News 27/08/2009

if this message is not correctly displayed you can read it at http://www.bamf.be/?News   Provided to you by the Brussels Air Museum Foundation (www.bamf.be )  and the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society (http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm Nieuw Deze page in het Nederlands (automatic translation)  Cette page en français Nouveau   News 18/08/2009   You are welcome every Saturday to visit our workshop. Hoping to see you soon   The Hangar Rats Last News of the restoration of the Westland Lysander of the Sabena Old Timers 08/2009 On August 1st, 2009, the engine was started up and tested successfully. The team is now working to obtain the permit of flight prepare the test flights. It will one of the last step of the restoration started in 2001. It is hoped the Lysander will be back in the airshow circuit for the 2010 season. All pictures Sabena Old Timers Sabena Old Timers ASBL/VZW AIRCRAFT RESTORATION GROUP Email : Sabena.Oldtimers@scarlet.be Technique : snot.techn@scarlet.be Thanks Dany De Havilland DH-98 "Mosquito" NF-30  (Bamrs site) Thanks to André, Eric started to use a digital camera to record progresses on the RK952. Nicolas published the first pictures of Eric on the site of the BAMRS   See http://www.bamfbamrs.be/Bamrs/mosquito-en.htm#pic2 Publications    DHC-1 Chipmunk Availlable from Aviation bookshop Containing 488 pages with over 500 B&W and 125 colour photos and a forward to the Canadian section by DHC test pilot George Neal, this definitive work on what many describe as ‘the finest handling propeller driven aircraft ever produced’ will be a welcome addition to any aviation enthusiasts collection. ISBN 978-0-9812544-0-1 pdf preview   “De snelste mens ter wereld.”     Dit boek vertelt de geschiedenis van het absolute wereldsnelheidsrecord en van de eenentwintig piloten die met hun vliegtuigen tot het uiterste gingen om dit te bereiken.Het is een geschiedenis van vindingrijkheid, moed, doorzettingsvermogen en nationale trots!   Het eerste naoorlogse snelheidsrecord, een gemiddelde snelheid van 975 km/u, werd gevestigd op 7 november 1945, het laatste op 28 juli 1976. Op die dag vloog Kapitein Eldon Joersz aan boord van een spionagetoestel ruim 3500 km/u. De SR-71 Blackbird vloog toen een kilometer per seconde of vijfentachtig keer sneller dan de eerste recordhouder, luchtvaartpionier Alberto Santos Dumont, in 1906.   More information here   Découvrez le pressbook des livres du Fonds National Alfred Renard   Special : la Saga du Renard R-31et et les Avions Renard pour 35 Euro au lieu de 53 au shop du Musée cet été   The Voisin de Caters, the making of Click on the links This booklet of 46 pages describes the construction of the replica of the Voisin biplane of Pierre de Caters at the Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall in Brussels. This pioneer aircraft celebrate the first Belgian pilot. This publication contains more that 100 illustrations most of them in color. All the benefits of this book will be used for future aircraft restoration Prerelease pdf         Also availlable by contacting bamf.bamrs@gmail.com The Voisin de Caters by Dragan Saler Since many years now, Dragan Saler help us by producing 3D drawings of aircraft we are restoring. For the Voisin de Caters, Dragan produced 38 pieces of art. These drawings were intensively used as reference during the manufacturing of the aircraft and constantly updated during the project. This luxurious edition is available in very limited edition (40) for our sponsors.   Prerelease pdf   Current & Future Events    http://www.natotigers.org/temp/VisitorInformation.php?KeepThis=true&   Visit us at www.bamf.be     http://www.oldtimer-hahnweide.de/   Visit us at www.bamf.be     Visit us at www.bamf.be http://www.sanicole.com/index.php       Samedi 19 et dimanche 20 septembre Journées Européennes du Patrimoine : portes ouvertes dans les ateliers et réserves du musée.   Visit us at www.bamf.be   Comics attack at dawn 15.10.2008 - 28.02.2009 In the magical setting of the Royal Museum of the Army, the exhibition shows how many authors have drawn inspiration from history and military techniques.  In visiting the exhibition, the public will go through all the collections of the Museum.  Visitors will discover original and amusing showcases of items of the collections and how they are reflected in the comic strips.  The two dimensions of the comic strip are thus juxtaposed to the real world. Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History Parc du Cinquantenaire, 3 1000 Brussels www.klm-mra.be    www.bamf.be To join us, see http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm         Aircraft at the Museum       Bamf Bamrs Pictures gallery

 

News 08/08/2009

if this message is not correctly displayed you can read it at http://www.bamf.be/?News   Provided to you by the Brussels Air Museum Foundation (www.bamf.be )  and the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society (http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm Nieuw Deze page in het Nederlands (automatic translation)  Cette page en français Nouveau   News 08/08/2009   You are welcome every Saturday to visit our workshop. Hoping to see you soon   The Hangar Rats Time make us better (and maybe stronger) ! This week we focus on less glamorous but motivating activities. The "Adopt an aircraft" team strike again. The next "victim" was the DC3. Helped by the Sabena team, the venerable Dakota was cleaned and is now bright in the sun. See more in the pictures and please JOIN THE TEAM. There is currently absolutely no project to restore the Chipmunk of the Museum (except maybe for our great children as we have still a lot of work). However when Vincent discovered on ebay a part missing on this aircraft, we asked if there was a budget at the bamf and the part was quickly acquired. The spinner plate is currently stored with the bamf but will be offered to the Museum at the first good occasion. We have regularly visitors of our restoration activities. The number is increasing since the LVG team operates on the wings on a regular basis at the first floor. Thanks to a brilliant idea of the management of the Museum, we started to reorganise the restoration aera and the result is more visitors every week in our paradise.  On 01/08/2009, during the moving of the Battaille, we had the visit of Joël Premselaar, a US Navy pilot (from 1939), who served on USS Iowa during WW2 and later as a test pilot at China lake (see http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!239311!0). Bart Vandamme, voorzitter of the Flanders Aviation Society was the guide of Joël. It was a great moment to listen Mr Premselaar talk about his experiences. Bart will publish in November a book the fastest men in the world (see more in new books) and invited Joël in Belgium. On 08/08/2009, it was our colleagues of the Dutch Militair Luchtvaart Museum Soesterberg who come to Brussels to visit the Aviation hall but also the Tank Museum and discover Brussels from above. As some of them have 320 Sq connections, there were a lot of discussions about the B-25. Thanks Gerard for this nice day ! Philippe Deman and André Bar wrote and selected pictures for the biography of Leopold Heimes, the last Belgian of the Battle of Britain and a life long distinguished career in aviation. You can this document in the catalogue under the subtitle  Documents. on the site of the Belgians in RAF and SAAF (sponsored by the bamf).    We are also happy to help the publication of the first chapter about "Les avions construits en Belgique" written by Charles Maly. Jean-Pierre send us numerous other chapters which we will publish soon. A last word about two of our volunteers, Olivier and Jean-Paul. You will discover an always smiling Olivier (whatever is the problem) in the Tipsy pictures. In the past Olivier did a magnificent work on the Gipsy engines of the Dragon, today he demonstrate every Saturday his skills on the Mikron of the Tipsy. Jean-Paul is a expert in metalworking but you will discover him working on the wood of the LVG (I suspect Ferhat convinced him wood is more interesting that metal).Look at our pictures gallery Pictures Adopt an aircraft Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall Brussels - Aug 9, 2009 by bamf.bamrs The DC3 The Royal Army Museum staff uses a new ecological product to clean the aircraft. A first positive test was performed in May 2009. 4 persons cleaned the F-16 (Total hours 20 hours). The method still need to be improved but you can already see the good results reached. There are opportunities for volunteers to join the team in close collaboration with the staff of the Museum. The F4 Phantom and the Saab Drakken are the next on the list to be cleaned. This is a good and simple way to learn ... View Album Play slideshow Visitors Aug 9, 2009 by bamf.bamrs We have regularly visitors of our restoration activities. 01/08/2009 :Joël Premselaar, a US Navy pilot (from 1939), served on USS Iowa during WW2 later test pilot at China lake ) 08/08/2009 : Our friends of the Dutch Militair Luchtvaart Museum Soesterberg. View Album Play slideshow Tipsy Trainer Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall - Brussels - Aug 9, 2009 by bamf.bamrs Here are some pictures taken during the restoration of the Tipsy. See more at http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/tipsy/Tipsy-en.htm View Album Play slideshow LVG CVI 4981 restoration Royal Army Museum Brussels -Aug 9, 2009 by bamf.bamrs See more at http://www.mikerlewis.com/LVGC6_index.html                           See us at www.bamf.be View Album Play slideshow DH89 Dragon Rapide G-AKNV Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall - Brussels -Aug 9, 2009 by bamf.bamrs Pictures of the restoration of one of the oldest resident at the Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall in Brussels (Brussels Air Museum). More about this restoration at http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/dh89/dh89-en.htm View Album Play slideshow DH 98 Mosquito NF 30 RK952 Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall - Brussels -Aug 9, 2009 by bamf.bamrs You can find more details on this project at http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/mosquito/mosquito-en.htm See us at www.bamf.be View Album Play slideshow Links Belgians in the RAF and SAAF 1940 - 1945 Catalog Leopold Heimes Biography     Avions construits en Belgique par Jean-Pierre Decocq & Charles Mali : Sabca DP     Visit us at www.bamf.b http://www.militaireluchtvaartmuseum.nl/arachna.aspx Publications    “De snelste mens ter wereld.”     Dit boek vertelt de geschiedenis van het absolute wereldsnelheidsrecord en van de eenentwintig piloten die met hun vliegtuigen tot het uiterste gingen om dit te bereiken.Het is een geschiedenis van vindingrijkheid, moed, doorzettingsvermogen en nationale trots!   Het eerste naoorlogse snelheidsrecord, een gemiddelde snelheid van 975 km/u, werd gevestigd op 7 november 1945, het laatste op 28 juli 1976. Op die dag vloog Kapitein Eldon Joersz aan boord van een spionagetoestel ruim 3500 km/u. De SR-71 Blackbird vloog toen een kilometer per seconde of vijfentachtig keer sneller dan de eerste recordhouder, luchtvaartpionier Alberto Santos Dumont, in 1906.   More information here   Découvrez le pressbook des livres du Fonds National Alfred Renard   Special : la Saga du Renard R-31et et les Avions Renard pour 35 Euro au lieu de 53 au shop du Musée cet été   The Voisin de Caters, the making of Click on the links This booklet of 46 pages describes the construction of the replica of the Voisin biplane of Pierre de Caters at the Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall in Brussels. This pioneer aircraft celebrate the first Belgian pilot. This publication contains more that 100 illustrations most of them in color. All the benefits of this book will be used for future aircraft restoration Prerelease pdf         Also availlable by contacting bamf.bamrs@gmail.com The Voisin de Caters by Dragan Saler Since many years now, Dragan Saler help us by producing 3D drawings of aircraft we are restoring. For the Voisin de Caters, Dragan produced 38 pieces of art. These drawings were intensively used as reference during the manufacturing of the aircraft and constantly updated during the project. This luxurious edition is available in very limited edition (40) for our sponsors.   Prerelease pdf   Current & Future Events       INTERNATIONAL OLD TIMER FLY-IN 15-16 August 2009 • Schaffen-Diest (Belgium)   http://flyin.dac.be/index.html Visit us at www.bamf.be    http://www.natotigers.org/temp/VisitorInformation.php?KeepThis=true&   Visit us at www.bamf.be     http://www.oldtimer-hahnweide.de/   Visit us at www.bamf.be     Visit us at www.bamf.be http://www.sanicole.com/index.php       Samedi 19 et dimanche 20 septembre Journées Européennes du Patrimoine : portes ouvertes dans les ateliers et réserves du musée.   Visit us at www.bamf.be   Comics attack at dawn 15.10.2008 - 28.02.2009 In the magical setting of the Royal Museum of the Army, the exhibition shows how many authors have drawn inspiration from history and military techniques.  In visiting the exhibition, the public will go through all the collections of the Museum.  Visitors will discover original and amusing showcases of items of the collections and how they are reflected in the comic strips.  The two dimensions of the comic strip are thus juxtaposed to the real world. Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History Parc du Cinquantenaire, 3 1000 Brussels www.klm-mra.be    www.bamf.be To join us, see http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm         Aircraft at the Museum       Bamf Bamrs Pictures gallery

 

Looking for pictures and information about the De Havilland DH4 N

Looking for pictures and information about the De Havilland DH4 Nr 5, Grunau Baby PL33 & Rudders of aircraft of the Belgian armed forces. Our friend Robert Pied (crp@swing.be) is looking for pictures and information about the DH4 Nr 5, the Grunau Baby PL-33 and the Rudders of aircraft used by the Belgian armed force from the origins until 1980. You can visit CRP at http://www.crp-wavre.com/   Visit us at www.bamf.be

 

News 01/08/2009

if this message is not correctly displayed you can read it at http://bamfbamrs.blogspot.com/index.html   Provided to you by the Brussels Air Museum Foundation (www.bamf.be )  and the Brussels Air Museum Restoration Society (http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm Nieuw Deze page in het Nederlands (automatic translation)  Cette page en français Nouveau   News 01/08/2009   You are welcome every Saturday to visit our workshop. Hoping to see you soon   The Hangar Rats On the move !    As some of us are back from Hollydays, there was a real increase od the activities. Prior to the renovation of the facade, the Battaille triplane and the display needed to be moved. It was performed on August, 1st 2009 using the tilted plan build by Roger and the tool prepared by David. Everything was done in less than 3 hours by Eric, Olivier, René, Robert, Philippe, Marc and Vincent. During the operations we got the visit of some visitors from the USA, Netherlands, France and Belgium. A special to Michele and Olivier who disassembled the Farman showcase. On the Renard R-31 front, the rods were installed on the sides of the fuselage. Vincent painted the registration on the wings of the first Tipsy and Olivier was progressing on the Mikron engine. We included some pictures of the progresses in the cockpit of the Mosquito. A display is prepared to show films. In the publications discover the pressbook of the Fonds National Alfred Renard books (thanks to Charles) We received more pictures of the Reims airshow from Olivier Orban Pictures Triplan Battaille : On the move Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall -Aug, 1st, 2009 by bamf.bamrs Prior to the renovation of the facade, the Battaille triplane and the display needed to be moved. It was performed on August, 1st 2009 using the tilted plan build by Roger and the tool prepared by David. Everything was done in less than 3 hours by Eric, Olivier, René, Robert, Philippe, Marc and Vincent. During the operations we got the visit of some visitors from the USA, Netherlands, France and Belgium. A special to Michele and Olivier who disassembled the Farman showcase. View Album Play slideshow See us at www.bamf.be Tipsy Trainer Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall - Brussels -Aug 2, 2009 by bamf.bamrs Here are some pictures taken during the restoration of the Tipsy. See more at http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/tipsy/Tipsy-en.htm View Album Play slideshow See us at www.bamf.be Renard R-31 Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall - Brussels -Aug 2, 2009 by bamf.bamrs En 2000, le Fonds Alfred Renards Association a débuté la construction de la réplique d’un Renard R 31 à l’échelle 1/1. L’équipe est constituée d’Alain Delannai, Alan Vanderheyden, et Ferhat Ben Khedda Bien que de nombreux plans et une importante documentation soit déjà disponibles. Le Fonds est toujours à la recherche de témoignages ou de tout document en relation avec ce projet. Les ailes sont, en février 2009 en construction aux Etablissements Poncelet (Voir ici Poncelet : un métier, un... View Album Play slideshow See us at www.bamf.be DH 98 Mosquito NF 30 RK952 Royal Army Museum - Air & Space Hall - Brussels -Aug 2, 2009 by bamf.bamrs You can find more details on this project athttp://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/mosquito/mosquito-en.htm See us at www.bamf.be View Album Play slideshow See us at www.bamf.be Progress at the Museum Royal Army Museum Air and Space Hall, Brussels, Belgium -Aug 2, 2009 by bamf.bamrs Some pictures of the progresses at the Museum - A new kioske for films display - Moving artefact before the facade renovation - A scale model of the Evere barracks, on the original Evere aifield. This place will soon house the new Nato headquarters in Brussels. - RAF display refurbished, new display cases. Better security in front of the Tiger Moth. New display cases. - Pissoort ULM under minor repair - New artefacts, including a scale model of the Concorde in Sabena colours at the Sabe... View Album Play slideshow See us at www.bamf.be Luc Liévin - Olivier Orban: Reims 100th anniversary air show June 27 & 28, 2009 Reims (France) - Jul 12, 2009 by bamf.bamrs On June 27 & 28 th, 2009, a big airshow was organized at the Reims Air base to celebrate the 100 th anniversary of the famous "meeting de Champage" in 1909. Here are some pictures from Luc Liévin & Olivier Orban.  View Album Play slideshow See us at www.bamf.be   Publications    Découvrez le pressbook des livres du Fonds National Alfred Renard   Special : la Saga du Renard R-31et et les Avions Renard pour 35 Euro au lieu de 53 au shop du Musée cet été   The Voisin de Caters, the making of Click on the links This booklet of 46 pages describes the construction of the replica of the Voisin biplane of Pierre de Caters at the Royal Army Museum Air & Space Hall in Brussels. This pioneer aircraft celebrate the first Belgian pilot. This publication contains more that 100 illustrations most of them in color. All the benefits of this book will be used for future aircraft restoration Prerelease pdf         Also availlable by contacting bamf.bamrs@gmail.com The Voisin de Caters by Dragan Saler Since many years now, Dragan Saler help us by producing 3D drawings of aircraft we are restoring. For the Voisin de Caters, Dragan produced 38 pieces of art. These drawings were intensively used as reference during the manufacturing of the aircraft and constantly updated during the project. This luxurious edition is available in very limited edition (40) for our sponsors.   Prerelease pdf   Current & Future Events     http://www.100ans-spa-aviation.info/    Visit us at www.bamf.be     INTERNATIONAL OLD TIMER FLY-IN 15-16 August 2009 • Schaffen-Diest (Belgium)   http://flyin.dac.be/index.html Visit us at www.bamf.be    http://www.natotigers.org/temp/VisitorInformation.php?KeepThis=true&   Visit us at www.bamf.be     http://www.oldtimer-hahnweide.de/   Visit us at www.bamf.be     Visit us at www.bamf.be http://www.sanicole.com/index.php       Samedi 19 et dimanche 20 septembre Journées Européennes du Patrimoine : portes ouvertes dans les ateliers et réserves du musée.   Visit us at www.bamf.be   Comics attack at dawn 15.10.2008 - 28.02.2009 In the magical setting of the Royal Museum of the Army, the exhibition shows how many authors have drawn inspiration from history and military techniques.  In visiting the exhibition, the public will go through all the collections of the Museum.  Visitors will discover original and amusing showcases of items of the collections and how they are reflected in the comic strips.  The two dimensions of the comic strip are thus juxtaposed to the real world. Royal Museum of the Army and of Military History Parc du Cinquantenaire, 3 1000 Brussels www.klm-mra.be    www.bamf.be To join us, see http://users.skynet.be/BAMRS/introduction.htm         Aircraft at the Museum       Bamf Bamrs Pictures gallery