Man is building an F-111 in his driveway

[AnotherFSO]

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...04-p5ev7v.html

The Sydney man building an F-111 warplane on his driveway

"Some might choose to renovate a boat or caravan on the front drive. Harley Jones has gone one better. He’s restoring the forward fuselage of a General Dynamics F-111 tactical attack aircraft. And you won’t find a DIY help guide for that at Bunnings.

"There’s really only one question. Why?..."

[N707ZS]

Thought they buried them all somewhere.

[judyjudy]

And the answer is … “Why not?”

[Quemerford]

If you need to ask why, you shouldn't be a member of this forum.

[Self loading bear]

He promised his wife a little get-away pod for 2 persons.

[Asturias56]

just wait until he starts engine runs......................

[golfbananajam]

Underneath it is a vehicle chassis, just wait until he drives it down the highway.

OK, I'll get my hat and coat........................

[Jhieminga]

He's trying to beat Peter Arnold I guess....

[treadigraph]

Presume that's Peter's Mk22?

[Jhieminga]

Looks like it, it appears to be Spitfire F22 PK519/G-SPXX when I compare the photo above with the photos in this article: https://www.key.aero/article/aeropla...s-peter-arnold
I found the photo here: https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/co...wned_spitfire/

[Krystal n chips]

Originally Posted by AnotherFSO

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/...04-p5ev7v.html

The Sydney man building an F-111 warplane on his driveway

"Some might choose to renovate a boat or caravan on the front drive. Harley Jones has gone one better. He’s restoring the forward fuselage of a General Dynamics F-111 tactical attack aircraft. And you won’t find a DIY help guide for that at Bunnings.

"There’s really only one question. Why?..."

Try building an equivalent in the UK and in no time a little man, armed with a rainforest of legislation, from t'council planning dept would be knocking on your door .

[DogTailRed2]

When you take on a task like the F-111 are there any nasties you need to be aware of? Poisonous coatings, radiation, asbestos etc?

[megan]

just wait until he starts engine runs......

One of our FO's in his youth purchased a Avon from surplus and repaired it to running status, to test he tied it to a tree in the street and fired it up, attracted no end of attention, including the constabulary. Don't do it again was the only outcome.

[Self loading bear]

Originally Posted by DogTailRed2

When you take on a task like the F-111 are there any nasties you need to be aware of? Poisonous coatings, radiation, asbestos etc?

asbestos for sure. Australian government was already caught out when burying the F-111 with asbestos.
Chrome-6 coating can also be a problem.