http://www.hars.org.au Cnr Boomerang Avenue & Airport Road, Illawarra Regional Airport, Albion Park Rail NSW 2527, Australia. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:03:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.hars.org.au/2009/09/progress-on-the-catalina/ http://www.hars.org.au/2009/09/progress-on-the-catalina/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:22:36 +0000 benmorgan http://www.hars.org.au/?p=990 Work continues on the preparation for the PBY Catalina A24-362 for her upcoming visit to RAAF Edinburgh and onward to Townsville.  Last weekend saw Gordo, Gary, Boston, Don, John, Eric, Dick, Bob and the boys stripping paint from the hull, the installation of perspex into the outer blisters, repair work to the wing fabric and ongoing engine work.  Keep up the good work boys!

]]> http://www.hars.org.au/2009/09/progress-on-the-catalina/feed/ 1 http://www.hars.org.au/2009/05/catalina-blisters-making-progress/ http://www.hars.org.au/2009/05/catalina-blisters-making-progress/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 14:53:35 +0000 admin http://www.hars.org.au/?p=349 HARS members have been hard at work continuing the detailed and difficult task of rebuilding and installing the Catalina mid-section blisters.  Having received a loan set of blisters from the Catalina Museum at Lake Boga, HARS members have been busy reproducing and replicating these very complicated and interesting structures.  Engine and other systems work continue, with the inspection and installation of new components.  The Catalina is also receiving a staged repaint, which can clearly be seen in the following photographs.

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