This may not be news to some, but it was to me. Through the most recent addition of Classic Wings magazine, there is an exclusive article on a full-scale reproduction of a Bristol Bulldog that is getting quite close to completion to fly. The project has been underway for some years now by Ed Storo in Oregon (who also previously built a fantastic WWI Bristol Fighter reproduction). Mr. Storo's attention to detail and getting things right is phenomenal. Originally, Bulldogs were powered by a Bristol Jupiter 9-cylinder engine which are now extremely rare (and no one's working on them), so a 9-cylinder Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine, of the same vintage and performance, is being used instead.
Here is a recent photo shared by Classic Wings to their Facebook page today:
And some photos from back in 2017 of the project (though there are a number of inaccuracies in the written portions):
https://www.eaa292.org/bristol-bulldog
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