Warbird Information Exchange

Here is an interesting story just out on CNN.com:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/20/travel/spruce-goose-museum/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

on the final payment for Spruce Goose not being made because of funding issues at Evergreen.

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Kevin McCartney

I can't wait to see that episode of Airplane Repo...... They break into the museum, construct beaching gear and take off from the road in front of the museum.

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Matt Gunsch, A&P, IA, Warbird maint and restorations
Jack, You have Debauched my sloth !!!!!!
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This is the ultimate float plane to add to Kermit's collection. Maybe this is his opportunity?

How would they get it all the way to Florida though getting it up the coast was a huge challenge let alone across the county.... Would be pretty neat if they flew it there haha I'd for want to see that.

HEY!! I know it can be done, they've already done it in the last season of 'LEVERAGE' on TBS

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

ok, the spruce goose is safe...... excellent, it's an icon, but why are so many privately owned or financially trusted non fed funded museums going belly up these days?? we all know of the sequestration as to govt owned museums w/their budget cuts re: the economy. is history & the appreciation of it fading away because kids in their 20's & 30's just don't give a rat's ass about history in general, & are to wrapped up w/ their cell phones, apps, gadgets, & doodads?? i'm 52 & far from an old fart, but this is an alarming trend!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

Could somebody put up a list of air museums that have rolled over in the past ten years?

A list of air museums that might be at risk?

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Kevin McCartney

Tom your wrong I'm 23 and love historic planes and the stories behind them I'd love to help out in a restoration or at a museum but sadly nothing is going on near me as most warbirds seem to be out west or on the east coast. one day I hope to restore a C-45 and fly it to airshows but then again I grew up around Warbirds as my dad has a yak52.

Not to divert the thread, but has any modern engineering investigation been done to simulate how or if the Spruce Goose would fly, if it were actually put through a flight test program (above 70' AGL)?

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"Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves."

didn't mean to stereotype your age group, my apologies to you, but all I seem to see anymore are kids hunkered over their phones texting etc. my son is 22 and a marine, & i'm glad I instilled the appreciation of history in him the same as your dad w/ you!! all the best to you!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!