[Healeys] Ok this is a Spitfire Video

[Bert Van Brande]

Wow! His enthusiasm for this British warbird is inspiring.  I like to think the eliptical shape of the wing inspired some of the Healey lines (rear fender)

There's a freshly restored Spitfire at the airport down the hill from me (Camarillo Commemorative Airforce)  I've seen the plane on air shows there together with P51D's and a privately owned Zero.  I hear them fly over a lot when I am in my garage on a saturday morning.  They're probably on practice runs or just having fun.  I always run outside to enjoy the sight and sound.  It also helps to have 12y old who loves planes, so I go to most shows around here. 

http://www.cafsocal.com/AnnouncementRetrieve.aspx?ID=51998

I have an open invitation to go and check out the museum, the restorations are mostly done by volunteers.  I would not be surprised if they have the equipment to make the 2BA screws.   A small lathe with thread cutting capabilities would do.  BA is mostly a metric standard, so most lathes will have the appropriate leadscrew or gearing.  Needs a custom cutting tool for the thread angle which is different (47.5 degrees instead of 60), the right aluminum alloy and then a strict QC process.  Probably a lot of engineering goes into this.  I'll ask when I visit them.

But I would also not be surprised if there's still places you can buy these screws or have them custom-made.  Or if they're lucky they might have a Spitfire-list where one can ask. ;-)

cheers,

Bert





--- On Fri, 11/19/10, Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Healeys] Ok this is a Spitfire Video
> To: "Healey" <Healeys at autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, November 19, 2010, 4:50 AM
> But you can see he's really our kind
> of pilot.  He's restored this Spitfire
> as accurately as possible.  What's interesting is I
> wonder where he gets 2BA
> CSK ALI airframe screws!!
> 
> http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?bcpid=90015277001&bctid=652189715001
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