The Barracuda Project

[klingon]

knowing the BBP there must be a good few licensed pilots around who would do the honours.

-I hereby volunteer!

Questioned was aimed right at you!

[tas]

You should call it the broken Barracuda Conserveering - the acronym might get it some accidental extra attention.

[klingon]

You should call it the broken Barracuda Conserveering - the acronym might get it some accidental extra attention.

Wouldn't mind all the cheques made out to the BBC!-buy a whole shipload of rivets!

[ace_chris]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11174324


Could this be Yoofs next project - 'A' level perhaps?

[Renegadenemo]

is that thing in seawater? They'll be lucky. I was talking to a top aircraft conservator only last week about the possibility of nabbing some barracuda spares out of the sea and was told in no uncertain terms that once the seawater has been at them there's no known cure for the ongoing rot.

[Mike Bull]

That's the trouble; one of the most dearly wanted of all extinct WW2 aircraft types is the Short Stirling, but most of them seem to have dropped into the sea, so unless one turns up in fresh water somewhere, there's little hope.

[Adrian74]

is that thing in seawater? They'll be lucky. I was talking to a top aircraft conservator only last week about the possibility of nabbing some barracuda spares out of the sea and was told in no uncertain terms that once the seawater has been at them there's no known cure for the ongoing rot.

Agreed, it maybe 'mostly intact' but will probably break up if touched. It may look all there but structurally I would have my doubts if it will withstand any movement.

[Renegadenemo]

Don't be so sure... the musos are very good at moving such things. Consider the Mary Rose or CS Hunley. They did a fantastic job there and the ongoing conservation and contribution to history is outstanding but they do drop the ball occasionally. They almost lost Holland I and SS Great Britain, saving them rather later in the day than was comfortable, but so far we're talking big slabs of iron or wood. Wood can be stabilised with PEG and iron can have the chlorides leached out electrolytically - the processes are tried and tested. But I'm not aware of a conservation project involving aluminium alloy soaked in seawater for 70 years so they'd best do their homework before squandering gazillions of Hapless Lottery Failure ££ on a pile of fizzing white powder.

[klingon]

is that thing in seawater? They'll be lucky. I was talking to a top aircraft conservator only last week about the possibility of nabbing some barracuda spares out of the sea and was told in no uncertain terms that once the seawater has been at them there's no known cure for the ongoing rot.

Yeah-brought up some aircraft bits from the Clyde before and its an experience watching the ingrained salt eating the alloy over a very short space of time!-only use for a sea recovered Barracuda is as a template for some very tedious and intense re-manufacture of the fuselage etc-luckily-most of the crushed bean can remains at the FAA museum are land recovered but if you take a fairly lightly constructed airframe and slam it into the ground at 300 mph plus-there aint much left to bend straight!-however the Project seems to rise to that challenge-therefore may I be the first to ask-When Will it be finished?

[Renegadenemo]

the Project seems to rise to that challenge-therefore may I be the first to ask-When Will it be finished?

Dunno - but I can tell you when it starts. I'm at the FAAM next Thursday to assess the patient. Will bring lots of pics home.