Warbird Information Exchange

Congrats to all involved, what an amazing looking aircraft.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Manager

Another flight this afternoon saw me head to the airfield quickly This time she was up with the Wirraway and Mustang doing formation flights.

What can I say but WOW!!!!

What engine is that thing using?

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All I did was press this red button here...

Pratt and Whitney R-1830 S3C4-G

In regards to what is interchangeable with the Boomerang and Wirraway - very little. True, the design brief at CAC was to use as many Wirraway parts as possible, but just about everything was strengthened and/or modified. Even the wheels were modified to try to reduce the drum brakes fading - these wheels are now extremely rare to find in airworthy condition. I am pretty sure that this aeroplane has a much modified Harvard Mk IV wing centre section, new build wing outer panels, but otherwise its all Boomerang. The fuselage frame has been modified to take a second seat and it is definitely not a T6 frame. Check out this http://returntoflight.aviationadvertise ... o-library/ for some great detailed photos of a very nice resto and to give you a clue to what a real Boomerang looks like on the inside.
Congratulations to Matt Denning and his team for another successful and beautiful rebuild.

Edit: Spelling mistake - Doh!

In regards to handling quailities of the Boomerang, I have been reliably informed that is very similar to the P-40 - especially the ailerons, which are real nice. A couple of guys I have spoken to that have flown the Spitfire, Mustang and Kittyhawk have all said that for handling, especially roll rate, you can't go past the P-40.

Howdy

Speaking of Matt Denning

Matt was also involved with the construction of several sets of Authentic Boomerang Wings, of Which one set were done for Kermit Weeks.

Lightning