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24th May 2008 | 16:17

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micromalc

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tiger down

I heard that a tiger moth out of Headcorn went down yesterday (Friday).I hope no one was hurt.

24th May 2008 | 17:20

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'Chuffer' Dandridge

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Forced landing, no injuries, move along, nothing to report

25th May 2008 | 18:40

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micromalc

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tiger down

except, I now gather that the aircraft is a right off....shame....Tiger Moths don't grow on trees.....but at least the pilot walked away from it unharmed.

25th May 2008 | 18:48

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S-Works

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except, I now gather that the aircraft is a right off....shame....Tiger Moths don't grow on trees.....but at least the pilot walked away from it unharmed.

Well technically they do being a wooden aircraft.......

25th May 2008 | 18:53

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Rod1

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I thought Tiger Moths were partly metal?

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25th May 2008 | 19:16

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I thought Tiger Moths were partly metal?

Nuts and bolts, cables, flying wires, engine etc. The rest is mostly wood, but the main problem is the person hours (oh, and getting a decent straight tree in the first place) Now how about a genetically modified spruce that would grow the spars to size? The twigs could do the rib sticks and so on.....

As to the fabric, could we persuade some flax plants to prepare themselves into a wing bag or four? Or shall we cheat and use dacron?
If I plant the trees now then in about forty years we could start cutting!

25th May 2008 | 19:32

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micromalc

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tiger down

Steady on chaps...just trying to say that it's sad to have another classic aircraft lost.....

26th May 2008 | 08:09

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'Chuffer' Dandridge

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As I said, a forced landing, not much to say. It may be a write off due to the cost of restoring it exceeding the declared value, rather than the amount of damage inflicted.......

For those who dont know, yet still engage keyboard without knowing the facts, a Tiger Moth is a steel tube airframe, with wooden wing construction, covered in fabric. The engine, tailskid and wheel hubs are metal.

Plenty more Tiger Moths around......

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26th May 2008 | 08:14

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shortstripper

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These days Tigermoths rarely get written off for long. Somebody will buy the wreck if the owner doesn't want the bother, and within a year or two it will be back