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Tom Cruise's P-51 Mustang by
[email protected]
I saw his interview with Diane Sawyer last night. They showed video of
him flying his sweet P-51. It's a really nice one. It has "Kiss Me
Kate" painted on the nose. He had Diane Sawyer in the back seat. He
also had two other warbirds escorting and filming him. One of them was
a british warbird, I...
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IFR in the 1930's by
Dick
Let me change that from "any thoughts" to "any helpful" thoughts G.
"Dick" wrote in message
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Staring at my empty instrument panel while considering which instruments
and
their placement, I got wondering how old...
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restoring a DC9 restroom... at home by
[email protected]
I want use my home workshop to rebuild an old, junked restroom from a
USAF DC9.
The milspec drawings show a slot for "used razor blades".
How often am I supposed to clean out the used razor blades to maintain
airworthiness specs?
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July 10th 05 07:20 PM
by Edgar
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Rolls Royce Meteor V 2 engine from a Centurion tank by
The Raven
Can anyone tell me how similar these engines were to the Merlin? I know they
were a derivative but being intended for ground use may be so totally
different as to be useless for any aviation application.
Why do I ask? An acquaintance has just acquired a complete Meteor engine and
is looking to...
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Why were almost all of them scrapped? by
[email protected]
Didn't ANYBODY after WW2 have the love of airplanes and the foresight
to buy at least one military airplane, especially since they were so
cheap? What were they thinking?! Did they not see the value of these
planes for future generations? Why didn't some civilians simply buy a
B-17 for $700 and...
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Navion Maintainance by
PiperSeneca@
Thank you for the excellent info on parts availabilty. On a similar
topic, are there any maintenance trouble spots on the older Navions?
I was told that the hydraulic system is leaky or troublesome. Is this
true, how bad a problem is it and are there any other areas of
concern?
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Secondary Stall by
w3n-a
http://w3n-a.blogspot.com/2008/12/secondary-stall.html
This stall is called a secondary stall since it may occur after a
recovery from a preceding stall. It is caused by attempting to hasten
the completion of a stall recovery before the airplane has regained
sufficient flying speed. When this...
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Oshkosh 2008 Photos by
John[_9_]
Maybe I am spoiled. I keep expecting that in this modern age there
will be plenty of photos of an event like AirVenture even while it is
ongoing. The official EAA site is top heavy with photos of mechanical
bulls, past prime rock n' roll acts, and photos of the people that
make AirVenture what it...
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August 15th 08 04:14 PM
by Rvator
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Welding question - by
Michael Horowitz
In preparation for doing some simple OA welding on a rudder, I've been
practicing on some 4130 scrap. Since there is filler where it's not
structurally important, I"ve been filing the excess material. All
except one and it's as hard as if I were trying to file stainless.
Is this an indication that...
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SBD Makes Deadstick Landing by
Orval Fairbairn
This past Saturday, I had the privilege of flying in a massed Veterans'
Day formation at DeLand, FL. I was leading White Flight, consisting of
my Johnson Rocket, a Comanche and a Bonanza.
We had arranged to form up over Bob Lee Airport with Red Flight,
consisting of an SX-300, a T-34 and and SBD...
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Putting a Plane into Storage by
JAX
Is there a procedure or can anyone offer advice on putting a plane into
long term storage, so that the airframe is protected and a few years
down the road it can be brought back up with a minimum of fuss and
lubing? Should the plane be wrapped somehow to keep insects and
critters from getting in? ...
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July 1st 05 07:20 PM
by Doug
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B-17 in Brantford, Ontario by
Steve
Anyone know of the progress of the B-17 being restored in Brantford,
Ontario? I've heard that that specific aircraft was used in making the
movie Memphis Belle....is this true?
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February 20th 05 04:10 PM
by 50cal
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Navion Parts Availability by
Margy Natalie
"PiperSeneca@" wrote:
What is the parts availability like for 1940's vintage Navions?
Not bad at all. One guy just bought the contents of the Navion factory.
From what I've heard, the people that bought the paperwork are trying to
make the parts considered bogus, but I don't think they have a...
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V12 merlin by
fana
good evening
is someone know the price for an engine merlin V12 rolls royce?
thanks
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by Cliff
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Newbee: what does "Mk" stand for ? by
Steven P. McNicoll
"Jan Gelbrich" wrote in message
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Hello, just as a non-native English speaker,
I would like to know what the abbreviation "Mk" stands for,
e.g. in "Supermarine Spitfire Mk I" or "~ Mk II" and so forth,
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by Papa
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Guiberson Diesel by
Robert Murray
"Robert Bates" wrote in message
news:_dE%a.164033$YN5.104813@sccrnsc01...
Does anyone know if there are any surviving Guiberson A1020 diesel
radials?
There are a couple of T-1020s at Seattle's Museum of Flight Restoration
Center. I know they are for tanks, but there is...
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Brewster Buffalo News by
John[_9_]
I see in Classic Wings and at the Annals of the Brewster Buffalo,
http://www.warbirdforum.com/buff.htm , that the Museum of Naval
Aviation has transferred the Brewster 239 BW-372 to the Finnish Air
Force Museum at Tikkakoski for a 5 year period. The Finns will finish
cleaning and preserving the...
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UK Firefly crashes by
F7FTCAT
Am I imagining things or does there seem to be a pretty high attrition rate
among the really rare airplanes at some of these UK airshows?
I mean there was the P-38, P-63, Mosquito, the Me-109 (Black 6), then there was
the Sea Fury on the golf course and the Sea Fury on the beach. Now there is...
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