Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:28 am
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE:
The new rebuilt Engine #1 is on and passed its test flight program.
If it is not raining this weekend ( Lawdy it is strange to write that after the drought we have been under) TEXAS RAIDERS will be at Brenham for a full day Saturday and a half day Sunday July 23-24, for Rides, tours and delicious hamburgers.
Come hungry and don't forget to bring your cameras! Poodle-skirt girls rock!
SPANNER
The new rebuilt Engine #1 is on and passed its test flight program.
If it is not raining this weekend ( Lawdy it is strange to write that after the drought we have been under) TEXAS RAIDERS will be at Brenham for a full day Saturday and a half day Sunday July 23-24, for Rides, tours and delicious hamburgers.
Come hungry and don't forget to bring your cameras! Poodle-skirt girls rock!
SPANNER
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:08 pm
TEXAS RAIDERS is in Colorado Springs from Aug. 8-13th.
I have heard the weather is more pleasant than Houston at the moment.
If you are in the area stop on by for a tour or purchase a ride.
SPANNER
(stuck in Houston)
I have heard the weather is more pleasant than Houston at the moment.
If you are in the area stop on by for a tour or purchase a ride.
SPANNER
(stuck in Houston)
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:48 am
This is what it is all about.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/fliers- ... orado.html
CAF- Gulf Coast Wing salutes the 381st Bomb Group (H)
http://www.gazette.com/articles/fliers- ... orado.html
CAF- Gulf Coast Wing salutes the 381st Bomb Group (H)
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:00 pm
It is a mind-blowing thing- how much an 1820 shakes when a spark plug lead comes loose and starts a cylinder mis-firing!!!
Fortunately that was the only sqwuak on the Colorado Springs trip.
Thanks to the folks at Cutter Aviation, West-Pac and Brent Meyers for their assistance.
TEXAS RAIDERS performed two fly-bys at the Air Force Academy and the vets from the 381st got to tour and some got to ride TEXAS RAIDERS.
Next year they are planning their 2012 reunion at Wright-Patterson.
TRIUMPHANT WE FLY!
SPANNER
Fortunately that was the only sqwuak on the Colorado Springs trip.
Thanks to the folks at Cutter Aviation, West-Pac and Brent Meyers for their assistance.
TEXAS RAIDERS performed two fly-bys at the Air Force Academy and the vets from the 381st got to tour and some got to ride TEXAS RAIDERS.
Next year they are planning their 2012 reunion at Wright-Patterson.
TRIUMPHANT WE FLY!
SPANNER
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:03 pm
Pictures Copyright 2011 by Kevin Hong. All rights reserved.
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:56 pm
For those astute viewers who have been noticing that Engine #3 seems to be a tad smoky--- You win a Pony. Or at least a picture of a pony...
Please send a stamped self-addressed envelope etc., etc.
Our AH-HA moment was when Cylinder #6 on said Engine #3 did not give the Maintenance Cols. righteous numbers on a compression check dutifully done after the plugs kept fouling.
After it was returned to service TEXAS RAIDERS flew over Rice stadium for the opening footaball game between Rice and Perdue.
Some darned camera hawg yellow airplance keeps nudging into the photographs.
Please send a stamped self-addressed envelope etc., etc.
Our AH-HA moment was when Cylinder #6 on said Engine #3 did not give the Maintenance Cols. righteous numbers on a compression check dutifully done after the plugs kept fouling.
After it was returned to service TEXAS RAIDERS flew over Rice stadium for the opening footaball game between Rice and Perdue.
Some darned camera hawg yellow airplance keeps nudging into the photographs.
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:44 pm
SPANNERmkV wrote:
(in best jackass southern drawl) "Well there's yer problem! You didn't remember to clean off the black stuff before going flying!"
SPANNERmkV wrote:Some darned camera hawg yellow airplance keeps nudging into the photographs.
Call me biased, but I don't mind anything powered by a Gipsy getting into a picture.
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:52 am
A Gypsy Ranger!!!! 
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:08 am
Spanner, your B-17 engine tribulations sound very familiar. . .
A few years ago, Chuckie was on her takeoff roll and the #2 engine started making "less than ideal" power and doing a lot of shaking. The takeoff was aborted and the ship was taxied back to the ramp. Steve and I investigated the problem after letting the engine cool down. The culprit turned out to be a shattered insulator on a spark plug, causing that one cylinder to misfire.
A couple of years prior to that, our #3 engine was smoking a lot and using a lot of oil, and it kept getting worse. After a particularly smoky flight home from the Denton air show, our intrepid mechanics tore into the engine to find the cause. The problem was that an incorrect set of rings had been installed on the #5 piston when the engine was overhauled. The rings caused excessive wear, which led to replacement of the piston and cylinder. That was a real pisser for us because the slug and jug were both brand new when installed!
The piston is sitting on my desk here at work, right next to a piston from B-25 Pacific Prowler (quite a sight for the un-initiated!). I think the cylinder ended up with a collector in Germany.
A few years ago, Chuckie was on her takeoff roll and the #2 engine started making "less than ideal" power and doing a lot of shaking. The takeoff was aborted and the ship was taxied back to the ramp. Steve and I investigated the problem after letting the engine cool down. The culprit turned out to be a shattered insulator on a spark plug, causing that one cylinder to misfire.
A couple of years prior to that, our #3 engine was smoking a lot and using a lot of oil, and it kept getting worse. After a particularly smoky flight home from the Denton air show, our intrepid mechanics tore into the engine to find the cause. The problem was that an incorrect set of rings had been installed on the #5 piston when the engine was overhauled. The rings caused excessive wear, which led to replacement of the piston and cylinder. That was a real pisser for us because the slug and jug were both brand new when installed!
The piston is sitting on my desk here at work, right next to a piston from B-25 Pacific Prowler (quite a sight for the un-initiated!). I think the cylinder ended up with a collector in Germany.
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:29 pm
Bombardier of the Year! At least for Gulf Coast Wing. 
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:21 pm
I thought the bombshells went in the bomb bay. But what do I know? I give her my permission to stay at her post, and thank you for posting the pic, Don. It's da bomb! 
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:10 pm
Ahhh now I get it ...... this is the cover shot for a new line in CAF - GCW merchandise
The 2012 Texas Rose B-17 Calendar Girls !
The 2012 Texas Rose B-17 Calendar Girls !
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:43 pm
Not a half bad idea there Pedro!TEXAS RAIDERS will be in Huntsville, Texas (UTS) Sept. 23-25, 2011 for Revenue Rides, Tours and generally livening up the locals.
I hope to have Moosejaw Belle there too, but at the very least I will have KERMIT- the Little Green Fun Machine.
Hope to see y'all there!
SPANNER
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:41 pm
Invader26 wrote:A Gypsy Ranger!!!!
Hey, to me, Ranger stole DeHavlland's design.
Re: TEXAS RAIDERS- First Flight in Seven Years- Oct. 14, 2009
Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:52 pm
Cap-Flyer,
I don't know my 20s and 30s engine-ology, but didn't Menasco have a similar engine in the inverted six race?
Either way, the Ranger sounds sweet!
SPANNER
I don't know my 20s and 30s engine-ology, but didn't Menasco have a similar engine in the inverted six race?
Either way, the Ranger sounds sweet!
SPANNER