The Birds are out and about.

**Paul S.** · 11-12-2016 01:03 PM

I remember reading as a teenager about the evolution from Schneider Cup racer to Spitfire that Mitchell used an inverted V engine because he knew the Germans were going to poach design features for their fighter programme.

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**muffett.2008** · 11-13-2016 10:40 PM

As promised, a glimpse inside the Rebuild hanger.

If you wondered where the Kittyhawk got to.................

engine overhaul.
this hanger has a few planes in various stages of repair, you saw some of them in earlier photo's.

Spitfire rebuilds........from this,

to this

and finally the end product

**aussietomcatter** · 03-11-2017 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by jmoore

Glides much better without WWII full load of guns, ammo, armor plate, old radios, and a full load of petrol, I suspect!

Negative, glide ratio is not affected by weight.

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Nice pictures Muffet. The Hurricane is a welcome addition to our skies.

**muffett.2008** · 03-12-2017 05:38 AM

Bruce in OZ, your mailbox is full.

**BushyFromOz** · 03-12-2017 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Aussie48

There is only the one CA 19 MHY, privately owned, the other CA 13 MHR is in the Temora Air Museum but I am pretty sure it is not airworthy.

Dick

If its the ghost, i saw it about 5 months ago at the Army Air Aviation museum at Oakie. They said then it was not airworthy and needed some major overhaul before it could legally fly again

**aussietomcatter** · 03-12-2017 11:46 AM

The Temora A/C is airworthy.

**muffett.2008** · 03-26-2018 01:18 AM

Watch this Space.

**muffett.2008** · 03-26-2018 02:49 AM

Lets start with the Rebuilds, Scone is where the majority of old Warbirds are Refurbished or Rebuild, often from scratch.
This one is active

The three Spitfires that were started last year have made fair progress..........

nearly there

coming together

just needs time.

three different levels of progress, but it is just as easy to make up parts for several as it is to just make it for one.

**muffett.2008** · 03-26-2018 04:55 AM

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