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Re: Typhoon projects
Posted by Dave Robinson on Thu Apr 04, 2002 05:11:49 PM
In reply top Re: Typhoon projects posted by Elliott on Thu Apr 04, 2002 03:39:50 PM
: I spoke to someone rebuilding a Tiffie some time ago and h
: e told me how hard (impossible!) it is to find wings for t
: he Tiffie - he had looked everywhere apparently - includin
: g Pakistan!
:
Elliott,
I thought this would be a problem aswell....I am involved with the rebuild of Black Magic at the moment and have shown the guys doing the wings the build methods.....they seem to think that they would be very simple!!! I had heard that Airframe Assemblies would build you a set for ?100000.....very steep but it shows that it can be done!!! All I need for these guys would be some drawings!!! That may well be the hard bit!!!
Dave
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:
: : : Hi all,
: : :
: : : Regarding the Typhoon, apart from the projects by Tony
: D
: : a
: : : nd Dave R there are some more individuals who have the
: ir
: : o
: : : wn projects.
: : :
: : : I know Roger Marley has a Typhoon cockpit replica usin
: g
: : or
: : : iginal parts, apparently he has also made a rear fusel
: ag
: : e,
: : : there is the IWM cockpit section. At Twenthe here in
: Ho
: : ll
: : : and we have a rear fuselage on display.
: : :
: : : Could anyone fill me in about the other projects and f
: ur
: : th
: : : ermore is there a project which attempts to rebuild a
: co
: : mp
: : : lete airframe?
: : :
: : : Cheers
: : :
: : : Cees
: : Cees,
: :
: : There are quite a few projects going on....
: :
: : Peter Smith has 3 cockpit sections (complete framework a
: nd
: : firewall) + the remains of R7708 recovered from Pegwell
: B
: : ay. This included the engine which was in remarkable co
: nd
: : ition.
: :
: : Brian Barnes in Coventry has JR505 + at least one engine
: +
: : a second set of rear main spars and a large lock up ful
: l
: : of parts recovered from Holland.
: :
: : Shoreham have a cockpit section with rear main spars, bu
: t
: : no front spars. They have a Tempest V Sabre recovered..
: ..
: : not too bad condition seeing as it crashed.
: :
: : IWM....not history on this one. They never replied to m
: y
: : letter on this.
: :
: : One in a museum in Norfolk (not found reference to this
: ye
: : t...could be Tempest V of Ted Sinclair)
: :
: : Roger Marley....same status as Shoreham but with no engi
: ne
: : . He has built a rear fuselage to attach aswell as gett
: in
: : g some panels made....along with other genuine ones!!
: :
: : Andy (can't remember his surname off the top of my head)
: i
: : n wales...same status as Shoreham & Roger.
: :
: : I also have genuine cockpit section brackets & firewall
: an
: : d various throttle quadrants etc....but no main spars as
: y
: : et...to try to display. If I can get the spars then the
: re
: : are various people who will help build wings (easy cons
: tr
: : uction apparently!!!)....ultimate goal is an airframe bu
: t
: : that is a long long way off.
: :
: : + all the remains in Holland
: : + wing in France (rumoured) and multiple sets of main sp
: ar
: : s held by a collector (crash sites)
: :
: : All I can remember off the top of my head Cees
: :
: : Dave