Aircraft

Texas Lawdog · April 26, 2009, 02:39:20 AM

The wings on that thing don't look too good. Not much lift.

litl rooster · April 26, 2009, 06:19:41 PM

Quote from: Forty Rod on April 25, 2009, 09:31:24 PM
He's gonna have a heart attack pedaling hard enough to get that sucker airborne.

12000ft runway he ought get up to speed somewhere

Texas Lawdog · April 26, 2009, 11:10:35 PM

LR, What about some JATO bottles?

Delmonico · April 26, 2009, 11:36:38 PM

Could a had a couple this weekend, raised Holy Heck thursday, boss uncapped the two helium bottles and put them by the counter. I almost went ballistic on him (ast manager) kuckly he believes what I tell him. He got some rope and tied them to a solid shelf. He didn't realize till I told him what would happen if one got knocked over and broke a valve. 2500 psi will put them through a block wall or so I'm told.

Leo Tanner · April 26, 2009, 11:48:04 PM

You were tolt right. Seen an oxy bottle take out a cinder block wall by fallin over just like ya said. CO2 bottles 'll do the same if some bar back don't chain em.

Delmonico · April 27, 2009, 12:02:53 AM

If Carl the store owner, would have seen that, Katy bar the door, he's a retired fireman.

Work at a RV place one time, the shop where we painted and did major body repair was a few blocks from the main lot. Parts runner brought the oxy act torch over one time, with the cart laid down. I went back in the shop and made him unload it, put it upright and told him I would deal with it in a few hours.

he went back and told the shop foreman who called all POed. Told him why, he called Lin-Weld to ask and guess what, I was right.

Texas Lawdog · April 27, 2009, 07:28:44 AM

Those compressed cylinders can be dangerous.

Forty Rod · April 27, 2009, 01:02:35 PM

Gasification plant and warehouse at Machinato, Okinawa, about a mile south of our quarters, caught fire right after I got there in April of '66.

Started after sundown and the fire team moved right in and started working. Then a couple of tanks got knocked over and broke the tops off of a few more, and then the party really got rolling. The fire fighters fell back and for about an hour it was the most splendiferous show you can imagine. Tanks just going wherever they wanted to.

Destroyed most of the two main buildings and a half dozen sheds and lean-tos, some trucks, etc.

Texas Lawdog · April 27, 2009, 02:45:04 PM

That's sorta like a petroleum tank farm goin' up.

Delmonico · May 06, 2009, 11:57:56 AM

Thought this might be of interest:

http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/05/06/news/local/doc4a00d0858ad4f542808214.txt

Texas Lawdog · May 06, 2009, 12:11:14 PM

That's quite a story after all these years.

Russ T Chambers · May 06, 2009, 05:31:09 PM

Saw thisin the local paper. I don't think I've ever run across this '17! Sadly I can't get up to Tahoe in time to see her!

http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990504053

Leo Tanner · May 06, 2009, 05:59:46 PM

Quote from: Russ T Chambers on May 06, 2009, 05:31:09 PM
Saw thisin the local paper. I don't think I've ever run across this '17! Sadly I can't get up to Tahoe in time to see her!

http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990504053

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Come down to McClellan from the 29th ta the 1st. Gonna be a 17 a 25 and a P-51.

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm

Texas Lawdog · May 06, 2009, 06:14:00 PM

She's a G Model owned by the EAA, Experimental Aircraft Association.

Texas Lawdog · May 06, 2009, 06:20:29 PM

Leo, Those are the same planes that were out at the Arlington Airport back in April.

Silver Creek Slim · May 07, 2009, 07:24:04 AM

Any of y'all go ta the Oshkosh EAA Fly-in/Airshow can stay at my place.

Slim

Tensleep · May 07, 2009, 08:38:01 AM

Quote from: Silver Creek Slim on May 07, 2009, 07:24:04 AM
Any of y'all go ta the Oshkosh EAA Fly-in/Airshow can stay at my place.

Slim

I'll be there...

Texas Lawdog · May 07, 2009, 10:04:42 AM

Slim, I have always wanted to come up there for the EAA fly-in.

Leo Tanner · May 07, 2009, 12:57:45 PM

I haven't even been able ta make it down ta LA fer a grumpy lunch bunch, thinking Oshkosh aint very likely, but the offer is appreciated.

Russ T Chambers · May 07, 2009, 01:38:33 PM

Worked "Flight Line Safety" at the EAA Fly In for three or four years many moons ago (I think my hair was still without grey then)! In those days we used to just camp n the grassy areas on the Southwest side of the main runway. This before the moved the museum out of Franklin WI ( Not more than ¼ miles from where I was living). Also long before the acquired "Aluminum Overcast". The show has become so big now, I doubt I would even recognize it.