After a couple of false starts, many complications delivered by the COVID situation and some significant efforts to make the trailer serviceable, the Sedbergh wings have undertaken a journey across the country and are now being worked on. We are now confident of a reasonably quick resolution to the fabric issues and hope to have […]
Category: Sedbergh Re-Cover
Sedbergh Repair Fund Launched
Your help is needed. Sadly the 621 Historic Flight flagship, the mighty Sedbergh, needs a repair in able to return to flight. We are currently seeking donations to cover the cost of the repair which is going to be in the region of £1,000. We will be providing the expertise and considerable labour to achieve […]
A colossal restoration
2 Historic Flight members that can at last smile, but enjoyed every minute of a colossal restoration
Sedbergh back in service!
Sedbergh WB922 was back in service on Friday for the Historic Flight, having been aero-towed back from Biscester on 6th July. The aircraft looks fantastic! A really big thanks to those that have helped get it flying again!
WB922 is out of the workshop!
More soon!
WB922 – nearly finished!
With a lot of effort by Adam Clarke and Geoff Beard – our Sedbergh is nearly finished!
Continued Progress
Things are progressing well. With input from Geofff, Vicky and myself the fuselage is almost completely covered in fabric and has its first coat of dope. Dave masked up the remaining wing to do the roundels top and bottom. This is where you get some idea of the hours involved, with extensive masking operations required […]
Fabric on the Fuselage at last !
Another successful 2 days this week which has seen the culmination of the fuselage prep. The broken bits discovered have been patched, glued and sanded, finally the cockpit is now ready for paint – this took most of day one to finish. Geoff has worked tirelessly stripping paint from the tail area and the wing […]
Sedbergh Further Progress
After being somewhat stalled, progress on the Sedbergh is once again gathering pace. Many hands definitely make light work and the fuselage exterior is now sanded with the rear section coated in thinned adhesive ready to take the first of the fabric. Geoff, Vicky and I took it in turns to be buried in the […]
Sedbergh Re-cover – Update 5
Significant progress last week, with Vicky, Adam, Nick J, Andy T, Gav and Webby providing the workforce. The wing is almost ready for fabric, it is slow going as we are strengthening the trailing edge ( to prevent the well known Slingsby warping!). There are 4 glueing operations involved with 24hrs drying required between each, […]