Really well spoken Propstrike.
Thank you.
In my experience, people bringing the hardcore “keeping it real” position, tend to bring very little else to the table beyond their complaints.

Not really.
Aluminum does not corrode like steel does.
A polished aluminum surface needs very little maintenance to remain corrosion free.
Aluminum in a hangar is in very little danger of corroding.

Andy

Clearly,
it’s gonna’ need some air to air pictures! 🙂

An eagerly awaited restoration indeed!

Yeah, but even that new engine is impossible to get cylinders for ;P……

Andy

Elliott.
Please do not ever hesitate to self promote!
Your articles are most enjoyable and getting to read them here is a highlight of the forum.
Much thanks for the link to an excellent article.

I was fortunate enough to meet John Romain on a couple of occasions when he flew at Niagara South.
I think it is pretty safe to say that we won’t be seeing any more 109’s in my neck of the woods any time soon (ever).
The DB-601 had a distinct sound. Very brutish, while the supercharger kind of put me in mind of a really powerful Porsche.

Andy

I’ll tell you what, send Oxcart and I the $200 million and we’ll do both the Condor and the Hali!
Sound like a plan?

This looks like one of those tail heavy Hurricanes folks have been talking about on the other thread. 🙂