Video 240 Restoration of Lancaster NX611 Year 7. French wing NX664 fitted to Just Jane" NX661.
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Engineers at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre Remove the French Wing NX664 from the jig.. Dave's Running Lancaster. French Wing fitted to NX611 "Just Jane"..
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I think you are performing a very valuable piece of historical recording. In 25years' time when our grandchildren start to refurbish this wonderful plane again they will have a wonderful set of references films. I hope that they are securily backed up and stored in a safe secure location.
Thanks Laurie.
Thanks Neville, your hard work really is appreciated
Cheers RY.
Another fine video, Neville! It's like a documentary each week - love it.
Keith's work on that wing is superb. He's got to break out a smile for that, surely? 😄Watching a real team performing so well is just brilliant.
Nice comments Robert
Great update as always Neville thank you. Good to see the French wing fitted under the auspicious control of John. Keith I am sure must have enjoyed the fruits of his hard work finally coming together with the fitment of this wing. Well done to all. Good luck to Dave with his 10 K with his running Lancaster, great cause for sure.
Cheers John.
Thanks Neville, coming along nicely, although I don’t think the bolts stayed very cold for long on that fitting!
Hi Paul, I ask Bob how long working time do they have with the bolts at -50C answer about 20 seconds. So as long as everything is ready and in line it doesn't give you any advantage.
Lot of precise work on the restoration of this wing and then great fit. British engineering at its best still in 2024. Well done everyone and Neville for showing the detail.
Cheers John.
Thanks Neville. Really good to see the French wing being fitted to Just Jane. The guys did an amazing job yet again. Professional as ever. Good to see Daves running model of the lancaster. Well done to him for entering the 10k marathon especially carrying the model with him as well. Such a worthy charity that does so much wonderful work for so many people and one which is very close to my heart. Thank you as well Neville for all the time and effort you put into these updates for us all to watch every week. Looking forward to your next one. Best wishes to you and all the guys at the centre. Take care. 👍
Cheers Andy.
As always, excellent video Nev 👍. A joint effort by all including Andrew 😃, as for Dave and his Lancaster so cool 😎 and what a hero. Look 👀 forward to the next instalment 👍!!!!!!
Cheers Christopher
Thank you as always for making these video's, nice to seeing it come together. This winters video's have been really interesting to see the engineering of the Lancaster.
Cheers mate
As always Neville fantastic coverage . What a nusiance with the different bolt lengths ! It's incredible to think that 8 bolts hold that wing in place under tremendous loads .. thank you Neville .
Cheers John.
Many thanks once again Nev for your time being spent bringing us another wonderful video. Its great seeing how the French wing is fitted and the fact that just 8 bolts hold it in place ,all the hard work that has been put into the restoration is paying off well done Keith..The lads are doing a great job. Well done to Dave to for his run.Take care Nev and again many thanks for this update. Take care mate.
Thanks Mike.
Thanks for the update Neville, another big step forward. You can just imagine that sort of task going on at Maintenance units during the war.
Cheers Gary.
Hi Neville great filming good progress thank you for us far away people
Cheers Ian.
Commenting as an interested ex-RAF member living in N. America, I see reference here to three different Lancaster’s namely, NX611; NX664 & NX661 . . . Are all three going to be returned to flying status? We have one in Ontario, Canada that is flying, I live in British Columbia & I understand another is being worked on in Victoria on Vancouver Island, with the intention of bringing it back to flying condition.
I’m now in my 92nd year so I doubt very much I will be around to see it fly. Pity!
I joined the RAF in England in Dec 1957 . . . I started “boot camp” in January 1958 & signed on for five years as an MTDM/Heavy Duty. I was assigned to ‘crash recovery’. . . My first posting was to StEval, near Newquay in Cornwall. Being a Coastal Command base, there were three squadrons of Lancasters’ based there so I’ve seen my share of ‘Lancs’ on the ground, in the air and places they were never meant to be. They were a great ‘plane & I would love to hear the sound of those four Merlin’s growl once more. Yes, it’s an awesome sound one never really forgets such as back in ‘86 when the one from Ontario visited Vancouver. The approach path was westward, to the north of my home. It was a beautiful, clear, sunny day. I was sitting in my kitchen enjoying a morning coffee when all of a sudden, I heard THAT SOUND. I rushed out onto my sun deck (on the upper floor) & directed my sight to the north in time to watch a Lancaster flying along the North Shore mountains toward Vancouver. What an awesome sight. But it was the SOUND that brought it to my attention.
Of course, they were about to phase out the Lancaster for other types, the first being a U.S. built twin engine plane that didn’t seem to be permanent. It was quickly replaced by the Avro Shackleton, sometimes referred to as “30,000 rivets flying in formation”. I understand when that plane ended its service life, they were all destroyed. But not quite. there is one at an aircraft museum in a place referred to as “The Boneyard” in Tucson, Arizona. I was visiting that facility some years ago & was very surprised to see it there, all painted up and ready to fly. It has to be in flying condition because it was originally flown to that facility & has probably not moved since. Other than that one, there’s a possibility N.Z. Or Australia might have some. I’m not sure.
Excellent video Nev, a real milestone for the team.
Cheers Kevin.
15:21 I love that “persuader” 😂
Cheers Chris.
Even when you have the right pieces of kit (The Manchester Beam) it is still a bit of a challenge to get all bolts in and tight. Slow but steady progress to getting her ready to fly.
Cheers Keith.
Grown-up Meccano! Can't believe the stresses on those spar bolts and shackles in flight. Great video, thanks.
Cheers Nicholas.
It's great to see all the hard work restoring the french wing coming to fruition. Fantastic video as usual Neville, keep up the good work
Cheers Viggo
Great work great video. I was surprised how smoothly it went. Well done all.
Cheers Tez.
Once again, thank you Neville another amazing video.
Cheers Claire.
Epic video, well done all, well recorded Nev. Thank you
Cheers Col.
Where's rigger riley when you need him ??
Cheers William.
Still can't belive all that weight of a wing .fuel and a Merlin is held togeather by 8 Castle bolts
Cheers Gavin.
Too bad you couldn't discuss the problem in the quiet, I couldn't make out the problem with my American ears!
Sorry Robert, I've had comments about the audio right from the start of doing these videos I try to improve but not very successful.
@@nevillewheeldon1693 That place sounds like the steel fabrication plant I worked for many years! I know your problem only too well!I was mostly just teasing anyway. I enjoy your coverage. When I was coming home from Alberta, after attending my wife's family reunion, I came up around a corner in the highway, and there was a Canadian Lancaster siting there just bold as you please. No way could I get inside, but I wanted too! This was back in the 80's.
This is going to be another triggers broom syndrome. Or Through the round window….. well done Nev as always
Cheers Dale.
Great team work. Well done Lads.
Cheers Rex.
Thanks Neville I thought I had missed the wing fitting.
Andrew Panton getting involved is good to see.
I ran 10K a few weeks ago. It was bad enough with a phone, let alone a Lancaster!
Thanks, Nev.
Cheers Malcolm.
A quick question on the B-25, is it in flying condition and if not, is it to be restored to flying condition?
No it's not. It will however be brought up to be able to taxi.
May be taxiing this year,but will be restored to flying condition. I would think this will happen after the Lancaster is airworthy
Neville, you wizard you !!! Kudos to you for recognizing the concentration involved with the wing attachment procedure. (Been there, done that: highly stressful situation) Good on ya Neville. Cheers.
Thanks Ed.
Amazing work guys, and thanks for the long indepth video Neville, its much appreciated.
Cheers James.
So, Lincolnshire performed a huge service returning the NX664 “French” wing to near-serviceable condition, from the as-received near-wreck condition. So this begs the question, of when the time comes, how will the “new” parts of NX664 be returned to the French museum to arrive in the same pristine condition as Lincolnshire achieved ?
FANTASTIC recording of an amazing operation - moving and refitting a wing. Like all great achievements in the physical world, with the right tools, we can move mountains. Thank you.
The guys are making one and most of another airworthy Lancaster and jigs for more. I hope the French crew follow through.
Are they called Manchester beams because they were used in the Avro Manchester Neville?
I will pass on that one Chris, but it's good thinking.
Brilliant !! well done all.... I had to remind myself to breathe at times !! Thanks again Neville.
Cheers Adrian
Totally fascinating to watch, you can feel the tension!
What a great job they did, and they have to do it again....
Thanks for this storytelling video, Neville.
Cheers Arnhem.
Excellent video Neville, and an excellent job by all involved!! Good luck to Dave for his run!
Thanks Charles.
It's a delicate and precise work to get the 'new' wing fiitted to 'Just Jane'. All people involved in this operation have delivered a magnificent job. Well done!!
Cheers mate.
What a task! But done with the usual precision and delivered by the only group of people capable to do so. Congrats to all involved!
Cheers Namer.
Super camera angles, all in focus. You should do an hours video every week.
That made me smile David, if I were younger I might be doing it.
Ayup Nev, 'appen thy's video's gradely 👍❗️
Cheers Starfish.
I wonder if it would have been safer to build the cradle on the wing and then tilt the cradle and wing as a single unit.
Time and expensive TDo
fantastic ,thank you so much for your time .
Cheers Neil.
I remember a while back someone said your not to pound on the bolts. That they would just slide in easily and here you all hammering on the bolts. I had made comment saying for you all to freeze the bolts which shrinks them.
Someone said, yep sounds like we can trust that 😂😂😂😂
I had a word with the Chief Engineer, the working time is very short when freezing the bolts so every thing must be in perfect alignment for this method to work. When working on restoration this is hard to achieve. But they did try this method . Thanks for your comments.
Quite a coincidence to fit the wing on leap year day. Let’s hope it’s not another 4 years before she’s airworthy.
The project is only half way through the ten year plan,another five years should see her air worthy all being well.
Hi PTTC, like most project time and cost rise.they have changed the way they are going about the restoration with using dona parts. What I see and hear everything is to the good, may take more time and money but a great end to the project. Cheers mate.
Thanks Neville good as ever
Thanks Robert.
Великолепное видео, спасибо! Как французы согласились отдать вам это крыло? Возможно ли было изготовить новое по французскому образцу?
Hi GG1, sorry a bit misleading calling it the french wing the Lancaster were all made in Britain .( Canada made about 700 as well)The French bought Lancaster after the War to use on their maritime service this one had crashed about 70 years ago.The Centre has restored the wing, they will use it for about two years on Centres Lancaster "Just Jane"while they restore their own,. then will return it to the French free of charge. A good deal for both sides.
Watch Video 225 and 227 this will explain in more detail
Dave's Lanc is so cool!!!!
Cheers AJG.
Awesome Neville xx
Cheers Paule.
Groovy.
Cheers ABrit.
When I worked for a company that joined large beams together to make complex structures, the wearing of Hard Hats and Steel Cap Boots was compulsory. There fines for the rule breakers. Health & Safety!!!
How do you know they aren't wearing steelys? Hard hats just keep falling off. These guys have a huge amount of common scence and need to access all areas, with out the need of some stupid helmet. i guess the most risk is that they need to protect the eyes ,and sharp metal damage.
🙄 Good grief
Thanks for your comment PNH.
Thanks Neville I really appreciate what you do long may you keep it up
Cheers John.