Tube bending rollers
We recently completed some tube bending rollers for a local engineering company. These were machined from 4340 Steel and then heat treated. We are really happy with the end result.
Belt winding spool for Sopwith Triplane
The boys have been busy now that the the airshow is over. They have had a number of jobs on the go, one job recently completed was belt winding spool for a Sopwith Triplane. This was machined from an original drawing from aluminium.
Classic Fighters 19
Yealands Classic Fighters is done and dusted for another year and what a great show it was. For all of us here at CAMS it was such a thrill to see the Pup flying in the show with one of our engines. She sounded great along side the BE2 and Bristol Scout that came [...]
First Flight
This morning the locally based Sopwith Pup took to the skies for the first time with our Gnome 100HP engine on the front. It sounded great and performed even better. The pilot (Wayne Tantrum) came back with a big grin and was very happy with how it handled. He reported back that it was [...]
The Gnome Lives
Over the weekend the initial install of the Gnome Rotary Engine in the Sopwith Pup was finished and it was ready for its first test run on the airframe. This went really well with Wayne taking it out for a taxi around the airfield. He is very happy with how it all feels and [...]
Yealand Classic Fighters Update
Tony and Wayne Tantrum were busy over the weekend fitting the Gnome to the Sopwith Pup airframe. They made good progress on this over the weekend and if everything goes to plan they hope to be doing ground runs and taxi testing by the end of the week. [...]
Building New 100-Year Old Gnome Rotary Aero Engines In NZ
Allan Udy from Historical Aviation Film Unit came for a visit last week and spent some time interview Tony about our Gnome rotarys. Here is the video he has put together. Thanks Allan for taking the time and putting together a fantastic and informative video on the work here at CAMS. [...]
The start of the manufacturing process for the Gnome crankshaft
We start with 160 (6.3”) Diameter 4340 rod and rough machine it in the cnc mill to get the basic shape before going into the lathe for turning. This process takes it from 100 kg billet (219 lbs) to 34 kgs (75 lbs) and ready for turning. [...]
Out for a drive with a Gnome
We had the guys from Garden City Helicopters UAV come and film the Gnome running on the truck and driving around the airfield. Here is the awesome video they put together for us. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Thanks to Colin and the team at GCH UAV for the [...]
Engine Mount Attach Bolts
We have recently finished some engine mount attach bolts 87-21-598-1 & 87-21-598-2, complete with tapered washer 87-21-599. These are a close tolerance bolt with a special bolt head to allow you to get a tool onto them for easy removal. We also have more standard engine mount bolts 87-41-514 back in stock. These are [...]