Hi My name is Carl Wilson. We have a complete Saunders Roe Skeeter at the Morayvia Aviation museum in Kinloss, Moray, near the former RAF Kinloss. The Flixton museum is excellent, been there a few times. It is the only place I've ever seen recovered V2 rocket parts. Amazing.
The best kind of project is one that belongs to someone else! I did not see the rotor blades loaded, I understand they are a bit broken, but at least a cleanup and some paint would make them look good on top of the helicopter.
I see that the engine has a Coffman starter using the big cartridges (as opposed to the smaller ones for Percival Marshall tractors) to feed the compressed gas starter motor. It seems a large engine for such a small helicopter but I suppose those big rotor blades need that to spin them up.
Wish I was there to see the Skeeter but unfortunately in Australia. You are right, it is rare and please just don’t sell it to just anyone. I had arranged to buy a rare Sud Avion Djinn on display complete from a museum only to find it had been sold under the counter to a helicopter company behind my back. It sat in a empty office for 10 years, moved to a hanger discretely to hide it for a further 25 years and as far as I am aware still sits there. I had already organised replacement parts from France before I expressed interest and had planned to have it airworthy within two years. So 35 years later the parts are now unavailable, the helicopter is in poor condition and incomplete as parts have been lost in transit. Find someone you really trust to complete the job in a timely manner and can be held accountable.
Flixton is a great museum. Perfect place for the Skeeter.
As soon as Arran said hand warmer I knew where he was headed 😂
Love Flixton - we're only about ten miles down the road from it. The Skeeter is a beauty - the forebear of the Wasp and the Scout.
Nice to see 👍.
I can’t remember if I see him in the museum 😊
Hi My name is Carl Wilson. We have a complete Saunders Roe Skeeter at the Morayvia Aviation museum in Kinloss, Moray, near the former RAF Kinloss. The Flixton museum is excellent, been there a few times. It is the only place I've ever seen recovered V2 rocket parts. Amazing.
Definitely a move controlled by a committee
6 gaffers and the YTS boy
They decided it was a big job and needed to bring Everyman and their dog!
More hands don’t always make
Light work!!
The best kind of project is one that belongs to someone else! I did not see the rotor blades loaded, I understand they are a bit broken, but at least a cleanup and some paint would make them look good on top of the helicopter.
Yeah! A new video within a week as promised lol. Things are looking good. Cheers
More to come!
Thanks + good the chopper is going to a new home. Can you also post a link to the 'other' museum.
I see that the engine has a Coffman starter using the big cartridges (as opposed to the smaller ones for Percival Marshall tractors) to feed the compressed gas starter motor. It seems a large engine for such a small helicopter but I suppose those big rotor blades need that to spin them up.
Wish I was there to see the Skeeter but unfortunately in Australia. You are right, it is rare and please just don’t sell it to just anyone. I had arranged to buy a rare Sud Avion Djinn on display complete from a museum only to find it had been sold under the counter to a helicopter company behind my back. It sat in a empty office for 10 years, moved to a hanger discretely to hide it for a further 25 years and as far as I am aware still sits there. I had already organised replacement parts from France before I expressed interest and had planned to have it airworthy within two years. So 35 years later the parts are now unavailable, the helicopter is in poor condition and incomplete as parts have been lost in transit. Find someone you really trust to complete the job in a timely manner and can be held accountable.
Never seen so many blokes working together looks like a council roadworks
Council road works would have been better! A couple working and the rest watching is easier 😂😂😂
@ very true got that wrong😂😂😂
As you have the bearing number is it worth ringing Middle Wallop to see if they still have one in gash stores?
is there any chance of restoring and having it fly again?