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Salt water engine and prop conservation

Posted by Ross McNeill on Thu Mar 06, 2003 04:45:01 PM

Hi All,

Each time an underwater photo is published there is normally a clamour to have the aircraft recovered rather than let it "rot".

I wish to pose a hypothetical question on what steps these people would take to conserve for museum display a crated (and corrosion protected) Merlin c/w constant speed prop landed on a quay side.

What should we consider and what timescale?

Regards
Ross

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