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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

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Cant wait. :D

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

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

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

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Thankyou for the info Mark.

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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?

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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.
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The Australian built DAP mark 21 also has dihedral.

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

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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.

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