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Simple, but impossible?

Posted by Cees Broere on Thu Oct 18, 2001 11:15:51 AM

In reply top 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

Tony,

I know it is a bit simple, but why not. The most simple ideas are often the best (or least complicated)

The only thing that makes sure that this doesn't happen is because everyone who has these parts are not willing to part with them.

I talked to Giueseppe Lombardi of the Stirling Project early this year about the fuselage sections and he told me he had been there and only measured the sections. I don't know if he tried to get them as well.

Why did YAM pull it off, even with IWM refusing to part with their cockpitsection? Because they got the cooperation from the Canadians, British and French.

As said earlier on this forum. It is better to have one complete example then several substantial wrecks who are nowhere near to being a complete aircraft.

A point that I am trying to take is that it is possible to reconstruct an extinct aircraft type if only there is some form of cooperation worldwide.

It will take about twenty years before Stirling Project has finished their cockpitsection (I hope sooner though). The RAF are saying they have another ten Stirling wrecks in Norway they are investigating. At the pace the RAFM restores aircraft (excellent work mind you this is not a critisism) it will take another 200 years before anything resembling a Stirling can be displayed (after they have finished the Halifax of course). They have been restoring a Tempest to static standard for over five years now. If work is divided among many other groups/organisations a lot more work in less time can be done.

Are we (am I) being realistic here?
Cees

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