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Post by curtiss on Oct 29, 2016 18:01:48 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Oct 30, 2016 7:27:40 GMT 12
That looks to be the same type as the rack we had in '04. |
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Post by planewriting on Oct 31, 2016 7:02:32 GMT 12
Air Chathams DC-3 Skyliner ZK-AWP is set to become a regular visitor to Tauranga over the summer months. It recently resumed its summer scheduled service between Auckland and Whakatane but is now arriving in Whakatane at 10.30am on Saturdays and departing to Auckland at 4.45pm on Sundays, freeing the aircraft up to do scenic flights from both Whakatane and Tauranga on both days. Duane Emeny (Air Chathams) met with Andrew Gormlie and I (both from Clasic Flyers) recently to discuss operational matters. Check in will be at Classic Flyers Av Gas Cafe and the DC-3 will operate from the tarmac outside the main hangar. It will NOT be operating from the main terminal building. Full details are on Air Chathams website www.airchathams.co.nz/dc3-flights/book-a-scenic-flight/ but briefly speaking these flights are $99.00 for 30 minutes and will be operating out of Tauranga on seven weekends with three possible flights on both days according to demand and weather. Care must be taken as to which flight is selected as an error may find you booking from the wrong location. Tourism Bay of Plenty is embarking on a promotional campaign. It will be interesting to see how it all goes. The first weekend from Tauranga will be 12 / 13 November. With Christmas coming along these weekends could provide the answer for birthday and Christmas presents or perhaps even the staff Christmas treat with a flight and a meal in the licensed cafe afterwards. |
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Post by kiwi285 on Nov 9, 2016 16:02:18 GMT 12
I understand that the Avenger was moved from the restoration hangar and up to the main display hangar today. Friday 10.30 am is the official public unveiling if anyone is in the area and would like some photos. I am away from Tauranga but am expecting photos from one of the team so will post them when I receive them. She is looking good.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2016 17:57:41 GMT 12
Man that was some quick work, bravo!!
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Post by kiwi285 on Nov 9, 2016 18:23:15 GMT 12
Twenty seven months all told. Although I am biased I think we did a damn good job on the old girl.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 9, 2016 19:47:30 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2016 9:11:02 GMT 12
Going by those photos, kiwi285, I agree: a damn good job indeed! What a stunner!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 10, 2016 20:28:15 GMT 12
It looks as good as Plonky in the sunshine! I am so looking forward to seeing them together sometime.
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Post by aeromedia on Nov 10, 2016 20:54:14 GMT 12
Such a resourceful team and they dont muck around. Brilliant effort Tauranga.
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Post by jp on Nov 10, 2016 20:56:28 GMT 12
What's with the small upper wing roundels? Motat has done the same thing......
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Post by kiwi285 on Nov 14, 2016 8:07:33 GMT 12
That is the info we have found relating to the aircraft during its RNZAF service.
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Post by baz62 on Nov 14, 2016 13:31:34 GMT 12
Not wanting to take anything away from the superb job done to NZ2505. but looking at some wartime photos the roundel was that size when they first arrived (without the US style bars) but later roundels a lot bigger with bars were applied. Click HERE and look at the variation of roundels used. However Classic Flyers may have information showing these smaller style roundels were applied? Barf at Wigram he'd be the one to ask. |
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Post by tbf25o4 on Nov 14, 2016 14:06:02 GMT 12
A reminder to me of the cockpit of NZ2504. I spent many hours reproducing the various labels on the cockpit, based on the massive spare parts manual, which was the only reference book on the aircraft
but included pictorial representation of every label in the aircraft. The lettering for the various labels was made from letraset. The two UV lights on each side of the cockpit (one can be seen
just inside of the right canopy frame) had been destroyed, so I made replacements from copper tubing which was the right size for the originals. If they are still fitted to the aircraft, the top of each
light is a 5c coin soldered and smoothed over!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 14, 2016 14:13:01 GMT 12
Don't forget Baz that NZ2505 never went overseas to the operational area, so probably did not need and get larger roundels with bars added. The aircraft is depicted as a Gisborne-based aeroplane, which is where the nose arts were applied.
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Post by isc on Nov 14, 2016 21:00:24 GMT 12
The Airforce Museum has some UV lights, I handed them over about a month ago. isc
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Post by baz62 on Nov 15, 2016 13:59:32 GMT 12
Don't forget Baz that NZ2505 never went overseas to the operational area, so probably did not need and get larger roundels with bars added. The aircraft is depicted as a Gisborne-based aeroplane, which is where the nose arts were applied. Hard to say as you don't see many photos of NZ2501-2506 showing the upper surfaces. So she wouldn't have bars if she stayed home? Better get the brush out then. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 15, 2016 14:05:39 GMT 12
The bars were mainly added to stop American fighter pilots shooting them down. Not a big issue in Gisborne.
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Post by planewriting on Nov 15, 2016 19:05:23 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 15, 2016 19:22:50 GMT 12
That is the Target Tug scheme, when it was at Ohakea with the Operational Training Unit, so maybe being an operational unit they painted the bars on.  |
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