Looking for a fuselage

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 01:36:34 GMT, "Capt.Doug"
wrote:


If you are going 3 stories up, you'll need something of size. There is a
restaurant on Century Blvd across the street from the approach end of Runway
25L at LAX that has fiberglass replicas of WW2 fighters. They manufacture
them for sale.too. I seem to remember the name of the restaurant is the
'Rainbird'. They literally took a real plane and covered it with plaster to
form a mold.

D.

We have a restaurant here in Colorado Springs that has a KC-97 as part
of the restaurant. The left wing actually goes into the building and
they have a staircase that goes into the fuselage. There are several
tables up there so you can dine in the plane itself. Here is the
link. http://www.solosrestaurant.com/



Scott D

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Hey, I've got an idea! Get one of those old jetliner fuselages, and put it
out front, and do some work on the inside, turning it into a suite! Then,
you could rent out your sign!
--
Jim in NC

Rich S. wrote:
"Aviv Hod" wrote in message
...

As others have suggested, I think that a more abstract artistic piece will
enhance the hotel more than a Cessna on a stick. That will likely look
dilapidated in short order.


The Supermall near Auburn, WA had an Ercoupe sans landing gear mounted on a
pylon. That was the coolest Ercoupe ever!

Rich S.

Ercoupe? I'm sure Jay can do better than that!

How about this? http://www.thebomber.com/restaurant.asp

- J.O.-

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:Kq2Qd.65778$IV5.46402@attbi_s54...
Here's a somewhat 'famous' fuselage for sale. Price reduced, also. It
was
$8k last time they listed it...

http://tinyurl.com/54qbf

Hey -- isn't that the one that has the amazing changing "N" number? :-)

It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of
all
time, showing a different Cessna on the ground than in the air.

(Or am I remembering a different movie?)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Or how about Jimmy Smits in a recent West Wing episode flying a Canadian
registered aircraft, supposedly out of an airport in Iowa....try Brantford,
ON (CYFD).

Jay Honeck wrote:
Here's a somewhat 'famous' fuselage for sale. Price reduced, also. It
was
$8k last time they listed it...

http://tinyurl.com/54qbf


Hey -- isn't that the one that has the amazing changing "N" number? :-)

It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of all
time, showing a different Cessna on the ground than in the air.

(Or am I remembering a different movie?)

You're right. The Govenator violated the basic rule on squeals, "always
leave them wanting more." Terminator 3 left me wanting less. The first
half was a grandiose Toyota commercial.

Tony

("John Ousterhout" wrote)
How about this? http://www.thebomber.com/restaurant.asp


Fun. Good site.


Montblack

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:38:02 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Or a big propeller.

Now that our conversion to an aviation theme-suites hotel is almost
complete, we think it's time to make the *outside* of the place look more
aviation-ish. (We've only changed the inside, thus far.)

Anyone know where I can find an old Cessna 140 (for example) fuselage for
cheap that I could mount on a pole out front? Or a big ol' Convair prop?
Something I could hoist up onto a 3-story sign, to catch the eye of
travelers?

Anyone got any better ideas? Whatever we do, it can't be unsafe, and it
shouldn't look too kitschy...

Thanks!

Suitable ships have been mentioned in this newsgroup many times, so a
quick search of the archives might produce some leads. Which candidate
is best will depend on your answers to these questions -

If aluminum is your preference, then will something very small be OK,
and can you afford shipping from PR?

If something larger but in fiberglass might be better, are you able to
provide your own canopy latches?

Wayne :-)

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:18:19 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Hey -- isn't that the one that has the amazing changing "N" number? :-)

It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of all
time,

Nope, I believe I saw the biggest gaffe recently in a stinkeroo about
terrorists taking over a 747 in flight. First a strike team was
inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71. Next a stewardess started
a fuel dump by reversing wire-nut connections on two pairs of THHN,
which happened to be the only wires in an enclosure. But a terrorist
took one look at the reversed wires, and re-twisted them back to the
normal configuration. Top that!

Wayne

wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net wrote:

First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71.

If you are referring to the Kirk Douglas movie, "Executive Decision," the
modified aircraft was a modified F-117 Stealth Fighter.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/


--
Peter













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"Peter R." wrote:

wmbjk wmbjk@remove_this citlink.net wrote:

First a strike team was inserted into the jumbo via a modified SR71.

If you are referring to the Kirk Douglas movie, "Executive Decision," the
modified aircraft was a modified F-117 Stealth Fighter.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116253/

Excuse me, Kirk Russell.

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Peter













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