Vampire Jet being saved!!!

[navion91104]

Fairmont State University's Flight College "The Flying Falcons" in West Virginia is beginning a static restoration on a de Havilland Vampire Jet complete with Goblin engine!

Check back on FaceBook for progress:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1486178235039269.1073741829.1478038812519878&type=3









Best,

Jason

Assistant Professor of Aviation Technology
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554
Email: Jason.Vosburgh@FairmontState.edu

[PropsRule]

I remember seeing that one parked beside a Hispano HA.220 (wearing a similar colour scheme) at KCKB many years ago. I always wondered where it ended up.

Any idea where the HA.220 might be?

Good luck with the project! Please post lots of photos!

[T J Johansen]

Good luck with fixing it.

How recent are those photos?

Here is one of the same aircraft from another life.
http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1480983/

T J

[navion91104]

Wow - what a difference 40 years make! The pics are from three days ago. The flight students have cleared the area around the airframe and temporarily covered the canopy as it was partially open. The wood fuselage section has absorbed rain water for a while and has structural damage. We'll begin by moving the airframe to a better location to work on here next week. * After we remove a rather large hornet's nest from an engine intake.

Best,

Jason

Assistant Professor of Aviation Technology
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont WV 26554
Email: Jason.Vosburgh@FairmontState.edu

[marine air]

Doesn't the Vampire have a wooden nose? Too bad it's been left outside all these years. What year was this one built?

[avenger2504]

Correct MarineAir shame the cockpit was left open but even so, years outside is never kind to wooden airframes.

[Fouga23]

The nose cover, tail and wings are metal. The fuselage pod itself is wood. Best thing to do I think is when you get it inside, strip off the fuselage covering and let it dry out. Then look how bad the damage is :/

[David J Burke]

Good effort ! Be nice to see her restored to Royal Australian Air Force markings

[David J Burke]

Good effort ! Be nice to see her restored to Royal Australian Air Force markings