rb1957, no, all that Nimrod structure was rebuilt in the nose, especially the windshield section. When Boeing closed the 737-100/-200/-300/-400/-500 line and built the 737NG (-600/-700/-800/-900), they designed and built completely new wings, landing gear, vert/horiz stab, flaps, landing gear...
rb1957, yes, the last iteration was the Nimrod MRA4. The program was cancelled in 2010, and the completed airframes (and of which some flew) were torn down in complete secrecy. Only covert photos exist showing the teardown.
The Nimrod MRA4 was not much like the Comet, or the other Nimrods...
rb1957, yes, a Black Buck raid would be cool! A little bit lengthy, though... You know your history! And, yes, that HS.125 door had a big, round top, with radius corners at the bottom.
WKTaylor, with respect to model builders, I never had interest in scale models. A 35% scale B-29 is very...
rb1947 and Andries, thanks for the input on the Comet 1 construction. That's insane that the top/bottom skins were 0.028" That's what I'm building my entire replica of (0.030"), and it's way too thin for a pressurized structure.
Attached is an image I made, comparing the dimensions of the...
SwinnyGG, you asked what's the utility of a replica of the Comet 1.
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To impress the ladies. : )
To bring back something that is nearly extinct (the only Comet 1 fuselage is at DeHavilland Aircraft Museum in England.
The various museums have (sadly) rejected my offers to buy one of their...
You can see my video footage of the only remaining Comet 1 fuselage at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvNGL8sqxyw&t=665s starting at 5:49.
I am building a full-scale Comet 1 nose replica from riveted sheet metal. Photos of the production jig are attached.
Attached is a closeup photo of Comet 1 F-BGNX at the DeHavilland Aircraft Museum in England. It shows the finished rivets (double-row lap joint) that were punched/dimpled/riveted.
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Hello, new to this forum. The above discussion was Closed, so I'm starting a new discussion.
I think there were some misstatements in the other discussion. The Comet 1 had a fuselage diameter of 10' 3", and the general skin thickness was 0.040". I forget what alloy was used...
