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Posted on 07/18/2005 9:06:57 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser
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For old plane buffs. These boys will never fly again.
To: Aeronaut
Could you ping the avaition pinglist?
Thanks
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:07:46 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
To bad they can't remelt the aluminum down, and reuse it again on new aircraft.
How come they can't meltdown used aluminum for new aircraft ( If I am mistaken, then, please corrected me ) .
But, then again, the advances in new tech, and the use of composites, the issue of old aluminum will become mute in the future.
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:12:12 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
It happens.
After WWII, they were flying newly built B25's and P38's from the factory in Wichita to Kingman, AZ where they were promptly cut up and melted down.
I'd kill to go back in time and buy one.
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:14:38 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Count me as corrected.
I mistakenly thought ? that ? they can't reuse the aluminum on new airplanes, that the aluminum had to be virgin aluminum, because of the effects on the aluminum after it is already used, sorry for the dumb question.
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:21:32 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
I'm not sure about today, most planes now are composite!
It was great to walk around these dinosaurs, sure wish they were up in the air, or in a museum.
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:23:58 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Yes,, there were really neat aircraft back in those days.
I would also love to go see the Spruce Goose ( as far as I am concerned, it is still the largest airplane ever built, as far as wingspan is concerned ).
And the old B-52, what more can you say about those ? still flying after 50 years in service.
My older brother still thinks, though, that the B-52 is bigger than the 747, even AFTER I had to show him design drawlings of both airplanes, showing feet of wingspans, the length of fuselage so on and so on.
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:29:23 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Prophet in the wilderness
There is a museum in Germany that has a Concorde and a TU44. That is gold! I've seen the Air France Concorde at the Air & Space museum, I want to go see the BA Concorde in Seattle.
They dismantle B52's in Tucson, gotta do a road trip.....
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:36:02 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Here is a great video of the machines that are laying the composite strips for the new 787 fuselage.
I hope this link works.
I don't want to even think about how much , just that machine costs.
I tried to view this on FIREFOX,, but, it won't open, so ( reluctantly, I had to use Internet Explorer ).
http://www.newairplane.com/en-US/FunStuff/Videos/787_Fuselage.htm.
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If this link does not work, you can go to the BOEING web sight.
Then,
Go to Product information,
then, commercial airplanes,
then, 787,
then, ( whats new )
and they have a whole sight dedicated to the 787,,, and the video of the machines making the composite pieces are under ( FUN STUFF ).
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:38:07 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Yup... I saw the Concord at the AIR & SPACE museum...
Saw the SR-71 Blackbird , the F-35 JSF ( yup, it's not even a production aircraft YET , but, is now in a museum ) saw the B-29 - Enola Gay , the Space Shuttle Enterprise, the - Dash - 80 , that TEX Johnson did a barrel roll in.
Is carbon composite like fiberglass ? ( I know, it's the same concept as fiberglass ) but, have you ever handled carbon composites ? does it have a plastic feel to it ? or is it more like ceramics ? or metals ?
Is the side doors of a ( Chevy ) Saturn car fiberglass ? or just plain high impact plastics ? or composites ?
I know they make some golf clubs out of carbon composites, what other things do they make out of carbon composites ?
Is carbon composites ridged as steel ?
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:49:23 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Central Scrutiniser
This would have been interesting.
To: Central Scrutiniser
I guess, it was GOLD leaf layers on it.
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posted on
07/18/2005 9:57:21 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM 53 : 1 The ( FOOL ) hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:24:05 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Central Scrutiniser
Wouldn't the DC-6 and DC-7 airframes have fairly low flight hours considering that they were retired early due to the introduction of jets? Would any be worth restoring for private use?
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:30:30 PM PDT
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Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
To: Central Scrutiniser; COEXERJ145; microgood; liberallarry; cmsgop; shaggy eel; RayChuang88; ...
If you want on or off my aerospace ping list, please contact me by Freep mail not by posting to this thread.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:31:06 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
To: Paleo Conservative
Thanks. Reminds me that I need to go to Victorville soon.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:35:53 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(JJesus CChrist MMade SSeattle UUnder PProtest)
To: Clemenza
Thanks. Reminds me that I need to go to Victorville soon. How was Paris?
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:37:34 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
To: Paleo Conservative
A lot of those were used as sprayers, as for restoring them, these ones are shot, there were jackrabbits all over them, and a few owls and assorted other vermin.
They did restore a DC7C there a few years back and re-did it all in Delta Crown colors, there are some pics on Airliners.net.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:38:10 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Clemenza
Did they destroy all those Convair 880's there?
Damn few of them left, the one at Graceland is cool though.
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:40:06 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I've always had the 'gift' to see the truth.)
To: Paleo Conservative
Wonderful. Boeing outdid Airbus in terms of its chalet (although not in orders, most of which were booked before the Air Show anyway). Was in the pressbox the first time the A380 took flight at the Le Bourget and even got some shots as it flew directly over us. Its amazing how quiet it is.
Also had a good time with the folks at EADS, but that was on personal time. ;-)
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posted on
07/18/2005 11:40:06 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(JJesus CChrist MMade SSeattle UUnder PProtest)
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