Aircraft

[litl rooster]

Here's one to check out.

http://www.twaseniorsclub.org/twavideo/twastratoliner.html

Only 10 made and look at the leg room and amenities.

Old Man Harrison on Pawn stars sez, them were the old days when Men wore suits to travel by air. You can board in flip flops these days. Course that's preferred so they can look for explosives between your toes.  Could you imagine what a cross country flight with those amenities would cost these days.

[Texas Lawdog]

The flight attendants had to be qualified as a nurse in order to be hired. Folks nowdays don't do anything special in the ways of dressing up for airline travel.

[Delmonico]

The flight attendants had to be qualified as a nurse in order to be hired. Folks nowdays don't do anything special in the ways of dressing up for airline travel.

Lots of times they don't for weddings and funerals either.

[Texas Lawdog]

That's true and they even wear hats with wire brims.

[Major E A Sterner]

That's true and they even wear hats with wire brims.

The HEATHENS!!!

[Leo Tanner]

This come up on the Glenn Miller play list tanight.  Didn't see the video the first time it came around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOLOVoO3k3g

[Leo Tanner]

And yes I do listen to this stuff on a regular basis.  Anyone that don't like it can ask me how much I care bout their opinion.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Leo, I saw the plane that played the "Belle" in the summer of '89 when it was on it's way back to it's  home field in Chino, Calif.. Was on display at our local airfield. Still in the Belle's colors at the time, I took some 35mm pics of it. Believe I still have them buried in a box here somewheres..............Buck

[Texas Lawdog]

I took a tour of the real "Memphis Belle" when it was on Mud Island in Memphis, Tn. It had a metal awning over the plane, but it was exposed to the weather.

[Texas Lawdog]

I am anxious to see what our A26 will look like after it's restoration. It is supposed to be a Korean War impression this time. It is supposed to be done in May and will be flown to Fort Worth from Breckenridge, Tx. It will hangared at the Vintage Flight Museum, which is "Chuckie's" former home.

[Texas Lawdog]

I will soon be offically a member of the CAF A26 Squadron.

[Texas Lawdog]

I'm going over to the Vintage Flight Museum in Fort Worth tomorrow morning. I haven't been over there since "Chuckie" left. There should be a lot of empty space in the hangar. I am excited about the A26 coming here to be hangared here in May.

[Savvy Jack]

Hey guys. Thought I'd post this here since the topic was airplanes.

About ten years ago I decided to build an 82% scale  Curtiss P-6E Hawk biplane fighter called a S.A.C.O. Hawk. To be powered by a Chevy 383 Stroker. To make a ten year old story very short, I built a good bit of the airplane but an airline pilot in the great north west wanted it more than I did. I took the money and bought a restored 1984 Jeep CJ-7. I know.......but the airplane world just got too expensive for me. I use to taxi my dad's 1928 WACO around the airport by myself when I was 13.....ANYHOW......

Here are a few photos of it as I sold it.




The REAL P-6E Hawk



Can't leave out the Jeep!


AND A VIDEO of my friends P-6E Hawk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTtGkrEbqZU

[wildman1]

Hey guys. Thought I'd post this here since the topic was airplanes.

About ten years ago I decided to build an 82% scale  Curtiss P-6E Hawk biplane fighter called a S.A.C.O. Hawk. To be powered by a Chevy 383 Stroker. To make a ten year old story very short, I built a good bit of the airplane but an airline pilot in the great north west wanted it more than I did. I took the money and bought a restored 1984 Jeep CJ-7. I know.......but the airplane world just got too expensive for me. I use to taxi my dad's 1928 WACO around the airport by myself when I was 13.....ANYHOW......

Here are a few photos of it as I sold it.




The REAL P-6E Hawk



Can't leave out the Jeep!


AND A VIDEO of my friends P-6E Hawk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTtGkrEbqZU

Jack, that looks really nice, I am impressed.  But , you do know this is TALL TALES. WM:

[Savvy Jack]

 But , you do know this is TALL TALES. WM:

Yeah folks seldom believe what I say, and I am always accused of not reading and just posting....figured I'd live up to it and this was a good excuse!  

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I'd rather have the Hawk ...
 

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Those use an inline or radial engine? Kinda hard to tell........Buck

[Savvy Jack]

Those use an inline or radial engine? Kinda hard to tell........Buck

The original airplane used an inline Curtiss "Conqueror" (600 hp V-1570-23) engine. While building the Hawk I created and maintained a webpage for it. Before I dissolved the webpage I saved all my information. I have a vast photo collection of the original Hawks as well as information I gathered from books, yes JB I do read, and documentations. I also followed closely Ralph Rosanik and his quest to own an original. He settled for a 100% scale replica he build from scratch using some parts from an original Hawk. He died before he had the chance to fly it! Dont think it ever flew and is in the EAA museum. There is only one original Hawk and of course is in the Air Force museum. The one I posted above (#60)  is the full scale replica.

The 82% scale replica I was building was powered with a Chevy 383 Stroker. The one in the video is also powered with a 383 Stroker.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

I've seen the one at Wright-Pat and the Hawk is one of (In my humble opinion) one of the top 1 or 2 cool lookin' biplanes.  Of all times.

[Savvy Jack]

I've seen the one at Wright-Pat and the Hawk is one of (In my humble opinion) one of the top 1 or 2 cool lookin' biplanes.  Of all times.

Years ago, I think late 1960's, it use to belong to a guy in Atlanta, Ga. I have a friend, ex-WWII F6F pilot, was offered the Hawk for $10,000. He turned the Hawk down....he was there to look at a table saw for sale. That was a lot of cash back then....but he had it and wished he had purchased it!

[Texas Lawdog]

Thanks for sharing the photos with us. I spent about 4 hours at the Vintage flight Museum yesterday. They were giving rides on a privately owned C47 painted up as a DDay aircraft. I got to look over a privately owned B25 named "Pacific Proweler". I have agreed to help them with building security for the hangar. I got to meet several members of the VFM, as well as "Chuckie" Hosper. I will probably be spending my Saturdays over there for a while.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Nice place to work, TLD

[Savvy Jack]

....there I was at 30,000 feet when all of a sudden......

[Texas Lawdog]

The guys that flew "Chuckie" down to Virginia in Jan. almost got frostbite beacuse the cockpit was not heated and they had to fly at over 7,000 feet of altitude. The B29 was the first bomber that was pressureized.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Yeah, you had to be pretty hardy to fly altitude in winter skies then. No heated suits would be a real problem. i believe the WW II crews had them though.............Buck