The container is on it’s way, for those of you that are interested I have been sent a very interesting link by Mark Sheppard which covers the history of the aircraft in service and contains some great photos of it’s recovery. http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/articles/sheppard/p40recovery/
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This one however is, the cheesy grins say it all. After enduring temperatures in the high 30’s the container in Missouri is just on done. Congratulations to Steve and John for getting it done so rapidly and now you can have a couple of days to look for more good stuff to fill the gaps.
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A container and a crane this can only mean one thing.
Read MoreProject updates.
Both the Titan T51 and also the T28 Trojan have made great strides towards first flights. The T51 has now had it’s cowlings and all fairings and doors completed and the conopy is now being finished. We are expecting it will move into the paintshop next week. paperwork has been submitted to CAA so things are getting close, look out for this neat...
Read MoreEngine Runs.
A bit of a gloomy day here this morning for the Strikemasters x 2 engine runs. This is to keep the oil were it should be seeing they havent been flown for coming up to a month and will save having to prime the oil system next start, not the nicest job in the world. Compare this to the bright sunshine for the T28 run on Saturday, bit warmer today...
Read MoreP40 Prop service.
After having its’ 5 yearly inspection carried out the Curtis Electric prop is now back on ZK-CAG.
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