Restoration |Comet Racer Project Group

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dh 88 comet black magic restoration Three viable Gipsy Queen 30 engines with carbs to hand (fully inhibited) with provenance documentation. Two partial engines for spares. CSUs..

dh 88 comet replica However some decades later ‘Black Magic’ was rediscovered in a Portuguese farm and after changing hands several times is now back in the Britain undergoing a full restoration to flying condition by the DH 88 Comet Racer Project Group based at Derby. Their progress on this amazing restoration project can be seen at www.cometracer.co.uk.

xe dh 88 Of five examples built, only two survive: Grosvenor House (restored to flying condition, and flown in 1987 and 2002) and Black Magic (awaiting restoration at this writing). It's difficult to see over the long nose of the Comet and you have to take this into account during taxiing, takeoff, and landing.