Another Mosquito flies
Discussion
The B.35 variant VR796 took to the air for the first time in Canada yesterday following it's long restoration.
Photos on here (faceache pages but they are public as they work for me) - https://www.facebook.com/VicAirMtnc/posts/72455293...
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More's the pity.
They were a real handful - especially if you suffered any sort of power failure (or even a power fluctuation) during the take off run. Many Mossies were written off by ground loop accidents.
They tried to improve this with teh Hornet which had "handed" Merlins i.e. the propellers on each side rotated in opposite directions, in an effort to cure the tendency to swing on take off.
Even though Mossies were test flown on and off carriers - the Royal Navy never cleared them for carrier use due to then vicious swing tendency.
They were a real handful - especially if you suffered any sort of power failure (or even a power fluctuation) during the take off run. Many Mossies were written off by ground loop accidents.
They tried to improve this with teh Hornet which had "handed" Merlins i.e. the propellers on each side rotated in opposite directions, in an effort to cure the tendency to swing on take off.
Even though Mossies were test flown on and off carriers - the Royal Navy never cleared them for carrier use due to then vicious swing tendency.
Dr Jekyll said:
Just how much do the Mosquito and Hornet have in common? Now that someone has built a new Mosquito does that mean they are potentially part of the way to being able to build a Hornet?
Not much in common between the two aircraft - apart from the general configuration.However, since the Mosquito built in New Zealand was essentially a virtually "new build", in theory, a similar method could be used to manufacture a new build Hornet (supposing enough original engineering drawings survive). Sadly, no complete original Hornet exists so the option to dismantle and back engineer an original is not there.
belleair302 said:
I saw a documentary last year about some guys in the US who have restored one.
To be fair to the amazingly skilled people involved...... it was a team of Aussies and Kiwi's that restored/re-created that aircraft down under, it was just the owner who funded it all who was from the USA (although the Merlins where rebuilt in the USA before being shipped over to NZ)Eric Mc said:
Jerry Yagen. He put the Mosquito up for sale after about one year. Has he sold it yet?
No, and it may no longer be for sale (unless as ever the price is right 
)It was actually attending an airshow in Canada on the day VR796 made it's first flight, so Canada could lay claim to having 2 x Mossie's in the air at the same time.....
dave-the-diver said:
Unlimited funds and a change of heart from the CAA or emigration!
David
I think the CAA would be amenable to a Mosquito being restored to flying condition in the UK. They don't usually have any real problems with WW2 era warbirds. There are more of these flying in the UK today than at any point since the early 1960s.David
My understanding is that there has been no offer by the current owner to fly it in the UK so it's currently a non-issue.
Seeing as how there seems to be no problem with the Canadian Lancaster flying in the UK on a civil flying permit, I can't see what objections the CAA would have to a Mosquito.
Don't forget that many Mosquitoes have flown in the UK as civilian aircraft- so there is no real issue with getting a Mosquito registered in the UK. Where the CAA do get a bit twitchy is when the aircraft is of a type that has never received any sort of civilian airworthiness certification in the UK - especially if the aircraft is relatively modern, complex and high performance.
Seeing as how there seems to be no problem with the Canadian Lancaster flying in the UK on a civil flying permit, I can't see what objections the CAA would have to a Mosquito.
Don't forget that many Mosquitoes have flown in the UK as civilian aircraft- so there is no real issue with getting a Mosquito registered in the UK. Where the CAA do get a bit twitchy is when the aircraft is of a type that has never received any sort of civilian airworthiness certification in the UK - especially if the aircraft is relatively modern, complex and high performance.
Edited by Eric Mc on Wednesday 18th June 14:05
Actually, we've done this before:
aeropilot's posts from here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
aeropilot's posts from here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
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