Sun-N-Fun Warbird Stuff

[spookythecat]

This is awful news. Glad to hear everyone is alright.

Stay safe!

[Zachary]

Here is a link to EAA Photojournalist Brady Lane's gallery of the aftermath on EAA's Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?ai ... 2081688622

Just devastating...

[crystal lakes]

I was hoping someone was going to say april fools!!!!
Thats a mess.

[C VEICH]

Those pics are hard to look at. What a bummer.

[Robbie Stuart]

My Heart goes out to all affected by this, I have folks from here in Atlanta there, we have not heard from, we hope they are OK. Thanks to all for the updates, & yes those pics are hard to look at. Does anyone know how our Warbird folks came out?
Regards
Robbie

[airknocker]

EAA video from Sun N' Fun:
http://bcove.me/rk2tn0jj

[jtramo]

Saw a pic with the T-6 painted like Pardues Bearcat sitting on it's belly. I have seen nothing but blue sky's for the 7 years in a row then this. I was supposed to camp out there but the evacuated and now I'm in a hotel hoping they have something going on tomorrow otherwise I am going to head home. They are saying the show will go on and the forecast is great for tomorrow but they have their work cut out for them.

[m charters]

Have seen a pic of that T-6 from the other side, and it is actually in a ditch. Rolled there by the looks of it.

[C VEICH]

Have seen a pic of that T-6 from the other side, and it is actually in a ditch. Rolled there by the looks of it.

The T-6 is shown in the ditch, still in its gear and looking undamaged, in the video linked to in airknocker's post above.

[airknocker]

A preliminary, but not complete listing of damages a/c at SNF by EAA:

http://www.eaa.org/lakeland/
Aircraft Damaged at Sun ‘n Fun
March 31, 2011 (5:39 p.m. CDT) - We know that many of you are concerned for your friends and family members who may have flown their aircraft to Sun ‘n Fun; we share your concern for the hardships they may be going through as the staff, volunteers and members at Sun ‘n Fun work to recover from the damage inflicted by the storm. Based on a review of photos from a variety of sources, including a slideshow posted by EAA Multimedia reporter Brady Lane, we can share this list of damaged aircraft with you. It is by no means complete, but it does represent a significant number of the aircraft damaged by Thursday’s severe thunderstorm.

Name/Description - N-number
Helio Courier - 60JA
Aviat Husky - 43WY
Cessna 208 Caravan - 171CC
Zenith CH-701 - 71ZA
AirCam - 912LA
AirCam - 612WF
Zenith CH-801 - 801PP
American Champion 7GCBC - 54BY
RV-6A - 155ED
RV-3B - 12XR
Maule MX-7-180B - 11ZV
Eclipse EA500 - 94GA
Acey Duecy P-70 - 426AM
971BP Big Piet - 971BP
974BP Big Piet - 974BP
840LM Big Piet - 840LM
Lightplane - XB-ALE
Zenith CH-750 - 750ZZ

No N-number visible:
2 Thorp T-18 homebuilts
Cub lightplane
Black and Purple lightplane (UL area)
White with Red Trim lightplane (UL area)
High-wing Yellow Husky or Super Cub pushed into White RV
Yellow and Black “Kitfox” (?)
Camo Nanchang in Chinese markings
Blue T-6 in ditch
Grey Cessna L-19 in ditch - Markings too small

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[airnutz]

Lotta heartbreak in Lakeland..what a pity.

[marine air]

Not too bad. Most of the aircraft are LSA or STOL type aircraft. Nothing irreplaceable like a Spitfire or Alexander Eaglerock, etc. THere was also a C-208 Caravan damaged.

[shrike]

Not too bad. Most of the aircraft are LSA or STOL type aircraft. Nothing irreplaceable like a Spitfire or Alexander Eaglerock, etc. THere was also a C-208 Caravan damaged.

Kinda callous, that. Like saying, "Gee, it was just your wife that died, not like she was a supermodel or anything important."

[lmritger]

Not too bad. Most of the aircraft are LSA or STOL type aircraft. Nothing irreplaceable like a Spitfire or Alexander Eaglerock, etc. THere was also a C-208 Caravan damaged.

Most of those planes represented something special to their owners- a realization of a life-long dream to own and fly their own plane, for instance. I know I would be just absolutely sick if it were my "lowly" STOL bird flipped, bent, folded, spindled and mutilated.

But hey, it's not a warbird, so fark'em, right?

Lynn

[Dan K]

Neither sunny nor funny...a sad event.