We have a Wirraway !

[VladTepes]

Queensland Air Museum has acquired, thorugh the generosity of a charitable trust, a Wirraway - the real deal !



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.

For updates on the trip north , and its arrival, see:
QAM - Wirraway Arrival

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]

Has the museum changed its policy on all exhibits being static non flying?

[dmdigital]

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]

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]

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.......

[dmdigital]

DOH!, I knew that but my brain wasn't in gear the last few days.

[harry]

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]

'Tis a pity this one has a radial engine.......

Is there a conversion kit for a Series III??????

[VladTepes]

It's arrived.
QAM - Wirraway Arrival

Not on display... yet.

[VladTepes]

Did peole see the segment on teh news of it flying ? Wonderful.

it's at Caloundra now


More details and pics:
QAM - Wirraway Arrival