Tomo Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Bit of a restoration project for someone who's keen! http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RAN-1954-Havilland-Vampire-aircraft-RAF-Cockpit-A79-840-RAF-/170770779777?pt=AU_Aircraft&hash=item27c2bb4e81#ht_500wt_1219 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I think the price is pretty high especially as it has no engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You could be the first guy in Cecil Plains racing a Vampire @ Reno! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You could be the ONLY guy in Cecil Plains building a vampire.!!..................................................Maj..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 That's a PROJECT!!!! Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You could be the only guy in Cecils Plains POSTING about a Vampire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andys@coffs Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Too many qualifiers...You could be the only guy in Cecil Plains...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Yup, I reckon it was expensive when I came across it a few days ago.Although that would be a drop in the ocean to the total cost of restoring it to a airworthy status. It would burn a massive hole in somebodies bank account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngster Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 On a slightly off-topic note, I am reading De Havilland's autobiography at the moment. Very interesting stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hells Bells, Talk about nightmares coming back to haunt you. This was the aircraft I went hard left in and put into a culvet in 1964, port brake unit frozen on. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Just some additional information. Delivered 1954. Purchased for £45,000. Noted in Navy service still wearing A79-840. We are told that it also wore N6-840. Coded 928 and 958 between 1954-58. Coded 804 from 1963 on. This aircraft is unusual in that although it was largely modified from T.34 to T.34A standard, it retained the original style of fin (and tailplane end-fairings) rather than the gently curving filleted type that the T.34As shared with the RAAF T.35s and T.35As. Withdrawn and reduced to spares 07/06/65. Remains sold 14/07/71 or 15/10/70 for $100 to Mr Parnell of Melton VIC, representing the Fogarty Flying Club. It was lacking ejection seats and instruments. On display Ballarat Aviation Museum Vic 1992. Owned by P Crowther of Ballarat. Noted at the rear of the Museum in 2002 without its tail. Acquired by Evan Campbell at Nhill, Vic. Currently offered for sale on EBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Geez, you left it in a mess icebob, bet you went softer on the brakes after that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Wow! that's pretty cool Icebob, thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi Turbo, No got in and fixed it how it should have been in the first place, it had one of the "early" "maxerett" anti skid brakes, never worked properly, always after deck landings spent days trying to get the puckered steel deck back into shape, ha, ha. Going through the list of "crashed" venoms was like a reunion of sorts, very sobering though, knew most of those pilots and most of the venoms in great detail. Those were the days when everyone was bulletproof. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I imagine the last few seconds coming in to land would have got your attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi Turbo, oh yes, maybe we should merge this thread with the cought short thead,ha ha. This project would be a very expensive one, I know a reco engine 2 years ago in the USA cost $1M, then the conversion to electric start, the Navy aircraft did not have the benifit of that, can not see being able to get the "Coffmann" cardridges made now. I could see a couple of issues just from the photos on ebay that are months and months of work to fix. As well do not know the condition of the plywood cockpit area either? Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vev Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 By the way ... we will have two Vampires at the Tyabb airshow on the 4th March. One duel seat doing an air display and a single seater on the viewing line. Both very nice examples of an incredible aircraft. Cheers Vev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi, Thanks Vev, I will be down there that week, must go and look at them, as long as "she" is sent off shopping, my wife has had her fill of "stinky jet aircraft" I will be in Frankstone then. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vev Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Bob, Touch base with me when you get down and I'll get you up close. Cheers Vev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebob Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hi Vev, Thanks I will, but i will run away if you put a spanner in my hand though, ha,ha. I will send you a PM closer to the date. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 what a great story it would make. a young bloke from cecil plains with a giant dream to take on the best and fastest at reno. "world's fastest vampire" I vote ryan gosling to play tomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pudestcon Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 what a great story it would make. a young bloke from cecil plains with a giant dream to take on the best and fastest at reno."world's fastest vampire" I vote ryan gosling to play tomo Do you chew toothpicks Tomo? Pud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 He could, we'd also have to get a yellow J3 cub in the movie somewhere, maybe he could scour the world in it looking for the missing Vampire parts !.....hell I'm first in line at the box office already. Just can't wait for the scene where Tomo does multiple barrel rolls right above Cecil plains itself, with his girlfriend beside him, while the poor old Cub sits in the hangar below completly worn out !!.....watch out Top Gun and Matt Hall !.............................................................Maj... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Soooo, where do I get some sponsors....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboplanner Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 We could dress you up in a couple of coconuts and a grass skirt Maj, and you could play Tomo's girlfriend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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