de Havilland DH114 Heron
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- Chipmunk
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XM296 will be represented in both guises, as well as a standard RN...and quite a few civvie versions I expect.........
Also to come, the Series 1 with fixed gear...
Thanks for the comments folks
ATB,
Derek
...the 'right' mark of Heron will be achieved by standing under the canopy and knocking it upward with a very large virtual mallet...Garry Russell wrote:'Ere we go..............again. ................Wrong mark of Heron :shock:
Garry
Also to come, the Series 1 with fixed gear...
Thanks for the comments folks
ATB,
Derek
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- Chris Trott
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Hehe... Funny that someone brought up N82D. I'm glad I don't have to try and do it though as I'll muck it up royally. I did try to sell it to the Air Atlantique Classic Flight back in 2004, but they'd just bought the Hunters so there was no money left. The plane is in immaculate shape and maintained by a pair of very talented mechanics. She's currently on loan at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, but last I heard, Bud Rude (the owner) still wanted her flown at least once a month. I think there's a couple of pictures of her at MoF online. The interior was 100% restored to specification as she was in Queen's Flight service although she keeps the RN Admiral's Barge exterior paint. I never got the chance to fly in her myself (Bud sent her out to Seattle from Ohio after a minor re-restoration in the late summer of '04 and it didn't stop in Columbus as planned, just went straight there).
I'm sure it'll find a good home someday, whether it be in the US or back in the UK. Bud's got plenty of spares though. a full set of engines, props, and most of the major flight structures (tail & rudder, horizontal stabs & elevators, outer wings & ailerons, landing gear, etc), so the plane can be kept airworthy for quite a long time to come.
I'm sure it'll find a good home someday, whether it be in the US or back in the UK. Bud's got plenty of spares though. a full set of engines, props, and most of the major flight structures (tail & rudder, horizontal stabs & elevators, outer wings & ailerons, landing gear, etc), so the plane can be kept airworthy for quite a long time to come.
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