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Re: Beware parts consolidation - I think I'll have another

Posted by MGM on Wed Nov 21, 2001 06:20:01 PM

In reply top Re: Beware parts consolidation - I think I'll have another posted by john parker on Wed Nov 21, 2001 05:37:56 PM

: : Just noted a very interesting piece many postings ago re
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: : rding provenance and identities and John Parkers' commen
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: : (which I think were well made) about identities.
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: : Sorry if I sound like a stuck record, but imho (and man
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: : others for that matter) the identity of an aircraft shou
: ld
: : always be the centre fuselage section - the bit that ca
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: : ies the data plate. Anything else hung off this centre s
: ec
: : tion is really almost irrelevant. This is certainl how M
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: : tangs are categorised in my experience and researching.
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: :
: : Interested to know other's opinions on this
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: : regards
: :
: : Paul Coggan
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: Well said Paul
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: The point of my original post was this:
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: There are in my view 3 types of warbirds
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: 1) Replica / new builds which contain very little if any o
: f the original aircraft - could be either flying or not (p
: referably flying)!
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: 2) "Original" restorations which contain as much material
: from a specific aircraft as possible,ie the pre crash/last
: flight state - naturally these machines contain new / ref
: urbished parts where necessary to replace those too badly
: damaged/lost - I don't care about the percentage as long a
: s it is the maxamum possible thus retaining the historical
: context and provinance - ge4nerably static restorations
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: 3) Historic replicas/compilations where an original substa
: ntial airframe no longer exists and there are remains of m
: any parts from different airframes from which to construct
: an aircraft to represent the type otherwise extinct. - ge
: nerally static
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: The point I am making is that all three types have a very
: proper place in our movement - the problem I have is where
: the restorer consumes more than one airframe in his effor
: ts or an airworthy rebuild destroys one or more substantia
: l historic static airframes - we lose our historic artifac
: ts.
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: Lets look at the available material with each restoration
: and make the best decision based on the state of the mater
: ial and not destroy multiple airframes to satisfy a short
: term fix.
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: By taking this approach more of "our" aircraft will remai
: n to be displayed in the future.
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: I love nothing more than seeing a fighter being displayed
: in the air where it belongs - it's just that 60 year old p
: arts have little place on it in general

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