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Re: Spit bits. - 'Spars question'
Posted by Tom on Mon Nov 19, 2001 06:03:16 PM
In reply top Re: Spit bits. - 'Spars question' posted by MGM on Sun Nov 18, 2001 08:11:07 PM
The last batch to be made was for Trent, I think Dick Melton still had some spars but these may have move over the pond to Harry Stenger's place. The Trent batch ended up not being heat treated (somebody forgot?), consequently all spits with these spars in either had to have them removed and heat treated or have a limitation to the amount of 'G' allowed to be placed on them whilt being flown. PL344 had them removed and heat treated but as for the others I don't know. HFL may have a stock of the ex-Trent examples but again I'm not sure, the spars maybe OK in the a/c they are restoring as I think the ex-TFC Mk XVI at Wanaka still has it's original spars, it just depends what is found when they're X-rayed.
That's all folks!
Tom ;)
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: : It'll soon be time to smash open your piggy bank then...
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: Not as soon as I'd like to Tom....ho hum. :-(
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: Actually, just thinking about the spars problem.
: So what are all these new Spitfire restorations going to d
: o for new spars ?
: I always thought that they were being made new ,as and whe
: n required, I never knew that a batch had been made years
: ago and that was it until a multi-millionaire came up with
: the readies for a new batch ?
: What do HF at Duxford do for new spars ?
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: TTFN
: Mick
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