tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34769656445922952932024-03-08T16:03:26.560-08:00F-89J Restoration ProjectFollow Heritage Flight Museum's progress as they bring one of the last examples of this Cold War jet-interceptor from Montana to Bellingham, WA for restoration as a static display. The F-89J was flown by HFM founder William Anders in the early days of his distinguished flying career.Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-36873791403665949662010-07-23T01:40:00.000-07:002010-07-23T01:45:18.239-07:00Stop by and see me sometime....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElVz6eJ8SI/AAAAAAAAAxI/k7mRjO-_KtU/s1600/f89+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElVz6eJ8SI/AAAAAAAAAxI/k7mRjO-_KtU/s400/f89+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497019170539827490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Heritage Flight Museum<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=heritage+flight+museum&fb=1&gl=us&hq=heritage+flight+museum&cid=12623798946617801172" class="l" onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','','2','','0CBgQFDAB')" title="Heritage Flight Museum"><br /></a>4165 Mitchell Way<br />Bellingham, WA 98226<br />(360) 733-4422</span><span dir="ltr" class="skype_pnh_container" style="font-size:180%;"><span dir="ltr" title="Call this phone number in United States of America with Skype: +13607334422" class="skype_pnh_highlighting_inactive_common"><span class="skype_pnh_right_span"> </span></span></span></div>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-34258897234223531172010-07-22T23:46:00.000-07:002010-07-23T02:15:57.863-07:00The Black Knights of Bellingham<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElBDkfUd3I/AAAAAAAAAsQ/seANzULlHes/s1600/portraits+%288%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElBDkfUd3I/AAAAAAAAAsQ/seANzULlHes/s320/portraits+%288%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496996349772855154" border="0" /></a>On 19 July the Heritage Flight Museum was privileged to host a reunion of the 57th Fighter (Interceptor) Squadron.<br /><br />Boy, were they in for a surprise....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElBtobiOOI/AAAAAAAAAsY/gExEnPKduYw/s1600/Boss+%283%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElBtobiOOI/AAAAAAAAAsY/gExEnPKduYw/s320/Boss+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496997072385226978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Bill addressed these warriors, thanking his comrades in arms for their service to their country during a difficult time.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElCZcKU-TI/AAAAAAAAAsg/X2uWzIrvOcY/s1600/portraits+%284%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElCZcKU-TI/AAAAAAAAAsg/X2uWzIrvOcY/s320/portraits+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496997825006074162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A toast was made to fallen comrades.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElCvGJoYRI/AAAAAAAAAso/cpk2zbbP288/s1600/portraits+%283%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElCvGJoYRI/AAAAAAAAAso/cpk2zbbP288/s320/portraits+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496998197054693650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Old friendships were renewed and new ones were made.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElDV44RQaI/AAAAAAAAAsw/hg8SOb6jyVs/s1600/mini-IMG_6609.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElDV44RQaI/AAAAAAAAAsw/hg8SOb6jyVs/s320/mini-IMG_6609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496998863507112354" border="0" /></a><br />Former F-89 pilot Lt. Col. Dick Rutan flew up in his newly painted Berkut.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElFOrEtQPI/AAAAAAAAAs8/o4RlNjMGySA/s1600/f89+%283%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElFOrEtQPI/AAAAAAAAAs8/o4RlNjMGySA/s320/f89+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497000938565353714" border="0" /></a><br />General Anders asked his guests to turn to face the hangar door, and to the sound of the Star Spangled Banner...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElFy44iO3I/AAAAAAAAAtE/VsIA-vCQd1I/s1600/f89+%284%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElFy44iO3I/AAAAAAAAAtE/VsIA-vCQd1I/s320/f89+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497001560747686770" border="0" /></a><br />the door was slowly raised to reveal an old friend.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElGspSf0XI/AAAAAAAAAtc/JGiF9YrdPdQ/s1600/portraits+%289%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElGspSf0XI/AAAAAAAAAtc/JGiF9YrdPdQ/s320/portraits+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497002552994025842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElHvYWwYdI/AAAAAAAAAts/vm-q6r8MvRg/s1600/mini-IMG_6592.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElHvYWwYdI/AAAAAAAAAts/vm-q6r8MvRg/s320/mini-IMG_6592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497003699499721170" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bill introduced JR and Hal, and thanked them for their efforts in the recovery and restoration.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElIh6KkRyI/AAAAAAAAAt0/EnA7C0-Agz0/s1600/mini-IMG_6594.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElIh6KkRyI/AAAAAAAAAt0/EnA7C0-Agz0/s320/mini-IMG_6594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497004567568860962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A few of the recovery team members were there (Steve, Einar, JR, Hal, Bill, and Lyle took the photo.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />JR talked recovering the Scorpion in the harsh weather.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElLOiXTMcI/AAAAAAAAAuA/FX_JcyGUoPM/s1600/portraits+%285%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElLOiXTMcI/AAAAAAAAAuA/FX_JcyGUoPM/s320/portraits+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497007533297185218" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Cold Warriors reunited in the warm Bellingham sun.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElLkjkxrNI/AAAAAAAAAuM/S_SdZp0x1BM/s1600/portraits+%286%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElLkjkxrNI/AAAAAAAAAuM/S_SdZp0x1BM/s320/portraits+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497007911579266258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElMsrfzZMI/AAAAAAAAAuY/d_3FlH-VSCA/s1600/mini-IMG_6686.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElMsrfzZMI/AAAAAAAAAuY/d_3FlH-VSCA/s320/mini-IMG_6686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497009150656472258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Allegiant Airlines very graciously loaned the museum some boarding stairs for the reunion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElNEXWX6eI/AAAAAAAAAug/gVwtHaU2Xhk/s1600/portraits+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElNEXWX6eI/AAAAAAAAAug/gVwtHaU2Xhk/s320/portraits+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497009557565073890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And these gents made full use of them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElNqpKBs3I/AAAAAAAAAuw/SlNPbfeYbCc/s1600/portraits+%2812%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElNqpKBs3I/AAAAAAAAAuw/SlNPbfeYbCc/s320/portraits+%2812%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497010215180153714" border="0" /></a><br />For many it was the first time in a F-89 cockpit in over 40 years!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElN406GWvI/AAAAAAAAAu4/qEaDsNeK0cE/s1600/portraits+%2813%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElN406GWvI/AAAAAAAAAu4/qEaDsNeK0cE/s320/portraits+%2813%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497010458852743922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElOGd3Tm6I/AAAAAAAAAvA/79w2Np7H68A/s1600/portraits+%2814%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElOGd3Tm6I/AAAAAAAAAvA/79w2Np7H68A/s320/portraits+%2814%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497010693185182626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElOjlWKq-I/AAAAAAAAAvI/0Lul5KAW3Zg/s1600/portraits+%2815%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElOjlWKq-I/AAAAAAAAAvI/0Lul5KAW3Zg/s320/portraits+%2815%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497011193409874914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElOyElNHLI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/JDt2UdT974M/s1600/portraits+%2818%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElOyElNHLI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/JDt2UdT974M/s320/portraits+%2818%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497011442312617138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElO-Rw7wPI/AAAAAAAAAvY/9VHRDcs8TKY/s1600/portraits+%2819%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElO-Rw7wPI/AAAAAAAAAvY/9VHRDcs8TKY/s320/portraits+%2819%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497011652009902322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElPOFqrSwI/AAAAAAAAAvg/MK6VsTn6aWg/s1600/portraits+%2816%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElPOFqrSwI/AAAAAAAAAvg/MK6VsTn6aWg/s320/portraits+%2816%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497011923640339202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElPeivnlMI/AAAAAAAAAvo/NyivA8WA0zQ/s1600/portraits+%2817%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElPeivnlMI/AAAAAAAAAvo/NyivA8WA0zQ/s320/portraits+%2817%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497012206323602626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Museum volunteer Einar (2nd from left) grew up in Iceland when the 57th FIS was there!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElQSc9jGpI/AAAAAAAAAv0/P5EqSCHr-Xo/s1600/portraits+%2820%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElQSc9jGpI/AAAAAAAAAv0/P5EqSCHr-Xo/s320/portraits+%2820%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497013098124614290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElREf502eI/AAAAAAAAAwE/V4Q_7jk3ye0/s1600/Boss+%282%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElREf502eI/AAAAAAAAAwE/V4Q_7jk3ye0/s320/Boss+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497013957907765730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bill and Valerie Anders<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElRdyjBxfI/AAAAAAAAAwU/RSfBzh4Oufo/s1600/Boss.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElRdyjBxfI/AAAAAAAAAwU/RSfBzh4Oufo/s320/Boss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497014392409146866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElSJDC_0mI/AAAAAAAAAwc/sDb9Zzp1INE/s1600/portraits.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElSJDC_0mI/AAAAAAAAAwc/sDb9Zzp1INE/s320/portraits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497015135572578914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElSjuxGaFI/AAAAAAAAAwk/SxC9zFFfK3s/s1600/mini-IMG_6599.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElSjuxGaFI/AAAAAAAAAwk/SxC9zFFfK3s/s320/mini-IMG_6599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497015593985271890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Generations apart, fighter pilots forever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElTJ81ra0I/AAAAAAAAAws/1C4mPVUxFoY/s1600/mini-IMG_6600.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElTJ81ra0I/AAAAAAAAAws/1C4mPVUxFoY/s320/mini-IMG_6600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497016250597600066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Alan Anders explains to Bill that he's read the Dash-1 and is ready for his checkout.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElUGXzTbNI/AAAAAAAAAw0/88ndK_bH8Io/s1600/Boss+%284%29.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElUGXzTbNI/AAAAAAAAAw0/88ndK_bH8Io/s320/Boss+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497017288627547346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Bill gives his official thumbs up of approval.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElUfAXFAUI/AAAAAAAAAw8/vHXV4rwSUy8/s1600/Boss+%285%29.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TElUfAXFAUI/AAAAAAAAAw8/vHXV4rwSUy8/s320/Boss+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497017711831875906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ALL RIGHT JR, NOW LET'S FIND SOME ENGINES!!Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-79238453333275730932010-07-16T22:58:00.000-07:002010-07-17T00:09:53.657-07:00RolloutRollout<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFHYwq_5-I/AAAAAAAAAqI/1GlZemJ06lE/s1600/mini-P1120189.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFHYwq_5-I/AAAAAAAAAqI/1GlZemJ06lE/s320/mini-P1120189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494751511076399074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Time to give our Scorpion some sunshine.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFHyRycwiI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/WvYN_90E1UE/s1600/mini-P1120194.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFHyRycwiI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/WvYN_90E1UE/s320/mini-P1120194.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494751949462749730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The cockpits look even better in the daylight.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFIXOwb5aI/AAAAAAAAAqY/RRiEAPJkeb0/s1600/mini-P1120250.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFIXOwb5aI/AAAAAAAAAqY/RRiEAPJkeb0/s320/mini-P1120250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494752584304158114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Alan Anders checked out the cockpit in his dad's first mount.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Take a look for yourself. Rear cockpit<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyXlkf6pkD9CPKEooJWUqi2WbK593-KyZly6sn8Hv46zKaoOmbJjH7UKyn408ep9J-OqVNcw2fYYxDFPPf2Rg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />Front cockpit.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxbPga-5dALbPrzGa7eUN6pjC145ivdiCT38M4ODFiLAKzNnbRMvD9kx3OWq3Z74c90GuGBdyTC8kCsrDrKGA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFKED4yrxI/AAAAAAAAAqk/rNMmEeQgcWE/s1600/mini-P1120200.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFKED4yrxI/AAAAAAAAAqk/rNMmEeQgcWE/s320/mini-P1120200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494754453992156946" border="0" /></a><br />Now let's protect the work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFKzInZkoI/AAAAAAAAAqs/a6D_4_tZClo/s1600/mini-P1120207.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFKzInZkoI/AAAAAAAAAqs/a6D_4_tZClo/s320/mini-P1120207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494755262715236994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With JR on the forklift, Erika and Hal eased the canopy into place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFLj9_XQ2I/AAAAAAAAAq0/jMF2Eu5X6rI/s1600/mini-P1120209.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFLj9_XQ2I/AAAAAAAAAq0/jMF2Eu5X6rI/s320/mini-P1120209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494756101676548962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And Einar, Hal and JR checked the operation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFOKA4r85I/AAAAAAAAArI/KDFEfDJooUU/s1600/mini-P1120271.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFOKA4r85I/AAAAAAAAArI/KDFEfDJooUU/s320/mini-P1120271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494758954312135570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Harley made sure the way was clear when we got the tip tanks out of storage.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFQb-KJt_I/AAAAAAAAArc/Qkcv66XfFis/s1600/mini-P1120289.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFQb-KJt_I/AAAAAAAAArc/Qkcv66XfFis/s320/mini-P1120289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494761461840984050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And with them reattached it was time for some cleanup.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFSNYwk7wI/AAAAAAAAArw/LXlhncYsnM0/s1600/mini-P1120376.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFSNYwk7wI/AAAAAAAAArw/LXlhncYsnM0/s320/mini-P1120376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494763410306690818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />"Your nose is bigger. "No, yours is."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFSdKNBtLI/AAAAAAAAAr4/AeSa1gMWPyU/s1600/mini-P1120336.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFSdKNBtLI/AAAAAAAAAr4/AeSa1gMWPyU/s320/mini-P1120336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494763681277392050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Cold Warrior in the sunshine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFXFZr_rnI/AAAAAAAAAsE/M_g_dcDrmkc/s1600/mini-P1120383.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TEFXFZr_rnI/AAAAAAAAAsE/M_g_dcDrmkc/s320/mini-P1120383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494768770675093106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We've still got a bit of work to do to her. Sorry, you can't see her just yet.Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-16541442980189210872010-07-13T23:14:00.001-07:002010-07-14T00:23:10.004-07:00Have a seat!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1V_fExitI/AAAAAAAAAnk/5t_bFl8r0iE/s1600/guard+dog.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1V_fExitI/AAAAAAAAAnk/5t_bFl8r0iE/s400/guard+dog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493641669623515858" border="0" /></a><br />An unmarked door of an anonymous hangar at the Bellingham Airport is guarded from squirrels by a viscous dog. Inside, a team works to restore a rare F-89 Scorpion.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1XGiy6evI/AAAAAAAAAn0/wJdMlGUlt4s/s1600/parts.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1XGiy6evI/AAAAAAAAAn0/wJdMlGUlt4s/s320/parts.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493642890393058034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yes, this is the original rear cockpit blast screen. Lots of elbow grease made it good as new.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1X98Sbg3I/AAAAAAAAAoA/QgNxNf1f9RQ/s1600/parts+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1X98Sbg3I/AAAAAAAAAoA/QgNxNf1f9RQ/s320/parts+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493643842128937842" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The radome looks good as new.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1YbVsdzMI/AAAAAAAAAoI/BSS7-X3hSuk/s1600/parts+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1YbVsdzMI/AAAAAAAAAoI/BSS7-X3hSuk/s320/parts+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493644347165232322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And how about that front cockpit?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1ZC4QTJAI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/3qkUI4lbMz8/s1600/seats+%285%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1ZC4QTJAI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/3qkUI4lbMz8/s320/seats+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493645026457232386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But today was a big day. First the Radar Observer's ejection seat dropped in.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1ZsFv82QI/AAAAAAAAAoY/clgqxbQTGis/s1600/seats.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1ZsFv82QI/AAAAAAAAAoY/clgqxbQTGis/s320/seats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493645734454286594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hal and Einar took a minute to plan the installation of the front seat.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1aY2xK8lI/AAAAAAAAAog/uTpALIZDX0o/s1600/seats+%286%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1aY2xK8lI/AAAAAAAAAog/uTpALIZDX0o/s320/seats+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493646503526986322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ready, Einar??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1a9S8Zj5I/AAAAAAAAAow/XyZg6Serj6U/s1600/seats+%287%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1a9S8Zj5I/AAAAAAAAAow/XyZg6Serj6U/s320/seats+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493647129565564818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And they were all smiles after it dropped into place.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1bvzb332I/AAAAAAAAApA/BHkoGmkANhw/s1600/seats+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1bvzb332I/AAAAAAAAApA/BHkoGmkANhw/s320/seats+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493647997280968546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1b9HexegI/AAAAAAAAApI/MG0s1BTMwMI/s1600/seats+%284%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1b9HexegI/AAAAAAAAApI/MG0s1BTMwMI/s320/seats+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493648226000140802" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1ceAdDhAI/AAAAAAAAApQ/m7tdVumx-xM/s1600/seats+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1ceAdDhAI/AAAAAAAAApQ/m7tdVumx-xM/s320/seats+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493648791049569282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Einar took a moment to contemplate what it must have been like to be a twenty-something 2nd Lt. with two live nuclear weapons under the wing, ready to defend the United States.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1dXr_dbFI/AAAAAAAAApY/Snih9ussRn8/s1600/seats+%2810%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1dXr_dbFI/AAAAAAAAApY/Snih9ussRn8/s320/seats+%2810%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493649781989141586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The F-89 now has both seats in her.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1eAxwd7YI/AAAAAAAAApo/2bP12BrEwJU/s1600/front+cockpit.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1eAxwd7YI/AAAAAAAAApo/2bP12BrEwJU/s320/front+cockpit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493650487911509378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Hal fitted the restored grip to the pilot's joystick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1eYYWgESI/AAAAAAAAApw/AXNJcIz2glI/s1600/front+cockpit+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1eYYWgESI/AAAAAAAAApw/AXNJcIz2glI/s320/front+cockpit+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493650893408571682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Safety First!!! The original trigger safety is attached to the restored grip.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1g-mMtImI/AAAAAAAAAp8/2K0sDfstM3U/s1600/front+cockpit+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1g-mMtImI/AAAAAAAAAp8/2K0sDfstM3U/s320/front+cockpit+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493653748983865954" border="0" /></a>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-38053230845570898832010-07-13T22:48:00.000-07:002010-07-13T23:08:03.808-07:00Remembering the Mechanic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1SWflNPLI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/goPNykpDSZ4/s1600/F89+blog+%2819%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1SWflNPLI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/goPNykpDSZ4/s400/F89+blog+%2819%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493637666850028722" border="0" /></a><p align="center">Through the history of world aviation<br />many names have come to the fore<br />Great deeds of the past in our memory will last,<br />as they're joined by more and more.<br /><br />When man first started his labor<br />in his quest to conquer the sky<br />he was designer, mechanic and pilot<br />and he built a machine that would fly.</p><p align="center">But somehow the order got twisted,<br />and then in the public's eye<br />the only man that could be seen<br />was the man who knew how to fly<br /><br />The pilot was everyone's hero,<br />he was brave, he was bold, he was grand,<br />as he stood by his battered old biplane<br />with his goggles and helmet in hand.</p><p align="center"><br />To be sure, these pilots all earned it,<br />to fly you have to have guts.<br />And they blazed their names in the hall of fame<br />on wings with bailing wire struts.<br /><br />But for each of these flying heroes<br />there were thousands of little renown,<br />and these were the men who worked on the planes<br />but kept their feet on the ground.<br /><br />We all know the name of Lindbergh,<br />and we've read of his flight of fame.<br />But think, if you can, of his maintenance man,<br />can you remember his name?<br /><br />And think of our wartime heroes,<br />Gabreski, Jabara, and Scott.<br />Can you tell me the names of their crew chief?<br />A thousand to one you cannot.<br /><br />Now pilots are highly trained people,<br />and wings are not easily won.<br />But without the work of the maintenance man,<br />our pilots would march with a gun.</p><p align="center"><br />So when you see mighty jet aircraft<br />as they mark their way through the air,<br />the greased stained man with a wrench in his hand<br />is the man that put them there.<br /><br />Author unknown </p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1Sd8V7HEI/AAAAAAAAAnY/8nDeGIsi9Zk/s1600/F89+blog+%2810%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TD1Sd8V7HEI/AAAAAAAAAnY/8nDeGIsi9Zk/s400/F89+blog+%2810%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493637794829638722" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span></p>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-60994536550002863782010-06-26T22:32:00.000-07:002010-07-13T22:47:23.631-07:00Everything old is new again<div style="text-align: left;"> (Well, almost everything.)<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbwFZW9JRI/AAAAAAAAAjU/TRs0HZWwcmo/s1600/mini-genera%3B+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbwFZW9JRI/AAAAAAAAAjU/TRs0HZWwcmo/s320/mini-genera%3B+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487337171494708498" border="0" /></a>We've been a little busy working on airplanes this year, but the F-89 was moved back inside this spring and work has continued.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbxcz5vwpI/AAAAAAAAAjs/El2K7FQ5PdA/s1600/mini-canopy.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbxcz5vwpI/AAAAAAAAAjs/El2K7FQ5PdA/s320/mini-canopy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487338673268572818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Even after years of sitting outside in the harsh weather of Montana, the canopy still cleaned up well.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb1aumkiwI/AAAAAAAAAk8/_LdfvjAzcow/s1600/mini-genera%3B+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb1aumkiwI/AAAAAAAAAk8/_LdfvjAzcow/s320/mini-genera%3B+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487343035532741378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Volunteers spent many hours cleaning and polishing the exhaust.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb1uETxSjI/AAAAAAAAAlE/alcboZJqZCU/s1600/mini-general+%281%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb1uETxSjI/AAAAAAAAAlE/alcboZJqZCU/s320/mini-general+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487343367776979506" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aircraft data plate.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbyQ0ooGxI/AAAAAAAAAj4/-Ur4JILjX-0/s1600/mini-seats.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbyQ0ooGxI/AAAAAAAAAj4/-Ur4JILjX-0/s320/mini-seats.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487339566818401042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The rear seat before...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbyhredi_I/AAAAAAAAAkA/UeZtcjEx17s/s1600/mini-seats+%284%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbyhredi_I/AAAAAAAAAkA/UeZtcjEx17s/s320/mini-seats+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487339856417623026" border="0" /></a><br />and after.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbzr0wEKaI/AAAAAAAAAkU/hhuFkumicCw/s1600/mini-seats+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbzr0wEKaI/AAAAAAAAAkU/hhuFkumicCw/s320/mini-seats+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487341130217695650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />We were able to acquire a new front seat and restored that too.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbz48VY4VI/AAAAAAAAAkc/-guf87_7ZdM/s1600/mini-seats+%285%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCbz48VY4VI/AAAAAAAAAkc/-guf87_7ZdM/s320/mini-seats+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487341355591590226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb0juGUSGI/AAAAAAAAAkw/TfvzMrXsxDw/s1600/mini-rear+cockpit+after+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb0juGUSGI/AAAAAAAAAkw/TfvzMrXsxDw/s320/mini-rear+cockpit+after+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487342090504652898" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The cockpits have been stripped, cleaned, and repainted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb28LFh9II/AAAAAAAAAlQ/8Bxcf6VN52A/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+%287%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb28LFh9II/AAAAAAAAAlQ/8Bxcf6VN52A/s320/mini-front+cockpit+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487344709626098818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb3KZinUdI/AAAAAAAAAlY/kO5_Tw9p6-c/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+after+%285%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb3KZinUdI/AAAAAAAAAlY/kO5_Tw9p6-c/s320/mini-front+cockpit+after+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487344954024350162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The instrument panels have been completely removed and cleaned. JR and Hal were able to perform a minor miracle tracking down many of the missing instruments.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb4EifmN2I/AAAAAAAAAlk/WRyQfnuj0xk/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+%288%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb4EifmN2I/AAAAAAAAAlk/WRyQfnuj0xk/s320/mini-front+cockpit+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487345952860026722" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb4OEIAGVI/AAAAAAAAAls/XcmMZ5bVJMk/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+after+%283%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb4OEIAGVI/AAAAAAAAAls/XcmMZ5bVJMk/s320/mini-front+cockpit+after+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487346116506687826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb4xldtJZI/AAAAAAAAAl0/tZbPWdv20GU/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+%2813%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb4xldtJZI/AAAAAAAAAl0/tZbPWdv20GU/s320/mini-front+cockpit+%2813%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487346726751511954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb48WKoayI/AAAAAAAAAl8/LiTyf9ODhvY/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+after.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb48WKoayI/AAAAAAAAAl8/LiTyf9ODhvY/s320/mini-front+cockpit+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487346911623539490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb5eKtaS5I/AAAAAAAAAmE/Vstc_GWCFVs/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+%2817%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb5eKtaS5I/AAAAAAAAAmE/Vstc_GWCFVs/s320/mini-front+cockpit+%2817%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487347492663741330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb5nQO57GI/AAAAAAAAAmM/cY2J0YIdrDQ/s1600/mini-front+cockpit+after+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb5nQO57GI/AAAAAAAAAmM/cY2J0YIdrDQ/s320/mini-front+cockpit+after+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487347648765226082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb7kqYqqzI/AAAAAAAAAmY/3sgsJNGz86Y/s1600/mini-rear+cockpit+%281%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb7kqYqqzI/AAAAAAAAAmY/3sgsJNGz86Y/s320/mini-rear+cockpit+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487349803269139250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb7zULodyI/AAAAAAAAAmg/TX4bpK0afbQ/s1600/mini-rear+cockpit+after.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb7zULodyI/AAAAAAAAAmg/TX4bpK0afbQ/s320/mini-rear+cockpit+after.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350055006926626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb8K0ilRSI/AAAAAAAAAmo/KHqWGAjnNe8/s1600/mini-rear+cockpit+%2810%29.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb8K0ilRSI/AAAAAAAAAmo/KHqWGAjnNe8/s320/mini-rear+cockpit+%2810%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350458830112034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb8XuyoDUI/AAAAAAAAAmw/cOr0kc45IG0/s1600/mini-rear+cockpit+after+%282%29.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb8XuyoDUI/AAAAAAAAAmw/cOr0kc45IG0/s320/mini-rear+cockpit+after+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487350680625089858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb9PU5Hi0I/AAAAAAAAAm4/N_iQadY2AOw/s1600/mini-genera%3B.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/TCb9PU5Hi0I/AAAAAAAAAm4/N_iQadY2AOw/s400/mini-genera%3B.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487351635745672002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Restoration is continuing. This gives you an example of the cramped confines Hal has to work in.Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-14739903530451090752010-01-27T11:44:00.000-08:002010-01-27T12:02:37.231-08:00Thanks to our restoration donorsAs you have read here, our recovery team has been to Helena, MT where they have disassembled the aircraft and had it transported back to Bellingham. Work to reassemble her is complete, and she is back 'on her feet'. We can now begin the restoration process, and our priorities are as follows:<br /><ul><li>Getting the bird from Helena to Bellingham - complete</li><li>An authentic '50s era USAF Air Defense Command external paint job</li><li>Cleaning up the cockpits - one ejection seat is missing</li><li>Developing the Scorpion's national & local Cold War story and history</li><li>Possibly making the aircraft able to taxi - depending on budget & safety</li></ul>It is important to recognize and thank our volunteers and donors, who are making this restoration possible. Our die-hard, diligent volunteer corps have worked tireless, dirty and long hours on this project (the kind of 'dirty job' that would impress even Mike Rowe), and are frequently found around our maintenance hangar and at our events. They continue to give of their time, their clean clothes and their good humor which makes us most grateful for their contributions.<br /><br />The following individuals have offered that other kind of support, for which we are equally grateful, that can't be paid for with volunteer hours - the dollars required to complete the restoration: <ul><li>Joe Clark</li><li>Barron Hilton</li><li>Bill Anders</li><li>Mark Kandianis</li><li>Bill Wooding - Lake Erie Trucking</li><li>Dave Johnson</li><li>Wayne Austin</li><li>Carl & Linda Peterson</li><li>Janet O'Toole<br /></li></ul>To all of our supporters, our sincerest thanks. Without you, preserving this country's military aviation history would not be possible. Thanks to your support, we are able to keep history alive for generations to come. We hope that you will continue to follow our progress here, and by visiting the aircraft at the Heritage Flight Museum at the Bellingham airport. [KS]Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-41692374984626012982009-11-04T23:55:00.000-08:002009-11-05T00:12:44.629-08:00VideosThe F-89 is back on her wheels at Heritage Flight Museum.<br /><br /><br />Here's a view from the top of the fuselage, looking into the cockpits. <br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyORZ5gRyyunEKs1TlWXyqVz_nOLYoppNXUQna3uoCIoIBNEj6NTZ-az_AdhPxA0ygnU078h8LPyRcbMN0keQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />And a walk around of the left side.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzuORhq0m_tdDXUQHNXRKFoA2rvlmnQw1NdztZ9a5HYUedjwdnNjZLKENJPz-smU9SjZIbsDb10ReF8MTKE3Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-24578529790460749022009-11-04T22:55:00.000-08:002009-11-07T23:08:07.605-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ3mCZRWPI/AAAAAAAAAeU/M_41giPC0A4/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+1+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ3mCZRWPI/AAAAAAAAAeU/M_41giPC0A4/s320/Wing+Assembly+1+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400510398532245746" border="0" /></a><br />Just like old times. At the crack of dawn we assembled at the F-89, ready to work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ38oybz2I/AAAAAAAAAec/ZY7N2L_4XYM/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+4+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ38oybz2I/AAAAAAAAAec/ZY7N2L_4XYM/s320/Wing+Assembly+4+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400510786795458402" border="0" /></a><br />First the fuselage was lifted from the trailer and the left stand removed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ4LoIBg2I/AAAAAAAAAek/Nqx934sPsCM/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+13+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ4LoIBg2I/AAAAAAAAAek/Nqx934sPsCM/s320/Wing+Assembly+13+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400511044315612002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5FYiiS3I/AAAAAAAAAes/2lYj2fbq4fY/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+89+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5FYiiS3I/AAAAAAAAAes/2lYj2fbq4fY/s320/Wing+Assembly+89+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400512036564257650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hal had a great idea: suspend each wing by adjustable lifts in the pitch and roll axis, and then match the wing to the fuselage's angle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5OWsO8eI/AAAAAAAAAe0/FJckDy6ph7o/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+112+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5OWsO8eI/AAAAAAAAAe0/FJckDy6ph7o/s320/Wing+Assembly+112+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400512190686884322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5fxcX5RI/AAAAAAAAAe8/91SpXBgvHAk/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+114+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5fxcX5RI/AAAAAAAAAe8/91SpXBgvHAk/s320/Wing+Assembly+114+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400512489925895442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5p4IJFzI/AAAAAAAAAfE/vhn_gRoCUjU/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+98+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ5p4IJFzI/AAAAAAAAAfE/vhn_gRoCUjU/s320/Wing+Assembly+98+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400512663518779186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ8UphbyKI/AAAAAAAAAfs/lq2SoCilzhs/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+20+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ8UphbyKI/AAAAAAAAAfs/lq2SoCilzhs/s320/Wing+Assembly+20+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400515597355960482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hal carefully guided JR on the forklift while Lyle and Eric lined up the wing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ8h4Bn8oI/AAAAAAAAAf0/3ZYM8atBroA/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+29+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ8h4Bn8oI/AAAAAAAAAf0/3ZYM8atBroA/s320/Wing+Assembly+29+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400515824587371138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With this elegant and simple idea the left wing easily slid into place.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Where the team swarmed over it, reattaching the wing bolts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ7kivjbCI/AAAAAAAAAfk/V43rHAOlHLA/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+38+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ7kivjbCI/AAAAAAAAAfk/V43rHAOlHLA/s320/Wing+Assembly+38+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400514770902412322" border="0" /></a><br />Erika and Rich worked on the top of the wing...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ9ZxXxvlI/AAAAAAAAAf8/lGMcqyVl2i4/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+34+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ9ZxXxvlI/AAAAAAAAAf8/lGMcqyVl2i4/s320/Wing+Assembly+34+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400516784873913938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />JR and Steve worked on the bottom...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ-HwghpEI/AAAAAAAAAgE/T4cD82QWKVo/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+63+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ-HwghpEI/AAAAAAAAAgE/T4cD82QWKVo/s320/Wing+Assembly+63+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400517574916154434" border="0" /></a><br />and Harley did a FOD check of the right wing, looking for any critters that may be hiding.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ-1k97obI/AAAAAAAAAgU/ZTOC7-Cj-18/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+53+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ-1k97obI/AAAAAAAAAgU/ZTOC7-Cj-18/s320/Wing+Assembly+53+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400518362092249522" border="0" /></a><br />Exhausting work, those FOD checks...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ_II4nVbI/AAAAAAAAAgc/h89cNoWrcoI/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+121+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ_II4nVbI/AAAAAAAAAgc/h89cNoWrcoI/s320/Wing+Assembly+121+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400518680971269554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ_qCFAuNI/AAAAAAAAAgk/1BY7021_hDg/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+124+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ_qCFAuNI/AAAAAAAAAgk/1BY7021_hDg/s320/Wing+Assembly+124+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400519263259769042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The right wing did not quite go on as easily, but it did with a little applied persuasion as shown by Eric<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ__J1pSnI/AAAAAAAAAgs/b_5pLkU4niM/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+133+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvJ__J1pSnI/AAAAAAAAAgs/b_5pLkU4niM/s320/Wing+Assembly+133+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400519626120055410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />and Lyle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKBZRUnfhI/AAAAAAAAAg0/FV2YmRDTHVo/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+137+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKBZRUnfhI/AAAAAAAAAg0/FV2YmRDTHVo/s320/Wing+Assembly+137+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400521174317235730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wings attached, and the left main gear is down as Bill looks on approvingly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwCDJSezouyTQSd5G7t22YAdABtLC0-O2yquSNgyXJ0cle60nqrw1IasqZq53QUL2pDRCZcP62qTkBUdU_9gA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Hit play to watch the right main gear lowered into position.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKEXVdUY9I/AAAAAAAAAg8/gYdUuTaPAE4/s1600-h/ScorpionOnWheels+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKEXVdUY9I/AAAAAAAAAg8/gYdUuTaPAE4/s320/ScorpionOnWheels+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400524439602619346" border="0" /></a><br />The crane is removed as the F-89 rests on it's wheels again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKKapMR2EI/AAAAAAAAAhE/BlZyCtuGudQ/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+148+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKKapMR2EI/AAAAAAAAAhE/BlZyCtuGudQ/s320/Wing+Assembly+148+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400531093509232706" border="0" /></a><br />And Bill took a quiet moment by himself.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKKr6HTiZI/AAAAAAAAAhM/5IiuK8k3TSI/s1600-h/Wing+Assembly+161+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvKKr6HTiZI/AAAAAAAAAhM/5IiuK8k3TSI/s320/Wing+Assembly+161+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400531390109550994" border="0" /></a>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-77960030171594062222009-11-04T13:47:00.000-08:002009-11-04T13:55:37.368-08:00Wings on. Gear down and locked.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvH4RZ3rw8I/AAAAAAAAAeI/y633iHsouyk/s1600-h/F89_crane_Nov09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/SvH4RZ3rw8I/AAAAAAAAAeI/y633iHsouyk/s320/F89_crane_Nov09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400370406079841218" border="0" /></a><br />The weather gods chose clear skies over pitching rain today, much to the relief of HFM's maintenance crew whose duty it was to re-affix the F-89 wings to the fuselage. Everyone was on site by 7:15 this morning, along with a big forklift and an 85 ton crane!<br /><br />The port-side wing popped right into place and took a mere half hour to secure. The starboard-side wing took a little longer, but it was all over by lunch time! Wings attached. Gear down and locked. Crane, straps, come-alongs, tools, guide ropes stowed and pizza ordered.<br /><br />Next order of business is to put some lead weights in the nose - the radar and various other pieces of equipment have been removed for cleaning - to move the already aft-placed center of gravity a little further forward. Then it's on with the tow-bar and back into the maintenance hangar.<br /><br />Photos and video to follow... [KS]Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-8632538936116568972009-11-01T18:00:00.000-08:002009-11-01T18:06:17.690-08:00The Scorpion's Lair...Thought you might enjoy a picture of the Scorpion in our maintenance hangar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Su49kXmHI4I/AAAAAAAAAd8/357pHJ8Ncic/s1600-h/Scorpions+Lair.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Su49kXmHI4I/AAAAAAAAAd8/357pHJ8Ncic/s320/Scorpions+Lair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399320698282255234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The left wing has been cleaned and the new tire mounted on the wheel. We plan to finish the right wing in the next couple of days, and hope to remount the wings Wednesday.Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-33470391110520572942009-10-30T15:45:00.000-07:002009-10-30T16:18:09.587-07:00The Work Continues Here In BellinghamIt's been a few days since we posted anything, but rest assured that the maintenance crew hasn't taken much of a break since they got back from Montana!<br /><br />They had a couple of days to catch up on some much-needed sleep while the fuselage and wings made their way here, and as the previous entries photos show, they did in fact make it in one piece... albeit on two different trailers! In the time since the major parts arrived, shrouded in the early morning mists, the fuselage, wings and horizontal stabilizer have been removed from the trailers and stored in the main maintenance hangar and the auxiliary storage hangar.<br /><br />For those of us awaiting the arrival of the aircraft and her dis-assembly team, it's really pretty exciting to have them all finally back here! The fuselage alone is massive, just barely fitting into the maintenance hangar. Volunteers have been busy cleaning, cleaning, cleaning and removing various instrumentation for further cleaning, and otherwise prepping the aircraft for getting it's wings back next week.<br /><br />At this very moment, the starboard wing is sharing the hangar space with it's old pal the fuselage - safely suspended on it's own cradle - while an army of volunteers drop the main gear out of the wings and replace the old, cracked, worn out tires. With this done, all the major parts are just about ready to be reunited. That monumental task will take place next week with the assistance of an 85 TON crane!<br /><br />Amazingly, the nose gear have been pumped up, continue to hold air, and are looking to be in not bad shape... which is good since we'll need a bigger jack to change out those tires once the wings are back in place.<br /><br />Despite being squirreled away in miscellaneous hangars, the F89 has garnered a lot of attention from the local airport community with folks constantly dropping by to marvel at it. One of our old tower controllers, the fantastic Jimmy Wright, cropped up out of Oregon earlier this week and shared with us many a story about the time he spent as an RO in the back seat of the F89!<br /><br />And today we received some fantastic mail in the form of a letter and collection of photos from Col. Bob Gruenhagen who not only worked on P-51's in Keflavik, Iceland (represented in the paint scheme worn by our P-51 Mustang) but also worked on F-89's! In fact, not just ANY F-89's but the very one's at Montana where ours came from! And that's not all, he actually knew our airplane and sent us some fantastic photos from it's grander, more airworthy days! Such a treat!! <span style="font-style: italic;">Col. Gruenhagen - we know you follow this blog, so consider this fair warning that we WILL be getting a hold of you!</span><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/duhClMo1Hd00-ORlgOVd4g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP-wdduMlI/AAAAAAAAANM/c8s3Gbp87Is/s144/mini-P1070295.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/HeritageFlightMuseum/F89JRestorationProject?feat=embedwebsite">F-89J Restoration Project</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />That's about it for now... we're hoping to have the aircraft back 'on it's feet' in time for our Museum's big Veteran's Day celebration, with an official welcome reception closer to our November Fly Day on the 21st.<br /><br />Stay tuned, there's more to come... [KS]Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-33703474868802250612009-10-19T17:30:00.000-07:002009-10-19T18:24:37.080-07:00Honey, I'm HOME!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0Fa7YhKQI/AAAAAAAAAcM/PpHlqwtI2Qs/s1600-h/trailer+025+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0Fa7YhKQI/AAAAAAAAAcM/PpHlqwtI2Qs/s320/trailer+025+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394473888834988290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What's that in the mist????</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0RIM8b2lI/AAAAAAAAAdA/e8-A5ixZsfs/s1600-h/trailer+012+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0RIM8b2lI/AAAAAAAAAdA/e8-A5ixZsfs/s320/trailer+012+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394486761271056978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0F5Y3h8II/AAAAAAAAAcU/PtP9NvOWqWA/s1600-h/trailer+017+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0F5Y3h8II/AAAAAAAAAcU/PtP9NvOWqWA/s320/trailer+017+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394474412145766530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Museum Executive Director Greg Anders inspects our latest acquisition. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0GP6mVNkI/AAAAAAAAAcc/lg-QW7qDt4I/s1600-h/trailer+021+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0GP6mVNkI/AAAAAAAAAcc/lg-QW7qDt4I/s320/trailer+021+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394474799157556802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Delivered to Heritage Flight Museum: 1 (one) F-89 Scorpion. Sign here, please. Will that be cash, check, or credit card?"</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0GctVjQUI/AAAAAAAAAck/af-kd7gvjCY/s1600-h/trailer+027+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0GctVjQUI/AAAAAAAAAck/af-kd7gvjCY/s320/trailer+027+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394475018935812418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0Gs2Aw_0I/AAAAAAAAAcs/nQulJe6AAHM/s1600-h/trailer+024+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St0Gs2Aw_0I/AAAAAAAAAcs/nQulJe6AAHM/s320/trailer+024+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394475296142458690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now the unloading begins, and this phase of the blog ends. Stay tuned as we begin the restoration!!</span>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-86715369483855933632009-10-16T22:13:00.001-07:002009-10-20T00:59:53.302-07:00The CrewMission Accomplished!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlSko4jz0I/AAAAAAAAAak/V2NjSLUtBkM/s1600-h/mini-the+crew++%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlSko4jz0I/AAAAAAAAAak/V2NjSLUtBkM/s320/mini-the+crew++%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393432818156293954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />JR, Lead Mechanic<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlSudiwVYI/AAAAAAAAAas/RUBIftuKirE/s1600-h/mini-the+crew++%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlSudiwVYI/AAAAAAAAAas/RUBIftuKirE/s320/mini-the+crew++%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393432986910741890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Hal, Mechanic<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlTZlnNGFI/AAAAAAAAAa0/hHlJevrXyGY/s1600-h/mini-the+crew++%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlTZlnNGFI/AAAAAAAAAa0/hHlJevrXyGY/s320/mini-the+crew++%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393433727811262546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Einar, Mechanic<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlT15x9iLI/AAAAAAAAAa8/98ntmBlGHZs/s1600-h/mini-the+crew++%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlT15x9iLI/AAAAAAAAAa8/98ntmBlGHZs/s320/mini-the+crew++%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393434214261426354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Erika, Civil Air Patrol and SAR<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlUOaeF_EI/AAAAAAAAAbE/krzuwhAybtA/s1600-h/mini-the+crew+.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlUOaeF_EI/AAAAAAAAAbE/krzuwhAybtA/s320/mini-the+crew+.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393434635353324610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Steve, CrewDog<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlUdDFYUeI/AAAAAAAAAbM/mjttywqp81Q/s1600-h/mini-the+crew++%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlUdDFYUeI/AAAAAAAAAbM/mjttywqp81Q/s320/mini-the+crew++%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393434886773690850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;">Lyle, Photographer www.aerocapture.com<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlU0lY3X1I/AAAAAAAAAbc/lxpsE5ecQD4/s1600-h/mini-the+crew++%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlU0lY3X1I/AAAAAAAAAbc/lxpsE5ecQD4/s320/mini-the+crew++%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393435291119214418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dave, videographer www.familyhistoryvideos.com<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St1t0n3t_zI/AAAAAAAAAdU/OOtp0MJEXVE/s1600-h/GroupShot+%28Medium%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/St1t0n3t_zI/AAAAAAAAAdU/OOtp0MJEXVE/s320/GroupShot+%28Medium%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394588679483031346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlU-Ye69PI/AAAAAAAAAbk/-SRF4yA0324/s1600-h/mini-t.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlU-Ye69PI/AAAAAAAAAbk/-SRF4yA0324/s400/mini-t.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393435459453646066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-4115639703138551512009-10-16T21:44:00.001-07:002009-10-18T15:58:42.739-07:00Homeward bound!!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Homeward bound!!!</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Tonight we'll just let the pictures do the talking.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlMtJTP8TI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/9DsRjrMWIK0/s1600-h/mini-P1080439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlMtJTP8TI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/9DsRjrMWIK0/s320/mini-P1080439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393426367227359538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlM63e54TI/AAAAAAAAAYY/rKl6Tcp2DYc/s1600-h/mini-P1080516.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlM63e54TI/AAAAAAAAAYY/rKl6Tcp2DYc/s320/mini-P1080516.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393426602962575666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StucXYliOxI/AAAAAAAAAbw/K9ExQEkprTM/s1600-h/Friday+%2877%29+%28Medium%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StucXYliOxI/AAAAAAAAAbw/K9ExQEkprTM/s320/Friday+%2877%29+%28Medium%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394076904257108754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlNFNVFaPI/AAAAAAAAAYg/QfxGhfd82Qk/s1600-h/mini-P1080517.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlNFNVFaPI/AAAAAAAAAYg/QfxGhfd82Qk/s320/mini-P1080517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393426780625660146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlNSPjX4WI/AAAAAAAAAYo/9-0nKbth5cU/s1600-h/mini-P1080618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlPmleyZ3I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/xCG29DOK8xk/s320/mini-P1080799.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393429553067747186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlPxLIDYdI/AAAAAAAAAaA/nnHQxWjUVlc/s1600-h/mini-P1080869.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlPxLIDYdI/AAAAAAAAAaA/nnHQxWjUVlc/s320/mini-P1080869.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393429734971630034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlRILe9GuI/AAAAAAAAAac/3bVYgYYmOkg/s1600-h/mini-P1080879.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StlRILe9GuI/AAAAAAAAAac/3bVYgYYmOkg/s400/mini-P1080879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393431229716306658" border="0" /></a>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-10734068713418402962009-10-15T18:47:00.001-07:002009-10-18T12:54:28.714-07:00So close....<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >So close...</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />Full of excitement, we started work this morning. For once, it wasn't snowing, raining, hailing, earthquaking.....</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfi5EOpitI/AAAAAAAAAU8/ykBmMKEU2cs/s1600-h/mini-P1080175-V2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 160px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfi5EOpitI/AAAAAAAAAU8/ykBmMKEU2cs/s200/mini-P1080175-V2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393028548815063762" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />There was a tiny bit of wind, though....</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfjPhAGQkI/AAAAAAAAAVE/XQRdVzE0vuI/s1600-h/mini-ProjectF89-0732.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfjPhAGQkI/AAAAAAAAAVE/XQRdVzE0vuI/s200/mini-ProjectF89-0732.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393028934495781442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">But the sunrise was worth it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfj5TdEANI/AAAAAAAAAVM/e7XaVejPQP4/s1600-h/tight+spaces.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfj5TdEANI/AAAAAAAAAVM/e7XaVejPQP4/s200/tight+spaces.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393029652413677778" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />We all jumped into our work. For Lyle </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfkKPpGppI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Nht6-vCAogA/s1600-h/tight+spaces+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfkKPpGppI/AAAAAAAAAVU/Nht6-vCAogA/s200/tight+spaces+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393029943448217234" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />And Einar, it meant returning to the landing gear we</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">lls to remove the remaining wing attachment bolts. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfkpTsUJkI/AAAAAAAAAVc/HXunQTaEHCM/s1600-h/tight+spaces+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfkpTsUJkI/AAAAAAAAAVc/HXunQTaEHCM/s200/tight+spaces+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393030477111371330" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />It was miserable work with no room to wear gloves and Einar's hands showed it.</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stf1KoMhPfI/AAAAAAAAAYE/Q2uIkEzEvlU/s1600-h/tight+spaces+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stf1KoMhPfI/AAAAAAAAAYE/Q2uIkEzEvlU/s200/tight+spaces+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393048641736883698" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hal</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfmiHD-4fI/AAAAAAAAAVs/XrnR64V0S-E/s1600-h/tight+spaces+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfmiHD-4fI/AAAAAAAAAVs/XrnR64V0S-E/s200/tight+spaces+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393032552485151218" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">and Steve also tested the limits of thei</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">r shoulders removing more wing bolts. If you had the Advil concession for the crew you would have made a killing....</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfnLLsbVKI/AAAAAAAAAV0/aX9d8f4iLKk/s1600-h/mini-P1080072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfnLLsbVKI/AAAAAAAAAV0/aX9d8f4iLKk/s200/mini-P1080072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393033258103166114" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />But it was worth it when the left flap retracted with no problem. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfoHjHMPvI/AAAAAAAAAV8/UP7LYTyvXTY/s1600-h/gear+up+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfoHjHMPvI/AAAAAAAAAV8/UP7LYTyvXTY/s200/gear+up+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393034295181590258" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />So Einar</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /> Hal<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfoTG6ICMI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ZvGYRhmwWl0/s1600-h/gear+up+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfoTG6ICMI/AAAAAAAAAWE/ZvGYRhmwWl0/s200/gear+up+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393034493769025730" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StforLhhArI/AAAAAAAAAWM/e8TVgQJTugE/s1600-h/gear+up+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StforLhhArI/AAAAAAAAAWM/e8TVgQJTugE/s200/gear+up+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393034907324842674" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: right; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">and Steve took turns pumping the jacks and just barely raising the Scorpion off the ground.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then Hal attached the lift </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfpkP3Dm-I/AAAAAAAAAWU/leG4EfP3KeY/s1600-h/mini-P1080091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfpkP3Dm-I/AAAAAAAAAWU/leG4EfP3KeY/s200/mini-P1080091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393035887741475810" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">points for the wings and fuselage.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">While we waited for the crane to show up....</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfqOIxQxCI/AAAAAAAAAWc/JE2WgsKUrWM/s1600-h/mini-P1080136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfqOIxQxCI/AAAAAAAAAWc/JE2WgsKUrWM/s200/mini-P1080136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393036607392629794" border="0" /></a></span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pre-solo student pilot Lyle caught up on his reading. </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfqp-TndvI/AAAAAAAAAWk/w5CnsKlAGmQ/s1600-h/mini-P1080118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfqp-TndvI/AAAAAAAAAWk/w5CnsKlAGmQ/s200/mini-P1080118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393037085620270834" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">While the rest of us caught up on some rest.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfrN9NocDI/AAAAAAAAAWs/EtXZfR3nU6Q/s1600-h/mini-P1080190.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfrN9NocDI/AAAAAAAAAWs/EtXZfR3nU6Q/s200/mini-P1080190.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393037703802023986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">We were honored with a visit from local resident and former F-89 pilot Cliff Higgins, who had actually flown and stood alert in this aircraft. It was an emotional visit for the old warrior, exactly what we intend to accomplish with our restoration. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The crane arrived!!!!</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfsOjPps0I/AAAAAAAAAW0/2vWh5bA-_gI/s1600-h/crane+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfsOjPps0I/AAAAAAAAAW0/2vWh5bA-_gI/s200/crane+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393038813522670402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfuLXRBSaI/AAAAAAAAAW8/euXvWAa1ffw/s1600-h/crane.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfuLXRBSaI/AAAAAAAAAW8/euXvWAa1ffw/s200/crane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393040957790833058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The crane was attached, the Scorpion was barely lifted off her wheels....<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfu8TlWRvI/AAAAAAAAAXE/rUpE6X0KD7E/s1600-h/gear+up+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfu8TlWRvI/AAAAAAAAAXE/rUpE6X0KD7E/s200/gear+up+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393041798615942898" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">both hydraulic systems held firm as </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">the left main gear was retracted....</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfvUJzqu3I/AAAAAAAAAXM/DfA8AdpSuac/s1600-h/gear+up.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfvUJzqu3I/AAAAAAAAAXM/DfA8AdpSuac/s200/gear+up.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393042208308509554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">and so was the right one. For the first time in decades the F-89 was off her wheels.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Our celebrations were cut short by an alarm from the crane. A crane without enough lifting capacity had been dispatched and the Scorpion was too heavy for it.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfy1K3CXEI/AAAAAAAAAX0/sx5ne0BIsf8/s1600-h/mini-ProjectF89-1078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stfy1K3CXEI/AAAAAAAAAX0/sx5ne0BIsf8/s200/mini-ProjectF89-1078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393046074061642818" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Carefully, the F-89 was lowered back onto the jacks. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfzGlTqpyI/AAAAAAAAAX8/YFG9Jb1t64s/s1600-h/mini-P1080422.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StfzGlTqpyI/AAAAAAAAAX8/YFG9Jb1t64s/s200/mini-P1080422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393046373218821922" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where she sits tonight. Another crane is scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning at 0930. Follow the Heritage Flight Museum on Facebook for up to the minute posts on our progress!<br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-86437957519239520682009-10-14T18:57:00.000-07:002009-10-18T12:44:27.169-07:00H is for Hydraulics...<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >H is for Hydraulics</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br />but by the end of today we were using a lot of other letters and a lot of other words. The good news is that we finally got a break from the weather. While freezing rain came down during our breakfast, it rapidly cleared and the temperatures soared to the low 50s during the afternoon.<br /><br /><br />First, because of an operator error by Steve tonight there are no photos of Lyle and </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" style="font-size:85%;">Einar</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> at work today. This is a great shame because both of them spent the entire day buried inside the wheels wells disconnecting wing attachment bolts and linkages that were extremely difficult to get to and in many cases covered with animal droppings. It was a long, dirty job that Mike Rowe would have loved, and </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="font-size:85%;">Einar</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> and Lyle both deserve recognition for their work.<br /><br /><br />Today's priority was activating the hydraulic system. This was necessary because the flaps are hydraulically powered and interlinked via a torque tube between the wings, and this interlink must be disconnected in order to remove the wings. Unfortunately, the only access to the linkage is when the flaps are in the down position, and that requires hydraulic power.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StapM44p1MI/AAAAAAAAAT4/wC33q5XYSRE/s1600-h/mini-IMG_0125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StapM44p1MI/AAAAAAAAAT4/wC33q5XYSRE/s200/mini-IMG_0125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392683642716280002" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Using a "mule", a portable battery powered hydraulic pump, we carefully tapped into the hydraulic system.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StacWuD5N4I/AAAAAAAAASg/xJoTXp1zhm4/s1600-h/mini-P1070841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StacWuD5N4I/AAAAAAAAASg/xJoTXp1zhm4/s200/mini-P1070841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392669517958166402" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />JR and his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bellingham</span> mule.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stapeh45Z1I/AAAAAAAAAUA/tJ0jf9AK7QY/s1600-h/mini-IMG_0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Stapeh45Z1I/AAAAAAAAAUA/tJ0jf9AK7QY/s200/mini-IMG_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392683945780930386" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br />Know what happens when you very carefully apply thousands pounds of hydraulic pressure to decades old lines and fittings? You get leaks... So you try the other hydraulic system. And you get new leaks.... </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And you end up doing what you've been trying to avoid, you have to tap directly into the flap system which involves a lot of swearing while trying to tap into a line in a location a line is not meant to be put.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StafdSPLqZI/AAAAAAAAASo/F05sLxaigTs/s1600-h/mini-P1070827.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StafdSPLqZI/AAAAAAAAASo/F05sLxaigTs/s200/mini-P1070827.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392672929283287442" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hal works on tapping directly into the flap system, while on the left Lyle takes a break from working inside the wheel well.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StaqLJFUqKI/AAAAAAAAAUI/RldgsXHZapU/s1600-h/mini-IMG_0126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StaqLJFUqKI/AAAAAAAAAUI/RldgsXHZapU/s200/mini-IMG_0126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392684712216275106" border="0" /></a><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">As JR pressurizes the hydraulic system, Hal keeps a careful watch from the cockpit.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StahDHJBArI/AAAAAAAAASw/aabUglKpabc/s1600-h/mini-P1070866.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StahDHJBArI/AAAAAAAAASw/aabUglKpabc/s200/mini-P1070866.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392674678651290290" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">But eventually we were able to tap into the line, and the flaps came trundling down. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StaqcnMbWjI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/WGDCH3h9Qpc/s1600-h/mini-IMG_7066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StaqcnMbWjI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/WGDCH3h9Qpc/s200/mini-IMG_7066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392685012356913714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StaivGbwXAI/AAAAAAAAATA/bXaKsheM_lQ/s1600-h/mini-P1070874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StaivGbwXAI/AAAAAAAAATA/bXaKsheM_lQ/s200/mini-P1070874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392676533887327234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br />After some discussion JR and Hal decided that removing the right flap would be the smart thing.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StajHje9aJI/AAAAAAAAATI/7jrZVTr9S5I/s1600-h/mini-P1070899.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StajHje9aJI/AAAAAAAAATI/7jrZVTr9S5I/s200/mini-P1070899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392676954002253970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">And a group effort got it done. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StajQmmlNFI/AAAAAAAAATQ/Whh4ZFlfyD0/s1600-h/mini-P1070923.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StajQmmlNFI/AAAAAAAAATQ/Whh4ZFlfyD0/s200/mini-P1070923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392677109458351186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StajaghQwKI/AAAAAAAAATY/qX68kVpjZMM/s1600-h/mini-P1070929.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StajaghQwKI/AAAAAAAAATY/qX68kVpjZMM/s200/mini-P1070929.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392677279624118434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StalfMO4tbI/AAAAAAAAATo/788e4GlEf_A/s1600-h/mini-P1070936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StalfMO4tbI/AAAAAAAAATo/788e4GlEf_A/s200/mini-P1070936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392679559100937650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Staloq4k93I/AAAAAAAAATw/DOkDxKkRlW4/s1600-h/mini-P1070938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/Staloq4k93I/AAAAAAAAATw/DOkDxKkRlW4/s200/mini-P1070938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392679721947690866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">She's looking pretty forlorn, but don't worry. We're pretty dang good at putting airplanes back together, too....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>We need to have both landing gear legs retracted before we can disconnect the wings, so with only one flap off and the gear yet to go we ended the day behind. Tomorrow morning we'll hit the ground running.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We tend to give our photographer </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Lyle </span><span style="font-size:85%;"> a hard time, but he does a terrific job. Here's some bonus images he shot of today's work.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StasFX4bQII/AAAAAAAAAUY/F38aw1TheyQ/s1600-h/mini-IMG_0149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StasFX4bQII/AAAAAAAAAUY/F38aw1TheyQ/s200/mini-IMG_0149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392686812132753538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StasNTasKoI/AAAAAAAAAUg/6BbNcxvOXZQ/s1600-h/mini-IMG_7077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StasNTasKoI/AAAAAAAAAUg/6BbNcxvOXZQ/s200/mini-IMG_7077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392686948373244546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StasYakO-0I/AAAAAAAAAUo/wqm_CdBg3a0/s1600-h/mini-IMG_7073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StasYakO-0I/AAAAAAAAAUo/wqm_CdBg3a0/s200/mini-IMG_7073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392687139270884162" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-39901074028870136042009-10-13T19:49:00.000-07:002009-10-27T07:42:23.999-07:00All Weather Crew<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >All Weather Crew</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I was told that the weather in Montana was pretty variable, but today it seemed our crew got hit with everything but a tornado. Despite that and other frustrations, much was accomplished and we are still on schedule to be home early next week.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVGdXYR7yI/AAAAAAAAAQI/6XNHIlpLK40/s1600-h/mini-fin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVGdXYR7yI/AAAAAAAAAQI/6XNHIlpLK40/s200/mini-fin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392293599152041762" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" > The Scorpion was waiting for us this morning, and so was the brewing storm.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVHWiJceMI/AAAAAAAAAQY/E4KgGEj3A3Q/s1600-h/mini-fin+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVHWiJceMI/AAAAAAAAAQY/E4KgGEj3A3Q/s200/mini-fin+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392294581295151298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVHvlxiUpI/AAAAAAAAAQo/h8IOTVeV4X8/s1600-h/mini-fin+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVHvlxiUpI/AAAAAAAAAQo/h8IOTVeV4X8/s200/mini-fin+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392295011765342866" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >After a go</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">od</span> night's sleep, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Einar</span> and Hal made short work of removing the bolt and removing the lower rudder. </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVISugznYI/AAAAAAAAAQw/R1eYs3zq1Vs/s1600-h/mini-misc.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVISugznYI/AAAAAAAAAQw/R1eYs3zq1Vs/s200/mini-misc.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392295615406513538" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The weather rapidly deteriorated, going from sleet to freezing rain to snow and ice pellets.<br /><br />It was a good time to get everyone off the wing and working on the pylons.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVJlVNmAcI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/16iQRBsBWsY/s1600-h/mini-pylon+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVJlVNmAcI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/16iQRBsBWsY/s200/mini-pylon+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392297034544185794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">They were the first frustration of the day, needing a bit of "persuasion" to come off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVO8h701iI/AAAAAAAAARs/KMSVsOg8Cd8/s1600-h/mini-pylon+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVO8h701iI/AAAAAAAAARs/KMSVsOg8Cd8/s200/mini-pylon+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392302930654451234" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ok</span>, they needed a lot of (carefully applied) persuasion.</span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVMNvwE_6I/AAAAAAAAARQ/z5xxE1DJH8M/s1600-h/mini-pylon+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVMNvwE_6I/AAAAAAAAARQ/z5xxE1DJH8M/s200/mini-pylon+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392299927886167970" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">But eventually fishermen <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Einar</span> and Lyle hauled in a beauty, a Douglas AIR-2 Genie missile</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> pylon. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVMyOZuDxI/AAAAAAAAARY/DkAYHcQJSmk/s1600-h/mini-stab+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVMyOZuDxI/AAAAAAAAARY/DkAYHcQJSmk/s200/mini-stab+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392300554589179666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />With the rudder removed and the weather turning absolutely beautiful, Hal and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Einar</span> were able to get to work removing the horizontal stabilizer/elevator assembly.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVOBVAUbdI/AAAAAAAAARg/uBEdM7vkvMc/s1600-h/mini-stab+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVOBVAUbdI/AAAAAAAAARg/uBEdM7vkvMc/s200/mini-stab+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392301913571356114" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br />Not everyone was able to appreciate the sunshine and blistering 40 degree heat. Running the man-lift with two of his crew high off the ground made for a long a</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">fternoon</span> for JR. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVQ3WMvTiI/AAAAAAAAAR0/V93mM4KRDOA/s1600-h/mini-stab.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVQ3WMvTiI/AAAAAAAAAR0/V93mM4KRDOA/s200/mini-stab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392305040628076066" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The stab and elevators were eventually removed, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. The most hazardous part of the job is over. </span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVSQ_R3pWI/AAAAAAAAAR8/0ofOs8nWgKg/s1600-h/mini-fuel+tank+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVSQ_R3pWI/AAAAAAAAAR8/0ofOs8nWgKg/s200/mini-fuel+tank+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392306580663805282" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The final step for the day was the removal of the wingtip fuel tanks. They caused some grief <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">fo</span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">r a </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">while, but eventually they too came off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Einar</span> Kong?? </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVS9kVr4NI/AAAAAAAAASE/5Tct8dPTZ0c/s1600-h/mini-fuel+tank.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVS9kVr4NI/AAAAAAAAASE/5Tct8dPTZ0c/s200/mini-fuel+tank.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392307346526167250" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">("Goldie, how many times have I told you guys that I don't want no horsing around on the airplane." )<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVVWKYOuOI/AAAAAAAAASM/BXsa7UKvFEM/s1600-h/mini-misc+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StVVWKYOuOI/AAAAAAAAASM/BXsa7UKvFEM/s200/mini-misc+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392309968077502690" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span>We said good night to the Scorpion,</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USMT0163">as the next storm began moving in</a>.<br />Tomorrow will be a lot of detail work in preparation for (hopefully) removing the wings Thursday. </span><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-19324181514531251952009-10-12T19:43:00.000-07:002009-10-18T19:11:12.304-07:00Scorpion Sunrise<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Sunrise for the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Scorpion</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP4PDbQsMI/AAAAAAAAALk/EIssm79u5tY/s1600-h/mini-P1070229.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP4PDbQsMI/AAAAAAAAALk/EIssm79u5tY/s200/mini-P1070229.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391926116393988290" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We arrived at the Helena Regional Airport long before sunrise. Helena set a record low of 7 degrees F today.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP4ktcvShI/AAAAAAAAALs/57aPaYWlIhs/s1600-h/mini-P1070224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP4ktcvShI/AAAAAAAAALs/57aPaYWlIhs/s200/mini-P1070224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391926488451729938" border="0" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Volunteer Steve quickly inspected the cockpit.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP5YHv1ufI/AAAAAAAAAL8/eA6r3pWER1w/s1600-h/cockpit+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP5YHv1ufI/AAAAAAAAAL8/eA6r3pWER1w/s200/cockpit+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391927371684493810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP50cOU7hI/AAAAAAAAAMM/XaOiLQdqRXg/s1600-h/cockpit+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP50cOU7hI/AAAAAAAAAMM/XaOiLQdqRXg/s200/cockpit+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391927858217414162" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Before mechanic Hal began a more detailed one.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP76VsGOCI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ILQAVpHk-Hk/s1600-h/cockpit.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP76VsGOCI/AAAAAAAAAMs/ILQAVpHk-Hk/s200/cockpit.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391930158565701666" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Special Weapon. Is that like a banana cream pie??<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP6bgThM-I/AAAAAAAAAMU/YwURapNZDNk/s1600-h/mini-F89-257.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP6bgThM-I/AAAAAAAAAMU/YwURapNZDNk/s200/mini-F89-257.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391928529327829986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP6kopCh3I/AAAAAAAAAMc/zWZqUOvOJps/s1600-h/mini-F89-265.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP6kopCh3I/AAAAAAAAAMc/zWZqUOvOJps/s200/mini-F89-265.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391928686184400754" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />By the time the sun came up we had the engine cowlings off, and the cockpit opened up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP6o0XmdEI/AAAAAAAAAMk/6iC4kzsoiqI/s1600-h/mini-F89-285.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP6o0XmdEI/AAAAAAAAAMk/6iC4kzsoiqI/s200/mini-F89-285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391928758051959874" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Volunteer <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Einar</span> verified the fuel tanks were empty.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP8gb8FzOI/AAAAAAAAAM0/6GLKItjCj08/s1600-h/mini-P1070232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP8gb8FzOI/AAAAAAAAAM0/6GLKItjCj08/s200/mini-P1070232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391930813078424802" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Museum photographer Lyle photographed every inch of the Scorpion for documentation.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP8xMXRz4I/AAAAAAAAAM8/mBieF83V0As/s1600-h/mini-P1070249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP8xMXRz4I/AAAAAAAAAM8/mBieF83V0As/s200/mini-P1070249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391931100955266946" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />It's very hard work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP9nNjApgI/AAAAAAAAANE/N4xxQ2f6RDg/s1600-h/mini-P1070281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP9nNjApgI/AAAAAAAAANE/N4xxQ2f6RDg/s200/mini-P1070281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391932028985845250" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />While we tease Lyle, he also helps out. Here he is working on the Genie missile mount.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP-wdduMlI/AAAAAAAAANM/c8s3Gbp87Is/s1600-h/mini-P1070295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP-wdduMlI/AAAAAAAAANM/c8s3Gbp87Is/s200/mini-P1070295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391933287389082194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />The mount carries this stencil of a missile profile. Through it you can make out a date of 26-08-4(?) Any ideas?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP_J_NISGI/AAAAAAAAANU/2FlqQd48RyI/s1600-h/mini-P1070290.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StP_J_NISGI/AAAAAAAAANU/2FlqQd48RyI/s200/mini-P1070290.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391933725943023714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">You can still make out the Crew Chief's name.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQNHjkFWjI/AAAAAAAAAP8/E4ePH6nCBQ0/s1600-h/mini-P1070289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQNHjkFWjI/AAAAAAAAAP8/E4ePH6nCBQ0/s200/mini-P1070289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391949077326158386" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQAcL4UKLI/AAAAAAAAANc/C64DRNDQx0I/s1600-h/mini-P1070251.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQAcL4UKLI/AAAAAAAAANc/C64DRNDQx0I/s200/mini-P1070251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391935138094655666" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">One of the J-35 engines. What a monster.... </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Gotta love good old 1950s jet engine </span><span style="font-size:85%;">technology.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQAvAVmXyI/AAAAAAAAANk/yQgHZYvlRgc/s1600-h/mini-P1070252.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQAvAVmXyI/AAAAAAAAANk/yQgHZYvlRgc/s200/mini-P1070252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391935461413773090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Looks like we've had some homesteaders.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">We had two big goals for the first day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQB54yPmVI/AAAAAAAAANs/3y6tpYS4M5o/s1600-h/wing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQB54yPmVI/AAAAAAAAANs/3y6tpYS4M5o/s200/wing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391936747876620626" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />The first was to get all the wing-fuselage bolts undone. After team members removed the fairings Hal applied a penetrating oil to them.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQCq7MXs1I/AAAAAAAAAN0/tfVhT-YvrJo/s1600-h/wing+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQCq7MXs1I/AAAAAAAAAN0/tfVhT-YvrJo/s200/wing+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391937590336664402" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Then, using custom made tools, we began to undo them. Notice how they are recessed into the wing. Steve is using two of the special <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">wr</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">enches</span> to undo a nut, but because of the recess the nut can only be turned 1/12 of a turn at a time before he has to reset the wrench. A ratchet drive would have helped, but none would fit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQEL76Ji5I/AAAAAAAAAN8/3C10RMuPVIM/s1600-h/wing+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQEL76Ji5I/AAAAAAAAAN8/3C10RMuPVIM/s200/wing+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391939256975985554" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Some fairings were buried under layers of non-skid, which <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Einar</span> had to very carefully burn off using a blowtorch. Volunteer Dave films for a documentary we plan to produce about the project. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQEsaHLwMI/AAAAAAAAAOE/Hb2T1xm6BYw/s1600-h/wing+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQEsaHLwMI/AAAAAAAAAOE/Hb2T1xm6BYw/s200/wing+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391939814839533762" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Volunteer Erika starts on the long row of right wing bolts.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQFDsuXVRI/AAAAAAAAAOM/OKPp2rccHb0/s1600-h/wing+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQFDsuXVRI/AAAAAAAAAOM/OKPp2rccHb0/s200/wing+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391940214972699922" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"></span>Erika turned out to be very fast at removing them and teased Steve about being s</span><span style="font-size:85%;">low.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQFv9R8XiI/AAAAAAAAAOU/UuwDeWhBVgU/s1600-h/wing+%2813%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQFv9R8XiI/AAAAAAAAAOU/UuwDeWhBVgU/s200/wing+%2813%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391940975331139106" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Unfortunately, the bottom bolts did not give way as easily and sometimes required two people and a cheater pipe to get them to break loose.<br /><br /><br /><br />But we were able to get all the wings bolts either loose or removed. (A few were left to hold the wings on, and the wings had jacks under them.) Tomorrow we'll start removing all the various disconnects such as fuel and hydraulic lines, etc. that run between the fuselage and the wing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Our other goal for the day was to get the stab and top of the fin off.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQHdD9IeEI/AAAAAAAAAO0/2TttFLI05HI/s1600-h/tail+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQHdD9IeEI/AAAAAAAAAO0/2TttFLI05HI/s200/tail+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391942849728641090" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Crew Chief JR carefully boosted Hal up on a man lift.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQIoTaPKEI/AAAAAAAAAPE/f4IUOV9IQnY/s1600-h/tail+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQIoTaPKEI/AAAAAAAAAPE/f4IUOV9IQnY/s200/tail+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391944142367434818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQH2FmTCtI/AAAAAAAAAO8/WmsH8bu_KxI/s1600-h/tail+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQH2FmTCtI/AAAAAAAAAO8/WmsH8bu_KxI/s200/tail+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391943279666465490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQJSOIzuCI/AAAAAAAAAPM/sLR4JcX-BCU/s1600-h/mini-P1070255.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQJSOIzuCI/AAAAAAAAAPM/sLR4JcX-BCU/s200/mini-P1070255.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391944862506661922" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Things were looking very good, and JR took a moment to proudly reflect at the progress of his team.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQKQW4XSwI/AAAAAAAAAPU/yAcEYDTRNaM/s1600-h/bolt+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQKQW4XSwI/AAAAAAAAAPU/yAcEYDTRNaM/s200/bolt+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391945930005498626" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />But then we ran into a stubborn bolt on the lower rudder hinge. It resisted an air wrench...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And a drill bit.... <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQKdwugN9I/AAAAAAAAAPc/HgMP6dUoOJ4/s1600-h/bolt+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQKdwugN9I/AAAAAAAAAPc/HgMP6dUoOJ4/s200/bolt+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391946160281761746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQLC7cYgwI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ta4zogLqbn0/s1600-h/mini-P1070285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQLC7cYgwI/AAAAAAAAAPk/ta4zogLqbn0/s200/mini-P1070285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391946798813709058" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">As if on cue, the skies began to darken and the weather started to go bad as </span><span style="font-size:85%;">the bolt continued to resist. The rudder MUST come off in order for the stab/elevators to be removed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQLgMqVgMI/AAAAAAAAAPs/rxcnjjD4ycY/s1600-h/bolt+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQLgMqVgMI/AAAAAAAAAPs/rxcnjjD4ycY/s200/bolt+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391947301651841218" border="0" /></a><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">If all else fails, get a hammer and a big guy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />And if <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">THAT</span> fails, get a saw out. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQMYmT31zI/AAAAAAAAAP0/lHCp0-5HH6o/s1600-h/bolt+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StQMYmT31zI/AAAAAAAAAP0/lHCp0-5HH6o/s200/bolt+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391948270609618738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Einar</span> and JR were able to remove part of the bolt, but at that point the light was going and it was time to shut down for the day.<br /></span></div>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-58805617892614206262009-10-11T21:56:00.000-07:002009-10-11T22:19:09.661-07:00From FOB Wingate, Helena MT<span style="font-weight: bold;">From Forward Operating Base Wingate, Hele</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">na MT</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StK58icLdlI/AAAAAAAAAKo/RgF-S7pqmXo/s1600-h/mini-oh+hurt.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StK58icLdlI/AAAAAAAAAKo/RgF-S7pqmXo/s200/mini-oh+hurt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391576153604191826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>After rendezvousing at o-dark thirty, the crew departed Bellingham for Helena.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StK6WR6dTZI/AAAAAAAAAKw/2s6WhSOto5Y/s1600-h/mini-gas+stop.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StK6WR6dTZI/AAAAAAAAAKw/2s6WhSOto5Y/s200/mini-gas+stop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391576595844386194" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">We did a our version of close formation driving, and by the time the sun was up we were halfway there. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StK7piS4YFI/AAAAAAAAALA/FNC8xTbtzbc/s1600-h/mini-is+that+snow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StK7piS4YFI/AAAAAAAAALA/FNC8xTbtzbc/s200/mini-is+that+snow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391578026170933330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>Is that snow? Helena is calling for record low temps f</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span>or the next two days, with highs barely above freezing. </span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stay tuned....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-59003250487200066082009-10-11T05:13:00.000-07:002009-10-11T05:22:28.802-07:00Anchors Aweigh<h1 style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Anchors Aweigh</span></h1>In tribute to the US Naval Academy Class of '55 (Bill's graduating class), this morning's theme song is Anchors Aweigh.<br /><br />Move 'em out!!!<br /><br /><br /><p class="style8" align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Anchors Aweigh (Revised Lyrics, 1926)</b><br /> <span class="style10">George D. Lottman</span></span></p><p class="style8" align="left"> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Verse 1<br /> Stand Navy out to sea<br /> Fight our battle cry<br /> We'll never change our course<br /> So vicious foe steer shy-y-y-y<br /> Roll out the TNT<br /> Anchors Aweigh</span><br /></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Sail on to victory and<br /> Sink their bones to Davy Jones hooray! </span> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bridge<br /> Yo ho there shipmate<br /> Take the fighting to the far off seas</span><br /></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Yo ho there messmate<br /> Hear the wailing of the wild banshees<br /> All hands, fire brands<br /> Let's Blast them as we go. So </span> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Verse 2<br /> Anchors Aweigh my boys<br /> Anchors Aweigh<br /> Farewell to college joys</span><br /></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> We sail at break of day day day day<br /> Through our last night on shore<br /> Drink to the foam<br /> Until we meet once more<br /> Here's wishing you a happy voyage home! </span> </p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bridge<br /> Heave a ho there sailor<br /> Everybody drink up while you may</span><br /></p> <p align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Heave a ho there sailor<br /> For your gonna sail at break of day<br /> Drink away, Drink away,<br /> For you sail at break of day, Hey!<br /></span></p><p align="left"><br /></p><h1 face="arial" style="font-weight: bold;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StHN5LOOFMI/AAAAAAAAAKc/4cQCugplM9Y/s1600-h/Anch_CvrT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StHN5LOOFMI/AAAAAAAAAKc/4cQCugplM9Y/s200/Anch_CvrT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391316611087865026" border="0" /></a></h1> <p align="left"> </p>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-31423839099900997192009-10-09T21:19:00.000-07:002009-10-09T21:32:41.701-07:00Videos<span style="font-weight: bold;">Here's a couple very brief videos of the F-89 in action, courtesy of YouTube.</span><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE4PTpb7s_I&feature=related">Video 1</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP7Oxx8AY2c">Video 2</a><br />Video 2 is more about the Mighty Mouse air-air rocket, but there are a few short snips of the F-89 firing them.<br /><br /><br />If anyone finds more videos, please post a link to them in the Comment section!!Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-87443407771428275712009-10-09T21:08:00.000-07:002009-10-10T15:14:22.041-07:00The quiet before the storm...<span style="font-weight: bold;">"All our bags are packed,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">We're ready to go..."</span><br /><br />This song-written by pilot John Denver-describes our status tonight. The trailers are loaded, our bags are packed. Tomorrow we'll all take a day to be with our families and loved ones and rest up for the trip.<br /><br />The only bad side appears to be the <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USMT0163">Helena weather</a>. We're all packing extra cold weather gear.<br /><br /><br /><br />Question: How do you load heavy duty jacks, wing jigs, lifting rigs, a trailer, and other hardware on a single trailer? If you're museum Crew Chief and long haul trucker JR Paden, it's easy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StDtbb1DXlI/AAAAAAAAAIM/dsXCKRo6Cc0/s1600-h/trailer+002+%28Large%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StDtbb1DXlI/AAAAAAAAAIM/dsXCKRo6Cc0/s200/trailer+002+%28Large%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391069809545010770" border="0" /></a>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-48513151225968732272009-10-04T00:38:00.000-07:002009-10-10T15:13:07.731-07:00The F-89, an overlooked aircraft in the history of the Cold War.<span style="font-weight: bold;">The F-89, an overlooked aircraft in the hist</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ory of the Cold War.</span><br /><br />Aside from being an aircraft that Heritage Flight Museum founder William Anders flew, some have asked what makes the F-89 Scorpion an important historical aircraft. Good question, and in order to answer that let’s take a step back in time.<br /><br /><br />It’s 1948. Americans are anxious to return to a simpler civilian way of life after 5 long years of war, and the post-war demobilization has sent thousands of aircraft and hundreds of ships to the smelters. The Boys have come home, and the fledgling UN has given people around the globe hope for a peaceful world.<br /><br />Those hopes were shattered on June 24, 1948, when the Soviet Union decided to close all ground access to West Berlin through East Germany by the Allies. By the time the Berlin Blockade ended in May 1949 the United States had faced the grim reality that while World War II had ended, the Cold War had begun.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StEGO8kwkpI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/NkVRthX7F7E/s1600-h/berlinairlift4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 183px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StEGO8kwkpI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/NkVRthX7F7E/s200/berlinairlift4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391097082787435154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A C-54 "Candy Bomber" arrives at West Berlin's Templehof Airport while blockaded West Berliners watch. </span></span><br /></div><br /><br />Later in 1949 the Soviet Union exploded it’s first atomic bomb, China fell to Mao Zedong’s Communist rebels, and in 1950 Communist North Korea invaded South Korea to start the Korean War. In 1953 the USSR tested a hydrogen bomb, and developed long range bombers such as the IL-16 Beagle, TU-16 Badger, and TU-95 Bear that were capable of attacking the United States.<br /><br />The F-89 Scorpion was developed to counter this threat to the United States, and replaced the P-61 Black Widow and F-82 Twin Mustang beginning in 1950. Born in the years before the advent of missile equipped supersonic fighters, originally the F-89C carried six 20 mm nose mounted cannon.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StED4HJU4mI/AAAAAAAAAKA/0HF5BRcu-JQ/s1600-h/f-89+guns.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StED4HJU4mI/AAAAAAAAAKA/0HF5BRcu-JQ/s200/f-89+guns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391094491464917602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A very rare image of what appears to be a F-89C nose cannon testbed and 3 of it's 6 cannon.</span> </span></div><br /><br /><br />However, these were removed in the F-89D and replaced with an intercept radar in the nose and combination of Falcon and “Mighty Mouse” air-air missiles in pods on the wingtips. Later the F-89J carried a combination of Falcon missiles and the AIR-2 Genie missile.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StEENzkBjBI/AAAAAAAAAKI/DMkVDR9reRk/s1600-h/F-89J.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StEENzkBjBI/AAAAAAAAAKI/DMkVDR9reRk/s200/F-89J.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391094864165309458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A F-89J carrying Falcon and Genie air-air missiles.</span></span><br /></div><br /><br />The F-89 was deployed over much of the northern hemisphere, including USAF bases in Iceland, Greenland, and the continental US. This unsung hero of the Cold War served as the first line of defense against the Soviet bomber threat for many years, until replaced by aircraft such as the F-102 and F-106 in the 1960s.<br /><br /><br />Over 1,000 F-89s were built but only a handful of them survive, making the Heritage Flight Museum’s acquisition a rare treasure. Through it we pay tribute to the thousands of USAF personnel who kept America safe while far away from home during the Cold War. (SK)<br /><br /><br />Specs:<br />Length: 53’ 8”<br />Wingspan: 59’ 10”<br />Ceiling: 45,000’<br />Weight: 47,700 (max)<br />Range: 1,600 miles<br />Max Speed: 627 mph<br />Engines: 2 J-35 engines, 7,200 pounds thrust each<br /><br /><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StD_NKIUIdI/AAAAAAAAAI4/Y3e9hf_RshQ/s1600-h/Hamilton_CA_58_F-89s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 118px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StD_NKIUIdI/AAAAAAAAAI4/Y3e9hf_RshQ/s200/Hamilton_CA_58_F-89s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391089355485094354" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption" >F-89's fly over the Golden Gate Bridge, circa 1950's.</span><br /></div>Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3476965644592295293.post-15249710201941319002009-10-01T21:00:00.000-07:002009-10-11T22:17:47.878-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Home away from Home</span><br /><br />Disassembling a 20 ton fighter is not for the faint of heart, and for the last few weeks our maintenance team has been planing the logistics of taking apart and transporting the Scorpion. JR and Hal have been pouring over decades old maintenance manuals, learning how to remove the wings and tail of the F-89 and having special tools, cradles and lifting rigs built.<br /><br />In the maintenance hangar, we are in the process of converting a trailer into a mobile maintenance shop. Because of the size of the F-89, the disassembly will have to take place out in the open on the ramp. And since weather at this time of year in Montana can be unpredictable (it was in the 80s last week, snowed over the weekend, and is in the 50s this week.) the trailer will not only serve to transport all our needed tools, but in the event of inclement weather it will also serve as a shelter for the team.<br /><br /><br /><span style="" class="gphoto-photocaption-caption">Mobile maintenanc<wbr>e shop. This will be our base of operations in Helena, MT</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StD_mWNwr_I/AAAAAAAAAJA/h58eNYRKm-w/s1600-h/P1070166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StD_mWNwr_I/AAAAAAAAAJA/h58eNYRKm-w/s200/P1070166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391089788225892338" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StEADMmJI-I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/G-XRXUTDMBk/s1600-h/P1070167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4QSVsPuwc6M/StEADMmJI-I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/G-XRXUTDMBk/s200/P1070167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391090283860009954" border="0" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />T-9 days and counting until we hit the road…..Heritage Flight Museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01556936100825775673noreply@blogger.com0