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  1. EDMO added a post in a topic Piper Clipper   

    I hear you Larry,
    My buddy's Luscombe was champion at Osh - now with repaired LG, mixed paint, etc, it is nowhere near what it used to be - but will fly again - all it takes is $$$ and time, but he is a perfectionist - I tell him that I wont build a show plane - every nice collector vehicle I have owned, someone crashed into it and ruined it!
    EDMO
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  2. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Piper Clipper   

    Ed, look at the photos at the start of this thread.  This WAS an Airventure 2011 Award Winning, better than new restoration, that is now for all intents destroyed.
     
    Yes a bent spar and folded gear.  That also means the fuselage is twisted, the engine (was zero time) is junk until full tear down, prop is junk, all of the near perfect fabric work will need to be torn off, new interior gutted, and on and on.
     
     
     
    It is just sickeningly sad.  Stupidity killed Scruffy (the Nickname Dave gave her from her humble beginnings).
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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal   

    a 4x8 Lexan is between $80 and $100 - probably more aggravation than that in trying to clean old stuff, and you can still end up with scraps.
    EDMO
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic Piper Clipper   

    NTSB only said that LG and one spar were damaged - I thought a plane still lived as long as the Data Plate was still there?
    EDMO
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  5. EDMO added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    Hopefully, "critical condition" was a mistake.
    EDMO
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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic Empty weights   

    Where is the engine and prop? I'm sure its in the 420 lbs.
    Is that a set of seat covers in photo? I was going to sell you some.
    Looks like you have reinforced the longerons for that cool Big LG.
    EDMO
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    I had it pegged as a PT-19 from the photos, but basically the same design...
     
    Last I saw they were listing his condition "critical". 
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  8. dholly added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    Heard it on the news before you posted.
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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    Did you have to look that up?
    ED
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  10. dholly added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    1942 Ryan PT-22 Recruit trainer
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  11. EDMO added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    This was not in his Beaver - But a WW2 open tandem cockpit trainer I cant identify - PT something?
    Looks in a lot better shape than one Pursang that we know about!
    Any progress on the rebuild this winter, Lostman?
    EDMO
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  12. dholly added a post in a topic HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED   

    Lost engine after take off, attempted to return and almost made it. Hell of an effort to find what looked like the tiniest piece of open real estate in a v-e-r-y densely populated area. Bravo to lostman and Harrison, tearing up the course!
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  13. EDMO added a topic in Close Call's and dumb stunts   

    HARRISON FORD CRASH LANDED
    Report from son saying Harrison is OK, but battered - Landed on Golf course about 10 seconds from home airport in CAL. Looks like LG wiped out, radial engine mount broke, wings level - fuselage not bad either.
    EDMO
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  14. Av8r_Sed added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal   

    I tried heat, Goo Gone and mineral spirits.  None made it easy.  In the end, my stubborn determination got it off, but I probably would have been better served buying a new piece.
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  15. TJay added a post in a topic Empty weights   

    I got to wondering where i was at so I stuck everything I could think of in my plane and weighed it, Im 420.6 lbs with out glass, paint, fabric, and wood streamlining material. I think I will be more in the 520lbs range, when finished that sounds normal.

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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal   

    I wonder if anyone has tried soaking it in just plain water - like in a bathtub - I think I have some that is older than 25 years....maybe 35? Or with some liquid detergent?
    EDMO
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  17. dholly added a post in a topic WW II B-17 STORY   

    Ok, that is one crazy story. I went searching for more pics and found the 'rest of the story'.

    from MilNet:

    The bombardier 1st Lt. Ralph Burbridge, last known living crew member, said once landed they opened a fuselage trap door causing the plane to fall completely in two. Ralph flew throughout the war, including 8th Air Force's first Berlin raid. See his recounting of the mission HERE.

    NOTE: A Boeing engineer who inspected it stated that the airplane would not fly in such condition. Later the 124406 was rebuilt and returned to action by the 50th Service Squadron. Three survived from Captain Coulter’s bomber; Alfred D. Blair, bombardier; Ralph Birk, navigator and Sergeant Knight, tail-gunner entered a prison camp until the war was over.
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  18. dholly added a post in a topic Piper Clipper   

    How the hell does that happen? Sad, sad, so stoopid sad...
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  19. dholly added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal   

    No alcohol! Acrylic sheet is affected, in varying degrees, by benzene, toluene, carbon tetrachloride, ethyl and methyl alcohol, lacquer thinners, ethers, ketones and esters. Do Not Use: Window cleaning sprays, kitchen cleansers, gasoline, benzene or carbon tetrachloride.

    One acrylic sheet manufacturer says:

    Personally, I would try low heat from wifey's hair dryer first. Once you get the edge lifted, keeping the heat on the contact area usually works good. Otherwise, soaking the paper with any light oil (cooking oil and even mayonnaise) and covering with plastic wrap so it doesn't dry might work. Downside is it will be much harder to peel in one piece. What about a citrus based cleaner? I also read Goo-Gone works good.

    Or getting more aggressive, I've read mineral spirits and turpentine works without damaging the plexi. Some say acetone (and, yes, I know that is not recommended based on compatibility charts), but seems to work without crazing if you don't let set on the sheet long (less than 10mins).

    From PracticalMachinist forums: [EDIT] Warning: Please disregard the following quote. DO NOT use Acetone (see post #26 in this thread)

    Plexiglass-Chemical-Resistance-Properties.pdf
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  20. RDavidson added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal   

    Ed,

    A buddy of mine used the Aircraft Spruce stuff and told me it didn't do much.
    Any other ideas?

    Thanks,
    Ron
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  21. LSaupe added a post in a topic Laying Out Rib Stitching (Top to Bottom)   

    Thanks for the replies, great info.  Wings have not yet been painted, si it does help things a bit.  Yes, will bve using reinforcing tapes and new finish tapes after.
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic Laying Out Rib Stitching (Top to Bottom)   

    Is this the wings that have already been painted?
    Are you going to use reinforcement tape before stitching, and then cover with finish tapes?
    If so, I think you need to cover leading edge of finishing tapes with new leading edge tape also.
    Looks like some touch-up painting to be done too?
    EDMO
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  23. KFfan added a post in a topic WW II B-17 STORY   

    Numbers? What numbers? LOL
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  24. TJay added a post in a topic Empty weights   

    ha Jim, Everytime I drop something it bounces right up in the plane and lands somewhere that i can see it.
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  25. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Piper Clipper   

    Unfortunately this beautiful plane is now dead. Cause of death: stupidity.

    http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20140224X30708&key=1
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