Re AWM – as I said earlier try
163
109
262
Sea Fury
Spitfire
Whats left of the Oscar

Could be the largest collection of such paint schemes?

Regards
John P

Hi Ron

I suspect you are correct and perhaps the Vultee Vengeance?

Also perhaps the sea Fury at the AWM

Regards
John P

Hi James

Well sort of, they generally will not operate faster than the cyclic rate of fire but most will be fairly close to the norm all things being equal although if a spring is weak or a gas alley partly blocked or no/poor lubrication / dirty they will be slower or malfunction. If you had time you could “blueprint” all the guns in an aircraft to make sure all the parts were correct in the tolerances /spring rates etc which would in theory give you very similar rates of fire but in practice nobody ever bothered – just keeping them clean and fixing wear when it was noticed was the best that could be done in service and even then barrel wear was fairly rampant in remote locations like the Pacific theatre.

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John p

Robbo

Take pics of it whenever you like – I think I will be a little to busy to take many so I am happy for you to come – remember to have your visa this time !!!!

The wing centre section is still proving problematical as discussed – too large for containers etc and i don’t favour cutting as this destroys the dimenstioal references which will be vital for it’s restoration . Any leads on an undercarriage yet

Regards
john P

Robbo

Please understand that mention of the Stirling may seem like a good joke but we are still trying to get backers to fund the rest of the recovery and need all the credability we can muster at present. Please don’t be offended but I’d like to hold off on that till it’s finished.

Regards
John

Yes Melve

All very well but what we of the colonies want to know was did the rewind clobbermiester fly and was it as good as the Hurricane and will it be at………..leg…..

Regards
see ya soon…..

John P

hi Albert

As far as I know the Viscounts I mentioned in Indonesia were the last two in this list

PK-RVP 832 414 Stored at Jakarta by Mandala.
PK-RVS 816 416 Stored at Jakarta by Mandala.

and are supposed to be Ex TAA aircraft and are supposed to be in/near airworthy condition – i am going to look at them soon so I will post pics – a few people are interested in the comercial opportunaties here but I doubt it’s possible given spares shortages etc.

John

Hi

Where were all the aircraft featured restored and how long did it take and were they done cheaper than……….. Sorry wrong thread

Absolutely terrific idea – I shall be buying some as presents – The Charities are very deserving too.

Regards
John