14-10-14, 10:42 PM
(14-10-14, 08:22 PM)Skippernick link Wrote:[quote author=YamFazFan link=topic=14948.msg170027#msg170027 date=1413279308]
[quote author=tony_d123 link=topic=14948.msg170010#msg170010 date=1413232476]
[size=1.35em]Shame that they couldn't save much of the original plane but a testament to the original engineers and fitters when you saw how difficult it was and how long it took to reproduce parts. When they were fitting and refitting that wing skin to get a perfect fit, I wondered how many went out with gaps when they had to churn out 80 a week :eek [/size]
I find it hard to see how you could salvage anything from a plane that has been in the sea for nearly 50 years.Salt is bad enough on the roads in winter let alone being constantly submerged in it.It looked fantastic at the end tho.Really interesting to hear the memories of the veterans.Amazing people.
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Ah yes but under water there is no air which is also needed in the process, although things still rust at a slower rate.
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Good point :thumbup.Would be interesting to know what the corrosion rate difference is on metals between being submerged in salt water & being exposed on land to salt spray consistently is?...bet somebody on here knows that
