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Re: Vampires and Mosquitos

Posted by Bruce Gordon on Fri Aug 02, 2002 03:52:25 AM

In reply top Re: Vampires and Mosquitos posted by Ron Henry on Thu Aug 01, 2002 02:34:46 PM

: : OK, OK, I give in
: :
: : The FB6 is also doing well. The cockpit is being fitted
: ou
: : t at present, and will be fully functional. We are curre
: nt
: : ly rewiring the instrument panels, and other stuff in th
: at
: : area so the armour plate can go in. Also have to fit th
: e
: : hrdraulic pipework before we fit the armour.
: :
: : Other current job is finishing the fabric on the fuselag
: e,
: : and getting her into silver dope. I would like to get h
: er
: : painted this year, but we will se how we go.
: :
: : Wing is making slow progress, with the underwing tank do
: or
: : s being finished so we can lie it flat. Most of the unde
: rc
: : arriage is overhauled, using a mix of bits and pieces.
: :
: : We are discussing putting up a small web page of picture
: s
: : which we can update from time to time, but haven't got r
: ou
: : nd to it yet. Bear with us!
: :
: : Bruce
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: Bruce
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: All this talk of hands-on stuff at the DH museum has made
: me realise that you are in a good place to answer a questi
: on for me - Is there any direct dimensional similarity bet
: ween the Mosquito cockpit and the fuselage nacelle of a Va
: mpire? Some years ago, someone told me that they were clo
: sely related - I've occasionally puzzled about it.
:
: TIA.
:
: Ron Henry

No, none at all - this is an old myth, and has even led one chap to try and convert a Vamp NF10 into a Mosquito cockpit. Funnily enough, it don't work.....

The Hornet and the single seat Vampire share some cockpit parts, but not much, and that too is very different.

Bruce

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