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Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:08 am
Hi Guys, thought you might like to see the recent pictures of Lancaster Fm159 running three of her merlin engines..! The fourth is almost complete and just awaiting the rebuilt propellor...
Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:48 am
Great news, thanks
Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:52 am
Is the goal to get her back in the air? I wasn't aware of the work being done on this Lanc...
Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:00 am
And a Tallboy too?
What are you guys planning?
Mon Jun 03, 2013 5:15 pm
Will she fly... If there was a place to fly her from and someone ponies up the millions to do so...
Realistically though, the goal is to have all 4 engines running this summer with a view to making her taxiiable in the not too distant future..
There are plans underway for a major expansion to accomodate the mosquito and Halifax Bomber projects with a larger ramp area for aircraft ground runs movements etc...
Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:53 pm
Great stuff, Peter!
Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:07 pm
peter wrote:Will she fly... If there was a place to fly her from and someone ponies up the millions to do so...
Realistically though, the goal is to have all 4 engines running this summer with a view to making her taxiiable in the not too distant future..
There are plans underway for a major expansion to accomodate the mosquito and Halifax Bomber projects with a larger ramp area for aircraft ground runs movements etc...
And with more funding leads to flight....
Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:15 pm
Awesome! but isn't that wingtip a little close to the hangar

with both engines running on that side.
Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:12 pm
It looks closer than it is.. From memory theres about 5 feet or so from the hangar
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