My Dad was an apprentice at DeHavilland's. He, and others longed to restore Grosvenor House but, was told by management (in the 60's?) that she was "too far gone". I'm glad that the Shuttleworth collection managed to completely rebuild her - she is incredibly pretty. Dad did get to restore the Hummingbird DH53 instead. And had the pleasure of seeing her fly many times. Unfortunately, that airplane was involved in a (fatal) accident and last I heard there were no plans to rebuild it. Dad was not happy about the accident - saying that they had no business flying her that day (due to bad weather/high winds) - oops! I cannot tell you how excited I am to see Black Magic fly (will probably cry). Thanks for the awesome video!
@Surestick88
11 ай бұрын
The DH88 Comet has to be one of the best looking airplanes built.
@promerops
10 ай бұрын
From a company that specialized in beautiful-looking and flying aeroplanes.
@KB10GL
9 ай бұрын
I accept & respect your subjective opinion, but in my subjective opinion, there were many aircraft, pre WW2, that were well into the category of "best looking airplanes built" For me, a least, the Comet was not one of them.
@promerops
9 ай бұрын
@@KB10GL The eye of the beholder, I suppose.
@michaelegan6092
10 ай бұрын
My late,and very much missed, brother in law was working on the restauration of Black Magic and took me down to see it. I was astounded by the thinness of the front fuselage and thought that I could put a hole in it with one punch. From the same aerodrome my ex father in law worked for Flight Refueling Ltd which was one of the pioneers in it's field and they developed the drogue system. One funny incident he told me about was when the pilot of their Lancaster was told he was no longer fit to fly, he took the Lancaster out for one last time and flew it at hedge hight down a very straight road next to the airfield, frightening the life out of quite a few motorists, some ending up in ditches. He never flew again.
@nirrec
10 ай бұрын
The 'Grosvenor House' DH88 is still flying with the Shuttleworth Collection, she flies from a grass field but only when the conditions are perfect... she's gorgeous to watch
@KB10GL
10 ай бұрын
It's my belief & understanding that the current Grosvenor House is a replica, the original having been lost, or scrapped many years before.
@nirrec
10 ай бұрын
@KB19GL - check out the Shuttleworth Collection website and you can even read about the plot to assassinate Hitler which their DH88 may have taken part in.... enjoy the read
@66PHILB
10 ай бұрын
@@KB10GL Not true. That's the original aircraft at Shuttleworth. There is a flying replica in the USA.
@coldlakealta4043
11 ай бұрын
My Mother worked shifts at the De Havilland Canada Downsview plant near Toronto during WW2. They turned out about 1300 Mosquitoes which we shipped over the North Atlantic to the UK.
@tango6nf477
10 ай бұрын
Amazing I live just down the road and wasn't aware of this, I made a model of the DH88 as a kid and have loved its beautiful lines ever since. De Havilland were a very innovative company and they served our Nation well during the war. I wish them well with their project and would love to see it in the air.
@AVMamfortas
10 ай бұрын
It is a pleasure to listen to an American Gentleman speak of English matters, in such affectionate tones..
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
10 ай бұрын
ALL Aviation is WONDERFUL...👍
@davemihalic256
11 ай бұрын
Interesting... BTW the Grosvenor House in London was the Non-Commissioned Officers "club" and hotel for military personnel in the 1960s along with the nearby Columbia Club Hotel for officers. One of them - I think the Columbia Club -- had a teen club in the basement for us brats, as well as embassey kids and ex-pats kids who went to London Central High School at Bushy Park. Both are still fine hotels off Hyde Park.
@stuartpeacock8257
10 ай бұрын
What a find. An incredible story thank you for sharing
@gzk6nk
11 ай бұрын
I'm a great fan of dH aeroplanes, and flew a lovely Chipmunk (see my avatar) for about 35 years as a part owner (I much preferred it to the Yak52 I also had a share in for a few years). I have flown the Chippie into Derby airfield more than once, and before that, many times, into Derby Burnaston which was the main airfield for Derby before East Midlands Airport opened. Burnaston is nor a Toyota car factory which forced the move of light aircraft operations to the present Derby airfield. A few years ago one of the Old Warden pilots wrote an article in 'Pilot' magazine about flying the Comet G-ACSS. It is a bit of a handful in the air apparently, as it is an uncompromised long distance high speed racer, which makes landing and take off very demanding. Well worth a read if you can find a copy (I used to write for 'Pilot' myself occasionally).
@FlyWirescottperdue
11 ай бұрын
I’d love to read the article!!
@gzk6nk
11 ай бұрын
@@FlyWirescottperdue It was in the February 2016 issue of 'Pilot' magazine.
@awuma
10 ай бұрын
The Chipmunk was designed and produced after WWII by De Havilland Canada, hence its DHC-1 designation (these days it would be pronounced "Dash One"). It has little connection with the parent company in England. After several changes of ownership, De Havilland Canada is now based in Alberta, a province with a rich aviation history and several aviation museums.
@gzk6nk
10 ай бұрын
@@awuma It's 'de Havilland'. Lower case 'd'. Named after the de Havilland family in England, same family as the actress Olivia de Havilland came from. Quite a strong connection between 'dH' and dHC', then.
@billolgaau
11 ай бұрын
A fantastic accomplishment for the day & with other advancements with the DH91 Albatross they ended up with the War winner Mosquito. BTW second in the race was a Dutch DC2 with a paying passenger - check out how a WW1 Signal man saved them at Albury Australia when they were lost at night in bad weather (Hills in the area) by flashing the whole Towns electric lights in Morse Code & they landed at the Race course (Had to pull the fence down to get airbourne the next day).
@andyfredericks6205
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful aeroplane,so advanced. I made an Airfix model of 'Black Magic' back in the '70s. Amy Johnson lies somewhere out there about twenty miles east of me.What a lady.
@angusmcangus7914
10 ай бұрын
An amazing story. Thank you, Scott. I remember building a plastic construction kit of 'Grosvenor House' when I was a boy in the late 1950s. We knew it was the fore-runner of the 'Mozzy' because my father had been a Mosquito Pathfinder pilot in WW2. He loved that 'plane.
@greenthing99100
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the plug for the Black Magic rebuild - they are building a replica alongside it - such an important plane historically. It is on my list of planes to paint - having found monochrome photos of all three at Mildenhall UK before the race.
@speedfinder1
7 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting a really interesting video here. I think people living in other countries really just don't realise just what you can find hidden away in British Barns. The area around "Brooklands" in Surrey is probably one of the most densely populated areas of "Barn Finds" anywhere in the world. Both racing cars and aircraft manufacture was undertaken in this area for many decades and until the 1990s, their requirements and skillsets were interchangable. There are still many rare and exciting "Barn Finds" out there and they just keep coming to the surface.
@paulhicks3595
10 ай бұрын
Very interesting indeed! BTW my father saw Grosvenor House land in Melbourne and would often tell the tale.
@countrichardvoncoudenhovek8855
10 ай бұрын
Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪,,, thank you for a lovely and informative video, you've a new subscriber
@jackoneil3933
11 ай бұрын
Great account Scott and thanks! Darby house's effort to restore a landmark monument to history and aviation is truly deserving of our support.
@howardchambers9679
10 ай бұрын
Derby. He even spelled it for you.
@alecdoyle6268
8 ай бұрын
My mind is blow. The fact that wood can construct such a great air craft. I did some research on the mechersmitt 162 and it was wood back in the 1930’s. It’s incredible how much engineering came from wood and roofing tar or polyurethane and other additives. Thank you for the knowledge. I have now learned history on the other side of the past issue. This air craft is way safer than others and it has a great set of engines. I’m sure they made them coast effective for combat. For mechanical to electrical fixes.
@gregmorley1997
11 ай бұрын
When we were in the Southern part of the South Iland of NZ some years ago we came across an establishment at Manderville that did Dehavilland restorations, they were building a Comet from the plans, looked great.
@cryptoslacker-464
10 ай бұрын
Would love to come across on my next visit back to NZ
@gwaithwyr
10 ай бұрын
The DH88 is at Egginton airfield near Derby. I have been there twice - once to look around (there are more aircraft to see, apart from Black Magic) and once to fly in a Cessna (the pilot let me handle the controls for a while). Egginton is well worth a visit.
@toddivey1032
11 ай бұрын
Scott, Great video. Love the featured aircraft and the history behind it." Wooden Airplanes". The Mosquito is my personal favorite British warbird. Praise the carpenters involved. This made my day. Thank you Outstanding Todd
@stuartpeacock8257
10 ай бұрын
Made mine too!
@theobster
10 ай бұрын
Just for information, if you’re ever on the A50 come off at the Toyota factory junction and your about 5minutes from Egginton airfield, I live very close and have had a look in that shed, it’s incredible what they’re doing!
@TheHarryMann
4 күн бұрын
Scott... that was a fantastic introduction and description of the dH 88 Comet 👍 If you haven't been, you know you'd be wecomed at the de Havilland Museum, Salisbury Hall, St Albans, where we have a Green dH88 Comet, anytime.
@FlyWirescottperdue
4 күн бұрын
Next time I'm in the UK!
@richardrobson4472
10 ай бұрын
Hi Scott, I really enjoyed your vid about ‘Black Magic’. Just five months ago, I stood in that same building completely in awe of the project underway. I was waiting for the weather to improve, following my aircraft’s annual inspection at Derby’s Airspeed Aviation, and the Jones family, who own the airfield, kindly arranged for me a viewing. I also enjoyed, however, your attempts to get your tongue around the Mother Country’s language! As George Bernard Shaw once said "England and America are two countries separated by the same language." 😊
@jackroutledge352
10 ай бұрын
I live in Derby, and id never heard of this! Fantastic find, ill see if i can go over and take a look.
@microy
10 ай бұрын
great Vids Scott. Interesting history with Britain/Austrailian aviation, see Southern Cross and Amy Johnson "most famous woman aviator NOT to crash" think you'll find a number of Mosquitoes, Moths were also built in Canada...(Weston, Ontario)...Lancasters (Malton)...Hurricanes (Thunder Bay- with a female engineer in charge of production!)..Albermarles??? ETC... Not sure.
@Seal00754
10 ай бұрын
The now filled-in Grand Surrey Canal had a firm called Fentlemans and they made parts for the various WW2 aircraft. If you look on a map of London the bottom part of Coburg Road SE15 had a ramp leading to the factory and the other side of the canal part of the factory was across the oil drum floating bridge. The Germans learned of the factory and tried to bomb the place several times, We were bombed out and lived a short distance from the factory.
@FasterLower
11 ай бұрын
Derby is also home to a little engine manufacturer - Rolls Royce. Some of you may have heard of it.
@FlyWirescottperdue
11 ай бұрын
I didn’t see them on the field. Where are they?
@FasterLower
11 ай бұрын
@@FlyWirescottperdue The Rolls Royce factory is in the center of Derby - or is the center of Derby depending on which way you look at it.
@Workerbee-zy5nx
10 ай бұрын
Looks like a dream bird from yesterday. 😎👍
@nexpro6985
11 ай бұрын
There's a model of the DH88 Grosvenor House on a pole at the Comet Hotel bulding opposite the site of the the factory in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England.
@randlerobbertson8792
10 ай бұрын
A great and interesting article, fascinating in fact. The Hornet followed the mossie, another unique and very fast wooden aeroplane.
@grahampritchard5284
10 ай бұрын
The Hornet was praised by Eric "Winkle" Brown as the best aircraft of the 487 types he had flown.
@adriaandeleeuw8339
10 ай бұрын
I used to live where the taxiway entrance at the then Parap (Darwin) airport was next to the runway, where the airplanes landed. The airport has since moved. I currently live near Amy Johnson Avenue. Named after the aviatrix mentioned. My great uncle was present at the airport at the time in Darwin.
@christopherjohnson8368
10 ай бұрын
I didn’t know that! Very interesting. Watching this, I noticed for the first time, a remarkable resemblance between the DH88 and the ME262.
@russellmarriott9396
10 ай бұрын
What a great piece of history.
@Qrail
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for broadcasting what you find in your travels.
@pilotjcm
11 ай бұрын
My favourite old time plane 🎉 great video, thanks for sharing
@jonnybottle
10 ай бұрын
Derby - somewhere in England. Oh, and, incidentally, headquarters of Rolls-Royce aero-engines.
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
Jets are for kids.
@CanadianTimeLord
10 ай бұрын
It should be noted that just over 1000 Mossies were built in Canada at the Downsview plant in Toronto.
@jamesburns2232
11 ай бұрын
The adhesive they used was furniture glue. I believe it was called resorcinol. This was before epoxies and modern adhesives were available but was sufficient to do the job of joining wood structures. 🤠
@FlyWirescottperdue
11 ай бұрын
Still use that stuff with wood.
@eddcla7766
10 ай бұрын
Still use it in the form of Aerodux. It's more than sufficient lol, as with any glue used in an aviation application it is stronger than the material it bonds. Alongside Aerolite 306(easier to use, less weather-resistant), which is a urea glue, it is the primary certified wood glue for homebuilders (in the UK at least).
@allangibson8494
10 ай бұрын
Wood rot is a bigger limiting factor with wooden aircraft structures. Operation in the tropics is lethal because of rapid fungal growth.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
10 ай бұрын
The DH88 is a BEAUTIFUL AIRPLANE...👍
@vascoribeiro69
11 ай бұрын
Hello, Black Magic was registered in Portugal as CS-AAJ and named Salazar after the, by then, Portuguese PM, as seen in the picture. I think it was to be used for a record flight to Rio de Janeiro.
@cherylgoodwin4798
10 ай бұрын
Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.😊
@fhuber7507
11 ай бұрын
DeHaviland came out with a wide assortment of trailblazing designs from pre-WWI to current production.
@davidallan9624
11 ай бұрын
Fabtastic stuff. So glad you could publicise this project,
@cartmanrlsusall
10 ай бұрын
Gorgeous airplane probably why they survived
@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
10 ай бұрын
I had one as a model, and I remember the fine film about the Race!
@astircalix4126
11 ай бұрын
The DH 88 G-ACSS Grosvenor House is displayed by the Shuttleworth Collection in England. I visited this facility in 1987 among the Aircraft Accident Investigation short Course attendants.
@nexpro6985
11 ай бұрын
Shuttleworth collection is well worth a visit.
@lohikarhu734
11 ай бұрын
Thanks, really interesting video, and DH really put together top end technology for this, and elegant design in both form and function!
@ianmunro1427
10 ай бұрын
Great to see.
@enginedriver
11 ай бұрын
Great report Scott.
@wayneroyal3137
11 ай бұрын
If I remember correctly Microsoft FS had one of these aircraft in one of the incarnations. Beautiful airplane! Great video
@WarblesOnALot
11 ай бұрын
G'day Scott, Yay Team ! I made an Airfix 1:72 scale Comet in red plastic, which looked great - in about 1970 ; at around the same time I first read the story of the London to Melbourne Air Race, and the complicated eccentric machines and personalities of the people flying them. As I recall it, only Grosvenor House & Black Magic had the Pneumatic Two-position Automatic-Variable Pitched Propellers. They always struck me as a vile concept in a Multi-engined machine. Spring Tension pulled the Blades into Coarse Pitch, and Compressed Air pushed them into Fine Pitch for Takeoff ; so the Reservoir was pumped up into Fine Pitch, and the Reservoir had a Slow Leak...! As long as one became Safely airborne and had the Wheels up, before the Springs overpowered the dwindling Air pressure. Each Propeller had it's own Reservoir. There were no Propeller Controls. Landings had to be made with both Prop's in Coarse Pitch..., so Good luck trying to climb out after a missed approach ; & Assymetric Engine Failure, full of fuel - with the good engine moving inexorably into Coarse Pitch must have been a constant hovering anxiety...(?) ! The Frise Ailerons were their attempt to cling onto the Eliptical tapered pointy-tipped Wingplan..., which was Geoffery DeHavilland's favourite way to defeat Wingtip Vortex-Drag...; without Paying the penalty of a suDDEN VICIOUS Tip-Stall which was So very bad that The DH-87a Hornet Moths were all (bar one) recalled to have their pretty little pointed, efficient, deadly Wings removed - and a free set of Slightly sweptback rectangular Parallelogram-plan DH-87b Wings..., on which both Wings Stall - starting at the Root and progressing outwards (rather than stalling the Ailerons First...). Washout..., turned out to be the Definitive Cure. As built into the Spitfire's Eliptical Wingplan, Later on... When I was preparing to Test fly my VJ-24w, I rigged both Ailerons to trail in Neutral, at Stick-central, with their Trailing Edges Floating about 1 centimetre /1/2 an inch higher than the T.E. on the rest of the Wing. The Plans did not suggest Any such thing... But when betting my Life ; I prefer to Hedge my Bets...(!). Effectively imparting a Smidgeon of Reflex, or "Negative Flaps", Right out there, at the Wingtips... After my second attempt to land in the 200 yard Paddock, while climbing out, I began to turn - and I felt the Wing Begin to mush... Prompting Stick-Push to Drop the Nose and recover Airspeed Before trying to climb Sufficiently high as to be able to turn and climb Safely. I reckon that maybe the inner half of both Wings had begun stalling, the Stall was moving outboard on both sides - but the Ailerons rigged to both Float high, and De-Cambering the Wingtips..., enough that they Continued to fly When it mattered While I was figuring it out. It's the little Details which matter. Which is probably why I so enjoy pondering Obscure but fascinating Minutiae...; Every now and again, It's acting on a Hunch arising from the Trivia File..., Jumps out and saves the Moment from Going wrong... (!). Such is life, Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
@FlyWirescottperdue
11 ай бұрын
Good story Warbbles. Interesting observation on the performance of the wing.
@WarblesOnALot
11 ай бұрын
@@FlyWirescottperdue No worries mate, Half the fun is in Knowing the Backstory (!). Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !
@Parr4theCourse
11 ай бұрын
That’s just way too cool 😎
@robertfeeley8269
10 ай бұрын
Derby airfield is about half an hour from me, have been lucky enough to see inside that "shed" a few times. Also lucky to have flown in a Tiger Moth from there as well .😊
@johncammarota9984
10 ай бұрын
Thanks, a lot of good content on the internet including film of the race.
@Stroopwaffe1
10 ай бұрын
What a job title Long-Distance-Race-Pilot, Great upload, lucky you, must be great to do for a living something like that, I raced Motocross bikes from age 9-16, managed to get inside the top 35 riders of my age in GB. Subbed.
@vernongoodey5096
10 ай бұрын
Superb video. Some interesting info. for you, not far from the airfield is the home of Rolls Royce aero engines in Derby. Also the Mosquito could carry the same bomb load as a B17 they would fly out ahead of the main RAF bomber force to Berlin fly back over the main force then re fuel pick up a new crew of 2 and take off again and bomb after the main force ( the idea was to keep the HUN out of his bed for longer periods). 414mph in level flight! There was a sign in the cockpit not to exceed 600 in a dive ( this may have just been British sense of humour)
@deansawich6250
11 ай бұрын
Thanks great to see. 😊
@jimh.5286
11 ай бұрын
I used to be a member of EAA Chapter One at Flabob Airport in southern California. I had the pleasure of hanging out there and observing the construction of Bill Turner's replica of the (red) Comet racer. Reportedly, landing the Comet was "interesting," with virtually no forward/downward visibility.
@rafetomsett5804
10 ай бұрын
At Flabob Airport in Riverside, California working for Bill Turner at his Repeat Aircraft hangar, I was the first person hired and senior builder for the DH 88 replica along with Roger Baumert and Mike McCue. I was sent to Hatfield in the UK and photographed every inch of the original Grosvenor (silent “s”) House during an annual inspection. I also went to Alberta, Canada and visited George May’s Comet replica with the two piece wing at his shop as he could not accommodate the full 44 foot span of the wing. My photos of construction and the first flight were featured EAA’s monthly magazine “Sport Aviation.” Bill Turner did the early flights as well as Dave Morse and Robin Reid. Retired U2/SR71 pilot General Pat Halloran installed a small video cam in the Comet nose to mitigate the lack of visibility whilst landing. Rafe Tomsett, Sonoma Skypark, CA
@ColinWatters
10 ай бұрын
Interesting story, thanks. By chance I will be travelling from near Mildenhall to Calcutta/Kolkata next year.
@NCMA29
10 ай бұрын
What is the title of Ed Bolter's book? I'd like to get a copy of it! The Mosquito was an amazing aircraft, but I'd never heard of the DH88 until this video - what a gorgeous airplane!
@shoersa
11 ай бұрын
The ME262 pilots loved to chase the De Havilland Mosquito!
@vascoribeiro69
11 ай бұрын
Before their engines cooked...
@johnfitzpatrick2469
11 ай бұрын
G,day Scott from Sydney Australia. At first appearance the Comet looks like Spitfires. Interesting concept the wood laminations (the brown glue, formaldehyde) for the wings: I bet a lot more weight than aluminium or fabric? Great history story from Flywire. 🌏🇭🇲
@lohikarhu734
11 ай бұрын
I don't think, judging from the performance of the Comet, and later, Mosquito , that they could have been heavier than other contemporary construction methods.
@eddcla7766
10 ай бұрын
Nah there is very little difference in weight between the major methods of aircraft construction, its more about material availability, manufacturing capability and ease of mass production or cost concerns. I can think of some aircraft that have had both wooden and metal versions of their wings, depending on mark. Ply skin vs fabric is a good example, a stressed ply skin glued to the wing structure can itself carry load, either increasing the load capacity of the structure, or enabling a reduction in weight for the same strength with a fabric skin. Most homebuilt light aircraft until fairly recently were majority wood construction, with either beam or box spars made from wood and ply. Aluminium is almost 6 times denser than spruce, but can be formed and stressed in a very different way, hence why monocoque wings can get to the same weight as wood and handle the same loads (and greater if we're talking industrially produced with forgings and complex structures). However far more difficult to produce, and requiring significantly greater tooling setup than wood. It's also worth noting that a fabric-ed wing with all the tapes, rib stitching, adhesive glue, patches, tapes, inspection panels and associated structure with many coats of dope is relatively heavy. Funnily enough we ply-skinned a stearman wing a while back with 3mm ply for a wing-walking stunt, still had to have Ceconite covering too. Heaviest wings that ever went on a Stearman lol.
@julianneale6128
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic!
@abundantYOUniverse
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic thanks!
@engineer6250
10 ай бұрын
interessting video. thank you. Grosvenor: the S is silent.
@uingaeoc3905
10 ай бұрын
Frankly, although the DH88is remarkable the fact is the future was with the Number 2 in the race, a KLM DC2.
@453421abcdefg12345
11 ай бұрын
After these DH88 had finished their racing career they were used by the French mail carrying service, then in the war were interned by the German forces and pushed into a barn, they were never re commissioned after the war, so what happened to them is unknown. Chris B.
@nancychace8619
10 ай бұрын
Barn finds - always some of the best. You're welcome.
@nancychace8619
10 ай бұрын
Happy Veteran's Day 🙂
@mickvonbornemann3824
10 ай бұрын
Sounds like inspiration for the Mossie
@jameswebb4593
10 ай бұрын
Any American aviation aficionado's visiting England must include the Shuttleworth collection in their itinerary . its not a museum . Many years ago was very lucky on a warm summers day to see all of their aircraft take to the Sky.
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
You should watch the video I did about my visit to Old Warden.
@paul-we2gf
10 ай бұрын
This aircraft gave DE Hsviland the experience with wood construction they'd need for the DH Mosquito during the WW II
@eddcla7766
10 ай бұрын
Interesting you mention Carbon Fibre composites. If you get close enough to Grosvenor House, the dH-88 based at Shuttleworth, you'll notice most of it's cowlings are composite, either CF or Carbon/Kevlar. I believe they still have the aluminium originals in storage. A replica of -ACSR is also being constructed, I believe to the original plans, and is near complete. Might be able to see a 3-ship of -88s within the decade!
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
Now, that would be something to see! I'll take a close look next time I'm at Old Warden!
@eddcla7766
10 ай бұрын
@@FlyWirescottperdue Oh brilliant! I didn't know you were a regular, I work the other side of the strip for a private outfit, if there's a way to let us know when you're over please do, there are some fun things you could see ;)
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
@@eddcla7766 That would be fun! Go to my website and send me an email, that way I can get in touch with you next time!
@tonybarnes3658
10 ай бұрын
Great vid but would have really loved to have seen the aeroplane itself!
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
You did, the pictures were of the actual airplane in the narrow room it is being rebuilt in. It is a long way from flying.
@paoloviti6156
10 ай бұрын
A truly lovely airplane so advanced in its time all in wood with similar characteristics as the Mosquito. 👍👍👍👍
@hankrol7830
10 ай бұрын
Nice
@alansivkoff282
10 ай бұрын
Mosquitos also carried the same bomb load weight as the b17
@QPRTokyo
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for an interesting and informative video.
@Brian-om2hh
10 ай бұрын
The flying example they have at the Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire, is magnificent. It's original too, not a replica. Shuttleworth also have the oldest British aeroplane in the World which still flies, a 1912 Blackburn Monoplane Again it is genuine, and not a replica.
@bongofury3176
10 ай бұрын
my father is involved with the restoration. I live 1 mile from it. slow process...
@JSFGuy
11 ай бұрын
FWIW got a notice on this one.
@michaelwebber4033
10 ай бұрын
A good friend of mine built the first Mosquito to fly in New Zealand
@nigellawson8610
10 ай бұрын
With a maximum speed of 232 m.p.h. the 1934 DH 88 Comet was faster than most front line R.A.F. fighters of its day.
@ricardoroberto7054
10 ай бұрын
With no armament or armour most planes were.......
@fenderac3049
10 ай бұрын
Fascinating. How come they are restoring a DH88 Comet to flight, but none of the existing Mosquitos in the UK which could be restored to flight are not allowed to by the CAA! Does it mean that the DH88 has no signs of delamination at all after all these years?
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
Pretty much ALL new wood.
@Justwantahover
10 ай бұрын
You wood not want a full on nose crash in that.
@gnosticbrian3980
10 ай бұрын
Derby is the home of Rolls Royce aero-engines.
@KeithLewis-k7u
10 ай бұрын
Australian sponsor was MacRobertsons
@englishpassport6590
10 ай бұрын
Looks somewhat like an Me 262
@davidbaldwin1591
10 ай бұрын
Scott, I searched all your thumbnails first, and I realize there isn't much that you aren't familiar with on Bonanzas. However, had you ever had any interaction with the American Bonanza Society, or is that someone you want to interact with? I wondered if, for content, you would take a course that interests you, and comment on what you thought. If not, maybe we could see you generalize your viewpoints on active Bonanza resources, and the ones that personally found helpful. If you already covered this, could you be so kind as to point me in the right direction? I really like your content.
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
Thanks David, probably a good idea. I have not done a video like you suggest. I am a Life Time member of ABS and a BPPP instructor as well. I highly recommend them!
@davesky538
10 ай бұрын
Oooooohhhh!
@ricardodavidson3813
10 ай бұрын
In the photo it appears with a Portuguese registration number, if it ever was registered in Spain what was its registration number?
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
G-Cass was registered in Spain
@ricardodavidson3813
10 ай бұрын
What was the registration number? From what I have read it was bought directly by the Portuguese government as part of a project to carry mail between the continent and the islands (Azores and Madeira). For some reason, probably budgetary, this did not take off... @@FlyWirescottperdue
@factoryfresh9141
10 ай бұрын
Derby is the the home of Rolls Royce.
@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk
10 ай бұрын
What make and model is that blue bi-plane behind you please?
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
PT-17 Stearman, built in 1942.
@samueljohnclark
10 ай бұрын
but where's the comet you found??
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
I said where it is… Derby, England.
@samueljohnclark
10 ай бұрын
No I mean I was hoping to actually see it. Wouldn’t they allow you to film/photo it?
@johnjephcote7636
10 ай бұрын
Hardly a barn find. I remember her in the de Havilland engine factory at Leavesden. perfectly visible and there at open days for all to see.
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
Lighten up Francis.
@ArghansMordonMarghek
10 ай бұрын
While I applaud his appreciation for the DeHavilland aircraft, I am disgusted by the fact, that this piece of British history has been taken out of the country, because it shouldn’t be allowed to happen……
@FlyWirescottperdue
10 ай бұрын
This airplane is in Derby.... England.... It is being restored in England.... where it was built.
@ArghansMordonMarghek
10 ай бұрын
@@FlyWirescottperdue . Thanks for clearing that up, but I am still worried that it will be taken out of the UK, and added to the ranks of old planes in the US, because you are connected to a museum over there, aren’t you???
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