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By: 24th December 2014 at 17:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-wow!
By: 24th December 2014 at 18:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Roger Marley's?
By: 24th December 2014 at 19:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yep, and a good price, doesn't reflect the years of hard work put into it, a shame but things move on in time
By: 24th December 2014 at 23:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Roger Marley's?
The engine recovered from the sea off Brighton somewhere?
By: 25th December 2014 at 08:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yes, this is Rogers typhoon. It's a hefty price tag, but there aren't any other typhoons around as complete outside of the RAFM example.
By: 25th December 2014 at 10:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Nice project.
It still amazes me that such a beast of an aircraft and one so important for the RAF wasn't preserved in more numbers.
By: 25th December 2014 at 11:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Very nice. How much of the fuselage is real?
By: 25th December 2014 at 11:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Most of it i think, although seem to recall rear fuselage was Sea Fury ? I think details are in the 'Typhoon parts' thread.
By: 25th December 2014 at 13:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Only the cockpit area, screen, canopy, tail wheel, and engine are original. The rear fuselage and fin are new.
The sea fury rear fuselage was never incorporated into the build, being a different design.
By: 25th December 2014 at 17:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Was the Sea Fury rear fuselage in question the one that brought back from Malta to the UK many years back? If not used in this project anyone know what happened it?
Tim
By: 26th December 2014 at 09:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Was the Sea Fury rear fuselage in question the one that brought back from Malta to the UK many years back? If not used in this project anyone know what happened it?Tim
Hi tim,
Yes it is the same sea fury rear fuselage as recoveted from Malta.
I saw it a couple of years ago. In itself, it would make a nice project.
By: 26th December 2014 at 09:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-So how much original Typhoon content is there in this project?
By: 26th December 2014 at 10:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Pretty much everything forward of the rear frame that supports the pilots seat is original restored typhoon.
The rear fuselage is new build.
Roger showed me around a couple of years ago, and it looks really impressive.
By: 26th December 2014 at 11:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I have no connection with this item , however for curiosity sake it is being advertised in a rival magazine for £29,900.
By: 26th December 2014 at 11:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-so there are two projects to build more typhoons?.......because if i recall one project has received a genuine rear fuselage.
By: 26th December 2014 at 11:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The Dutch rear fuselage section travelled to the U.K recently. Apart from that there is the Tempest V project which uses the rear fuselage of the RAFM Tempest II.
By: 26th December 2014 at 12:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-so there are two projects to build more typhoons?.......because if i recall one project has received a genuine rear fuselage.
It would make a lot of sense to merge both typhoon projects into one. You would need deep pockets though.
:)
By: 26th December 2014 at 14:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Apologies for the thread creep but are there any recent pics of the ex Malta Sea Fury rear fuselage?
Rob
By: 26th December 2014 at 14:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-There happens to be a 'small' article in the latest magazine from nz...it may have been seen for those that have already received their copy (before anyone asks fp did want an article but no replies after the first mail received....so missed out there)
By: 26th December 2014 at 16:35 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Yep, your Tiffie Times article is great. More please....
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By: oldgit158 - 24th December 2014 at 17:13
So who has asked Santa for this one?:highly_amused:
http://www.raf-surplus.co.uk/aircraft-for-sale.php