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Spitfire Update 2012
Story added 10th April 2012 by
Update on the progress of the Spitfire
Port wing now riveted up and undercarriage and brakes refitted, plus oil cooler and wing faring’s, oil cooler faring’s are being rebuilt and work is underway on re-riveting port flaps and port aileron to be riveted also.
The stb wing spar will be made by airframe assemblies using our original as a pattern, the spar booms and webs are made and are being anodised, our spar is now with them on The Isle of Wight.
Volunteers are now working on the stb rear spar and various components for stb wing that need repair plus a jig for the radiator faring and flap and aileron re-rivet.
There are not any up to date pictures as the wing remains the same state, (ed)
UPDATE OF THE RESTAURANT
Story added 23rd March 2012 by
The extension is getting nearer to completion, roof is on scaffolding
taken down, and the interior is coming along quite nicely.
The interior of the restaurant itself is rather brighter
that it was due to four new skylights’ being inserted, it certainly does make
the inside look much brighter, it has also had a repaint, the layout has been
altered inasmuch as the till has been repositioned which makes the queues to
pay, much quicker.
All in all it has made the place look much more friendly.
The interior is almost complete now and is in use as the pics will show. the exterior groundwork is still to be completed. but its looking good.
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NEW ARRIVAL TO THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION
Story added 2nd March 2012 by
A wildcat was delivered to the Collection last week as
you can see it does not appear to be in a bad condition, but the Collection
sources says that it will need to be
completely overhauled before it is able to
fly.
N49JC s/n 51-235
Built by Eastern Aircraft Division General
Motors 1943, sold in 1946 to Hardwick Aircraft. Totally rebuilt in 1973 and
flown civilian until 1978 when it was placed on display at the U.S. Navy
Museum, Pensacola, FL.
It was preserved in the museum until
August 1994. It was then removed from display and after an extensive inspection
was returned to service.
It was sold to the Shuttleworth Collection in July 2011 arriving at Old Warden in February of 2012. It awaits a full restoration to flying condition.
CAR WORKSHOPS UPDATE
Story added 21st January 2012 by Fred
With the winter season well under way and the Christmas holidays a distant memory, work is progressing towards the spring and the start of the 2012 season.
MERCURY REBUILD
Story added 19th January 2012 by Fred
It seems to becoming an annual event for the engine department as just towards the end of the flying season when we are thinking about an uninterrupted spell of restoration work one of our current projects that something else comes along to upset our best laid plans...
Scale Model Exhibition
Story added 13th January 2012 by Fred
It's the SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION'S SCALE MODEL EXHIBITION
Modifications to the Restaurant at Shuttleworth
Story added 10th January 2012 by
conservatory is being erected adjoining the restaurant, which will be a vast improvement
Wanted for Security
Story added 9th October 2011 by Fred
THE SVAS URGENTLY REQUIRES SECURITY VOLUNTEERS
Mercury 20 and Hurricane update
Story added 24th November 2010 by Fred
Looking back to my last update on the Mercury 20 I note that about this time of year I was saying that I had been significantly interrupted
Camel Progress
Story added 14th October 2010 by Fred
Since the last report, frames to accommodate both the lower and upper wings have been constructed. Following this, the lower wings were married to the
SPITFIRE UPDATE MAY 2010
Story added 25th May 2010 by Fred
As many of you will have seen the fuselage has been moved, to build the wing jig in this main workshop
Tony Haig-Thomas's Book
Story added 2nd October 2008 by Fred
This book is an personal into the insight RAF service life
New merchandise
Story added 12th October 2007 by Damien
The new SVAS merchandise has proved to be quite successful and we have now added three new designs to those available - these are the de Havilland DH.88 Comet racer, the Bristol M1C and the Hawker Hind. An SVAS mug is also now available...