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Post by aidancartwright on Sept 19, 2021 19:50:45 GMT 12
Hi There. Today I officially became a volunteer/member at Classic FLyers. I live in Cambridge and am only 14 years old so am not yet old enough to drive. I am trying to come up with ways for me to be able to go over to Tauranga at least once a month (mostly saturdays) so I can help out around the museum etc and be a good volunteer/member. Im just wondering if there is anyone in the Cambridge/Hamilton area that is a member of Classic Flyers and is willing to drive me over whenever you go. Driving costs etc can be sorted out if necessary.
Thanks, Aidan
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 14, 2021 15:33:15 GMT 12
Cal and Dave and I have been working on the restoration of the wooden front portion of an English Electric Canberra bomber's tail fin. Believe it or not this is built up just like a Tiger Moth wing with the structure being built up from 1/2 inch square Spruce pieces and with the wooden ribs covered with 1/16 ply. After repairing the underlying structure we have finally managed to recover the first side with 2 mm ply. Tomorrow we make a start of removing the broken and rotting covering on the other side. This should go a lot faster as the underlying structure has all been repaired and glued back into place.  110821 (2) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  150921 (1) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  110821 (9) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  290921 (4) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  290921 (6) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  20211013_130537 by Mike Feisst, on Flickr |
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 14, 2021 15:37:13 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 15, 2021 11:47:16 GMT 12
It's great to see the Canberra progressing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2021 21:53:09 GMT 12
I had no idea the fin was wood! You learn something new every day at WONZ.
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 21, 2021 10:59:40 GMT 12
We have now turned it over and have started work on the other side. All of the skinning have been removed and we have started repairing the underlying structure. Again waiting for glue to dry is the most time consuming thing. Cal and I have now just about finished this and Dave is working away at the metal work and repairing torn and damaged sheet and replacing some of the damaged reinforcing angles underneath.
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 22, 2021 15:19:47 GMT 12
The internal structure is now all repaired so we should be able to start skinning this side come Wednesday. Some of the metal skinning around the base pickup points has been badly stretched so Dave is working away at that but we can still skin the rest of it.  201021 (4) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  221021 (1) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr |
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 29, 2021 14:18:07 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 29, 2021 14:20:49 GMT 12
Was that used with the Skyhawks?
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 29, 2021 14:29:51 GMT 12
We now have half of the second side of the Canberra fin covered. It certainly speeds things up when you have a bit of experience and know what to look for.  291021 (1) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr  291021 (3) by Mike Feisst, on Flickr |
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Post by kiwi285 on Oct 29, 2021 14:31:19 GMT 12
Was that used with the Skyhawks? Thanks Dave - I wasn't sure if it was an items the RNZAF used or someone had acquired it from overseas. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 29, 2021 14:32:10 GMT 12
Don Simms will know.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Oct 29, 2021 14:38:07 GMT 12
Was that used with the Skyhawks? It is a different model to the ones we had at Ohakea. Maybe from Whenuapai for the P-3s? |
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Post by kiwi285 on Nov 7, 2021 15:25:35 GMT 12
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Post by Mustang51 on Nov 7, 2021 15:29:25 GMT 12
Lovely work !
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 7, 2021 16:53:28 GMT 12
Good work guys. What a hive of activity happening there!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2021 12:59:41 GMT 12
Beautiful!
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Post by planewriting on Nov 8, 2021 16:10:58 GMT 12
Good work guys. What a hive of activity happening there! Included in the hive of activity is work Wally has done on one of the battery carts. He has made an adaptor so it can be attached to more of our ever increasing number of objects. What better one was there handy to try it out on than the Heron ZK-BBM featured further up this page. The boys plugged it. Someone sat in the Heron's sharp end and Hey Presto, the port outer duly responded just as it should. I realised after typing this report that the subject engine not in view but rest assured it is there. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 8, 2021 16:17:53 GMT 12
I did not realise the engines are still runnable on the Heron. That's neat.
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Post by planewriting on Nov 8, 2021 16:34:05 GMT 12
The two outboard ones certainly are. Not sure about the inner ones. With the NAC 75th celebration next year (75 years on from 1947 when it began operating under its own licence) I have put forward the suggestion that what ever works among the engines be given a run up for the gathering. One thing I can tell you for sure; when (in 1978) Peter Lewis and his mother along with me and my wife, flew in ZK-BBM from Mangere to Ardmore, all four engines were definitely working.
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