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JohnH
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According to the site it was running at the end of 2007, figured it would have flown by now. Anybody have info?

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They did alot of work on that airplane, including installing equipment not normally found in your average P-38.

I am sure they are working through the multiple certification issues that would be faced with the FAA.

The guys as Ezell did a wonderful job on that airplane.
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I was wondering too... I check the web site daily hoping for my P-38 restoration fix :D
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mustanglover wrote:
They did alot of work on that airplane, including installing equipment not normally found in your average P-38.

I am sure they are working through the multiple certification issues that would be faced with the FAA.
Wow! Sounds pretty complicated... :roll:
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For those of you looking for a P-38 fix, here are some pics that I took when I visited Ezell back in January. They are indeed waiting on all the FAA paperwork to get approved. But the craftsmanship is among the finest I have ever seen. See for yourself.

Patrick Mahaffey
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While I was there we had a visitor arrive

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That is a Kermit Weeks B-29 Nacelle in the background that is being used as an engineering mock up for the FIFI engine conversion
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great pics! thanks for posting them.

Looks like they have a flag collection going on there; I wonder what the story is on the maple leaf, looks like its been through a war...

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FRAM? Why not some CH-48110's?

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They're not really gonna' take that out during daylight hours, are they?
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What's with the B-29 engine in the background?

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PS. The Lightning is fantastic!
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Art...read the captions.

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Ohhh..Mein Gott!! Vas ist los mit der Zip-Ties??? Nein..Nein..Nein.. :lol:

Thanks for the great pics PM!!!

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What's with the B-29 engine in the background?

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Nelson is going to do the firewall forward mods to FIFI's new hybrid 3350's. That nacelle is on loan from Kermit's 29 parts in CA.
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