The love and care that Jacob has is wonderful,if there was a young lad dedicated to his work it is him.Well done Jacob.Another cracking video Nev,thankyou so much.
I am still here Neville, haven't comment often but i am keeping following the process! Thank you all for your dedication and you in particular for let it show!
To think that in 1942 they were rattling these aircraft out at the rate of 4 or 5 per day. The love, care and attention to detail for this one priceless aircraft is amazing.
Great video Neville, thanks for posting it . Jacob is coming along nicely learning the ropes . Well done, mate , you are doing a great job on what you were working on .
When you see how really complex this aircraft is, you wonder how they managed to build so many of them in such a short time during the war. Amazing. Thanks for yet another great episode.
Neville...you are out doing yourself!!!! Your questions are making these videos true learning experiences as opposed to show and tell. (even the s&t is worth something, just saying) On another note, I can not believe (in my head) that they had workers standing around working these formers with the stretch and shrinking tools. I have however seen workers at the Cessna factory (in Wichita) hammering/malleting wing ribs in to shape. They would hit the edge of the flange, yes, the .025ish-.035ish edge to flatten the rib. And they were quick about it. So...would anyone have a historical (U.S.), an 'istorical (G.B.), note to answer this question???? Keep up the fantastic work Neville!!!!!!!
Jacob you're making a great job of that, but please stop calling the tool you are using a "hammer" it is made of wood therefore it is a "Mallet" and it's proper name is a "Bossing Mallet" sorry to be pedantic but you must use the proper names for the tools lest the correct name will be lost in time and a hammer it ain't lol
What an astute statement. In addition it makes a difference in the reaction of the metal as to whether it is struck by a metal 'hammer' or a wood/plastic 'mallet'. That is to say stretching or shrinking the metal. Good on you.
In this very interesting video at 5 mins 19 secs there is a skinned green fuselage section in the background . What is it from and is it airworthy. Thanks once again Neville .
I am curious, with all the effort put into the turrets, and the British flew mostly at night, what kind of defense shootdowns did the aircrews achieve during the war ? The item about ship turrets having no retention is not correct. The German ships were that way, as famously seen with the loss of turrets from the Bismark on the way down. American ships were designed such that the turrets are/were retained.
These guys need a 3d printer. They could save so much time by having molds 3d printed strong enough where there wouldn't be any need to be hammering a damn thing. You 3d print a positive and negative, put it in a press and walla!! Get with the times guys...
@@johngrantham8024 so am I! I know him personally, and he loves his job, I'm so glad it comes through for everyone watching the videos! Him and the rest of the crew do a wonderful job of restoring history ☺️
They had thousands of people working on them at a go, 24/7 for the war efforts. Nearly everyone here is doing 40 hours a week and as you can see, there's no more than 15 people doing it! As capable as they all are, it's a piece of history made with tools they no longer really have and there is very much not thousands of people doing 24/7 in shifts!
All these aircraft restoration take an eye watering amounts of money and time. Also, more importantly it`s a privately funded project, heaven knows how many time it`s mentioned in Neville`s videos. Major funding comes from taxi rides and draws people to East Kirkby, even early season engine trials , draws masses to watch. NX664 is mentioned often, and is a doner a/c to keep JJ taxiing as long as possible
