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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2007 20:04:37 GMT 12
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Post by mumbles on Sept 29, 2007 20:32:27 GMT 12
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Post by Kereru on Sept 29, 2007 21:58:54 GMT 12
Here is a couple I took.     That Merlin sound was music to my ears! Colin |
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Post by Naki on Sept 29, 2007 22:14:33 GMT 12
Awesome photos guys!
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Post by agalbraith on Sept 30, 2007 8:30:27 GMT 12
Fantastic news and awesome photos guys! Andy emailed me some photos yesterday but they are pretty similar to these so I wont bother putting them up.
The work Andy and the guys have done on this rebuild is truly amazing! I am sure those guys here who have seen her will testify to that. The cockpit is stunning and completely original(even the gunsight works). The modern radio's are virtually impossible to find. The gun ports and signal flare tube in the rear fuse actually has a doped over patch. The attention to detail is amazing.
Well done Avspecs!
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Post by flyjoe180 on Sept 30, 2007 10:15:11 GMT 12
Simply brilliant! Great photos guys, thanks for bringing this to those of us who cant be there. And a great job for the restoration team too, albeit a bit late but the result is well and truly worth it.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Sept 30, 2007 10:21:24 GMT 12
Thanks for posting - great photos. Who was the test pilot?
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Post by smithy on Sept 30, 2007 11:18:29 GMT 12
Stunning photos! How lucky you were, and you're right that Merlin sound, one of the greatest noises ever.
She looks absolutely beautiful!
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Post by Damon on Sept 30, 2007 11:41:13 GMT 12
skyhawkdon ...see Spitfire V at Ardmore page 2.
Damon
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Post by Kereru on Sept 30, 2007 11:49:43 GMT 12
Here is another one of the take off with Keith Skilling at the controls.  Colin |
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Post by Damon on Sept 30, 2007 12:00:39 GMT 12
Very Nice Picture Colin!
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Post by p40fanatic on Oct 1, 2007 18:33:32 GMT 12
FANTASTIC! I absolutely LOVE the Mark Fives, and to see BL628 take to the skies at last is awesome....and about time we had a Vb fly here. It's a real shame we probably won't see her fly at any events in NZ before she departs, but at least we have these shots.
Congrats to Wal and the AvSpecs team on what looks like one of the nicest Spitfire restorations ever....and to Keith on the test flying. BEAUTIFUL!!!
Anyone else noticed this is the first restoration TO AIRWORTHY of a Spit in NZ yet completed?
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Post by Kereru on Oct 1, 2007 19:43:47 GMT 12
Thanks. I like this one even though it is a long way off. (Thank goodness for 10 megapixel cameras!) Part of the first flight shots I took.  Talking about spies or should I say forum members were caught here in this shot. Mike, Dave and Kerry?  Andy engine testing.  Colin |
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Post by mgmike on Oct 2, 2007 16:48:33 GMT 12
Does anyone know how long she will be staying in NZ for? Don't suppose there is any chance they could be so puzzled by that undercarriage lock that it MIGHT take until next Easter to fix it......!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 3, 2007 15:22:59 GMT 12
No, I think it will be going within weeks to the USA Mike, sadly.
I suggested to Andy that perhaps if, in the dead of night, they nicked the plastic Spitfire from the park in Hamilton and put that in the crate instead, we might be able to keep it. Sadly he didn't agree.
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Post by Bruce on Oct 3, 2007 15:46:44 GMT 12
Those undercarriage problems must take a month or so to fix, and require lots of test flights, including off a grass airstrip such as Raglan (about 10th November...) |
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Post by Kereru on Oct 4, 2007 19:42:51 GMT 12
Couple from today.   Colin |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Oct 4, 2007 20:44:34 GMT 12
Really nice pics there Colin. Do the wheels go up and down properly yet?
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Post by Bruce on Oct 4, 2007 21:44:50 GMT 12
Did he happen to get a bit wayward taxiing in the first picture?
The Mark V looks quite different to the XVI we're used to, slightly shorter nose I think.
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Post by turboNZ on Oct 5, 2007 6:23:17 GMT 12
Wow !!! What great pics. Sad it is going to be with us for much longer  |
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