Originally Posted by
Big Pistons Forever
I would suggest that this airplane is not a “restoration” it is a re- creation. The only flying Mosquito that was restored is the Canadian F for Freddie. Almost all of the wood is original restored and repaired to airworthy condition along with the engines and mechanical bits.
While all the wood construction is new (apparently the issue isn't just rot, it's that the glue fails with age), most of the rest is original Mosquito parts (although from multiple aircraft). But point taken. It is a pretty soft line between 'restoration' and 'recreation' - there are a lot of 'restoration' WWII aircraft where precious little of the skin and structure are original.
Originally Posted by
Chu Chu
I imagine balsa was popular cargo, if you had to cross the Atlantic with it.
Good point - probably one of the favorite cargos.
There has been something of a shortage of good quality balsa for model aircraft and rockets the last few years. Apparently large amounts of balsa is being used to form the cores of all those wind turbine blades. I would have thought some synthetic foam would be used but apparently balsa works better and/or is cheaper.