This morning the Boss had a flight in the new P36C……
How to build an aeroplane part 3
Previously we have brought you how to build a Carbon Cub in 60 seconds and how to build a P-40C in 60 seconds. This time we bring you “How to build and fly a P-36 in 2 minutes”. With thanks to Matt Nightingale,Steve Hinton, the guy in the blue overalls and team. And here is a quick photo of Steve …
‘Twas the week before Flying Legends
A busy weekend with P-40 C and Spitfire MkVb flights and P-40F and Nimrod engine runs. Matt and team have been putting the P-36 together in record time as you have seen. Elsewhere pre-display briefings for volunteers and last minute checks, ground power units, who is available which day, double checking arrangements for the Friends marquee and ensuring all our …
It breathes, it lives, it runs!
P-36 Engine run Sunday July 5th -afternoon, Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire
Desktop and a little extra!
First the July calendar and thank you to everyone who reminded us we were late! Then a couple of snaps from Saturday at Duxford. Who would have guessed this months aeroplane? How about the P-36 as a desktop? We promised a little extra so how about some photos of Saturdays action!?
Just another sunny day in July
No less than three flights from the P-40C (Sunshine and Silver aeroplanes, yes), then one from Miss Velma. The American team have arrived and wisely stayed in the hangar (and shade) while they put the P-36 together
It isn’t all about aeroplanes
The Fighter Collection recently took delivery of some rather nice jacks which will make the engineers life a lot easier and speed up maintenance. The jacks were bought by Friends of TFC with funds raised this year. So a really big thank you to those who help support through FofTFC
June Desktop
Well another month another desktop! In this month’s image we have highlighted the advance ticket deadlines for Flying Legends 2015 – technology eh?
Hangar update for end of May
This would usually be part of the Online Fighter Log update available to Friends of TFC- it answers a lot of “which aircraft was where and when this week end” type questions so here you go: A busy weekend in May…. The Hawk75 and Gladiator made our first European outing of the 2015 season with Stephen and Patrice at the …
Did you see us?
Here are some photos from the weekend, a good one despite the rather changeable weather!