P-38 Lightning Stripped Of Parts At Chino!

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:50 pm

Don't worry I'm sure they'll put'em back after the inspection :twisted:

love2gofly · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:26 pm

You rascal

Chris · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:49 pm

I never really thought of it before I looked more closely at Tangerine in Tillamook, but are the P-38s booms interchangable or are they left and right?

Mark D · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:55 pm

Jack

Do you know what the silver paint is on the plane(DuPont - PPG), and the paint code perhaps?

Mark D

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:58 pm

Testers

These guys get a good deal on their paint :!:

Mark D · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:59 pm

jet1 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:19 pm

...for false posting!

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:58 pm

Must be a reeeeeeally bad neighborhood if you can't even park in your own hanger without ending up on blocks!

SN

warbird_nl · **Posted:** Sun Mar 29, 2009 1:38 am

Did anyone notice that the wrong registration is on the aircraft? NL7722C belongs to a P-51 and this one should be NL7723C.

Sander

51fixer · **Posted:** Sun Mar 29, 2009 8:10 am

Chris wrote:

I never really thought of it before I looked more closely at Tangerine in Tillamook, but are the P-38s booms interchangable or are they left and right?

IIRC the structure and attachment is the same.
I believe there are differences in where control cable pulleys are installed as well as only one side was set up for a battery to be installed. Those are some of the differences.
Rich

Chris · **Posted:** Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:57 am

Thanks Fixer. I noticed that a large inspection cover is on the left side only of both booms so thats why I wondered if they were interchangable. Maybe same thing regarding the battery and pulley attachments being installed only after determining which side of the aircraft they will go on. My thought here is that if you were rebuilding a 38 that needed a left boom and you had a spare right one, could it be easily configured to be used as a left one. Don't read anything into this. I don't have a P-38 in my garage. (wish wish wish).

brucev · **Posted:** Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:55 pm

doggonit, i saw the headline and got all excited thinking a p-38 relic showed (minus a few parts) up for restoration

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:46 pm

Quote:

Did anyone notice that the wrong registration is on the aircraft? NL7722C belongs to a P-51 and this one should be NL7723C

Good eye!! I've already mentioned that and it will be fixed.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11330

warbird_nl wrote:

Did anyone notice that the wrong registration is on the aircraft? NL7722C belongs to a P-51 and this one should be NL7723C.

Sander

A twin engined Mustang? Watch out- someone will think there is a P-82 flying!

51fixer · **Posted:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:56 am

Chris wrote:

Thanks Fixer. I noticed that a large inspection cover is on the left side only of both booms so thats why I wondered if they were interchangable. Maybe same thing regarding the battery and pulley attachments being installed only after determining which side of the aircraft they will go on. My thought here is that if you were rebuilding a 38 that needed a left boom and you had a spare right one, could it be easily configured to be used as a left one. Don't read anything into this. I don't have a P-38 in my garage. (wish wish wish).

Easily is a relative term.
It would be possible.
Rich

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