Griffon Powered Spitfire Replica?

Enemy Ace · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:56 pm

I understand Andrew Keenan's Griffon powered Jurca spitfire replica has been sold... This airplane looked like it was close to flying from the pictures on the Legend of aces website.
Anybody know what's up with this? any pictures?

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11332

Wow! Sounds like a real rocket ship. Is the wing solid wood all the way through? :lol:

Was he to use a 5-bladed prop?

Enemy Ace · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:07 pm

I do think the plan was for a 5 blade prop. If you have the chance to see the construction photos you can see that the entire airplane is VERY stout. Bob Defords Spit replica was built using the same plans and it sure turned out to be a very nice airplane....
Be nice to see another flying.

warbird_patrick · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:17 pm

Hello all,

Yes Andrew Keenan did sell the MJ-100 Spitfire project to Blane Trent out of Pittsburgh, PA. Andrew originally planed on using the RR Griffon engine for the project but was having problem locating parts for the counter-rotating propellers and sold the engine and went with the original design Allison 1710.

Enemy Ace · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:20 pm

Sooo, how close is it to flying condition?? :spit

warbird_patrick · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:26 pm

Enemy Ace wrote:

Sooo, how close is it to flying condition?? :spit

Andrew is in the process of finishing the wing for Blane, I sure it is about a year away from its first flight.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11332

Enemy Ace wrote:

If you have the chance to see the construction photos you can see that the entire airplane is VERY stout. Bob Defords Spit replica was built using the same plans and it sure turned out to be a very nice airplane....

I participated in the build of one that was to have a Jaguar V-12 auto conversion. Unfortunately the project was broken up when the owner suddenly died. Some of the parts went into Bob DeFord's aircraft as I understand (the Claus Colling built landing gear?) and the basic airframe was given to Planes of Fame as a potential hangar ceiling hanger.

warbird_patrick · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:15 pm

There are a couple others being built around the country.

DarenC1 · **Joined:** Sun May 07, 2006 8:10 am **Posts:** 235

It'll be great to see this one finally take flight. I've been following progress as best I can for the past couple of years....

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