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Post by mrjohn on Apr 15, 2014 21:37:35 GMT 12
A short run in the country to collect the Proctor for our museum, four wings on the first load. We have some work ahead of us..  |
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Post by craig on Apr 15, 2014 22:10:09 GMT 12
Yes, I will take a few snaps Craig. A local transport company has a vehicle that can handle the width and we hope to do the move before Easter. Hope you don't get too much rain on it before then. Glad to hear you gave up on the helicopter |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 16, 2014 12:48:34 GMT 12
I wont moan next time I have to shift my Auster wings, those Proctor mainplanes are monsters are't they? Yes hope the weather behaves, I see the forecast for Christchurch for the next 10 days is rain! Teresa will have fun Easter Friday and Saturday.............dog show and it's outdoors! (I'll stay in the car and read I think...  ) |
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Post by Damon on Apr 16, 2014 13:11:50 GMT 12
Reading in the car Baz? Tisk tisk. Should be in the hangar workin' on the Auster.
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Post by shorty on Apr 16, 2014 14:04:14 GMT 12
Four wings on the first load? Goodee, must be a biplane Proctor!
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Post by baz62 on Apr 16, 2014 17:02:27 GMT 12
Should be in the hangar workin' on the Auster. Yeah hope to over the easter break, bloody weather has put painting on hold for a while but there are plenty of other jobs on the list. And we are mad busy at work with several big projects on the go and i just got handed another one today! |
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 16, 2014 20:52:14 GMT 12
Yes Baz I didnt realise the wings were so big and every stock transporter that passed by got the ute doing a little arse twitch when the trailer got a lurch in his slipstream.
Two wings look real rough but all they need is recovering, the other pair are not so good but I suppose if anyone is restoring a Proctor for static display they might be pleased to get them.
There is a very nice Auster restoration nearing completion here too!
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 16, 2014 20:56:21 GMT 12
Craig, I am sure the helicopter would have gone fine for us but there was never a prospect of that.
The fuselage might just have to get wet but it is in much better condition than the wings and I am sure they could stand the odd bit of rain, it is going to need a wash anyway. Once we get it indoors it will forever be warm and dry.
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 16, 2014 20:58:24 GMT 12
Yes Shorty, it will be a biplane and if we can find a few more bits we will make something in the spirit of an HP42!  |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 16, 2014 21:31:05 GMT 12
There is a very nice Auster restoration nearing completion here too! That would be Andrew Vincent's MK5C? Yes she will be a nice looking example of the breed once she's finished. |
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 17, 2014 7:43:33 GMT 12
Yes, that Andrew's, I wasnt sure if we used folks names on here but I guess this is NZ and we dont get too upset about such things!
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 23, 2014 15:43:58 GMT 12
At last the rain stopped for the last stage of the journey for Proctor ZK-AQK.. A short tow from her shed through the lush green pastures of Rangitata!  Careful loading on the transporter..  She wont be going anywhere we dont want her to with all these strops on her..  |
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 23, 2014 15:47:31 GMT 12
Heading for the farm gates..  An hour or so later and safe in our hangar...  Ooops! Looks like the Bedford has sprung a leak! |
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Post by ZacYates on Apr 23, 2014 17:56:46 GMT 12
Outwardly she looks to be in great condition - congratulations! One part of the journey down, many many hours to go!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 23, 2014 18:43:16 GMT 12
Well done. I like that old Air Force truck in your hangar too. Can you tell us more about it, what it is and it's history please?
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 23, 2014 20:19:22 GMT 12
Yes, the Proctor is really in much better condition that a casual glance may indicate. The 'good' wings look to be quite ragged but really it is only the fabric that is damaged and I doubt there is any significant damage to any of the wood work. The 'not so good' wings are in a much poorer state and might be useful to someone building a static display. The fuselage etc is really quite good and reflects the effort that Philip Burns has put into it over the years.
The Proctor will be quite a task for us but museum members have handled bigger jobs than this in the past and done a very good job of them too!
The Bedford is an OLB model and I believe came to us from a farm. It has had a hard life and was fitted with a tipper when we got it. The original registration paper showed it as having been owned by the RNZAF but thats about all we have of its hisotry, we dont know its MT number.
Our late member Roy put a lot of effort into this truck and the registration plate has been created in his memory. Unfortunately ROY will very likely never be fit for road use due to chassis damage from the tipper days.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 24, 2014 13:15:54 GMT 12
Great to see the truck is an actual ex-RNZAF example. A pity there's no MT number. Cheers for the info.
Is the Proctor planned to be rebuilt to fly?
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Post by baronbeeza on Apr 24, 2014 14:15:07 GMT 12
The Proctor fly again ? It may need more than a coat of paint for that. Then again the previous aircraft trailered away from Rangitata is still yet to have even started it's repaint.  |
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Post by mrjohn on Apr 25, 2014 13:24:57 GMT 12
No, we do not have the resources to put AQK back in the air but who knows what the future holds for it?
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Post by mrjohn on Dec 17, 2016 21:19:12 GMT 12
Proctor ZK-AQK has wings again (ex ZK-APH)!   It has taken quite a while to repair the wings and putting them on does mark a milestone. I wonder when she last had wings? |
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