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Building the Vimy

Articles

Part I: In the Beginning

Part II: Zen and the Art of Aircraft Building

Part III: It All Comes Together

Part IV: First Flight & Certificate of Airworthiness

Aircraft Statistics

The Check Flight

Vimy R/C Model Plans

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England to Australia Flight Part II: Building an Authentic Vimy

 

Building the Vimy

In 1992, Peter McMillan and his team organized a worldwide effort to build an authentic Vimy replica to relive the pioneering adventures of 1919-1920. Construction of the Vimy replica was led by John LaNoue. The project required thousands of pages of new drawings and more than 25,000 man hours of labor. Completion took 17 months from start to FAA certification in August 1994 — a remarkable testament to the team's dedication and resourcefulness.

On these pages...

On these pages, you can learn the whole story about how the Vimy was built, along with other tidbits of information about building models of the Vimy. Click an article link on the left side of this page to view the story that interests you.

Photo by Matthew Rebholz shows one of the Vimy's wings under construction.


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