Cavanaugh P51 update

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FG1D Pilot
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Cavanaugh P51 update

Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:15 am

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum's Mustang is getting there. All of the fuselage skins are replaced, interior redone, wings and wheel wells painted and new plumbing installed. It's getting there. All of the longerons were replaced. It's starting to go back together. Terry Rogers and his crew at RB Airframes have done a great job with the sheetmetal and painting.

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:20 am

Looks great Doug, when do you all think it will fly again? Are you all going back with the same paint??

Lynn
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:23 am

They have mostly been trying to get the P51 back in the air. They have done some work on the P47 and should get back to it when the 51's done.
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:32 am

Hey Doug,
Will the fuselage be painted silver or polished ? Same question on the P-47... Thanks,
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:27 am

Both will remain bare
corsair166b

Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:25 am

Greeeeeaaaaatttt...and all this in less time than it takes to hang a useable engine on the Corsair......seriously, what is the holdup with the engine for the Corsair, that bird has'nt flown in like 3 years! Would love to see it out and around on the airshow circuit and in Archie Donahue's colors, but it has YET to happen!

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Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:01 pm

corsair166b wrote:Greeeeeaaaaatttt...and all this in less time than it takes to hang a useable engine on the Corsair......seriously, what is the holdup with the engine for the Corsair, that bird has'nt flown in like 3 years! Would love to see it out and around on the airshow circuit and in Archie Donahue's colors, but it has YET to happen!

M


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seeing this beautiful work makes me wonder...

Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:05 pm

..back in good ole WW II how long did it take to crank out a P-51...start to finish?
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Re: seeing this beautiful work makes me wonder...

Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:08 pm

n5151ts wrote:..back in good ole WW II how long did it take to crank out a P-51...start to finish?


one day :lol:
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:14 pm

Lookin' good! 8)
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 2:37 pm

corsair166b wrote:Greeeeeaaaaatttt...and all this in less time than it takes to hang a useable engine on the Corsair......seriously, what is the holdup with the engine for the Corsair, that bird has'nt flown in like 3 years! Would love to see it out and around on the airshow circuit and in Archie Donahue's colors, but it has YET to happen!

M


It flew in the last 3 years,

Once, then the engine failed
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:16 pm

Matt Gunsch wrote:Once, then the engine failed


Again... :(
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Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:48 pm

Did I miss something about the 51? Is all of this work for general restoration and upgrades or did something happen to the airplane.

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Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:00 am

[quote="Steve S"]Did I miss something about the 51? Is all of this work for general restoration and upgrades or did something happen to the airplane.

Steve S[/quote]


More than likely if the longerons were replaced this would be due to corrosion usually found on annual/condition inspections, and monitered to a point that eventually they need replaced. The only way is to take the thing completely apart and I would assume if you were doing this then might as well redo the whole thing. Its looks really nice can't wait to see it finished :!: :!:
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Fri Aug 15, 2008 11:08 am

steve dickey wrote:
Steve S wrote:Did I miss something about the 51? Is all of this work for general restoration and upgrades or did something happen to the airplane.

Steve S



More than likely if the longerons were replaced this would be due to corrosion usually found on annual/condition inspections, and monitered to a point that eventually they need replaced. The only way is to take the thing completely apart and I would assume if you were doing this then might as well redo the whole thing. Its looks really nice can't wait to see it finished :!: :!:


Couldn't have said it any better.
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