Warbird Information Exchange

No you didn't...where? BTW was that guy that had the Stearman at 5C1...was he an astronaut as well as a U-2 or SR pilot???? I'm having CRS

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Do CRS mean what I think it do? Put down that wine bottle, 02 Lady! JR

Stearman??? No it was probably a N3N. They are the same you know,only Stearmans' are much prettier.

B-25 & A-26 ground schools.......anybody interested in attending a systems and operations course on either of these two warbirds? We are contemplating offering these as weekend courses at Meacham Field, Ft Worth, with live instructors and hands on airplanes. They would be one day courses and probably cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 to $150 per student. We would like to establish if there is any interest from outside the usual suspects at the hangar! Your input would be greatly appreciated. Any takers?? http://www.pacificprowler.org and http://www.a26k.org JR

Will there be any broom ground school taught in conjunction with the B-25/A-26 school?

Only if they have accurate invasion stripes!

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That is an excellent idea. There is only one thing wrong with it. It is doubtful the owner of the broom would loan it to us no matter how desperate we are to raise funds for the restoration. Seems she is keeping a low profile after all the ruckus with the Black helicopter guys. Personally, my opinion is that she could just put a pox on them and they would disappear faster than those Secret Service folks who took part in the party down south where it was legal to do so, but now somehow are deemed unworthy to protect our President?? Isn't it odd how we keep eating our young when there are bigger fish to fry? I am just glad that none of the media types ever read the Warbird Information Exchange. The next thing you know, they would be leading a campaign for the guvmint to stop allowing us to fly our old warbirds. Wouldn't that be silly?? JR

The left wheel well is coming along nicely. It is all painted and David A. took care of the bonding strap and connector for the external power plug on the left nacelle. Ain't she pretty? The look of new copper is just so nice!! Thanks, David!! David and Big Mike got one of the new landing light bulbs and found it to be a little different than the original. It has a two position setting for 1000 watt and 400 watt for taxi. We decided to not upgrade the wiring in the wing to handle 1000 watt so will wire it up for the 400 watt setting. The original was 600 watt. We won't be flying at night so not a biggee unless we get delayed getting in by having to avoid flying brooms or some such. The danger of mid air collision is compounded by the fact the ol bat doesn't look where she is going. But please don't tell her I said so. I don't want to go thru the rest of my life with a big boil on my .... uh.. posterior. The other JR

Felipe and David W drilled and measured on the horizontal spar repair all day. That is a delicate chore to get the holes drilled so precisely. They got the ground out areas all treated and ready for Dynamold's moldable shim material. The repair calls for a doubler plate to be bolted and riveted over the top of the spar and on both of the inner sides of the spar underneath. The airplane may break but this spar will be better than new. Oh, Granddad David L and grandson Ethan are in the background along with Denis M "supervising" Felipe and David W. JR

This is what they were working on. The moldable shim is applied and just waiting for it to harden up so that we can smooth it out next week and fit the doubler plate over the top. Looking good. Thanks team!! JR

Clay is up on the vertical working on that cleanup. Should be ready to close in another week so we can remount the top and get the rudder ready to hang. Always optimistic!! JR

More measuring and eyeballing by our American Airlines guys. They are a big help. Would welcome others to come out who have an interest in working on old warbirds and especially with sheet metal skills. JR

Moldable shim,....JB Weld ?

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This is the real JR checking out the cable and attachment for the fuel selector valve. Big Mike was running the lines to make sure they are correct with the selectors in the cockpit. Wouldn't that be a surprise if you selected left main and then the engine quit on that side? Be plum frustrating trying to figure out which position would give some gas. I personally never have that problem since I am good in any position, but it is all about the airplane, not me. At least that is what the real JR keeps telling me. The other JR

Dynamold, Inc..local Ft Worth company. can get you the MS number if you want it. Comes in several varieties. They have a website that is easy to find. The particular application they recommended to us sets up in 4 hours. There are a number of aerospace manufacturers using their products. 300,000 lb tensile strength. but we are not using it for load bearing, only to fill any minute gaps between the area and the doubler.