One under restoration to airworthy condition with the Fighter Collection. One on static display with the IWM at Duxford and one with the RAF Museum.
What was going on at Bentwaters?
Think that has been done to death loads of times before…
No Mustang pics??
Battle??
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A V in the air is not possible with that Sabre engine. It’s not reliable enough IMO.
They would need to find a way to convert the whole deal to a Centaurus or something. I consider the chance of a V in the air as utopia. :(:(So I settle for a II.
QUOTE]All you need is a Griffon, a bit of prop jiggery-pokery and a few lengths of exhaust pipe and you could convert an unreliable Sabre-engined MKV into an aircraft which would go for hundreds of hours instead of having an engine change every 25 hours like the original, IMO. I’d still love to hear a Sabre at full-pelt though 😀
Tom
You weren’t intending to fly it in the UK then…..
At a guess the Beverly Centaurus is a different mark number and may not be compatible, alternatively the owners may not be aware of their existance. How long ago were these engines overhauled?
The Tube….. wasn’t that the thing with Jools Holland and Paula Yates?
The time taken to rebuild an aircraft depends very much on the resources available at the time and the amount of money thrown at a project.
I wasn’t aware that G2 had owned these aircraft back in the 80’s.
I gather that Mr Tatchers Hurricane
Who????????????? Is this a new one?????
i take it PP972 is the wizzard investments example that was originally restored but found to have issues with it? Has anybody got any recent pics of it because i’m sure this example had engine runs when it was originally restored?
Yes it had engine runs, then it all came apart again….
….and from the last info I picked up is back with its owner…..
Back with its owner last time I heard.
I thought it was a film mock up. (Indiana Jones)
It’s J-1758 (G-BLSD)