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Post by ngatimozart on Aug 18, 2012 20:06:45 GMT 12
Ok it is off-topic and probably been posted here somewhere before. I did do a search though and it may just be a little related to this thread. If you have not seen it before then it may even be interesting. My father in law was a RAF medic with 2TAF and he went ashore at Normandy on D+5 at the age of 18 yrs 2 months. He was on the first 2TAF Typhoon Sqn to operate from Normandy. He said that they used to sit on top of the ambulances and watch the Typhoons rocket and strafe the Germans at Caen. They also had to send the aircraft back to England for servicing etc., and the Sqn had a set of drop tanks that had been specially cleaned so that they could be filled with beer and flown back to the Sqn. He went through France, Belgium and into Germany ending up outside a place called Buchenwald. Then the RAF decided that he was just the chap to fight the Japanese so they shipped him to Ceylon (Sir Lanka) where he ended his war service in late 1945. He demobed back to the UK and after 10 years moved out to NZ. He passed away Feb last year.
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Post by alanl on Aug 27, 2012 5:38:35 GMT 12
Hi Paul, Apologies if this question has been asked (and answered before!), when you take on a project that has all ready been started by a third party, as opposed to one that that you do from start to finish, how do you approach the work? Do you inspect the works that have already been carried out,asess the standard,then decide or just carry on from where the works were stopped? Regards, Alan
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 27, 2012 15:07:56 GMT 12
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Post by pioneer on Aug 27, 2012 16:24:39 GMT 12
Hi Allan, the short answer is that we take nothing for granted especially in this case where any previous work has been carried out in excess of 20 years ago. All previous work carried out will be inspected and if anything about the work can not be verified or is unacceptable it will be redone. As you can see by Dave's photos above one of the first steps is to assemble all of the components and check for alignment. Some inspections have already been carried out so we are now just about ready to start tackling the rebuild. These photos show the aircraft in a state that it will not be in again for over a year as work is about to start on one of the wings and the fuselage. Thanks for your interest. Cheers Paul
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Post by vs on Aug 27, 2012 16:44:33 GMT 12
Great pictures Dave..looks great! I guess at least it is not as challenged as some of the other airplanes they have restored!
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Post by raymond on Aug 27, 2012 18:19:04 GMT 12
Whats the fuse infront of the tempest?
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Post by alanl on Aug 28, 2012 5:39:21 GMT 12
Many thanks for the reply Paul !
It looks great,can't wait to see more progress shots,if you and the owner,are happy for them to be public.
Regards, Alan
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Post by Mustang51 on Aug 28, 2012 7:30:12 GMT 12
The Pioneer boys have a big job ahead of them but it will be superb when finished. I am a purist and would love to hear the sound of the Centaurus but knowing the problems with the early models can a later model be fitted or, have an R.3350 installed instead? Know it's not 'cricket' but it would still look the part with a four blade prop and may be easier and less expensive to maintain in the long run
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 28, 2012 9:16:41 GMT 12
Whats the fuse infront of the tempest? Titan Mustang. It is intended that the Tempest will have a Centaurus engine up front.
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Post by Bruce on Aug 28, 2012 10:39:54 GMT 12
We visited Pioneer briefly on an SAA outing on Saturday - The tempest certainly has presence! Nice stock of Centaurus parts there too. Having helped maintain the sea Fury ZK-SFR back in the early 1990s, I would have to say the Tempest is a very different beast in many respects. things like having a 2 piece tailplane, raised rivets on the rear fuselage, the tubular forward structure and having individual 2 piece wings rather than the centre section and outer panels on the Fury. I really look forward to this machine on the NZ airshow circuit.
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Post by pioneer on Oct 11, 2012 8:01:51 GMT 12
More photos added to the Tempest project on our website. www.pioneeraero.co.nz. Restoration now in full swing.
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Post by ZacYates on Oct 12, 2012 11:01:10 GMT 12
Great news! Thanks for keeping us updated, it is very much appreciated.
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