On 22 May, HARS members removed the Goblin engine from Vampire A79-637 as part of the recently renewed restoration activities on that wonderful de Havilland aeroplane with its antecedents at the very beginning of the Jet era of aviation. Work on removing the engine began on 21 May, with Vampire team members ensuring that all the necessary disconnections had been [...]
The Vampire began as an experimental aircraft with design work beginning at the de Havilland works at Hatfield in mid 1942. Originally named the ‘Spider Crab’, the aircraft was entirely a de Havilland project, exploiting the company’s extensive experience in using moulded plywood for aircraft construction, as used in the Mosquito bomber. It was the last time composite wood and metal construction was used [...]
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