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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 8, 2012 20:36:13 GMT 12
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Post by jonesy on Mar 8, 2012 20:42:55 GMT 12
That Mossie's looking just great! Which does raise a couple of questions....did anyone consider doing a timeline type documentary of this job? It would be fascinating to see this from start to finish! Also, do they have an idea of completion date, and whether or not it will be able to be seen at various places around NZ (specifically Tauranga!!  ) ? |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 8, 2012 21:11:55 GMT 12
There has been a US documentary maker who has been coming over and filming it at various times, he's a frind of Jerry's. I'm not certain what he plans to do with it. I have also done a little filming myself but nothing from start to finish. I will hopefully be filming when it gets more active though.
The aim is to have it flying sometime later this year, but with all these sorts of projects, you cannot simply state a date and keep to it. After that I believe there will be a flying event held to show it off, but I don't know if it will include Tauranga. Auckland more likely I'd think. Again you'll know more when it happens.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 8, 2012 21:14:33 GMT 12
Oh and of course Warren has been documenting the rebuild extensively in photographs, as has Kerry who visits it regularly, and no doubt many others have done too.
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 9, 2012 3:04:58 GMT 12
Outstanding, both of them.
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Post by lesterpk on Mar 9, 2012 13:39:19 GMT 12
If the finish on the tailplane is anything to go by, are we going to see the Mossie in a camo scheme?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 9, 2012 13:46:04 GMT 12
Yes. No. 487 (NZ) Squadron in fact.
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Post by ZacYates on Mar 9, 2012 16:43:24 GMT 12
EG-T, perhaps? My 1/48 Airfix model is that aircraft, with underwing tanks.
I am so pleased to see '799 looking so complete again. I remember being very upset when the crash happened, not just for Sir Tim's welfare but that of an aircraft I was yet to see in person. Such are the thoughts of an 8 1/2 year-old warbird fan!
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Post by kenthekanuck on May 7, 2012 15:55:21 GMT 12
Great looking Mossie. Did NZ build Mossies during the war? Had a chance to live in your beautiful country in the 70's. New Plymouth, but traveled around too. Anyway howdy from B.C., Canada.
KTK
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Post by jonesy on May 7, 2012 15:58:52 GMT 12
Great looking Mossie. Did NZ build Mossies during the war? KTK Dont know if we built them, but we DID have the best guys flying them  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 7, 2012 16:05:37 GMT 12
No the Mosquito was never built in New Zealand.
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Post by fwx on May 7, 2012 16:51:15 GMT 12
Until now ...!
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Post by ZacYates on May 7, 2012 17:37:33 GMT 12
Stole my bleedin' line! ;D I, as always, am greatly anticipating the next update from Wal and co. |
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Post by baz62 on May 7, 2012 18:13:30 GMT 12
Great looking Mossie. Did NZ build Mossies during the war? Had a chance to live in your beautiful country in the 70's. New Plymouth, but traveled around too. Anyway howdy from B.C., Canada. KTK Closest production to us was Australia. I believe Glyn Powell's Mosquito was Australian built and he plans to fly his to Bankstown where she was built (although not much or the original wooden parts of the aircraft will be making the trip!) |
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Post by raymond on May 7, 2012 18:44:58 GMT 12
I read an interesting article about the Aussie Mossie maunfacturing and the problems encountered esp with the wings falling apart it was in Aero Australia 18 April/June 2008 edition. Worth a read if you can find it.
Oh Yeah awesome pix posted thanks!
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Post by mozziemad on May 7, 2012 19:18:36 GMT 12
In the book " The Mosquito Log" by Alexander McKEE
CHAPTER 4.. Making the Mosquito..
" Would it be of interest for you to know that some 6 million cube feet of beech trees were felled in the Cirencester ParkWoods to be made into plywood at Lydney.The trees were felled by a New Zealand military foresty company using bulldozers and huge mobile circular saws of the type never seen in this country before "
The Earl Bathurst to the author, 1987..
the unit moved into Cirencester in August 1940 after they equipment had gone ahead and was lost in France. there were 4 mills per Company strength then with each mill working an 8hr shift producing around 1,250 cu.ft of sawn timber per shift; with four mills operational the daily target would be 5,000 cu,ft of sawn timber.. One mill at Overly Woods actually produced 1,646 cu,ft of sawn timber, normal size, in 7hrs 20mins' cutting time, with a crew of 6 men..
does this count??..
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Post by TriangleP on May 10, 2012 4:00:23 GMT 12
Can anyone working or visiting AvSpecs tell us what work they're doing on the Mosquito currently?
To my eye it appears they're installing wiring, which might explain why the radiators haven't been installed (harness passes thru this area) but is this why? Or are they still fabricating the plumbing for this?
Also, any word on sourcing the propeller back plates?
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