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Keeping WZ507 Airworthy
(15th March 2013)
WZ507 is currently grounded, as we must complete a major
maintenance inspection (which is required every eight years)
before flying may resume. This inspection is scheduled to
begin in April and will hopefully be completed in time for
the summer air show season, assuming no serious problems are
discovered.
During an average year we spend over £20,000 to just
to keep WZ507 airworthy – CAA fees, hangarage, insurance
and normal maintenance inspections are not cheap! This figure
does not include fuel; it is simply the cost of keeping WZ507
in an airworthy condition – not the cost of actually
flying the Vampire. This year the figure will be even higher
due to the more detailed maintenance inspection that is required;
any assistance to help us keep WZ507 flying will be greatly
appreciated. Once this inspection is complete we will have
some breathing space, as the next major inspection is not
required until 2021.
If you would like to help keep WZ507 flying, there are three
easy ways to help -
Join our supporters club - this starts from just £1
per month and is the ideal way to keep up to date with all
our news and maybe visit the aircraft for a guided tour! Sign
up!
Purchase some items from our online shop - the new Airfix
kit of WZ507 is now available and is a great little model
of our aircraft. We also have a selection of other items available,
with new items expected soon. Start
shopping!
Finally, please tell people about the Vampire Preservation
Group and our efforts to keep WZ507 flying. This is the last
airworthy Vampire T11 in the world and with your support we
can continue to fly this aircraft for decades! We have a Facebook
page for anybody who wishes to receive updates and news about
our aircraft – click the button on the right to visit our Facebook page, hit the "like" button and share our updates with your friends to help
make more people aware of this unique aircraft.
Thank you in advance - hopefully we will all see WZ507 flying
again very soon!
Current Press Releases
2012
Display Season Sponsor (25 Sept 2011)
The
Vampire Strikes Back (25/05/2006)
Shares
available in WZ507 (01/02/2006)
Archived News
Airfix Model of
WZ507 (19/12/2012)
Annual
Inspection (25/8/2012)
Maintenance
Update (18/5/2012)
2011
Engine Change (23/1/2012)
WZ507 Featured In Magazine Articles (7/12/2011)
North Weald Airfield Community Day (7 June 2011)
2010 Photographic Competition Results (21/11/2010)
First
Flights of the Season (27 May 2010)
"Members' Only" Web Page Launched (22/1/2010)
2009
Photographic Competition Results (06/11/2009)
2008
Photographic Competition – Prize Winner’s Flight
(14/08/2009)
2009
Open Day Report (14/03/2009)
2008 Photographic Competition Results (26/10/2008)
WZ507
Revealed In New Colour Scheme (14/06/2008)
2008 Open
Day Report (02/05/2008)
2006/07
Photographic Competition Results (14/10/2007)
WZ507
Ready For 2007 Display Season (20/06/2007)
WZ507
Flies Again (19/07/2006)
WZ507
Relocates To North Weald (11/02/2006)
New
Web site Launched (08/02/2006)
Introducing the Vampire Preservation Group (08/02/2006)
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