Yes folks, time for some of the latest photos of our T-6 which now actually looks like an aeroplane, well apart from the wings and engine and stuff… 😮
I am soooooo pleased with her – this is the first time on her U/C for about 40 years…. 😀
BTW thought i’d put a photo up of the nose art I knocked up – French COIN T-6s were called Tomcats cos of their ‘growl’ – shes a Texan and therefore a Texan Tomcat – the character being Tom Cat off of Tom and Jerry, but in the pose of the famous ‘anytime baby’ F-14 logo produced by Grumman, only this ‘cat has only one tail.
One USN squadron adopted the logo (as many do) since their main recruiting area was Texas – hence the six gun….
I rather like it and as we have a lady (well Jo Guest 😉 ) on the nose of the Beech we thought we’d have a cartoon on the Six… 😎
All the best
TT
By: The Blue Max - 25th May 2005 at 17:20
Who me!!
By: philip turland - 25th May 2005 at 09:28
Ah, Bod it is you….didn’t know you went under that disguise
By: The Blue Max - 24th May 2005 at 21:21
Bod??? Test pilot??? not until we get that go in his stearman he promised us…..remember the oil cooler ben
you just need to be about when one’s Flying!!
By: Rlangham - 24th May 2005 at 21:15
RL we are at Brunters…
Sweet, you guys are just down the road from me! Might pay you a visit sometime, always good to see a proper aircraft with a propeller 🙂
By: alanl - 24th May 2005 at 21:12
QOUTE
Still cant believe that we/I are actually a very small part of this aircraft restoring world that i read about in A******e, Flypast and Classic Wings….
Aint it cool!
😀
I know I pinch myself everytime I go in the hanger at Coventry to have a tinker/polish/sweep!
And I shook hands with……Ken Ellis(gasp) on Sunday!
Wicked! as my son would say!! 😀
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th May 2005 at 15:24
Well i mean it PT!
Didnt however mean to cause offence to Oscar Duck if I did – he’s just got a bigger toy box than us – lucky sod!
By: philip turland - 24th May 2005 at 15:17
At the risk of saying something daft (see Vulcan news thread)
I Thank you and my pleasure……the chuckle brothers helped of course and i think there was one other barking a lot if i remember correctly
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th May 2005 at 14:57
Very true – had a smile as wide as Bournemouth when i saw her on her U/C for the first time..beleive me I’m VERY grateful and have PT to thank for that!
By: AFH10 - 24th May 2005 at 14:54
I know she’s just a Harvard and i guess especially to some of the big players on the forum like OD thats like restoring the Ford Escort of the warbird world….
🙁 At least you’ve got one TT, I would hazard that not a big proportion on the forum has
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th May 2005 at 14:17
LOL 😀
By: T J Johansen - 24th May 2005 at 14:15
Looking good!! first flight next week then???
Will she be at………. 😉 😀
T J
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th May 2005 at 11:49
Just as long as we dont get him to do the engine !!!! 😀
By: philip turland - 24th May 2005 at 11:47
Bod??? Test pilot??? not until we get that go in his stearman he promised us…..remember the oil cooler ben
By: philip turland - 24th May 2005 at 11:44
11th would be good Damien….look forward to seeing you then.
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th May 2005 at 10:03
That’d be great mate – bit more to see now ……………. Phil?
Unless you fancy waiting til the LPG day?
By: philip turland - 24th May 2005 at 09:45
She makes a nice compliment to our Beech 18 doesn’t she?
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th May 2005 at 09:43
Hi All thanks for your comments –not just me involved though ‘Hellraising’ Turland (see other threads! 🙂 ) is also heavily involved… we hope to have her on show by the Beech for the first time on the 10th July at the LPG Day – we’d like to do something a bit special for em a) cos they are good blokes and b) they really are cracking on with the QRA sheds –
RL we are at Brunters…
DB…any chance of putting something about the Six on the Beech website
Bod – you can be testpilot !
Stig, Steve x2 Alan, OD and Loco – cheers boys!
I know she’s just a Harvard and i guess especially to some of the big players on the forum like OD thats like restoring the Ford Escort of the warbird world….but its as close as I’ll ever afford to get to something like a P-51/Spit etc….
Still cant beleive that we/I are actually a very small part of this aircraft restoring world that i read about in A******e, Flypast and Classic Wings….
Aint it cool!
😀
Think we’re cooling it for a bit on the T-6 now we can roll her about but watch out for more Beech updates soon kids!
By: Locobuster - 24th May 2005 at 04:13
Looks great, Ben, looking forward to watching her be completed!
By: oscar duck - 23rd May 2005 at 22:48
Very nice job – I guess she won’t be flying on Sunday however!
By: alanl - 23rd May 2005 at 22:19
Well done TT and team more power to your elbow.
RLangham I think the team are currently based at Bruntingthorpe.
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