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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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I know this was about the fins on the airplane tires but I liked the method to get broken drill bits out of a crankshaft!
Wonder how that would work to get stuck pistons out of a caliper or free-up a seized motor?
EPIC DAY ! ! ... attended a local CAF event... Minnesota Chater. Four birds, B-25, two A6 Texans and a L5 (1942). A few years ago, we did an hour in the B-25. Today... I got time in the L5. FAA requirements mandate the passenger has to wear a flight suit. I wadded myself in one and the bird....... 4 point harness.... headphones to talk to the pilot and listen to the tower... check list... cleared for take off. Weather (boomers) in the area and this was going to be the last fight....the wind bounced us around a bit. Pilot asked if I ever flown a plane.. I replied no but knew the " basics "... He has me put my feet on the pedals... hold the stick.. then said.. " your plane "...I knew enough NOT to be abrupt .....harsh on the controls.... Pilot was amazed ... never had a " new guy " do so well.. he said see the water tower at 3 o'clock... " yes "... Go for it .... I checked my 6... saw no traffic.....Pulled it off....a little right rudder.... a light stick.... level out.... Since I couldn't see over the nose... he had to tell me to pull the nose up a couple of times... so for 15-20 minutes I flew.... Frick'n epic....Next time they habe a flight day... I'm IN ! ! .... ( I let him handle the landing ) 
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I'm guessing most of you never heard of Alex Hollings. He's an aviation journalist. More specifically, a military aviation journalist.
He's also an ex marine, but don't hold that against him.
I've been following him for several yrs now. So it doesn't surprise me that he's become a big deal.
He's also an ex marine, but don't hold that against him.
I've been following him for several yrs now. So it doesn't surprise me that he's become a big deal.
Impressive!
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For my birthday this year, my wife bought me a ride on a vintage aircraft. I chose this plane and we decided to go on the flight together. This is happening in June. 20 minute flight but should be a blast.
Don't forget... pics or it never happened.
Amazing airplane. even more amazing, a cargo carrier I used to contract with still flew 'em (Model 18) all the way up to 2001. Kallitta I think it was...
Claiming I worked on 'em is fine barroom talk, but truth be told, 'bout all I ever had to do was throw some oil in the engines. Still....
They do some great restorations at that facility. Much of the labour is from volunteers until they get into serious stuff.Don't forget... pics or it never happened.
Amazing airplane. even more amazing, a cargo carrier I used to contract with still flew 'em (Model 18) all the way up to 2001. Kallitta I think it was...
Claiming I worked on 'em is fine barroom talk, but truth be told, 'bout all I ever had to do was throw some oil in the engines. Still....
If it weren't for volunteers, darned few of them would ever get restored. Same with vintage locomotives.
I believe Delta Air Lines’ museum aircraft were restored at least mostly by retired A&P’s and some active on their off time. If not for people like that, we’d have nothing.
Now THIS is cool - revvin’ up Grandpa!
"Join the Air Force. Fly the plane your Grandfather flew. Not the same type, the same Bureau Number!"
Exhibit celebrating centennial opens May 21
Like Wright-Patterson Air Force Base itself, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is unmistakably Dayton-bred and born.
The museum celebrates its 100th anniversary with a special exhibit that opened Sunday.
The exhibit offers a detailed look at the museum’s history, complete with rare photos and the citation of little-known facts.
If you think the museum’s story began with President Richard Nixon’s dedication of today’s campus on Wright-Patterson Area B in September 1971, think again.
“There’s more to the story,” said Doug Lantry, historian and curator with the museum. “There’s a backstory to the backstory.”
The origin of what is still called the “Air Force Museum” easily predates the 1947 birth of the Air Force itself.
https://www.daytondailynews.com/loc...-with-new-exhibit/WKQLE3HOEBFN7JFDL6IVCEX5EA/
Valkyrie bomber
Thx, my bad, just googled the Valkyrie bomber.. quite the plane.
I looked at the XB70 and wondered what that might be like to taxi into the gate. The captain's seat is about 70 feet in front of the nose wheels. I used to feel challenged to taxi an L1011 into the gate with similar, but far less extreme configuration.
Yep, XB-70 Valkyrie. Only two built. One crashed through no fault of it's own and the other's in the museum.
It could (and did) cruise at Mach 3+ for hours on end. Was pretty remarkable airplane for it's day. Hell...still is.
She Flies!! Congratulations to everyone at the Dakota Territory Aviation Museum and to Erik Hokuf and all the team at Air Corps Aviation on the completion and first test flights of their magnificent Republic P-47D Thunderbolt! We are especially thrilled to see this rare 'Razorback' Thunderbolt completed as our Classic Aircraft Sales division had sold the project, recovered as a wreck from PNG, to the team several years ago. We helped pack it into a container and it was shipped from Sydney, Australia, to Bemidji, MN, USA where this stunning restoration was carried out by the dedicated team at Air Corps Aviation. Well done to all concerned, this is truly a fabulous occasion in the warbird world. Check out the next Classic Wings Magazine for more of this great story!
