2007 version of a Corsair Production Line

needle · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:08 pm

Ever had one of those days where you feel like your working on a production line?

Corsairs....CFM.....October 2007.

Julian

Jim MacDonald · **Posted:** Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:48 pm

I'd love to have that feeling!!

Mac

Beachy · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:20 am **Posts:** 1104

Needle, you poor thing! How awful! What a terrible kind of day to have....... :roll:

However did you get through it?

I've never even SEEN more than one Corsair in the same place!!!

HGUCSU · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:02 am

3? maybe 4 in that photo? poor baby, where i am we have NONE ZILCH 00 ZIt

How does that compare now hmmm

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:26 am

That is awsome. I would love to work in that hangar.

Wheels up · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:51 am

needle wrote:

Ever had one of those days where you feel like your working on a production line?
Julian

Yep.....every day/eve I walk into my shop!!! :roll:

steve dickey · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:54 pm

Hi Julian, nice photo. Did you make it to Sheppard? If you did sorry I missed you! It was a good show despite the wind after most everybody left. I did run into Kevin and helped him reinstall the spare tailwheel/tire mount back in the airplane. PM me your e-mail to send ya couple good captures of the 3.

needle · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:17 pm

Steve,

No, I didn't make it to Sheppard. Work got in the way.

PM sent with email details.

Julian

needle · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:30 pm

Beachy,

I have to admit, that in this case, I am just the photographer.

The CFM maintenance crew are the ones who had to put up with an "excess" of Corsairs. (Hydraulics on the "Provenance" visitor, brakes on the CAF Corsair, and fuel tank issues on the CFM Corsair.)

Julian

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:49 pm

Wheels up wrote:

needle wrote:

Ever had one of those days where you feel like your working on a production line?
Julian

Yep.....every day/eve I walk into my shop!!! :roll:

Whoooaa!!! Where is that, and what are they ... Waco's??? Cool photo, thanks for posting.

Cheers,
Richard

Canso42 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:24 pm

Yeah, Wheels Up. Switch to the Vintage forum and lay some serious photos on us.

Canso42

Wheels up · **Posted:** Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:10 am

OK Canso42, go here Waco Customs

FG1D Pilot · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 10:42 am **Posts:** 450

Cavanaugh Flight Museum presents "The 2007 Gathering of Corsairs", Addison, Texas :roll:

51fixer · **Posted:** Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:26 pm

There is a place a couple of miles from my home in Bucks County PA where a guy has a production line building 10 Waco Taperwings. Some with OX-5s and others with the radial. He owned a furniture Co. and used some retired furniture makers to build 10 sets of wings. I guess Waco would deliver the planes with a bigger wing with straight leading edges and also ship the taperwing outer panels to you as well. You fly and get used to the forgiving big wings then switch to the taper wings for high performance. That is what I remember John Desmond saying. He alo has several other aircraft including a Stearman and a Travel Air 2000? It has a tiled commode area in the rear of the fus. to go with the wicker seats.
It was weird to find out about an aircraft plant across the street from my kids ortho.
Rich

needle · **Posted:** Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:09 pm

And for those staff who have had enough production line work for the day, we have "happy hour" in the Sherman tank....................

http://youtube.com/watch?v=47wXsjbCH1E

It's amazing, but even after people are given a verbal warning that it might be loud, and a countdown is given prior to firing, people still get taken by surprise... :lol:

Julian

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