I picked up a copy of New Zealand Aviation News today which has a photo of the Jerry Yagen Mossie fuselage sitting at AvSpecs, Ardmore, where it has been having its systems fitted since before Christmas. It states “The wing section is under construction in the workshop of Glynn Powell” so there is a wing underway now.
Glynn Powell is using modern glues which are apparently better for the job and for longevity. Don’t forget regarding wooden aircraft, the military may have dumped the practice long ago, as did airlines, but building wooden planes has always and remains popular among the Sport Aviation fraternity, homebuilders, etc. They continue to prove new technologies, and I’m sure that they have tested post-war glues well enough.
DHFan – it took him this long because he had to do it all himself, raising the funds, etc when everyone else who knew it all were saying it couldn’t be done. Now that it’s all go, everyone says “Why’s it taking so long?” Good on him for sticking with the project through thick and thin. It’s now a year since I last visited Glynn’s factory and the progress made between times is remarkable having seen what they began with. I think we shall see the results within the next year or so, a Mosquito lifting off from Ardmore. That’ll make everyone sit up and notice.
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