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Wow! Haven't seen this before! Like the shop too! 8)

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What I want to know is where is Reilly getting the center section and wings from?


How about a second fuselage??


Tom has the left fuselage, plus the radiator and scoop for the right. Right fuselage will be new build, based off of the left. Wings will be new build, based off of prints. My understanding (probably faulty :wink: ) is that the prototypes used modified production parts. It will be interesting to see what they come up with.

Disclaimer: Tom and I don't talk about it very much, so please consider this informed speculation from an interested observer. (IOW, I could be wrong. :wink: )

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Any updates on this restoration?

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C&P does not have a web site But if you are in the anoka area and you talk real nice to them they will let you into the hanger to see the 82, the two 25's and some other a/c.

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I might be dreaming this, but I thought I read somewhere that the latest Warbirds International has an update on the XP-82.

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I might be dreaming this, but I thought I read somewhere that the latest Warbirds International has an update on the XP-82.


Yes... it does indeed! They've made a lot of progress!

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Several months ago, I saw the restoration taking place up in Minnesota.

Impressive indeed!


Only a matter of time before it flies. Two years?
Maybe a bit longer? I'm not sure. But it will fly.


As stated up above, it is my understanding that one propeller could be a holdup.
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That was a hold up on the ex-CAF P-82 as well wasn't it? I think at one time they tried to get one of them off of Walter. He wouldn't have it.

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Green Goggles wrote:
Several months ago, I saw the restoration taking place up in Minnesota.

Impressive indeed!


Only a matter of time before it flies. Two years?
Maybe a bit longer? I'm not sure. But it will fly.


As stated up above, it is my understanding that one propeller could be a holdup.


That is DIFFERENT F-82, there are 2 under restoration to fly, if they can find the parts for the props that is............

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The last time I saw this It had a Port and Starboard prop on it. I'll have to find my old shot's when it was at Polar.

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The last time I saw this It had a Port and Starboard prop on it. I'll have to find my old shot's when it was at Polar.


As stated by Matt above, this thread is about the XP-82 now with Reilly which is a different aircraft from the one being rebuilt by C&P.

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wow.., cannot wait to see this puppy actually hear this puppy fly. Two -51s' purring right next to each other!

Yeeehaw!! :shock: :shock: 8)

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Yep, there'll be two P-82s flying in the entire world...and both of them still exist courtesy Walter A. Soplata. Tip o' the hat yet again, Walt...thank you sir!

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Matt Gunsch wrote:
Green Goggles wrote:
Several months ago, I saw the restoration taking place up in Minnesota.

Impressive indeed!


Only a matter of time before it flies. Two years?
Maybe a bit longer? I'm not sure. But it will fly.


As stated up above, it is my understanding that one propeller could be a holdup.


That is DIFFERENT F-82, there are 2 under restoration to fly, if they can find the parts for the props that is............


FWIW, A friend, who is an M/T Propeller distributor, says MT was approached by "someone" restoring an F/P-82 and was asked if they could build new props for that application. Unfortunately, I don't know what (if any) progress has been made along those lines...

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