Oh my God, it's almost a Beaufighter!!!

Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:52 pm

Anyone else thrilled about the thought of seeing this fly?!!! I am glad that it did not get sold and that restoration work has managed to continue. http://fighter-collection.com/newsimg/img/beaut3.jpg

Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:06 pm

Cant wait.

Fri Jun 06, 2008 10:56 am

Wasn't that the Beaufighter that was for sale with Provenance?

Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:12 pm

Beeeeutiful. I really hope I can see this in the air. Stunning

This was for sale on Provenance. I don't know the ins and outs of how it managed to stay at TFC, but I for one am glad it is staying here in the UK and is getting on. Love the Beau!!!

Fri Jun 06, 2008 4:05 pm

lestweforget wrote:Beeeeutiful. I really hope I can see this in the air. Stunning This was for sale on Provenance. I don't know the ins and outs of how it managed to stay at TFC, but I for one am glad it is staying here in the UK and is getting on. Love the Beau!!!

I think the basic story is that Provenance could'nt sell it? At the time it was reported that Provenance had acquired the aircraft, although work would continue at TFC on the aircraft regardless.

It was initially publicly advertised by Provenance at $2M+ and later offered privately it seems at $1M+, but the unknown $ workload to complete it, including resolving the engine and prop issues, certainly scared off one investor I was aware of?

It would seem that either that "Provenance" arrangement has not proceeded? or simply perhaps Provenance have ceased advertising it for sale until it progresses further towards a complete aircraft?

Either way it is great to see this project moving forward towards a complete and hopefully flying aircraft.

Regards

Mark Pilkington

Fri Jun 06, 2008 6:05 pm

Thankyou for the info Mark.

Sat Jun 07, 2008 9:21 am

Great to see that one survives.Thanks for the look see.

Can anyone comment as to why the Beaufighter required the heavily dihedraled tailplain? I seem to recall that both radial and Merlin engined variants had flat also. Why the change?

Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:37 pm

visaliaaviation wrote:Great to see that one survives.Thanks for the look see.

Can anyone comment as to why the Beaufighter required the heavily dihedraled tailplain? I seem to recall that both radial and Merlin engined variants had flat also. Why the change?

I think it was only the mark 10 that was given the dihedral. I heard that it provided a tad more keel area when a torpedo was fitted.

Sat Jun 07, 2008 5:44 pm

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The Australian built DAP mark 21 also has dihedral.

http://aarg.com.au/beaufighter.htm

regards

Mark Pilkington

Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:15 pm

Glyn wrote:
visaliaaviation wrote:Great to see that one survives.Thanks for the look see.

Can anyone comment as to why the Beaufighter required the heavily dihedraled tailplain? I seem to recall that both radial and Merlin engined variants had flat also. Why the change?

I think it was only the mark 10 that was given the dihedral. I heard that it provided a tad more keel area when a torpedo was fitted.

Hi Glyn,

The dihedral tailpane was fitted to all Beaufighters from the Mk.VI onwards. However, many Mk.I aircraft were also retro-fitted with these tailplanes as well. The aircrafts' lateral stability was always a bit marginal, and a diherdral tailplane provided a little more stability. The torpedo fitted to Mk.VI and Mk.X aircraft caused additional lateral instability, which was cured (on the TF. Mk.X aircraft) by increasing the fin area by means of an enlarged and extended fin fillet.

HTH

Derek