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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 31, 2015 22:20:32 GMT 12
It is very interesting to read in the latest Classic Wings magazine that the Canadian Historical Aircraft Society's de Havilland Mosquito project is now being rebuilt to an airworthy standard and with the potential, if funds are forthcoming, it may well become a flyer some day. This has the first fuselage that came off Glyn Powell's moulds and was originally planned to be a static restoration, with the fuselage being a test piece for the moulds. It would be great if the Canadians to get their own flyer in the future!
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Post by noooby on Jan 1, 2016 8:41:16 GMT 12
You mean their second flyer. There is already an airworthy Mossie not 40km from where I live, here in Vancouver. It will probably never see the light of day again though, the same as the Spitfire owned by the same gentleman.  I was under the impression that the first fuselage off the mold was a test piece and wasn't built using airworthy wood. Any news on this from Mr Powell himself? |
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Post by baz62 on Jan 1, 2016 11:11:21 GMT 12
I think it was built to an airworthy standard. It would be the best way to test the mould. Plus I think CAA would expect a test to be the exact method used for the "fliers" for each fuselage.
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