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By: 30th November 2018 at 20:11 Permalink
-Quite lovely but it would have been perfect if the pilot wore a leather helmet and goggles.
By: 1st December 2018 at 17:59 Permalink
-:D
By: 2nd December 2018 at 04:00 Permalink
-And it had the right engine/prop/spinner/undercarriage etc.
By: 2nd December 2018 at 22:05 Permalink
-At KurtB, be happy there is one Gauntlet flying...
By: 2nd December 2018 at 22:29 Permalink - Edited 2nd December 2018 at 22:33
-Agreed. Until that article was originally published I had no idea there was an intact example let alone one that flew. Amazing. There are some videos on YouTube which allow those of us who are geographically-disadvantaged to see and hear it display.
KurtB to paraphrase Spencer Flack, when you own and operate the only extant example of an aircraft you can fit it with whichever engine/prop/spinner/undercarriage etc. you like! :eagerness:
By: 3rd December 2018 at 03:15 Permalink
-I’m happy enough guys, it was featured in Aeroplane a few years back. Just a pity it doesn’t look authentic. No different to an Allison powered Yak or a FW190D I suppose. Those wheels though....
By: 3rd December 2018 at 05:01 Permalink
-About the wheels...
Don't be too critical of them. Ten years ago a friend was restoring a very rare prewar civil type and of course it needed wheels.
He found a source to make new ones, but the tooling cost was enormous (something like $40,000, IIRC).
Luckily the size would fit other antiques and he found enough interested parties to split the tooling cost so it was feasible...but still surprisingly expensive.
We tend to expect the big expenses during a restoration, but smaller items...or those that one doesn't automatically think of...are also costly.
By: 4th December 2018 at 15:26 Permalink
-One day I'd love to see this wonderful aircraft make an appearance at Old Warden...one can dream!
(and yes, I'd love to see the Leonides swapped for a Mercury, but then there probably aren't too many of the latter in Finland!)
By: 4th December 2018 at 15:40 Permalink
-Did it come top Flying Legends once, or am I mixing it up with the SAAB -B-17 ?
By: 4th December 2018 at 15:54 Permalink
-I don't think it has ever been at Leg ends,unless somebody knows otherwise !
By: 4th December 2018 at 16:02 Permalink - Edited 4th December 2018 at 16:03
-The Finnish Gauntlet has not yet been to the UK. The engine unit and prop are ex Pembroke of which the Finns had a small number. A Saab B.17 has appeared at Legends.
John
By: 6th March 2019 at 21:20 Permalink
-I read they just got a new overhauled engine on it !
http://www.museo24.fi/?action=INavigation::viewArticle(6880)
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By: 1batfastard - 30th November 2018 at 18:45 - Edited 30th November 2018 at 18:45
Hi All,
Nice article here courtesy of :- http://vintageaviationecho.com/gloster-gauntlet/ written by Geoff Stockle with photos by Mikko Maliniemi.
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Above image courtesy same photographer via Airliners.net.
Geoff.