Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:12 pm
Anyone know whats lefty on Soplata's property now?
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:22 pm
Or what's righty? (sorry, it was too easy)
Seriously, was the YB-36 completely removed? Is any of the cockpit left after the keychain guys got through with it?
Seriously, was the YB-36 completely removed? Is any of the cockpit left after the keychain guys got through with it?
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 2:37 pm
Plane tags has a page for tags from the Soplata aircraft. There are a few pictures of the recovery process and you can see some of the property and what was there.
From what I've seen they started making tags from the rear most section of the B-36 nose section, so the cockpit area still appeared intact.
https://planetags.com/search?type=product&q=soplata
A little blog entry they did about acquiring some of the Soplata aircraft.
https://planetags.com/blogs/planetags-b ... ing-planes
From what I've seen they started making tags from the rear most section of the B-36 nose section, so the cockpit area still appeared intact.
https://planetags.com/search?type=product&q=soplata
A little blog entry they did about acquiring some of the Soplata aircraft.
https://planetags.com/blogs/planetags-b ... ing-planes
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:10 pm
MotoArt wrote:MotoArt was able to secure some of the remaining planes which cannot be restored. They will be stored in the company’s private collection in the Mojave Desert. Some of these include a complete F-86L
Aw, rats - hate to see another Sabre bite the dust.
. Wonder why? Corrosion issues?The keytags are OK, I guess; I'd just rather have something that looks like it came from a B-36 - a window frame, an access panel, that sort of thing.
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 3:59 pm
Some very interesting pics of when it was ''re-assembled'' however and the fuselages going into them for storage.
Seems not a lot of structure left to support it on its own.
Tks for sharing.
Seems not a lot of structure left to support it on its own.
Tks for sharing.
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:16 pm
Never seen before video for me on the Soplata B-36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmMiBbfU-xc&feature=youtu.be
Last edited by Michel Lemieux on Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 4:45 pm
Found a few more from the Plane Tag site.
Images are directly from the Walter Soplata family.
No clue if the nose tub got preserved or cut up.
https://youtu.be/CF7NOsRsSt4
Images are directly from the Walter Soplata family.
No clue if the nose tub got preserved or cut up.
https://youtu.be/CF7NOsRsSt4
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 5:11 pm
Michel Lemieux wrote:Never seen before video for me on the Soplata B-36: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmMiBbfU-xc&feature=youtu.be
Re: Soplata
Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:11 pm
The B-25 in the Backyard: My Fathers Historic Aircraft Sanctuary https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476680663/re ... NEbR72Z60D