CF P-40 has arrived at American Aero Services

[florida.warbirds]

http://floridawarbirds.wordpress.com/20 ... -services/

The P-40 has arrived.

[CWBuff]

Super-groovy!


Fade to Black...

[hang the expense]

I hope there was no damage to the airframe because of the way it was packed in the container.I think using 2 containers would have been smarter.

[Richard W.]

Wasn't there any padding in there between the walls of the container and the aircraft?

[Kyleb]

I hope there was no damage to the airframe because of the way it was packed in the container.I think using 2 containers would have been smarter.

You ain't kidding. I wouldn't pack a bedframe that poorly.

[big fatty]

I hope there was no damage to the airframe because of the way it was packed in the container.I think using 2 containers would have been smarter.

You ain't kidding. I wouldn't pack a bedframe that poorly.

Must have been that guys first time

[GARY HILTON]

That was certainly not a Chapman move....As pocked and pitted as our nations roads are....it would be a wonder if nothing was damaged....Hope somebody has good insurance, or just really enjoys patching boo-boos.

[Mike]

I understand that the dismantling and packing was done by the guy who built it in the first place.

[Mark Allen M]

Perhaps the guy who built it is a master at putting them together but not so good at taking them apart? ... joking of course.

Seriously? Perhaps we're not seeing the full story. Maybe the crate was in the process of being unloaded when the photos were taken. That crate could have been packed with all kinds of foamy soft packing material before the photos were taken.

[TAdan]

I'm going to give the shipper the benefit of the doubt until evidence shows otherwise. It was packed at The Fighter Collection. They have moved quite a few warbirds (and P-40's) in shipping containers like that before. I seriously doubt they would do a hap hazard job.

I looks forward to seeing this P-40 grace our skies and hope to see it in person. The early P-40's are my favorite.

[Pogo]

I've been holed up in the wood shop of a WWI aviation museum with spotty internet access ... could someone please give a brief history of where this beautiful airplane is coming from? I know it was at the big show in Duxford, but where before that? Thanks!

Speaking of Dux, I suppose the P-26 is having similar adventures? I'm amazed at all these ultra rare planes being shipped overseas and back...?

[Thomas_Mac]

I've been holed up in the wood shop of a WWI aviation museum with spotty internet access ... could someone please give a brief history of where this beautiful airplane is coming from? I know it was at the big show in Duxford, but where before that? Thanks!

Speaking of Dux, I suppose the P-26 is having similar adventures? I'm amazed at all these ultra rare planes being shipped overseas and back...?

A brief history was included with the statement from The Collings Foundation when they announced they had acquired the aircraft.
Check it out here
http://www.collingsfoundation.org/ma_P- ... cement.htm

[JohnTerrell]

When her restoration was completed at Chino a number of years back, it didn't spend too much time there before it was shipped to England, so very few here in the States have seen it in person, except for those that either traveled to Duxford or caught it at some other UK or European shows.

I have to repeat what was said a few posts back, about the experience that TFC and those involved with this aircraft have in (just about routinely) shipping warbirds back and forth between the US and UK (Mustangs, Spitfires, P-40's, P-47's, the P-26, the list goes on). One of the hard things to see is just how rigid everything is within the container. American Aero Services reported, with these same photos they shared, that the aircraft will be flying in September following assembly, so everything must be just hunky-dory.

There are some great photos from way back in mid-late March showing when the aircraft was disassembled and packaged-up (the container remained at Duxford for a while before it was eventually shipped):
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... 014/page14
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... 014/page15

[Pogo]

Thanks bunches, y'all!

I do enough photography to understand the tricks cameras can play with foreshortening, etc., never for an instant thought anyone was being careless with that wonderful bird. But man oh man, it sure *looks* like it's being handled casually, and allowed to come into contact with steel and asphalt, doesn't it? Yikes, lol. I just take it for granted those folks are pros who are handling it like the ultra rare historical piece it is, and that appearances are deceiving. Very cool to see, thanks again!

[CoastieJohn]

A little P-51 tease from the link above.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf5-Sps2U8o