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That's far too simple Cees, it'll never happen :0) N/T

Posted by Tony on Thu Oct 18, 2001 10:41:36 AM

In reply top How to recreate a Stirling posted by Cees Broere on Thu Oct 18, 2001 09:38:26 AM

: Hi all,
:
: I posted a similar topic some months earlier but it got lo
: st when the WWW/VA forum F.T.R, and I never was able to se
: e the reactions on the forum.
:
: Eversince I got interested in warbirds (I was sixteen then
: now some nineteen years ago) , I wondered why there are n
: o complete Stirlings.
:
: Nowadays there are several organisations planning to resto
: re/recover/reconstruct a Short Stirling. Over the years I
: have been very interested in news about Stirling recoverie
: s or finds of parts. IMHO it should be possible to combine
: available parts/sections etc.into one serious rebuild if
: the various organisations would cooperate.
:
: I would suggest the following:
:
: The Stirling Project is busy recreating the drawings in or
: der to be able to reconstruct a cockpitsection.
:
: Why not mate this to the large fuselagesections (incorpora
: ting the midfuselagesection in store at the RAFM) found la
: st year in France and fit the tailsection (ex-Mickle Fell)
: also in store at the RAFM.
:
: Using the tailwheelassembly now under restoration with the
: Stirling Project or the ex-RNethAF recovered assembly in
: store at the RAFM (ex-BF353 if memory serves me right).
:
: Adding the tailfin and stabilizers in store at the RAFM (a
: lso ex-Mickle Fell).
:
: In this way a fuselage is created.
:
: Now how about utilising the Sunderland wings (hopefully st
: ill) to be found on a remote island near New Zealand (as o
: nce published in FlyPast). If needed these could hopefully
: be modified to Stirling specification and mounted on the
: landinggearassemblies and wheels with the Stirling project
: .
:
: In effect you get the same type of reconstruction as YAM d
: id with their Halifax and why not? All you need is a lot o
: f cooperation and hard work.
:
: Any more suggestions or should I keep on dreaming?
:
: Cees
:

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