Interestingly the exhaust on the inline six-cylinder engine has been configured to look like the original V12 by running exhausts on each side of the fuselage with the positioning and shape of the exhaust pipes being the same as the original Australian F2Bs. To bring about a satisfactory representation of the engine in the replica Phillip will be using a de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 series, which provides about the correct size, power and weight distribution whilst allowing a propeller of the correct dimensions to be utilized. Rolls Royce Falcon V12 engines are very rare and not practical even if one could be sourced. The fuselage was originally built from braced timber however the film replicas have a fuselage constructed from welded steel tube and again the shape and dimensions are accurate to the original. The authentic styled wings have been stripped back and rebuilt as closely as possible to genuine Bristol F2B units which required a huge amount of research and beautiful woodworking skills – they are a sight to behold and it’s almost a shame to cover them again in fabric.
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To this end the aircraft was completely dismantled and a full ground up rebuild has begun with a view to building the aircraft as accurately as possible externally to represent an AFC Rolls Royce Falcon V12 engined version of the F2B as operated in the Middle East.
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The aircraft was surprisingly accurate and well-built as a film replica however as with all such aircraft some features were done with a view to expediency and ease of use than historical accuracy.īristol F2B Fighter fuselage reproductionĬonstructed by Luskintyre Aircraft Restorationĭe Havilland Gipsy Queen 70 series engine Phillip is an active owner of the aircraft and keen participant in the project spending time on the restoration whenever he is able and some of the components Phillip had built, such as tailplane, tailskid and undercarriage have been incorporated into the new project. The aircraft has now made its way to Luskintyre Aircraft Restoration (LAR) under the watchful eye of Matt Webber, owner and Director of LAR. 6 and had the items shipped to Australia.
Phillip Cooper had heard of the import of the aircraft into NZ and 18 months ago arranged to purchase wings and the basic fuselage from airframe No. The trail was long and hard but after 30 years of searching Graham located the “Brisfits” a few years ago and secured 4 of the airworthy machines and had them shipped to New Zealand where he undertook refurbishment/restoration of one of the aircraft with at least one other remaining under restoration in NZ. Graham had been tracking down 7 F2B replicas constructed for film use in the USA in the 1970s however never used in the film.
A number of replica F2Bs had been imported by Aviation publisher and enthusiast Graham Orphan. After building a fuselage frame, tail section and undercarriage, Phillip realised he had a long way to go. Bristol Fighters are rare, even replicas are very hard to come by. Over 3 years ago Australian aviator, Phillip Cooper commenced building a full-size Bristol Fighter replica to celebrate the History of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) operation of the type.
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