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51fixer
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Mustang Production Line

Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:36 pm

This is the current state of my workshop.
I know, they are only Mustangs.
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We have Twilight Tear to deliver to the west coast.
Princess is under annual.
Frenesi is the bare fuselage under restoration.
Bald Eagle is under annual and engine repair.
Rich
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:40 pm

Im kinda proud that we got that many P-51's in Pennsylvanina, including a rare C model. A few years ago the only P-51 in Pennsylvania was Donald and she is now on static in Europe! :? :(

Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:59 pm

where is 'Twilight tear' going on the west coast?
Bill Greenwood
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:07 pm

In that one hangar you've got an air force almost equal to the entire Mustang population of Texas, not counting the 4 wheel kind. It looks like you'll have plenty to do this winter.
P51Mstg
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:07 pm

Yeah, the "CESSNA" of warbirds. GIMMME A CESSNA ANYDAY. Really, I don''t care which one it is either.

Kind of looks like my hangar (without the Mustangs)

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Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:26 pm

I'll bet we can fit a few more in there...
JohnTerrell
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:07 pm

Always enjoy the photos from this hangar! :wink:

Twilight Tear will be going out to Chino where she will be undergoing a rebuild, headed by I believe Steve Hinton.
warbirdcrew
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:30 pm

Doesn't Ed Shipley's Sabre live there as well? I've seen pics on Airshobuzz of the Beasley air force and the Sabre all in the same hangar.

-wc
51fixer
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:18 pm

Bill Greenwood wrote:In that one hangar you've got an air force almost equal to the entire Mustang population of Texas, not counting the 4 wheel kind.
It looks like you'll have plenty to do this winter.


Yea , I hear an offer to help in your message.
Bill, your hired!
See you on Monday.
It was your Merlin experience that got you noticed.
No, No. I insist.
Besides, A mustang only has BS hardware on the engine. Everything else in the airframe is normal nuts and bolts.
Rich
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:22 pm

Looks to me like 3 out of 4 Merlin engined aircraft are undergoing some form of engine maintenance at any one time while 100% of Pratts remain in service (BTW, that includes the twin Bill). :finga:
51fixer
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Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:35 pm

bdk wrote:Looks to me like 3 out of 4 Merlin engined aircraft are undergoing some form of engine maintenance at any one time while 100% of Pratts remain in service (BTW, that includes the twin Bill). :finga:

When you operate the aircraft they do require maintanence.
Bald Eagle had about 170 hours last year.
Princess has flown about 40+ hrs since we got her over here.
Thats more than she flew since Stephen Grey aquired it in 97.

Now, Brandon, how many hours did your T-6 fly last year? :wink:
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51fixer
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Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:56 pm

warbirdcrew wrote:Doesn't Ed Shipley's Sabre live there as well? I've seen pics on Airshobuzz of the Beasley air force and the Sabre all in the same hangar.

-wc


Ed has his own hangar which he built in the early 90s. The Sabre only visits us on occasion.
Rich
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Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:09 pm

51fixer wrote:When you operate the aircraft they do require maintanence.
Bald Eagle had about 170 hours last year.
Princess has flown about 40+ hrs since we got her over here.
Thats more than she flew since Stephen Grey aquired it in 97.

Now, Brandon, how many hours did your T-6 fly last year? :wink:
Rich
None, and none in the past 40+ years either... That will change if I live long enough!

About one quarter of those 40 hours were on the delivery flight, right? :D

You know that I know that maintenance is the price of admission for owning an aircraft. Just funnin...
51fixer
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Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:40 pm

bdk wrote:
51fixer wrote:When you operate the aircraft they do require maintanence.
Bald Eagle had about 170 hours last year.
Princess has flown about 40+ hrs since we got her over here.
Thats more than she flew since Stephen Grey aquired it in 97.

Now, Brandon, how many hours did your T-6 fly last year? :wink:
Rich
None, and none in the past 40+ years either... That will change if I live long enough!

About one quarter of those 40 hours were on the delivery flight, right? :D

You know that I know that maintenance is the price of admission for owning an aircraft. Just funnin...


In the week of GML Princess flew 17 times for around 20 hours. Coatesville is 1 1/2 hrs away from Columbus. Half of her flying time was in that one week. I think it took around 9 hrs from Chino to Coatesville to be delivered.
Rich
SPANNERmkV
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:28 pm

BEAUFTIFUL WORKSHOP AND AIRPLANES

If I had my logbook here at work I would proudly scan the last page...

10/06/07 P51D flight training at Wings Over Houston 0.6 hrs

10/21/07 C172S PIC 0.5 hr - I needed to stay current and the plane was only available for an hour. :lol:

Please post more ANYTIME you have time.
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