Here's a collection of pictures to give an insight of what goes on!

The above pictures show the before and after of the Hurricane fuselage. The right-hand picture shows the original condition of one of the fuselages as recovered; the left-hand picture shows the fuselage following restoration which has taken several months work, using the original Hawker tubular rivets and procedures.

The above left-hand picture shows fuselage detailing. The right-hand picture shows the recently acquired Merlin engine with air intake still on carburettor. On examination we have discovered most of the internal mechanism is still covered in oil from when it was last run.

The above left picture shows the Hurricane cockpit. The right-hand picture shows the rear tail support which the tail leg hangs from.

The top left picture shows Brian working on the canopy. Top right shows Steve completing the fairings. Second left shows Brian inspecting his workmanship of the tubes. Second right shows Rod and Steve removing pistons from the banks. Bottom left shows David Pollidano (from Malta Aviation Museum) making bracing wires and bottom right shows Tim and Steve working on the rear fuselage.

The top left picture shows fuselage tubes at different stages of restoration. Top right shows the before and after of a restored piston. The bottom two pictures show the before and after of a restored cluster joint.

Preservation and Conservation

The picture (middle right) shows various stages of preparation, e.g. all items are sandblasted, etched primed (if aluminium). Steel is coated with rust converter, red oxide, grey primers and final coat, to totally protect and preserve. The bottom left picture shows a typical cluster joint as found whilst the bottom right picture shows the same cluster joint refurbished.

NB: We are always looking to purchase Merlin 3 / 20 damaged engines or components thereof, for our rebuild.