to obtain the correct dimensions for the Wyvern’s instrument panels, using the FAAM Wyvern TF.1.

    Although the instruments used are quite different to the later S.4, the panels are the same size and basic shape. It was then a case of using pictures and reference material to place the correct items in the correct positions. First stage left and right mock ups are nearly complete baring a few missing items, the BFP is in progress.

    Rob

    August 14, 2013 at 7:10 am in reply to: Who to contact to get a picture in flypast? #984222
    Wyvernfan
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    I only hope Flypast are better at returning other peoples photos than the ‘other’ magazine are.

    Rob

    August 13, 2013 at 11:18 pm in reply to: Any recent photos of Gannet XL500 #984387
    Wyvernfan
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    The Elvington Victor and Nimrod lads would be your best bet for some piccies I should imagine

    Rob

    August 12, 2013 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Gannet airborne #986733
    Wyvernfan
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    I thought exactly the same slicer, so I went to the official website just to double check.

    Rob

    August 11, 2013 at 9:28 am in reply to: Gannet airborne #988360
    Wyvernfan
    Participant

    No idea Newforest, but when the aircraft was last operated by Amjet i believe its usual pilot was one Ed Ericsson? And i was wondering if he had been the pilot on this occasion too !

    Rob

    August 11, 2013 at 7:30 am in reply to: Gannet airborne #988390
    Wyvernfan
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    Thanks for that Chad. Seeing this Gannet airborne again has to be one of the historic aviation highlights of the year. Congratulations to all involved.

    Any idea who the pilot is?

    Rob

    August 9, 2013 at 7:31 pm in reply to: Bassingbourn pilot info sought #989772
    Wyvernfan
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    Just bumping this up , just in case one of you chaps has seen something that i have missed during researching?

    Rob

    August 8, 2013 at 4:04 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #991374
    Wyvernfan
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    Revised September AirShow Participation List.pdf

    Brian

    With the inclusion of the 747 flypast, the Norwegian CT-133 and the two Vampires plus the B-25 its certainly looking a more balanced and interesting line-up now :eagerness:

    Rob

    August 8, 2013 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Spitfire replica items #991761
    Wyvernfan
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    I had no idea you had been poorly Mike, but good to hear you are on the mend .

    Rob

    August 7, 2013 at 4:09 pm in reply to: Aircraft Museums/Collections Around Colchester?? #992702
    Wyvernfan
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    The east essex aviation museum at Clacton.

    Rob

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