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A de Havilland Mosquito comes to the Centre for Excellence
The KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence is excited to announce a de Havilland 98 Mosquito will soon be joining its star-studded cast of classic aircraft. Affectionately known as ‘Mossie’ or ‘the Wooden Wonder’ this WW2 fighter-bomber boasts an unusual wooden frame that includes BC Sitka Spruce!
With a track record of hitting top speeds on decisive wartime missions and flying high in Canadian skies, the Mosquito will bring audiences wing-to-wing with an action-packed icon of aviation’s past.
Learn more at www.kfcentre.ca/news
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Part Three: Hawker Tempest II MW376 Restoration Project at KF Aerospace
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The team tackles the hydraulics system on the Hawker and the project becomes a true family affair for KF Aerospace founder Barry Lapointe.
KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence - May/June 2021 Update
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Construction has begun and progress has been made! Watch this video for a brief time lapse as the first pieces of the Centre fall into place.
Part Two: Hawker Tempest II MW376 Restoration Project at KF Aerospace
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The team leans on their strengths and confronts some conventional wisdom to make significant progress on this one-of-a-kind historical restoration project.
KF Centre For Excellence - Coming Soon
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The KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence is officially a go! On March 26, 2021, we officially broke ground on this state-of-the-art exhibition hall & conference centre dedicated to aviation. Opening in 2022. Follow the project at: kfcentre.ca.
Return of the Odyssey 86
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This DC-3 - once known as the ' Odyssey 86' was flown by KF Aerospace founder Barry Lapointe around the world on a publicity tour for the Vancouver Expo in 1986. It was later sold to a buyer in the USA. On April 11, 2021, it came home where it will be proudly displayed in the upcoming KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence.
The Honourable Harjit Sajjan Announces Federal Funding for the Centre for Excellence
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On March 30, 2021, Canada's Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan, on behalf of Natural Resources Canada, joined us for a live virtual announcement for $800,000 of federal funding to help construct the KF Aerospace Centre for Excellence. This funding was achieved through the use of innovative, BC wood products and services in the design, which will help lower emissions and provide a boost ...
Part One: Hawker Tempest II MW376 Restoration Project
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A lifelong aviation enthusiast, KF Aerospace founder and CEO Barry Lapointe is on a mission to restore a WWII-era Hawker Tempest II and get it back in the air. In part one we meet Barry, the Tempest and the dedicated KF crew working to bring this classic aircraft back to life. Learn more at: kfcentre.ca/
KF CFE Site Preparation (Nov 2020)
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Site preparation is underway, and the facility construction will begin in 2021. The Centre is anticipated to open in the Spring of 2022.

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  • @williamroberts1819
    @williamroberts1819 3 місяці тому

    Hey that part isn't in this matchbox kit. 😢 Great work guys. And gals I'm sure.

  • @pat36a
    @pat36a 5 місяців тому

    Were is it now 2024 ?

  • @garycook2500
    @garycook2500 8 місяців тому

    Wow good lads most impressed get tempest and typhoon would be a day to remember

  • @lenhjalmarson
    @lenhjalmarson 10 місяців тому

    Lovely to view in person at the Centre.. they have done an incredible job and I see the F104 is now in the hangar also.

  • @anthonywilson4873
    @anthonywilson4873 10 місяців тому

    Wow did not no about the canopy ejection system. Bubble canopy yes but also canopy ejection makes exiting aircraft a lot safer and easier.

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere Рік тому

    The Tempest and Typhoon had one 'endearing feature' in common; both of them would give the pilot Carbon Monoxide poisoning because of exhaust gases leaking into the cockpit. A number of pilots are known to have been hospitalised because of it, and it is assumed that some died from inhalation of the fumes. This meant that the pilot had to be on Oxygen whilst flying.

  • @Jon962-h4i
    @Jon962-h4i Рік тому

    Just watched this. It makes me smile that you guys are doing this and are just so passionate about restoring an iconic British aircraft. Keep up the good work guys!

  • @tanyano9
    @tanyano9 Рік тому

    Has it flown yet..?

  • @ThatsHimThere
    @ThatsHimThere Рік тому

    Another fantastic video

  • @ThatsHimThere
    @ThatsHimThere Рік тому

    What an amazing crew How exciting it would be to work on this project Thanks for the excellent video and wonderful insight

  • @michaelnaisbitt7926
    @michaelnaisbitt7926 Рік тому

    That is one big R/C model aircraft Does is come apart for storage?????

  • @alexandrugarvaneanu2510
    @alexandrugarvaneanu2510 Рік тому

    Oh. Da. Super dotare.

  • @internalcombustion641
    @internalcombustion641 Рік тому

    Payed a visit in June (2023) and Michael let my wife and I thru the barrier of the Tempest for a up close look, took the time to explain the tailplane failures of the Typhoon and remedy's that are in the Tempest and other questions , showed him pics of my father working on Spitfires in WW2 as he was a aircraft mechanic in the RCAF, big thanks to Michael and the Tempest looks fantastic!

  • @rhannay39
    @rhannay39 Рік тому

    Absolute legends. Well done.

  • @vanmush
    @vanmush Рік тому

    Often wondered if we got the tempest back from Iraq, when I was there in 04, there was a partially containerised one on our camp

  • @gregorydahl
    @gregorydahl Рік тому

    I remember the artwork on the GUILLOW balsa wood kit

  • @michaelfuller2153
    @michaelfuller2153 Рік тому

    Beautiful work! I am 64...we all grew up hearing wartime stories...one man I worked with was at Pearl Harbor. You guys are doing a great job... 😊

  • @JACB006
    @JACB006 Рік тому

    Great project and very well done for finding the funding to do it. Just look at the increase of support as things progress. The first step is always the hardest, but let’s hope others will follow in your footsteps and other lost aircraft will return.

  • @scomo532
    @scomo532 Рік тому

    Fucking dumbass Canadians still wearing fucking masks. I’m sure blackface Trudeau would be proud of them. Canada is now a totalitarian country where teenagers are arrested for saying that men and women are different. When will the western provinces and Quebec rise up and leave the god damned Ontarian controlled federation

  • @petercousins1645
    @petercousins1645 Рік тому

    The one plane me 262 pilots feared, great to see this bird being rebuilt ready to fly again.

  • @fryertuck6496
    @fryertuck6496 Рік тому

    Scared idiots wearimg masks. Get your hands of the airplane that a hero flew.

  • @MrDaiseymay
    @MrDaiseymay Рік тому

    I expect the restorers will use modern materials and methods, to make sure the Plane is as original as possible, while applying the aforementioned. One major issue is, of course, this magnificant planes historic weaknesses, e.g the unique engines foibles, etc, being improved on ?

    • @lenhjalmarson
      @lenhjalmarson 10 місяців тому

      An early decision was made to replace the original Bristol Centaurus engine with a R2800 CA-3 from a Canadair CL-215. This was done due to the questionable reliability of the original Centaurus engine. The decision to replace the original engine was not taken lightly, however the restoration team wanted to prioritize the aircraft’s airworthiness and safety.

  • @michaelgray7847
    @michaelgray7847 Рік тому

    What ! An American engine, did some one say ? ?)

    • @rogerturner5504
      @rogerturner5504 Рік тому

      Pratt and Whitney R-2800 due to the scarcity of Bristol Centaurus engines.

  • @iangascoigne8231
    @iangascoigne8231 Рік тому

    Was it completed in 2022?

  • @seamuscashin2606
    @seamuscashin2606 Рік тому

    always makes me mad how these works of art were abused in the war , o god the pride of man and its broken in the dust again

  • @jean-louisrostan3432
    @jean-louisrostan3432 Рік тому

    My best wishes for you. You work for history, it's a great job.

  • @chrishay8385
    @chrishay8385 Рік тому

    Wow what a fantastic job you are doing Utter utter respect for guys and company's that can do this work what a thrill for you all to see it roar into the sky again,what a noise!!

  • @Hirsutechin
    @Hirsutechin Рік тому

    Marvellous to see my favourite Hawker aircraft come back to life! I really hope to see her fly myself. 👍

  • @johnglubney3228
    @johnglubney3228 Рік тому

    Wearing masks..hahahaha

  • @scheusselmensch5713
    @scheusselmensch5713 Рік тому

    How was the gear swing after the wheel assemblies were mounted?

  • @jackthebassman1
    @jackthebassman1 2 роки тому

    How I both envy and admire this whole team, so well done everyone.

  • @JamieW93
    @JamieW93 2 роки тому

    Any updates ?

  • @louisvanrijn3964
    @louisvanrijn3964 2 роки тому

    The stunning amount of seperate parts, which each have their specific metal composition , dimensions, surface treatment... is unknown to the outsider. The outsider only asks: when does it fly? Very well done.

  • @sunset6717
    @sunset6717 2 роки тому

    I m so bad in English, but this work is important, then all projects, I see in UA-cam, thank you

  • @TheFlightLevel
    @TheFlightLevel 2 роки тому

    Absolutely fabulous!

  • @flypawels
    @flypawels 2 роки тому

    👍

  • @wolfganggugelweith8760
    @wolfganggugelweith8760 2 роки тому

    Nice enemy plane! 😎👍

  • @wolfganggugelweith8760
    @wolfganggugelweith8760 2 роки тому

    Very nice enemy aircraft!

  • @Rhino1277HotRails
    @Rhino1277HotRails 2 роки тому

    Very cool.

  • @roryderbyshire4630
    @roryderbyshire4630 2 роки тому

    Awesome job but were is the Bristol Centaurus engine that would be Awesome.

    • @rogerturner5504
      @rogerturner5504 Рік тому

      Pratt and Whitney R-2800 due to the scarcity of Bristol Centaurus engines.

  • @kurthubbard-beale5003
    @kurthubbard-beale5003 2 роки тому

    What about the Tempest V? Tempest II never saw action

  • @johnshaft5613
    @johnshaft5613 2 роки тому

    Awesome to see any Typhoon or Tempest fly. When this one does, I believe it will be the only one? I would so much like to see one of the Napier Saber powered aircraft fly again, and I know there is a shop in Canada working in that direction. I can't imagine though how a Saber can be made flyable again. Such a complex engine that has been out of use for so long...

    • @532bluepeter1
      @532bluepeter1 Рік тому

      Doesn't this one have a Bristol Centaurus radial?

    • @johnshaft5613
      @johnshaft5613 Рік тому

      @@532bluepeter1 I assume it does. I know there is at least one Centaurus powered Sea Fury that is still flying. But, the vast majority of flying Sea Furies have been re-engined with US made radials.

    • @532bluepeter1
      @532bluepeter1 Рік тому

      @@johnshaft5613 In the video the exausts of a centaurus can be seen. Sabres had a horizontal linear exhaust array. The Centaurus's were vertically aligned at the base of the cowling.

    • @johnshaft5613
      @johnshaft5613 Рік тому

      @@532bluepeter1 I guess I wasn't clear. I know this airplane is Centaurus powered, all Tempest IIs were... I was just saying that I would also like to see a Sabre powered Tempest V or VI fly someday.

    • @532bluepeter1
      @532bluepeter1 Рік тому

      @@johnshaft5613 Noted

  • @pingpong5000
    @pingpong5000 2 роки тому

    Wow this is a very good thing you are doing, I'm looking forward to seeing her flying once again, starting saving now, one trip to Canada coming up, post covid.

  • @RD2564
    @RD2564 2 роки тому

    Is that one o' them New Zealand built Mosquito's ...? How is the Tempest Mk.II coming along? Looking forward to hearing the Centaurus, what a beast.

    • @johnfisher723
      @johnfisher723 2 роки тому

      It isn't. This is a post war, British built Mosquito that survived all these years relatively intact, so it didn't need new wings and a fuselage, like the NZ ones (which are just about all new wood). This one was restored in Canada.

  • @browngeorgebest2943
    @browngeorgebest2943 2 роки тому

    Great work

  • @browngeorgebest2943
    @browngeorgebest2943 2 роки тому

    Awesome !

  • @Dave5843-d9m
    @Dave5843-d9m 2 роки тому

    Early jets had poor acceleration so this type continued as the Sea Fury.

  • @hsicleonthelake
    @hsicleonthelake 2 роки тому

    when will it arrive at the KF Centre?

  • @MrPhantom1961
    @MrPhantom1961 2 роки тому

    You're very lucky to have a airworthy Mossie. One of my favourite aircraft, alongside the Spit and the English Electric Lightning. It's a crying shame that we don't have an airworthy example in UK skies of an aircraft designed and built in this country.

    • @te_piriti9220
      @te_piriti9220 2 роки тому

      At least one is being rebuilt to flying condition for British skies by Avspecs in New Zealand. See warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restorations/glyn-powell-de-havilland-mosquito-maestro.html

    • @PatternsofLife
      @PatternsofLife 2 роки тому

      See the peoples mosquito, it's being built!

  • @Patrick-yw8ct
    @Patrick-yw8ct 2 роки тому

    Second