Jetstream J41 "Jenny"

UKHAT purchased the Jetstream J41 in March 2023

The planning set about getting the cockpit reloacated to a dry storage area where the team can access her safely to begin working on the mammoth project of turning the cockpit intoa fully functioning cockpit simulator. The journey from the North to the South of England took place in April on 2023.

Pictures of the journey can be seen below.

"Jenny" on the move

In May of 2023 a team of volunteers gathered at the cockpit and began to clean up the inside and outside to see what state things were in.

We knew some sections had been cut away, but they weren’t far from the cockpit and we were able to secure those too. There is a lot to do and so many pictures were taken to allow the team to discuss section by section the plans to restore her.

Pictures of whats inside can be seen below.

Whats inside "Jenny"

Over the next few months the team began working on getting the sections back together and cleaning up the inside.

The team are well fuelled with Tea, Coffee and Biscuits. If you facny getting involved with hands on restoration with free biscuits, get in touch with us. We love new people joining us and sharing the same goal and sense of achievement on these projects.

Pictures of work force (not drinking tea) can be seen below.

The Cockpit (Currently)

The long term goal is to turn "Jenny" into a fully working flight simulator. 

How we will achieve that can be seen a little further down the page.

Pictures of the cockpit current condition (2023) can be seen below.

How will we build the working simulator?

With the long term goal to turn "Jenny" into a fully working flight simulator there are many options.

Sourcing original instruments is a long term project and over time we hope to obtain as many as possible. Once aquired we would then need to convert them to operate with a simulator PC. This can take time and a lot of work.

With the skills of a few of our members, 3D printing is a real helping hand. Some elements that we don't need to get going have been designed in CAD, Printed, Test fitted, Painted and detailed to fill blank spaces until real units can be found. 

Also, with this sort of process we don't have to damage any real instruments that could be used in airworthy aircraft. 

If you know of any J41 instruments that are available, please do let us know. 

Pictures of some of the work that goes into 3D print design and an example of our dummy FMC can be seen below.