The mating of the wings on the P40E has opened up the next list of tasks to be completed. Work has now started on the wing fillet fairings and continues on the original upper engine cowl and trunking, the rear seat conversion and the dummy gun fitment to mention just a few. Hydraulic lines in . Original upper cowl and intake trunking. Front seat mod. Work...
Read MoreWings on!
Yesterday was a significant day in the restoration of P40E S#41-13570 with the wings and fuselage being mated. A great way to mark the end of our Covid 19 lock down. Thanks must go to the whole team for getting to this milestone, thanks also to Mark from On Call Cranes for his expertise with the lifting. Below are a few photos from yesterday more and lots...
Read MoreCovid-19 lockdown.
Yesterday the New Zealand Government made the decision to move our alert status to level three and then level four as of midnight tomorrow. In line with this Pioneer Aero will be closing down until this alert status is lowered. At this stage we will be closed for a period of one month. Our thoughts are with those dealing with this virus and with those on...
Read MoreUrgent announcement.
Due to the rapidly evolving health alert in regard to Covid-19 Pioneer Aero regretfully has had to close it’s doors to all visitors as from today. We hope you will respect this decision and why it has been made, we are keeping a close eye on what is happening and will inform you when we are back to being our usual inclusive selfs.
Read MoreP39 Video takes off.
I have just heard from Allan Udy of the Historical Aviation Film Unit that the video he shot at Ardmore on the P39 has had over 630,000 views. This is a huge number and shows peoples fascination with this rare aircraft. For those of you that missed it or need a refresh the link is...
Read MoreAward.
Last Friday we were honoured to receive an award from the New Zealand Division of the Royal Aeronautical Society. The award recognises the work done by the entire team at Pioneer Aero for their work on the Bell P39 Airacobra aircraft for Jerry Yagen and other historically significant aircraft. We would like to thank the Royal Aeronautical Society for this...
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