Warbird Information Exchange

Enjoy the tour of the interior too-
https://player.vimeo.com/video/141475497

Whoa! That was an unexpected purchase. Cool. I remember seeing her in 1998 when I was out there. Great to see her coming back to life.

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Christopher Soltis
Dedicated to the preservation and education of The Sikorsky Memorial Airport

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Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?

One slight error in the video. It says the plane was Gen. George MacArthur airplane. Shouldn't that be Douglas MacArthur?

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Remember, the propeller is only there to keep the pilot cool.If you don't believe me, have it stop and watch the pilot start sweating!

The airplane is not "known as Batann" either.

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Chris Kennedy
Peoria, AZ

Great to see so much progress! I'm very much looking forward to seeing this Connie fly. Love them Connies!

The interior seems to be very authentic. The "radio nerd" in me really appreciated the gratuitous shots of that beautiful Hammarlund SP-600 HF radio receiver in the passenger cabin...

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Dean Hemphill, K5DH
Port Charlotte, Florida

Another Connie airworthy is always good.

One minor question....

How are they going to fly it out? I was under the impression that the runway at Valle was shortened after the airplane was originally brought in. 4200' seems pretty short at 6000' elevation.

Was that the one at Ft. Rucker? I remember seeing one there during flight school(1970).I am pretty sure they had a sign on it saying "Bataan". Time to go find the pictures.

I noticed both issues and found it odd since the LFL crew usually does a pretty good job on the production of the videos and website. Two major glaring errors is kinda odd.

Three.

(But that doesn't take away from the sight of all four running... )

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

One of my prize possessions comes from a Lufthansa "Connie"
Q does this lady still survive? Thanks in advance

Regards Duggy

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When I was young "sex was safe & flying was dangerous".

Light fuel load, cold day, shouldn't be a problem. I saw it earlier this month. I'm glad there will be another Connie with air under the wings...

There's also a much longer runway that isn't in use but could probably be made available for a one time use (FAA does it on a fairly regular basis actually).

Awesome!! Seems like a pretty good deal for PoF as well - they get to sell the plane then get paid to restore her as well. Question - why not fly it to Texas for the restoration work? This will be really cool to see flying!

Tom P.