B-17D Swoose progress (pic)

hang the expense · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:53 am

gregv wrote:

cool shot, and great to see progress being made on this project.

So is that four seperate pieces of aluminum making up that new skin, or is it one piece? And does the sheetmetal need to be rolled to take on the compound curves first?

greg v.

The skin is in narrow enough strips that it will not need to be rolled or shaped with a wheel.Several skins are being replaced.I told them I could have fixed those skins for them but it fell on deaf ears.Oh well. :roll:

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:45 am

That nose section was pretty rough. Not sure about the other pieces.

bluethunder28 · **Joined:** Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:26 am **Posts:** 199

I don't care what color she'll be, I'm just glad that she will be finally on display.

BTW when Doc was first being rebuilt, I bought some skin from them. Small piece encased in plastic. They could do the same thing with Swoose. I bet most of us wouldn't care on how big the piece is. Also The Bomber does the same thing plus selling the used rivets.

JBoyle · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:52 am

It's interesting to see the forward window frames on the Swoose.

Well engineered proper pieces, not just holes cut in skin as some might expect.

My father was B-17 pilot in the 463rd BG, known as The Swoose Group.
The leather patch on the front has a cartoon-type drawing of a bid with a B-17-like tail on it.
We still have his A-2 and in it we found an ancient newspaper clipping about the Swoose being delivered to Andrews.
I'd love to have a small piece of discarded skin.
I'd offer the A-2 to the Museum, but I'm sure they already have several.

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:30 am

hang the expense wrote:

gregv wrote:

cool shot, and great to see progress being made on this project.

So is that four seperate pieces of aluminum making up that new skin, or is it one piece? And does the sheetmetal need to be rolled to take on the compound curves first?

greg v.

The skin is in narrow enough strips that it will not need to be rolled or shaped with a wheel.Several skins are being replaced.I told them I could have fixed those skins for them but it fell on deaf ears.Oh well. :roll:

Sounds Like a Government thing there Tom :shock:

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:33 am

JBoyle wrote:

It's interesting to see the forward window frames on the Swoose.

Well engineered proper pieces, not just holes cut in skin as some might expect.

My father was B-17 pilot in the 463rd BG, known as The Swoose Group.
The leather patch on the front has a cartoon-type drawing of a bid with a B-17-like tail on it.
We still have his A-2 and in it we found an ancient newspaper clipping about the Swoose being delivered to Andrews.
I'd love to have a small piece of discarded skin.
I'd offer the A-2 to the Museum, but I'm sure they already have several.

Keep it, because if you'd ever want it back, it wouldn't happen

hang the expense · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 8:16 pm

It just might be the flower shirts I wear all the time. :lol:

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:57 pm

I'd like a slice of Swoose too, please! My little piece of Ol' 927 needs a companion.

gary1954 · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:15 pm

hang the expense wrote:

It just might be the flower shirts I wear all the time. :lol:

Na....just means that you are one with yourself Tom

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