Biplane factory in Sussex

[David Manley]

Worth a look.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33167009

[Flying Helmut]

Fascinating stuff! Thanks for that, Dave.

[csadn]

Worth a look.....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-33167009

Not quite "Men In Sheds", but....

[grumpybear]

That was great. It would be a fascinating place to work

[matt56]

Very cool article, Dave. England's answer to the lads from NZ, perhaps?!

Thanks for providing the link...

All the best,
Matt

[Jager]

Interesting indeed. Glad such a company exists, and that they have customers.
Thanks for the link.
Karl

[gully_raker]

Thanks for that!
I had actually seen that article via a Facebook page but its good you posted it here for the mob.

[Naharaht]

Thank you for that article, David. It is very interesting and good to know that the planes are being rebuilt. I wonder whether the rebuilt D.H.9 will fly better than the original ones?

[flash]

Has come up before

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Yes, but it's always worth drawing to people's attention again.
Rob.

[flash]

Absolutely - didn't say it wasn't - if you google map the village you can see the strip though there is nothing on it.

[Bruce]

Great place for a young person to land a job IMO ... for those who have a relevant skill/trade.
I'd be young again in a flash ... just give me a chance, eh.

[richard m schwab]

Bruce

You are so correct. Those are generation projects. The skill set to restore and maintain those planes has to be passed on. I have the unique opportunity to see restoration work in progress on WW2 and WW1 replica planes. Some local students at a aviation maintenance school did the work on this Nieuport 23. It was a student project after hours with school instructors supervising.


Rich