Dave~What's the plan for FIFI?

Sun May 03, 2009 10:12 pm

Wait till you see my next pic!!!
Dave

Mon May 04, 2009 8:28 am

just warn me first if it is more video of the functioning CFC turrets!!

I need to run and grab a box of tissues first!!! :shock:

Mon May 04, 2009 9:44 pm

No, it's not that but they do have that working on "T-Square 54" at Boeing!! I have my new first engine that arrived today at the hangar in Midland and it's a beauty! I'll post some pics in the morning if I have time.

Dave

Mon May 04, 2009 10:09 pm

Even better!!!!!

Please post!!

Thanks

Wed May 06, 2009 8:33 am

Hey everyone, looky looky at what Santa left on Dave's front hangar door!
http://www.commemorativeairforce.org/?p ... 169fd717ad
Alan

Wed May 06, 2009 8:54 am

Hi Dave! Man, Isn't that exciting when the engine shows up all shiny and new!?! Soon you'll have the excitement of seeing it on the wing and running! That's a good feeling..... :wink:

Good luck and keep up the udates.

PJ
PV-2Harpoon "Hot Stuff"
www.amhf.org

Wed May 06, 2009 9:30 am

HOLY COW!!! :shock:

That sure is a beautiful site!!!! :shock:

Who would have thought what amazing things reside in that UGLY shipping container!!!!

I bet your postman H A T E S you!!!! :lol:

Mazeltov!!!!

Thu May 07, 2009 7:58 am

Yes, it's been very exciting to finally have one here! This is my team! Me, Tom, Jim and Rudy!
Dave

Our Squadron leader and Executive Officer came to join in the festivities. Lyn Fite on right and Tom Travis on left.

Isn't she beautiful!

Now the fun starts!!
On the Whiting stand and close to home!

Thu May 07, 2009 12:39 pm

You could eat off of that PUPPY!!!

Very nice...!!!!!!!!! :lol:

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Thu May 07, 2009 1:08 pm

the330thbg wrote::

by the way.., on a certain B-29 yahoo groups site.., someone (the site owner) is posting your FiFi engine run-up youtube video as, none other.., than.., drumroll please

DOC's

i had to laugh!

Well, it must be true then. I even saw a press release about a year ago, saying that "Doc will fly before FIFI does." I've actually heard a CAF guy or two say the same thing. :roll:

But now that I'm out of the way, perhaps the B-29 Squadron will prove the naysayers wrong.

Gary

Thu May 07, 2009 1:19 pm

from the way things are turning out for Doc.., Kee Bird will be airborne first!!

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Thu May 07, 2009 2:23 pm

the330thbg wrote:from the way things are turning out for Doc.., Keebird will be airborne first!!

KEEBIRD! Yeah!!!

Always been a Skynyrd fan!

Rich

Thu May 07, 2009 2:55 pm

That's great to see!

Thu May 07, 2009 4:57 pm

Great news!!

Did you guys run it today...seeing that it was up to temp already today!
(Was it really 104 out there today?)

Thu May 07, 2009 5:07 pm

the330thbg wrote:from the way things are turning out for Doc.., Kee Bird will be airborne first!!

Sounds almost gleeful. Here and I thought we all wanted to see warbirds fly, regardless of the sponsoring organizations. The CAF *does* have a significant advantage over USAM in PR, manpower, and funding.

Given the fact that last year's USAM fundraiser airshow got rained out and barely broke even, and this year's has been cancelled thanks to the airport manager's "requirements," times are a little tight. The last I heard, though, they had fabricated the new spar cap and were preparing to install it. That might be tough, since Boeing put them outside again.

I don't know anything about a Yahoo group for Doc. Certainly posting someone else's video as your own is a no-no. But it's possible that the poster may have been confused about the origin of the video. Can you provide a link?

Dave~What's the plan for FIFI?

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