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October 4, 2004 at 3:44 am in reply to: Another Cockpit Test #1412223

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I know they’ve been putting some work into the 500 with an eye on getting her flying. The only externally visible progress from June of 2002, though, is stripping the paint from the fuselage and wings. I belive the current project for the crew that will restore the 500 is the Albatross at Amjet.

October 4, 2004 at 3:37 am in reply to: A (hopefully) More Difficult Cockpit Challenge #1412233

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It’s definately a jet. I can’t comment on the similarity to an L-39 cockpit, having never gotten a close look inside one.

October 4, 2004 at 3:06 am in reply to: Another Cockpit Test #1412383

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I didn’t realize Wally had a PV-2, I know there is a C-60 tucked away in the Amjet hangar. The aircraft in the background is Howard 500 #9 N137U

October 3, 2004 at 11:23 pm in reply to: Another Cockpit Test #1412572

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Have to remember to exclude members of the WIX next time… How about the aircraft in the background?

September 28, 2004 at 4:43 am in reply to: Nice….!! #1425975

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I can’t say why the Rangers are so common for these projects. There is another project I’ve heard about, but can’t find further details on at the moment. Two retiree’s in either North or South Dakota here in the states built full scale Bf-109 replicas from composite materials, these were powered by Ranger engines, though most likely the inverted V-12 rather than the 6-cyl used on the P-40 and P-51 replicas.

September 28, 2004 at 3:46 am in reply to: Nice….!! #1426002

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Sorry I can’t find any better photos. The ranger looks good on his 2/3 Mustang too, http://members.shaw.ca/kfalconar/fa/mustang.htm . Ross Grady used to own ex-FAB Cavalier Mustang 67-22581 C-GMUS, which is now N151MC and has unfortunately been returned to stock P-51D configuration by the current owner.

September 24, 2004 at 6:04 am in reply to: What got you started in loving Aviation? #1432856

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I’ve been interested in airplanes as long as I can remember. As a kid I used to run outside any time I heard an airplane… ok I still do if it makes the right sound. But what really got me interested was going to the show put on every summer by the Minnesota Wing of the CAF. My dad took me to their show for the first time when I was 7 or 8, and I’ve been hooked ever since.

September 23, 2004 at 12:57 am in reply to: MAJOR NEW ANNOUNCEMENT #1433768

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I am sure our German speaking friends will be rolling on the floor, as ‘wixer’ has a meaning you wouldn’t want people to call you…little lone own up to :p

Is there no word or acronym safe from similar meaning in some language?

September 22, 2004 at 5:05 am in reply to: MAJOR NEW ANNOUNCEMENT #1434651

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Groupees? They probably have toupees

Are you saying us from the WIX are old? Well, some of the others maybe, at 22 I’m one of the youngest WIX members(probably applies here too), there are far too few people of my generation interested in warbirds and vintage aircraft.

September 14, 2004 at 3:49 am in reply to: Forum Members, Who Are we? #1554015

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This shot is a few years old, that’s me in white with Roger Christgau in front of his ETO veteran P-51D 44-63675/NL1751D

September 14, 2004 at 2:10 am in reply to: How Much does it cost to fly Sally B? #1554028

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While a bit smaller than the B-17, and differing fuel and incurance costs here in the US, the local CAF unit gives the figure of $2,000 or about 1100 pounds(sorry, requisite key missing from this US keyboard) per hour for their B-25

September 8, 2004 at 5:42 am in reply to: The first Warbird you saw fly! #1560015

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It’s hard to say which one I truly saw fly first, as my first exposure to warbirds was at the anual display put on by the Southern Minnesota Wing of the then Confederate Air Force at Holman Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. The warbird that sticks out in my memory is Ross Grady’s Cavalier Mustang 67-22581/C-GMUS(now N151MC), close behind in memory is Roger Christgau’s P-51D 44-63675/NL1751D, and actual combat veteran. The sound of the Merlin still has the same effect on me some 14 years later and I still have no adequate way to describe it.

September 3, 2004 at 3:18 am in reply to: ID OF A SPIT #1564925

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Yes, she now flies at the Palm Springs Air Museum here in the states. Registered to Pond Warbirds LLC as N114BP. When I last saw it in the mid 90s it was painted in a blue/green cammo and marked as WZ*P. I’ll try and scan a photo in the next day or so.

August 29, 2004 at 4:17 am in reply to: Sea Fury survivor queries… #1601381

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I heard that once finished he wanted it to return to the UK 🙂

I selfishly hope not. Mr. Greenhill is a frequent guest at airshows around here in his Mustangs. I’d love to see the Sea Fury become a regular, haven’t seen one of Hawkers Finest for 4 years now.

August 28, 2004 at 11:42 pm in reply to: Sea Fury survivor queries… #1601538

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Unless I’ve completely lost my mind, WG655 is the T.20 under restoration to fly here in the states for Chuck Greenhill. The last time I heard, he had not decided yet weather to convert it to R-3350 power, or to stay with the Centaurus.
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