Warbird Information Exchange

Hi Randy... glad you enjoyed my fo paw. Hey, we been missing you around here. You been off on another adventure to an air musuem? We had a busload of Brits come running thru the museum this morning. They are part of the group that just collects N numbers and a few pics, then runs. I think they try to hit as many museums as they can in a week. Seems to be quite the thing there. I guess it would be an ok hobby, but I couldn't ever do it that way. I just gotta stay and drool over the airplanes and find out all I can about them. Power to them if that is what they enjoy though. Good having you back. JR

More landing gear wind chimes being prepped by Mark and company. This gear should turn out as good as the nose gear soon. Our main concern is getting the correct manual for the brake overhaul. It appears that the brake assembly is different from the current KC-135 brakes so we are trying to figure out which type was used. They have anti skid and multi disc pads so they are definitely not the original or DC-6 brakes. Oh well, that's the breaks!! I know.... couldn't resist the pun, but have to amuse myself while on whirly thing watch. Got a big line of thunder things heading our way. JR

Hey, we been missing you around here

Been having some Internet problems- fun & games! Going up Tuesday to IAD to see Discovery delivered to the museum. Supposed to do a flyover- hope to get some pics.

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Randy Ryman
Project Big Eagle
NKP Thailand 1966
http://www.coastcomp.com/av/florence/florandy.htm

Glad you are back. Hey, if you get some good shots, be sure to post ok? Would love to see those. An astronaut friend of mine who just retired is writing a book on his many years of adventure on the Shuttle and I can't wait until it is published. He also flew on an A-26 at Edwards before going to NASA so we have another future passenger to take for a ride!!! See ya soon, Jim R

........if you get some good shots, be sure to post ok? Would love to see those.

Will try to get some shots. Problem is knowing which direction they'll be landing from. We'll be on the Rte 50 side of the airport.They are supposed to do a flyover of D.C. and the Musuem at Dulles before landing, so hopefully we can get a few shots of it. Thursday they are going to do the change out of Discovery and Enterprise. All of course, weather dependent.
Looks like you folks are making great progress on the "K". Will be good to see the difference since I was down there last.
Randy

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Randy Ryman
Project Big Eagle
NKP Thailand 1966
http://www.coastcomp.com/av/florence/florandy.htm

Several weeks ago, we had these two little lights on each side of the tail cone as our Mystery Parts of the Week contest. We make them our New Mystery Parts of the Week again for this week. Let's see how good your memories are. The tail cone bottom is to the left in the picture with top to the right. What is wrong with this picture?? JR

PS to Randy, we will be anxiously awaiting your report of the Shuttle delivery.

Hint: One of these lights is not Orange! I hear the O2Lady is having trouble seeing colors with that black eye. It sounds like a black eye filters all the colors out?? Who knew?? Oh wait, maybe it is swelled shut??? That would do it!!
In other news, out at the hangar, there is an impressive imprint on the concrete floor next to the CAF 26. Wonder what that was? Looks like a broom with some kind of object on it. This may have been the site of the midair collision with the UFO?? There is also evidence out on the ramp of a Black Helicopter landing. Conspiracy theorists have decended on the area and we expect a statement this week on their findings. That's 30. JR

Formation Lights..........and orange is not the color one of them should be IIRC

It fell off the plane???????

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Duck Drivin Lady: The bottom one is white and the top one is orange except the tail cone is sitting upright on the floor so right is top and left is bottom. Now that we have that straight, just for the record, NOTHING has FALLEN off our airplane. Neither has there been any suspicious UFO activity, Black helicopters or conspiracy theorists invading our little corner of the hangar. Although I was thinking of inviting the Secret Service guys back. They seem to know how to party better than the grumpy old men over on your side. The tail cone was removed per the manual for cleaning and replacement of the lights. Both of which have been accomplished except for the painting of the top lights with ORANGE. You owe me a Fudgecicle, BTW. the other JR

Actually, the light should be Amber which is somewhat different than Orange. And you will get your fudgsicle when I get my lunch

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Don't you want to know why you owe me a Fudgecicle?? JR

To feed the pony you owe me?????????????????????

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You are both crazy..........everyone knows Ponies' eat Dreamsicles'.

I am not sure what color a "Dreamsicle" might be, but is it amber or really a shade of orange? We have to be specific about that or will get chastised again by the 01 Lady.... she can't be an O2 Lady cause one of her engines is kaput. She can only fly on one, ergo.. O1. When she gets it fixed, she can claim her rightful place as O2 Lady. Everybody agree?? the other JR

(Correction: I misspoke. She was referring to her broom when she mentioned having an engine problem so I just jumped to conclusions....again.... My bad. JR)

Still think her broom should have 2 engines, or 1 broke and 1 not so broke.