  
 Anson Restoration Project
By
Colin Ainsworth, Project Leader
31 October 2006
Over
the past month Keith Brenson, Chuck Calder, Peter Campagna, Mike
Dandurand and Ernie Killen have been busy finishing off both the Port
and Starboard wings before we move the aircraft over to 14 Hanger.
At the moment they  are
working on the leading edges. This work entails bending and gluing the
plywood around the leading edge and then covering it with fabric. The
latest member of the team Brian Handley helped Al Sheppard on the radio
rack installation and then replaced most of the old screws on both
engine nacelles. This past week Brian has been repairing the radio mast
that will be mounted on top of the fuselage behind the cockpit. Al
Sheppard and Peter Miller finished manufacturing and installing the
radio rack and then installed both the radio transmitter and radio
receiver and then helped install the Pitot tube under the fuselage.
The
Pitot tube for the Anson had been constructed in the 14 Wing Structures
Section by Wes Jordan, out of stainless steel and the parts were then
welded to a mounting plate which enabled it to be fitted to the
aircraft. Butch Fleury having returned from a vacation in the UK
repaired some of our electrical tools that needed rewiring
and new plugs.
During
November the plan is to move the aircraft over to 14 Hangar to allow the
installation of both wings and cover the aircraft with fabric.
This
month's" Anson Trivia" is taken from an article" Aircraft
of the BCATP" by Dan Bragg in the Aerospace Museum Of Calgary
Fly-past Magazine #7.
The
flying controls were conventional with detachable dual control columns
and rudder pedals. This was necessary as the control column and rudder
pedals on the starboard side had to be removed to allow access to the
Bombardier's station in the nose of the aircraft. Engine controls were
mounted centrally so that they could be operated by either pilot.
Bomb
bays were located in the wing between the fuselage and the nacelles. A
collapsible dinghy could also be carried in a compartment in the top
fairing of the starboard engine nacelle. Four fuel tanks were carried in
the wings and were located on the outboard sides of the engines. In
addition an oil tank was provided for each engine.
The
Avro Anson Mark 11 had a wingspan of 56' 6", was 42' 3" long
and 13" 1" high. It cruised at 140 mph, and had a top speed of
160 mph, and a service ceiling of over 16,000 feet.
This
ends the stories from Dan Bragg articles.
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