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Nicely done! A great home for a great airplane!

And thanks again for the opportunity to snoop around the B-36 when I was down there in February.
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Looks great! They really busted their rumps on that!

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Just beautiful..hats off to all the folks at Pima!

I'm hoping to get to see her in person next summer.

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Thank you for all the kind words. I will pass them on to the people who did the real work. Here are a few photos I took a couple of minutes ago.

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There's gonna be one less tree tomorrow

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Half way there.

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One side Junior, comin through.

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Looking good James! What is that, almost exactly four years of hard work?

From this:

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To within a hair's breath of being completed.

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James lookin great! I'm gonna have to make another trip out this Christmas when I visit my folks.
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WOW!!!!!

Like everyone else in Texas I was disappointed that we couldn't keep her here, but she sure looks great! Excellent work y'all!

Hmmmm, Tuscon is about 953 miles, road trip? 8)

*and hey Strategic Air Command is on TCM tonight* :lol:
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wow!!!!

Great work! I gotta come take a look at that sometime.

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Cripes A Mighty wrote:

Hmmmm, Tuscon is about 953 miles, road trip? 8)


I used to make it from Abilene to Phoenix in about 12 hours...Tucson should be a snap... :D

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Looks absolutely fantastic! I hate to see her baking in that blistering Tucson sun. Any plans for a hangar?

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Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D

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APG85 wrote:
Looks absolutely fantastic! I hate to see her baking in that blistering Tucson sun. Any plans for a hangar?


In theory, yes. I practical terms that will be a multi-year fund raising project for a very large building to house the B-36 and possibly a couple of other large aircraft and a number of smaller ones.

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It looks like when airplane nuts reitre, they move to Tucson and volunteer at Pima. Again great job guys, in a VERY short time.
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RickH wrote:
Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


I like the way you think Rick!

hehe :wink: :wink:

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Looks GREAT ! When do ya'll expect to do engine runs ? :wink: :D


So how many thousands of gallons an hour would she burn during a typical flight?

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