Category Archives: General
Coronavirus Shut Down March 2020
The Comet Racer Project is in shutdown as per Government instructions. Contact can still be made through the links on this website and the Facebook Group is still very active indeed, please click on the link below to visit. When …
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Turn Over Wing Jig G-ACSP “Black Magic”
Using plans and previous experience of Ken Fern’s G-RCSR DH 88 Comet, the turn over jig for the wing of “Black Magic” is being installed.
Bottom Wing Surface “Black Magic” nears completion.
Two layers of diagonal planking have now been completed on the bottom surface of the wing of G-ACSP “Black Magic”. The two layers are a mirror image of each other to give a final even surface. Each plank was thinned …
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Comet Racer Project 1300 plus Facebook Members March 2020
The Comet Racer Project on Facebook now has over 1300 members at March 2020 and you can apply for Group Membership using the normal Facebook procedure. The FB pages give more frequent updates on progress on G-ACSP “Black Magic” and …
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G-ACSP “Black Magic” Planking Bottom Surface
Volunteers at The Amy Johnson Workshop at Derby Aero Club have started on the bottom surface planking for DH88 Comet “Black Magic” G-ACSP. It will be a double diagonal pattern.
“Black Magic” G-ACSP nears wing planking stage!
The seemingly endless yet engaging jobs of finishing the central blocking, stringers, noggins and ribs is nearly done for “Black Magic” G-ACSP so that very soon the first layer of planking on the under surface can commence. All materials have …
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First Fitting of Top Planking and Undercarriage Retraction System G-RCSR
Much progress to report for G-RCSR, the tribute replica DH88 Comet for G-ACSR built in flying condition to de Havilland plans. After the last reported wing turn over, some of the top planking has been done leaving space for the …
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November 2017 Wing Turn Over Day G-RCSR
Some Images of the G-RCSR wing ready in the jigs for turning over. The process is very simple. A new jig is built on top of the base one. Note : The bottom surface is inverted and has the two …
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New Aquisition – The “Galleria Comet” July 2018
In July 2018, the Comet Racer Project has acquired the 7/8th Scale DH88 Model that formerly was hung until 2006 in the Galleria Shopping Centre in Hatfield. Acknowledgements are due to the Galleria, the DH Museum, Sywell Aviation Museum and …
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Comet Racer Project Facebook Group 900+ members
As at July 2018, our Facebook Comet Racer Project Group has 900 plus members providing an active and alert community on “All Things DH88 Comet” which gives a broad theme to explore, such as the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race, with …
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