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material from China, broke on me
bjrogg:
Thats cool Sleek. Thanks for letting me know. I just love the lines of a P-38. Even more than a P-51 but their all beautiful.
I remember seeing one on recovering I think a B-29. I think it took them two years and then they ended up having a Auxiliary Power Unit tip over catching to the entire plane. Guess she just didn't want to leave.
Bjrogg
sleek:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on July 10, 2019, 09:18:21 am ---Thats cool Sleek. Thanks for letting me know. I just love the lines of a P-38. Even more than a P-51 but their all beautiful.
I remember seeing one on recovering I think a B-29. I think it took them two years and then they ended up having a Auxiliary Power Unit tip over catching to the entire plane. Guess she just didn't want to leave.
Bjrogg
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That one was a tragedy full of procedural errors and bad luck. The job was rushed due to funding and weather, a guy got sick and had to be flown out. They filled the tires with propane because they had nothing else to use. The rear generator wasn't fastened properly, and when it shook loose, the fuel caught fire, spreading faster than controllable through the fuselage. One guy had all his tools back there and that's not a cheap collection. All they could do was watch it burn while they sat in lawn chairs. The ice melted that su..or and the remnants sank. However, I know where you ca get some very low hour high horse power radial engines for cheap... lol Just need a dry suit and scuba gear...
I hated watching that beautiful bird burn. They should have let it sit a season and come back. They are lucky that didnt happen in the air.
bjrogg:
Yup it sure was sad. If I remember correctly the first year they couldn't get engines running correctly? The one guy got really sick. The next year they had a WW2 mechanic get them running like a top.
Hey sorry we got way off China thunder chert 1442, but I'm am enjoying chatting with Sleek about these old planes and the amazing amount of work some people will go through to recover and restore them.
Bless them
Bjrogg
sleek:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on July 10, 2019, 01:34:14 pm ---Yup it sure was sad. If I remember correctly the first year they couldn't get engines running correctly? The one guy got really sick. The next year they had a WW2 mechanic get them running like a top.
Hey sorry we got way off China thunder chert 1442, but I'm am enjoying chatting with Sleek about these old planes and the amazing amount of work some people will go through to recover and restore them.
Bless them
Bjrogg
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It used to be a dream of mine to restore war birds for museums and the Confederate Airforce.
bjrogg:
A lot of very unique skills to learn there to.
Bjrogg
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