Who Knew....the Cosford museum Me-410 is technically a runner.

[bongodriver]

I had no idea but up until at least 1988 the Cosford Me-410 was started up......if only she was a flyer....imagine the sound of 2 whistling Daimlers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAcgUPjb16Q&feature=player_embedded

[major_setback]

That's very nice indeed. A little bit of work and it could be flying! (Compared to the amount of restoration work put into some aircraft).
I wouldn't mind a trip in the back seat.

[No1 Cheese]

Brilliant find,just imagine it in the air!!!!!!! :-x

Cheese

[KG26_Alpha]

I dont think its been "run up" for years.

Mind you its a bit of a state mechanically now.

[No1 Cheese]

understand what your saying Alpha,but the amount of money it takes to get certain airframes back into the air ,like the recent mossie etc im sure it would be a fraction of the re-build cost as its already there.I have no knowledge of these things apart fro a love of seeing these this fly.Im sure there would be probs with an "airframe"over 60 yrs of age taking to the skies etc but imagine it!!!
I personally would love nothing more to see a Tiffie or Tempest take to the skies:-x never gonna happen :( :( :(


Cheese

[bongodriver]

understand what your saying Alpha,but the amount of money it takes to get certain airframes back into the air ,like the recent mossie etc im sure it would be a fraction of the re-build cost as its already there.I have no knowledge of these things apart fro a love of seeing these this fly.Im sure there would be probs with an "airframe"over 60 yrs of age taking to the skies etc but imagine it!!!
I personally would love nothing more to see a Tiffie or Tempest take to the skies:-x never gonna happen :( :( :(


Cheese

I thought Kermit Weeks has a Tempest in restoration to fly.

Yes here it is....

http://blog.kermitweeks.com/?p=1337

[No1 Cheese]

:-p:-p:-p:-p

[bongodriver]

:-p:-p:-p:-p


It gets better.....looks like Tempests are crawling out of the woodwork.....really need a Tiffie now.

http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/2012/08/27/hawker-tempest-mkii/

http://www.pioneeraero.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/DSC01964.jpg


http://www.airliners.net/photo/Hawker-Tempest-Mk2/1570558/&sid=69e409d9d369bc1d0684774e468e6287

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/8/5/5/1570558.jpg

[JG52Krupi]

AWESOME :D

Tempest is my favourite aircraft after the Shrike, ground pounders for the win :o