Birdcage Corsair builds

planecrazy Group Captain Posts: 2,687	Birdcage Corsair builds Dec 13, 2017 9:43:48 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by planecrazy on Dec 13, 2017 9:43:48 GMT 12 Found this clip about rebuilding a Birdcage Corsair and it got me thinking is the ex Alpine Fighter Collection's Birdcage Corsair still flying? From memory she went to a museum in Argentina?

joey05 Group Captain Posts: 249	Birdcage Corsair builds Dec 13, 2017 11:58:22 GMT 12 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joey05 on Dec 13, 2017 11:58:22 GMT 12 TAM Museum, Brazil. I don’t believe it has flown since she left NZ in ‘99

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Birdcage Corsair builds Dec 14, 2017 7:46:41 GMT 12

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Post by davidd on Dec 14, 2017 7:46:41 GMT 12

A good effort at explaining some reverse engineering of difficult to manufacture parts, although I am not certain whether one of the parts described was for the folding wing or the main undercarriage! Or did I miss something?
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Post by planecrazy on Dec 13, 2017 9:43:48 GMT 12

Post by joey05 on Dec 13, 2017 11:58:22 GMT 12

Post by davidd on Dec 14, 2017 7:46:41 GMT 12