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Retrotec Ltd. is recognised as one of
the world’s premier aircraft restoration
facilities. The company is the
organisation consistently used by both
the
Historic Aircraft Collection and Aerovintage, both pre-eminent collectors
of historic aircraft. The workshops are
based just north of Hastings, East
Sussex in the village of Westfield, and
the company employs 20 people in a
purpose built factory; there are also
workshop facilities at the
Imperial War
Museum, Duxford.
A diverse range of services are
available: design, part manufacture and
reconstruction of both complete aircraft
and components. These are underpinned by
licensed engineers and CAA A8-20
accreditation.
Almost all the projects undertaken by
Retrotec are unique survivors of
aircraft not restored in modern times.
Retrotec specialises in historic
aircraft engineering techniques of an
era of aircraft that so far has been
given scant attention. Survivors from
the 30’s are extremely rare, and their
manufacturing techniques have been
mainly lost. |