I heard that the internal structure of the Gatwick Gannet was better than XL500 and they were mulling putting that one into the air???
Sadly not, the nose gear in the Victor is quite a long way back and she was cut at the front of the nose gear well.
Thank you all. I am really pleased with her. The damage is all repairable. The internal structure is largely sound and the skin damage was caused at the time of scrapping at Brize Norton when she was chopped off of the fuselage and allowed to drop. She was then allowed to roll around a bit. We will repair minor damage to skins by surface dressing and filling, the larger creases and tears will be repaired by drilling out the rivets and replacing the whole skins. I am going to fabricate a cantilever stand that will support her from the rear in a way that will make her appear to be floating with no support forward of the cut point.
Today I hand polished her, my arms feel aweful but it was worth the effort! Oh and when I say hand polished I mean it, pot of wax and some cloths. If anyone has any parts (as in the above post) please PM me and we can see if we can come to an arrangement to get them back where they belong.
Leaving Gatwick – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWnp7nuuOY
Arriving Bournemouth – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwQDq_ASLO8
She moves Friday. Pictures, video and a new thread will follow!
I was actually pretty encouraged when I sat there filming that video, its a big job but the framework is all there.
That’s interesting, what did she do for 9 years as a B.2 before conversion?
I believe the plan is to fit one of their nice complete Jaguar forward fuselages to the rear of ‘734 to make a whole Jag. The wing is present too though badly hacked around. Having said that you only have to look at the job they did with their SHAR to see what can be achieved! Well done to the museum for saving this Jaguar from the scrap-man.
Jaguar GR.1 XX734 on the M25 now en-route to her new home at Old Sarum.
I’d love one, how much?
Top notch guys, wow!
A different view here. I don’t know if it tells you anything different?
RIP
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2c3_1367925333
Three pronged as in your pic. Put me out of my misery!
That file corrupted on my camera, typical isn’t it!! It’s a single seat bubble canopy, my first thought was second gen Harrier?