My New UNWANTED Project

[La Hot Rods]

I think they are bullet prof
All the runway on takeoff and nothing to land.
We had a hump just before one eight then the radio would sound for one of them you never see them till they popped over the hump and would have the gear on the ground a foot from the start of the strip.

 

[Blk61409]

Great wing area, Great horsepower, Great big BA _ _S.....

He was also a wing walker.

 

[303Radar]

I worked at Woods Memorial Airport when in high school and watched the crop dusters and swore they were scared of heights.

Scared of heights maybe, but not tight turns, vertical acceleration or birds

 

[oldskydog]

Here's a little update.
I got a little sidetracked last month when my truck was viciously attacked in the parking lot at the local monthly swapmeet.......don't ask.

I know, I'll park right by this light pole with the low concrete curb around it so I can easily find my truck when the meet is over.




It was taken out of commission for two weeks to make it pretty again. Unfortunately, I changed my deductible last year to $1000 to save money.

 

[oldskydog]

So, since I only have 2 drivable vehicles out of 12 or so, it put a little crimp on my activities having to ask the wifey for the keys to her suburban so that I could, you know, go to work at the airport pretty please?

Progress has been painfully slow but I'm sure it has nothing to do with our morning coffee and BS session before actually turning a wrench. After all, we have to solve the worlds problems every day since no one in elected office seems to be interested.

The fuel tanks are back in the wings, the wings have been re-wired and now working on wiring the fuselage. I decided to replace the radios with more modern equipment so i'm building the necessary harnesses too.



Back in 81, the airplane was landed gear up at Big Bear in SoCal and the last traces of un-repaired damage just had to be taken care of.
These are gussets that hold the boarding step up inside the belly. They had been badly mangled and poorly patched so I fabricated new ones out of .040 2024 T-3 aluminum. Here's a side by side comparison of old and new. I'm in the process of riveting them in so that hopefully the wings can go back on next week.

 

[blkblk63ss]

Did you do that damage to your truck Cecil???????

 

[oldskydog]

Did you do that damage to your truck Cecil???????

No! The #%^&@*..light pole launched an unprovoked sneak attack on me just as I was leaving. It was hiding behind my windshield post.

 

[blkblk63ss]

Ya, sometime's they will move!!!!!!!

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

I've seen them jump out at you from time to time, mostly when my wife is driving . Mailboxes do that as well...

TomK

 

[skipxt4]

There you have it. It's Time, To Ban Concrete.

 

[303Radar]

There you have it. It's Time, To Ban Concrete.

Serious off roaders claim paved roads are another example of wasteful government spending, don't let them hear this!

 

[oldskydog]

Time for a little update.
Made big progress today when I finally cot the wings bolted back together and the wing assembly bolted back on to the fuselage.
It's been a long slow crawl but finally in the reassembly stage.
Now I have to finish the wiring under the panel, re-connecting all the control cables, install the new headliner in the canopy, new tires and a lot of other miscellaneous little stuff…….should be finished in another two or three weeks

 

[oldskydog]

Only about 9 months so far.

 

[skipxt4]

I guess, I won't complain, when I have to work on my car.Nice Job, Cecil.

 

[DonSSDD]

You are a talented man Cecil, that "frame off' is coming along nicely. That is such a classic style of aircraft.

Don

 

[oldskydog]

Thanks but it doesn't quite qualify as a frame off, more of an inspect and repair as necessary (IRAN).