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07-06-2006, 07:15 AM
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|  P-61B restoration. MAAM (mid atlantic air musuem)
Was wondering if any members were close to the museum and new the exact status. I read in air classics that they got it up on it's gear finally. The pics look great. I can't wait to see this aircraft in the air.
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07-06-2006, 07:25 AM
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| Here's a scanned photo from the air classics magazine.
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07-06-2006, 09:44 AM
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| It will be something to see one of them fly again.
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07-06-2006, 11:24 AM
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Country:  | if it is going to be flown ! personally it should sit tight and let the vets comb over that puppy. that have done one bang up job pulling this thing out of the tropical swill and restored it
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07-06-2006, 02:40 PM
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| If I read the article correctly, I think they said it would be ready for flight testing in 2008. I hope that is true. Wish it was now but I don't want them to rush anything either.
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07-09-2006, 01:08 PM
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Country: | Sounds cool.
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"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"
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07-09-2006, 01:41 PM
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| As much as we all enjoy watching these warbirds fly around, sometimes I think the one of a kind ones like the P61 might just as well as stay on the ground so we dont loose it to a crash.
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07-09-2006, 03:39 PM
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#8 | | the old Sage
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Country: | I totally agree with this.............the only suriving P-61 why smash it to pieces on a hokey test flight
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07-09-2006, 11:56 PM
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Country: | It's a mixed bag for me. Being a photographer, there is something more interesting about a plane in the air than one on the ground. I know there is risk with flying it, but it is really something to see these old birds flying. Syscom, could you imagine Chino without those birds flying?
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07-10-2006, 01:02 AM
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| Evans, I know. Its a mixed bag for me. But I think we need to look at the sole surviving types of aircraft as a national treasure of sorts and to preserve it.
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07-10-2006, 02:55 AM
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Country: | At least there are still plenty of Mustang's left in the sky to brighten the day......
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"His motor's conked out!"
"What's the differance, they're all Nazis!"
"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
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07-11-2006, 07:12 AM
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| If you guys want to see one on the ground, then go to the airforce museum in dayton. They have one parked inside where it is well taken care of and looks really nice. However, I'm with Evan, get that sucker in the air. I've always been curious of it's flight performance. We don't build airplanes to just look at them on the ground, if you want that, get a car.
PS: Evan, I recently saw your pics of chino, very impressive.
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07-11-2006, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Soundbreaker Welch? At least there are still plenty of Mustang's left in the sky to brighten the day...... | Except when theyre painted with giant jelly beans.
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07-11-2006, 02:19 PM
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Country: | I don't mind the little sweets myself.  
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"His motor's conked out!"
"What's the differance, they're all Nazis!"
"Luke, shut up!"
"Fear the hook!"
"Oh.....I wanna fly."
"You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?"
"What you doing? Oh Nooooo!" | |
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07-13-2006, 09:10 AM
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#15 | | Your ad here. ;)
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Country: | Thanks Jim. Chino is probably the best show in the US, west of the Mississippi river. Plenty of shooting opportunities.
Although we have talked about it before, I am with Syscom, Jelly Beans on a Mustang just look wrong.
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