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NeilD
10th February 2005, 01:39
they'd have had a decent photographer on hand for this...!!
http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/updates.htm
Martin Bull
10th February 2005, 05:50
Nice photo - pity he couldn't have cleaned the lens, though - those fly spots in the middle spoil it...... ;)
Agent X20
10th February 2005, 08:29
Must be some deep pockets funding that..
minter
10th February 2005, 08:36
yes i thought that,photos not good,just hope we see one over here though
BSteinIPMS
11th February 2005, 03:27
they'd have had a decent photographer on hand for this...!!
http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/updates.htm

Neil, my frustrated friend, help is at hand. A friend of mine, Jim Goodall, is a modeler, photographer, author, and all-around aviation geek. He's written about a dozen books or so, and would rather be around airplanes than eat. I knew him for a number of years through our association as members of the Twin City Aero Historians in Minneapolis before he moved out west.
http://www.aerohistorians.org

He is currently the Restoration Manager on the de Havilland Comet IV held by the Seattle Museum of Flight (see links), and was on the scene to photograph the Me 262 during much of its flight testing at Paine Field, Everett, Washington State (about 30 miles north of Seattle).

Enjoy! :D

http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/stormbirdrisingjg_1.htm
http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/stormbirdrisingjg_2.htm

http://www.museumofflight.org/

http://www.dhcomet.com/
BSteinIPMS
11th February 2005, 03:28
Must be some deep pockets funding that..

Oh, just those rich Yankees again.... :D
NeilD
11th February 2005, 04:21
Bob, excellent links again, helped pass my nightshift!! :D the guy is a real Comet enthusiast, nice touches like restoring the hyd. bays to show off the innovation on the aircraft... for some bizzare reason I didn't visit the MOF when I was in Seattle on a visit to Boeings... I think I was going through a phase of being more interested in motorcycles than aircraft so visited the local bike shops instead... :eek: did get to fly back to London though on a brand spanking new B747-400 though... :D The Stormbird team also seem like a good well thourght out set-up having planned a number of versions of their aircraft - the single/dual seat 'convertible' version is an interersting idea !
Neil.
BSteinIPMS
11th February 2005, 04:32
If you have difficulty passing the hours on your nightshift, Neil, perhaps you need one of these: :confused:
http://paperwings.50megs.com/short/short.htm :D
NeilD
11th February 2005, 04:38
I think the dayshift man may come in to find a gibbering wreck (me!) hiding in the corner surrounded by piles of shredded card! nice idea though!
Neil.
Agent X20
11th February 2005, 08:33
Nice model... nice Comet....