Planes of Fame Val

Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:37 pm

Folks:

Anyone have pictures of the Planes of Fame Val Restoration?

Thanks,

Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:18 pm

Has it started ? Last I hear, it was in the same long term storage condition as I had last saw it..............20 years ago.

Hoping otherwise however :wink:

Website · Sat Mar 21, 2009 6:22 pm

i was just there about 4 hrs ago.. give me a few and ill post the few i was able to get. thx go out to cindy as i would ahve never been a ble to see it any other way.

Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:41 pm

Hey Jon, it was my pleasure! I enjoyed giving you the insiders tour today.

Website · Sat Mar 21, 2009 9:26 pm

not the best, dont know what happened when taking these 2 pictures... the rest turned out nicely........ :shock:

Sat Mar 21, 2009 10:55 pm

Actually it has been in almost continual restoration the entire time. If you knew what it looked like when it arrived, you would know that a significant amount of work has already been completed. :wink:

Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:38 pm

It's a big job to de-Diemert-ize it!!!! I've heard some very scary things about this aeroplane. Needless to say, Bob was in fine form! :shock:

Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:57 pm

Actually it has been in almost continual restoration the entire time. If you knew what it looked like when it arrived, you would know that a significant amount of work has already been completed.

It looks great. What's wrong w/ it now, and what was wrong w/ it before? Give us a "squak list".

Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:58 pm

A2C wrote:
Actually it has been in almost continual restoration the entire time. If you knew what it looked like when it arrived, you would know that a significant amount of work has already been completed.

It looks great. What's wrong w/ it now, and what was wrong w/ it before? Give us a "squak list".

With a Diemert plane, it is easier to give you a list of what was right with it, it is a much shorter list

Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:03 am

Thanks for the photos John, can't find any that good on the web.

Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:00 am

Here it is in 2007:

Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:33 am

It's looking original down to the mount points of the Horizontal tail. The only part that might not be totally original is the part of the fuselage between the rear of the canopy and the empennage. This area was damaged when a tree fell on it while at Ballale.

Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 am

[quote="JBrawner"]not the best, dont know what happened when taking these 2 pictures... the rest turned out nicely........ :shock:

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DID YOU GET MORE PICS OF OTHER STUFF????????? Those parts on the cart infront of the tarp are N3N parts. I see a vertical and a horizontal and part of the cowling

Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:28 am

I have always been very interested in Vals in general and this aircraft in particular. I just hope I get to see it in person someday.

On a side note wouldn't the Val be one of the easier aircraft to reproduce from scratch as opposed to an Oscar, for example? What round motor would make the most sense as far as a replacement for the original?

Also I wonder from a handling standpoint if the Val was considered a forgiving aircraft to fly or if it had any nasty habits?

Thanks!

Website · Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:58 am

well yea i got other pictures of the place but only had time to upload those 2 yesterday.. might have to wait till tomorrow when i get home to get the rest... ill post them in my original post about my cali trip. i also have to get some pics off my iphone as well. i have some decent shots for you guys and gals out there.