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thanks for a very informative post! n/t
Posted by Pat Carry on Thu Oct 09, 2003 05:52:49 PM
In reply top Champlin rumours and innuendo! posted by Chad Veich on Thu Oct 09, 2003 05:42:56 PM
: I dropped by Champlin today to look around and spoke with
: a gentleman from Gosshawk Aviation. All aircraft have now
: left Champlin save for the P-47, Hispano, Spitfire, and t
: he various Migs in the collection. As the pic below shows
: , the Jug will be leaving probably today or tomorrow I ima
: gine. The Hispano is disassembled and ready to be packed
: up. The Spitfire on the other hand is still all in one pi
: ece. Rumour is that the MoF are looking for a buyer altho
: ugh the legality of that is in question. Apparently, part
: of the deal for the sale was that the collection was not
: to be broken up. Time will tell I suppose. No solid plan
: for the jets as of yet. The MoF were considering truckin
: g some of their jets down to Mesa to establish an all jet
: museum in place of the Champlin collection. However, ther
: e is some speculation as to whether the MoF is interested
: enough in that idea to raise the money to transport the ai
: rcraft. The three of Champlin's P-63 Kingcobra airframes
: are stored and, for the time being at least, there is no p
: lan for them. Originally Champlin wanted to combine the t
: hree wrecks into two static examples but, with the sale of
: the museum, he no longer has need of static airplanes! A
: pparently all three are corroded enough to be considered b
: eyond restoration to flyable condition but we've all heard
: that before. Again, time will tell. Finally, the 190D i
: s looking alot like an airplane finally. Gosshawk specula
: tes that the engine will be hung some time next week and t
: hen on to wiring. Mr. Champlin is still having the airpla
: ne completed to airworthy standards despite the fact that
: he has stated it is too rare to risk to flight. At least
: while he owns it! Plans are for the airplane to be loaned
: to the MoF and it will probably be joining its' stablemat
: es in Seattle within the first three months of 2004.(we al
: l know how often those schedules are maintained!) There y
: ou have it, take it for what it's worth. Regards, Chad Ve
: ich.