Up Dates on B-17's Please .

Glen · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:41 am

Greetings
I was womdering are their any updates on B-17's that are being restored ? I have really injoyed all that Spanner and others have shared on Texas Raiders ..............Is their a chance that she might be flying some time this year ? The Desert Rat is of interest as I have not been able to get in info as of late .
As Always Thank you to all that respond .

TAdan · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:43 am

Aerovintage usually has very good B-17 coverage.

http://www.aerovintage.com/b17news.htm

http://aerovintage.com/forum/index.php

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:49 pm

Glen,

Don't tell ANYONE....

CAF-Gulf Coast Wing is aiming for late July or August for a test flight for TEXAS RAIDERS.

(Gulp... yes 2009!!!) :shock:

As always this is assuming there are no more major "gotchas!"

And we do have a piece of paper or two to fill out. :roll:

SPANNER

Glen · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:32 pm

Spanner Mmmmmmmm the word .............on a Forum like this I am sure that your Secert is safe with me :wink:

that and EVERY OTHER BIG IRON NUT that is on this Sight !

sorry Didnt intend to type that bold dont want to bring any attention to this AWESOME NEWS !!

PS Please let me know about what weekend I will make a special trip to Houston from Central Texas to see that ..............Yeah I might drop in and see my Sister and Dad too :wink:

500 post on this one too !!
Thanks Spanner you made my day !

bomberflight · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:45 pm

Great news Don !

You've made my day too !!

I promise I won't mention this at all when I fill in the loan application form to borrow the cash to come across the pond to see you guys when you start selling RIDES !

I may be talking "loft conversion" to the bank ~ but that'll just be WIXer code for "TR" :wink:

Holedigger · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:50 pm

Just make sure to take a page from the Yellow Rose folks....do what needs to be done, target dates are good, but don't get a case of getitupitis. The updates are great and we DO appreciate them. It will be good to see her flying again!

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:02 pm

That is a target NOT A PROMISE.

If it isn't right, we won't fly it.
And all's it takes is a hitch in the gitalong and we will be sliding all over the calendar.

BomberFlight... can you apply for an economic stimulus loan?

Or possibly a scientific grant... "A Proposal to study the effects on Global Warming of multiple Wright-Cyclones making Big Stinkin' round engine noise" perchance?

retroaviation · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:46 pm

SPANNERmkV wrote:

That is a target NOT A PROMISE.

If it isn't right, we won't fly it.

I like the way you think.

Gary

K5DH · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:15 pm

It's been 14 months since Chuckie has flown. We're hoping to have her back in the air by mid to late summer, but that's tentative. And like the TR crew (and any crew worth their salt!), we won't fly her if something ain't right.

If anyone's interested in helping out, please contact WIXer "Crewdawg" (Bill Gorin, our new crew chief). Bill has a Chuckie thread going in the Maintenance Hanger (sic) section of WIX.

Cheers!

Glen · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:18 pm

Wow ! What a State to live in ! To have Three Flyable B-17's 1 . B-24 1.
B-29 A host of many B-25's A-26's Only one place Texas !

CrewDawg · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:29 pm

Great news Don, can't wait to see her in the air! We'll get that all Texas B-17 formation together yet! I sure hope that Thunderbird doesn't go down for maintenance about the time that we're getting airborne!!!

Dean, you beat me to it! You're absoultely correct, if it's not right it's not flying.
I agree Glen, Texas is a heck of a warbird state to live in! :supz:

Come up to Ft. Worth and visit us sometime. Careful though, I might put you to work.

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:02 pm

Also has the most flyable P38s IIRC.

(even cruMUDGEon has to love that!)

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:31 pm

k5dh wrote:

It's been 14 months since Chuckie has flown. We're hoping to have her back in the air by mid to late summer, but that's tentative. And like the TR crew (and any crew worth their salt!), we won't fly her if something ain't right.

If anyone's interested in helping out, please contact WIXer "Crewdawg" (Bill Gorin, our new crew chief). Bill has a Chuckie thread going in the Maintenance Hanger (sic) section of WIX.

Cheers!

Will Miss Ellen and I see you this weekend?
Scott

K5DH · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:15 pm

Second Air Force wrote:

k5dh wrote:

It's been 14 months since Chuckie has flown. We're hoping to have her back in the air by mid to late summer, but that's tentative. And like the TR crew (and any crew worth their salt!), we won't fly her if something ain't right.

If anyone's interested in helping out, please contact WIXer "Crewdawg" (Bill Gorin, our new crew chief). Bill has a Chuckie thread going in the Maintenance Hanger (sic) section of WIX.

Cheers!

Will Miss Ellen and I see you this weekend?
Scott

Hi Scott,

If you visit the VFM hangar, you'll see Chuckie and probably some of our dedicated volunteers working on her (and I'm sure Crewdawg will be there, crackin' the whip!). This weekend is my wedding anniversary (number 29!

) so my time is spoken for by the only thing more important than warbirds. :wink:

Cheers!

CrewDawg · **Posted:** Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:12 pm

Who me? Crack the whip? Nah! You catch more volunteers with donuts than vinegar. Or is that flies and honey...I dunno I always mix those up.

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