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August 19, 2007 at 8:30 am in reply to: Finnish Hurricane HC-452 at Helsinki #1297428

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I hope they’re doing something to preserve the original paint?

Yes, of course. They don’t paint it over :rolleyes:

August 18, 2007 at 9:39 pm in reply to: Finnish Hurricane HC-452 at Helsinki #1297655

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FsNordic – In Finnish

August 18, 2007 at 10:21 am in reply to: Finnish Hurricane HC-452 at Helsinki #1298305

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So the original war paint is on? 😮 😀

That’s correct. The current paint was painted on 1942/1943 including a rudder from different Finnish Hurricane. You could actually see the original British brown under the Finnish green, blue and black scheme.

August 18, 2007 at 5:56 am in reply to: Finnish Hurricane HC-452 at Helsinki #1298365

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Hurricane arrived to Helsinki yesterday first time in 64 years!

http://www.sotaveteraaniliitto.fi/50v_valokuvia.php

2007:

1943:

August 15, 2007 at 5:52 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1300668

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http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content486E9

280. “Pilot” of BL-200 learning aviation.
281. – 283. Left engine.
284. Kari and the plane.
285. – 287. Right engine.
288. Left engine again.
289. Instrument panel, missing few indicators.

http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content0DC1C

291. Where the restoration began on 7th May 2007.
292. John Deere installing something.
293. Instrument panel.
294. “A wreck”.
295. The clock is ticking!
296. Wing tip.

August 13, 2007 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1303540
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BL-200 Blog – 13th August – Part One

BL-200 Blog – 13th August – Part Two

Items spend during the restoration includes:
- 1500 liters (330 Imperial gallons) of water
- 70 liters (15 Imperial gallons) of paint thinner
- 46+ doughnuts
- 7000 driven kilometers (4400 miles)
- Nine kilos (20 pounds) of coffee
- Seven pairs to gloves
266. A Blenheim, BL-200?, right wheel has sliped to the ditch?
267. Place for camera seen from below.
268. Same place from a bit higher – and from different angle.
269. Rear of the plane
270. The rear fuselage is almost in shape now?
271. Tail turret from below with plastic in place.
272. Frames, ladders and floor.

273. Right landing gear.
274. Same place from left.
275. Kari mixing the paint.
276. The Renovators.
277. Pilot seat looking right below.
278. BL-200 covered without windows.
August 5, 2007 at 4:32 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1312876

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Looking at the pics it looks like the construction is almost German-like instead of British. British aircraft didn’t use the yellow coloured material didn’t it?

That’s probably because BL-200 was made by the Finns, for the Finns, from Yugoslavian wings, Finnish engines, British guns and German paint & radios. 😉

August 4, 2007 at 7:06 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1313687

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Painting continues!

http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content9993D

241: Cockpit without floor…

242: and with floor.

243: Kari screwing things.

244: Top hatch.

245: The exterior of the same hatch.

246: At pilot seat looking right.

247: Right engine

248: Cockpit

249: Top part of bomb bay and sight to rear fuselage.

250: Rear fuselage from another place.

251: Rear fuselage…

Martti

July 28, 2007 at 3:33 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1320812

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Some photos from the cockpit. The inside was painted when they fitted the indicators.

http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content9993D

July 12, 2007 at 8:12 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1246035

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http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content9993D

Photo nro 159. The author wonders what is that. He thinks it’s a rack for flares, but do you know better?

Photo nro 160. They finally found the turret for Blenheim. Although they think the green thing has been added post-war. Maybe some kind of graduated plate was attached to it?

Photo nro 161. Another turret. They don’t know which turret was originally attached to the BL-200.

Photo nro 162. The “lower end” of the turret.

Photo nro 163. Turret attached to the fuselage. They haven’t received the replica machine gun yet and they’ll try to find the missing machinery for the turret.

July 5, 2007 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Hispano Suiza Blackburn Ripon #1250997

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Or was this the only Finnish-built Ripon with a Hispano-Suiza and the other Finnish-built Ripon had Bristol Pegasus or Armstrong Siddeley Panther?

That’s correct. RI-159 was the only Finnish Ripon to have inline engine. Didn’t know British Ripons had inlines too!

Great to see the Ripon being re-assembled. What are the long term plans for its display ? Is owned by the air force if so will it go to Tikkakoski.

If I recall correctly all Finnish museum aeroplanes belong to the Finnish Air Force who has “donated” them to Sotamuseo (Finnish Military Museum). So technically Finnish Aviation Museums (At Tikkakoski, Vantaa, Vesivehmaa and Kotka) don’t own their planes.

Ripon will stay at Vesivehmaa for now because lack of space. There are plans to build a fifth aviation museum to Tampere or another one to Vantaa.

Martti

June 27, 2007 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1260111

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What can you tell us about the German radios and circuit breakers?

This is from Jukka Raunio’s book “Lentäjän Näkökulma IV” (Translated from Finnish to English by me).

II-series (Shortnose Blenheims) or earlier Blenheims had Finnish P-12-14 morse radios or British Marconis. 65 FuG Xs, Peil G.Vs and Fu Bl Is were ordered from Germany on 17th February 1943. These were installed to the last planes of V-series (Shortnoses) at the factory.

Survivability at Instrument Flight Rules was greatly improved and leading the squadrons was made easier.

Martti

June 26, 2007 at 9:04 am in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1261685

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BL-200 – Schedule

The plane starts to look very nice I think. Please check the link for inside photographs.

… 4th April 2007, the decision to restore the Blenheim was made.
… 7th April, the Blenheim sees the daylight first time in 20 years.

… 25th June, flaps were installed.

Martti

June 24, 2007 at 3:17 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1264196

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http://www.ilmasotakoulunkilta.fi/IlmaSK/ilmaskmma.nsf/sp?open&cid=Content91EA7

The engines are almost finished now. Next are the propellers (the another one has to be straighten up) and wings (polishing etc.). If you are lucky enough to own a defused bomb they would like to have one to BL-200. Though they say that they almost have parts to make another Blenheim! 😀

And… Hyvää Juhannusta!

Martti

June 15, 2007 at 10:43 pm in reply to: Blenheim Mk. IV "BL-200" #1273010

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I tried translation website from finnish to english and it doesnt work.

The result was predictable. Even thought online translators are not-so-good, translating from Finnish to any language without using a human is not a good idea!

Who will make the replacement window panels?Aircraft Restoration Company perhaps?

The author talks about “Oy Pleksifirma Ab” which is fictional name. Probably they don’t want people to know about the firm(s) or sponsor(s) involved before the restoration is complete. I’m 99,9% sure that the firm is Finnish.

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