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VladTepes
8th December 2010, 11:38 AM
Queensland Air Museum has acquired, thorugh the generosity of a charitable trust, a Wirraway - the real deal !

http://www.qam.com.au/aircraft/wirraway/VH-WIR-11.jpg

If you are in the vicinity of Caloundra at the approrpiate time, you can see it arrive - by air ! Yes, thsi will be the first aircraft ever to be delivered to us under its own power. :D

For updates on the trip north , and its arrival, see:
QAM - Wirraway Arrival (http://www.qam.com.au/aircraft/wirraway/wirraway-arrival.htm)

as you can see there haeve been delays on accopunt of the wonmderful weather.... the site listed above has some GREAT pics.

Cheers all,

Enjoy.
3toes
10th December 2010, 09:34 AM
Has the museum changed its policy on all exhibits being static non flying?
dmdigital
10th December 2010, 09:39 AM
Make sure you get there to see it land. There is nothing like the sound of those big old radial engines. I do hope it doesn't become a static exhibit and stays flying.
VladTepes
10th December 2010, 11:56 AM
AFAIK sadly it's destined to be a stsic display - teh airworthioness certificate is isssued purely for the ferry flight there is too much involved financially in rebbuilding it to ongoing flying status.
p38arover
10th December 2010, 06:49 PM
Make sure you get there to see it land. There is nothing like the sound of those big old rotary engines. I do hope it doesn't become a static exhibit and stays flying.

'Tis a pity this one has a radial engine....... :p
dmdigital
10th December 2010, 07:22 PM
DOH!, I knew that but my brain wasn't in gear the last few days.
harry
10th December 2010, 08:26 PM
good stuff,
i spent a lot of time on the first wirrabangar to get on the register, bff, when i was a bit younger.
nice to see one will live up here.
OldGreyGuy
10th December 2010, 09:39 PM
'Tis a pity this one has a radial engine....... :p
Is there a conversion kit for a Series III??????:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
VladTepes
14th December 2010, 04:45 PM
It's arrived.
QAM - Wirraway Arrival (http://www.qam.com.au/aircraft/wirraway/wirraway-arrival.htm)

Not on display... yet.
VladTepes
20th December 2010, 03:53 PM
Did peole see the segment on teh news of it flying ? Wonderful.

it's at Caloundra now
http://qam.com.au/aircraft/wirraway/VH-WIR-47.jpg

More details and pics:
QAM - Wirraway Arrival (http://qam.com.au/aircraft/wirraway/wirraway-arrival.htm)