October 2017

Restoration of Auster VX123 (part II)

Restoration of Auster VX123 (part II) …… As reported previously, we were donated the Auster fuselage and wings which were in poor condition. The fuselage was bead blasted and etch primed by a local firm.  See Previous Auster Restoration ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Airframe of the Auster   Since then we have stripped the […]

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Restoration of Whirlwind XR485

Restoration of Whirlwind XR485 ….. Following on from the restoration of Javelin XH892, the paint team of Peter and Gwen moved onto the repainting of our Whirlwind helicopter.  The paint on the helicopter was showing signs of distress, especially the red paint which seems to fade very quickly.    The team have made great headway with

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Update from the Flight Simulators (II)

Update from the Flight Simulators (part II) ……….   As mentioned in part I of the updates, with the lack of vacuum on the Link D4, the ANT-18 has been taking the brunt of the workload on the Link area.  This trainer appears to date from 1940 and is operating with problems and limitations, some

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