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Post by emron on Apr 24, 2024 17:30:39 GMT 12
Here’s one for the Sunderland veterans. After a few more finishing touches it will be ready to fit onto the bearing arm by the port hatch. The second will not be far behind. Little of this would have been achieved yet without the kind gift of the original gun mount parts from the John Smith collection, provided and delivered with the help of curtiss. beam_gun_assembly by Ron Wilson, on Flickr
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Post by emron on Apr 28, 2024 17:08:59 GMT 12
Nothing but the best for the Sunderland. A touch of gold on the second kit-set receiver now primed and ready, for its assembly next time. receiver_parts by Ron Wilson, on Flickr
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Post by emron on May 3, 2024 15:59:04 GMT 12
Having done some further reading earlier in the week about the Sunderland Generating and Pumping unit, on Wednesday, I went aboard, sat in the Engineer’s seat and shone a torch through the opening alongside into the starboard wing. I could see that the bilge pump pipework was still complete as was the 3-gallon fuel tank that’s mounted outside of the GPU’s fireproof compartment on the inboard wall. I’ll make a return visit later and check if the electrical cables to the generator and the pipework for the fueling are also intact. Back in the shop, I finished fitting the two blanking plates over the air compressor drives and then cleaned and painted some more of the loose parts. I pulled off the carburettor (Zenith model 24UH) as it had been broken at some time in the past. Here it is with the float bowl glued back on, along with a new pull-start handle and cord. carb_and_handle by Ron Wilson, on Flickr
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