Mini drivers do it in tight spaces

Originally posted by Janie
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Never met that many blokes called ‘Janie’ actually. Still, first time for everything!!

Willow

Mark 12

Crikey!!

That’s a lot more than appeared in the photos of PT462 that I’d seen. I stand corrected.

What about the late Charles Chruchs’ MkV, EE606. How much of that was original? (It looked damn fine, however much of it was orginal).

I’m quite happy to see these aeroplanes fly, however original they are, or however ‘fluffy’ their history, as they all stand as memorials to those who flew them originally.

There are ‘several’ Hawker biplanes currenly under restoration to fly. I seem to remember (I’m being careful now) that some of these existed purely as a fuselage frame work when originally discovered. However much new material goes into them, I would rather see them fly than just remain as a forlorn wreck.

It is constantly a surprise to me how much original material is used in airworthy restorations within the UK. Sadly, it would appear that the same is not always true in the US, where the owner requests an ‘as new’ restoration and is quite happy to take delivery of a brand new aeroplane.

Still, that’s down to them.

Willow

OR,

as it’s already full of sand, it would probably make a good childs sandpit:D

Willow

I would think that the T9, PT462, would fit the bill. When it was recovered from a childs playground it consisted only of a firewall and cockpit, neither of which was in very good condition.

The rebuild of the ex Rolls Royce MkXIV, RM689, if/when it happens, will also fall into this category

Willow

Why? Are they operated by British Caledonian as well????

That’s what most of their charter flights seemed to do…….

Willow:D

Yak 11 fan, is that G-YCII in your rather ‘jammie-git’ photo?

Willow

P.S. Jammie git, jammie git, jammie git, jammie git, jammie git.
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