Work continues on the wing spars of the Southern Cross. Diaphragms (vertical spacers) have been fitted, and fine plywood webs are being fitted to the sides of each spar to enclose them. Following this ribs will be manufactured and slid over the spars. Some of the detail can be seen […]
Restoration News
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Following the successful wing tests, HARS has forged ahead and reached a further milestone in the restoration to airworthiness of the Fokker F7/3M Southern Cross 2 with the delivery by Project Manager Geoff Timms of the spruce wood to begin the rebuild of the one piece wooden wing, and his […]
De Havilland Vampire trainer A79-637 continues to make progress back to Flight status under a team of engineers led by Terry Wilson. Fuselage painting work is now complete and our recent work has concentrated on the wing fuel cells, cell bays, and associated fuel piping. When the wing tank work is complete, the wings will be […]