Those seaplanes were built to operate on the ocean. They
also have probably been rebuilt several times with
replacement of the skin and other structure. Much more
likely is that a new fuel line to the new turboprop engine
failed, for what ever reason and that caused a chain of
events which led to the wing spar being softened by the
fire, which caused it to fail.

You'll find a lot of corrosion on land planes parked around
any big city due to air pollution, acid rain and car and
factory exhausts fumes get everywhere.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
Merry Christmas
Have a Safe and Happy New Year
Live Long and Prosper
Jim Macklin


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm



"Stubby" wrote in
message ...
| tscottme wrote:
| "vincent p. norris" wrote in message
| ...
|
| Hey did you know that according to MSNBC the Mallard is
a "hydroplane".
|
| All
|
| the years I dealt with them I thought they were
seaplanes.
|
| They've been called that since the days of Glenn
Curtiss.
|
| So you see, you don't know everything, either. Perhaps
you shouldn't
| be judging Mary S. ((:-))
|
| vince norris
|
|
| Did I "credit" Shiavo with the hydroplane comment? None
of us that worked
| on or around them, including the Chalks employees I knew
ever once called
| any of the aircraft a hydroplane. Maybe the accident
aircraft hit an air
| pocket?
|
| Mary made a couple of humdingers during her commentary
on TV today, as she
| usually does. Did you know the aircraft, contrary to
FAA records and the
| data plates I saw with my own eyes, couldn't have been
of mid 1940's origin.
| Mary informs us that seawater is far too corrosive to
see such an aged
| aircraft survive to the present. Mary wrote a book so
she knows better than
| the aircraft owners and maintenance personnel what she
is talking about,
| just ask her.
|
| My ASES instructor said to don't even think about
sal****er near his
| plane. He said no matter how thoroughly you wash it off,
it will still
| corrode.