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Old 7th Jun 2002, 05:55
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As far as I know, there is only one Condor left, and it´s in really bad condition.
It was recovered from a norwegian sund a few years ago, but this was done in a very poor manner. When trying to lift the plane out of the waters (using just two clamps around the wing roots) the large amount of water and mud inside let it broke apart.
Why oh why are the so many planes destroyed during recovery by non professional people (for example the keebird )
The Condor is now restored by either Airbus or Lufthansa, don´t know exactly, but it is at Bremen at the moment. Bremen was the former Focke-Wulf plant and now is Airbus. It will never fly again for shure, but might be suitable for a museum.
Some details showed the very good quality of the design and construction, even after 50 years in the sea, all 4 oleo struts of the main landing gear had internal pressure within the limits for airworthiness ! The guys dissasembling the parts were really wondering when they were suddenly soaked in oil when opening the cylinders...
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