Aircraft

Arcey · December 09, 2012, 03:52:51 PM

It's a Lodestar.

Virginia Ed said they had two and tore one up when it lost hydraulic pressure on landing years ago. A little aggravation was in his voice about that incident. He told me it was run into a ditch when it could have been "ground looped." That one's totally gone now.

They didn't make all that many of the things. Seems sad that one's going to seed.

yeti76620 · December 09, 2012, 03:55:46 PM

Quote from: Arcey on December 09, 2012, 03:52:51 PM
It's a Lodestar.

Virginia Ed said they had two and tore one up when it lost hydraulic pressure on landing years ago. A little aggravation was in his voice about that incident. He told me it was run into a ditch when it could have been "ground looped." That one's totally gone now.

They didn't make all that many of the things. Seems sad that one's going to seed.

There ya go!

Texas Lawdog · December 09, 2012, 04:17:35 PM

Our (CAF) Lockeed Lodestar was purchased from the DEA. It crash landed with a load of MJ aboard. Our A-26 was aquired the same way. It lost an engine near Amarillo and landed with product aboard(MJ) and abandaned. The Lodestar crashed out in West Texas, west of Midland. The Lodestar was originally designed as a 18 passenger airliner. My feelings are hurt that Arcey didn't take my word for identifying the airplane. The Lodestar was built after the Electra. Both were used as trainers. The English used them as bombers in the early part of WW2.

Arcey · December 09, 2012, 04:22:23 PM

"It's a Lodestar" was taking your word for it.

Texas Lawdog · December 09, 2012, 04:38:08 PM

I was an aircraft spotter in WW2, I've be lying about my age, I was really born in 1920.

Four-Eyed Buck · December 10, 2012, 05:50:34 AM

They called the bomber version a Hudson, IIRC. Brit's used most of them in RAF's Coastal Command for anti-sub work

Texas Lawdog · December 10, 2012, 06:44:05 AM

I had mentioned earlier that the British called it a Hudson. The Hidson's were part of the Lend-Lease program between the US and Great Britain.

Four-Eyed Buck · December 10, 2012, 01:02:22 PM

Yessir

Leo Tanner · December 10, 2012, 02:06:58 PM

Just courious what engines were on that plane. Looks too small a fuselage fer Wrights.

Texas Lawdog · December 10, 2012, 02:18:52 PM

Leo, The early models had pratt&whitney 1200s and the latest ones had Wright 1820s.

Leo Tanner · December 10, 2012, 02:31:38 PM

Thank ya I was thinkin a the Cyclones bein too heavy.

Texas Lawdog · December 10, 2012, 04:31:36 PM

Leo, We've got two of those 1820s on our A-26. You can see some pictures of it if you google CAF Invader Squadron.

Arcey · December 11, 2012, 07:38:58 AM

FYI

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/12/defense-airport-victim-pointed-rifle-fatal-assault

Texas Lawdog · December 11, 2012, 10:11:11 AM

That smells like CYA from the perps.

Texas Lawdog · December 17, 2012, 09:06:44 PM

The Vintage Flying Museum is taking on a new restoration project. They are in the process obtainng our first Heliocopter for the Museum. It is a CH-21B (Flying Banana). It in storage about 150 miles from Fort Worth. It have to be transported by flat bed. It will be reassembled inside our hangar and be on static display. No info on when it will arrive, Sometime in the next 2 months. They were used during the first part of the VietNam war, later replaced by the Shinook.

litl rooster · December 17, 2012, 09:20:48 PM

I think most of the ones commenting got the ideal. He was told he was tresspassing why did he come back?

Steel Horse Bailey · December 18, 2012, 05:40:48 AM

Quote from: litl rooster on December 17, 2012, 09:20:48 PM
I think most of the ones commenting got the ideal. He was told he was tresspassing why did he come back?

Because.

Assholes don't listen.

Leo Tanner · December 18, 2012, 10:32:09 AM

That's true SHB, too many take a warning as a dare these days.

Steel Horse Bailey · December 18, 2012, 11:44:08 AM

Yeppir!

Texas Lawdog · December 18, 2012, 01:52:46 PM

+1 "Stupid Is As Stupid Does"!