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Re: I think a "survivor" is...

Posted by Mike Henniger on Tue Sep 24, 2002 03:58:51 PM

In reply top Re: I think a "survivor" is... posted by Christer on Tue Sep 24, 2002 10:00:16 AM

: I totally agree with Mike on this one, especially the docu
: mentation of "history".
: I actually think that this documentation is done since I b
: elieve it?s a requirement from the authorities, I think th
: ey call it tracability.

But what if you take documentation for the authorities to the extreme where the only piece of the aircraft you can use safely from your swamp recovery is the data plate? You "rebuild" the aircraft with parts to original (or updated when required) specs and call it restored. It looks, walks, and quacks like the duck so it is a duck, but the only thing to provide tracable history is the data plate and the long and extensive list of "repairs" to the necessary specifications. I suppose the list of "repairs" becomes a part of the original aircraft traceable history including repair and replacement information. Is this how it actually works? Just curious.

: Another thought I?ve had;
: if it walks like a duck but doesn?t quack like a duck, is
: it still a duck?
: I mean those warbirds, with an impossible original engine
: situation, which have substituted a different engine to ge
: t into the air at all.

I'd still be willing to call it a duck. As an enthusiast I would want to document the engine change in the history. I am sure the authorities would want to know about it as well.

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