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I vote for FLIGHT OF THE MEW GULL.

Also… MY SECRET WAR… we have enough Skyraiders to make a good show!

Just two of the many I can think of….

Swoose

I saw the Swoose in about 1996 or 1997 in the storage hangar at Dulles. That storage hangar had the Space Shuttle, B-17G, B-25, Ju-52 and a bunch of other “stuff” in it. I would imagine it is still there until they complete the restoration shop at the Hazy complex.

Dan

Forum Value

I have really enjoyed this post! 😀 There has even been a great amount of entertainment value is this! Reading peoples opinoins and how they express them!

In traveling around to view the aircraft collections around the US and other countries I have noticed the different standards. Most of the standards are a reflection of the owners themselves. Paul Allen on one end and Red Bull on the other. Lone Star Flight Museum in Texas to Evergreen in Oregon. Then the different restoration companies. Midwest Aero in Illinois with their amazing Mustangs and Personal Plane Services with their awesome Spitfires. Ezell in Texas builds them to the owners specification. They built up the B-25 for Red Bull and then built up the Mustang “Miss Marylin II” that was VERY stock. So, yes… it does come down to what the owner wants.

More power to ANYONE who gets these historic aircraft in the air! When I go to the airshows and see them in the air I dont turn my back on the glossy sea blue Corsair and salute the “super stock” Mustang. I wont frown on a red Piper Cub or a Staggerwing that has the avionics package from a Learjet! I am more excited when I do see aircraft restored down to the last authentic detail but smile when any of them fly off into the wild blue.

Blue Skies,
Dan

T-35

The Buckaroo would have been in competition around the same time frame as the Beech Model 45 (T-34) and the Fairchild XNQ. So, yes… good guess on it looking like a 34. I’ll get my book out at home and find out the construction number total. As was stated before only a few were built. I have pictures of several that were supplied to the Saudi’s and armed with .30 cal. Guns and rocket rails!! They had 145hp Continental engine but most of the ones flying today have the bigger 210hp Continental. When we had the 50th Anniversary Fly-In here in Texas we had 4 T-35’s show up. Will dig those pictures out too.

Globe had been a contractor for Beech building AT-10’s during the war so after the war they jumped into building their Swift. When Globe started having finacial trouble they were bought by Temco. Temco went on to build Swifts, Fairchild 24s, and a few others. Globe was based in Fort Worth, Texas and Temco in Dallas. (Temco = Texas Engineering Manufacturing Company)

One of my first aviation jobs was helping work on a Swift. Neat machines! The Swift owners sure like their polished airplanes. Thats also where I learned how to polish and vowed to NEVER own a polished airplane… well… broke that vow!

Blue Skies,
Dan

Rebuild

Well… from what I have heard, tailwheel being rebuilt/redesigned. Another prop being prepared. This doesnt sound like the project has ended.

Dan

Stuka

Well… a Stuka sure would steal the show anywhere it goes. I know it is a big complicated airplane/aeroplane but hey… that would be my resquest for someone to build!!

Blue Skies, Dan