Repair of corroded axle on P40 Tail Wheel Knuckle 87-37-541
One of the first parts stripped off a P40 were its wheels. Often the tail wheel was removed and the aircraft was left with on its axle, sitting on the ground, which is why [...]
Mosquito relocation
Over the last 2 weekends, some of the CAMS team have been over in Mapua (Nelson) helping with getting the DH Mosquito ready for transport to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. It will go [...]
P40 Main Retract Tees
We have just finished making some P40 Main Retract Tees. The tee fitting screws into the end of the piston rod on the retract cylinder to retract undercarriage. After being told of a cracking [...]
Development/Evolution of the CAMS Gnome 100HP Engine
A brief run down of the development/evolution of the CAMS Gnome. With the lockdown here in NZ I have some spare time to put together an outline of our journey so far. We have [...]
Temporarily Closed
As from today, Wednesday 25 March Classic Aero Machining Service will be closed for at least 4 weeks as per the government requirements to help reduce the effect of Covid -19 on all New [...]