Aircraft

[Texas Lawdog]

Leo, A Motosickle is a motorized bisickle. The Wright Bros. had a bisickle shop. They built the "Flyer" at their bisickle shop.  See, There's ya sign!

[Four-Eyed Buck]

40, What model Selmer is it?

[Leo Tanner]

Leo, A Motosickle is a motorized bisickle. The Wright Bros. had a bisickle shop. They built the "Flyer" at their bisickle shop.  See, There's ya sign!

See, I knew we'd come full circle.  Pop had the last piece of the puzzle.

[Texas Lawdog]

Leo,  Too bad that you're not gonna be hear in the Metroplex. They're having free rides on Ol 927 at the Addison Airport tomorrow.

[Leo Tanner]

FREE??  That is a rarity ma friend.  They fetch steep prices for those rides at most shows.  Are you going?

[Texas Lawdog]

I'm prolly gonna stay home, I'm havin' problems with my right lower leg being swelled. I'm leaving for East Texas next week for the first NCOWS shoot in Texas. I got it propped up today. I haven't been able to sleep in the bed because of my back, so my lower leg swells up. I'm just gettin' old.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

TLD, Have you heard anything on the '29 that the Wichita plant is restoring? saw a documentary on PBS the other night and they had the restoration crew on it..............Buck

[Texas Lawdog]

As we speak, "FIFI" is undergoing a complete major overhaul at the CAF HQ in Midland, Tx. I'll see what I can find out about that other B29.  "FIFI" was found at the bombing range at China Lake NAS in Californina. There was supposed to be some more B29s out there.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

IIRC, this one is a Wichita made plane. Believe they said it was being used for gunnery practice at one point as a target! I think they've had to do their own tooling to make some replacement airframe parts. Some of the original workers are doing some of it, and old aircrew too............Buck

[Texas Lawdog]

Tail# BW 44-69972 has been undergoing a restoration at the Boeing facility in Wichita, Kansas. It has been moved to the Kansas Aviation Museum(formally the Wichita Municipal Airport, built in 1935).  "Doc" is not able to be viewed by the general public a the the present time. It has been moved to Building 10, which is adjacent to the Museum. As far as I know , it is still not airworthy.  The owner of the Cavanaugh Museum of Flight has donated $1.2 Million for the engine restoration of the engines on "FiFl".  "FiFi" and "Ol 927 will be hangared at the Cavanaugh Museum in Addison when they are not attending airshows.

[MontanaSlick]

In time Bro. Tex, in time.

Hey, got a lot done on me new leather shop taday, lookin good.
Sent R3B the Sunset rig I made, he even sleeps in em.Just glad he likes em

MS
ps, heres a bone fer my Darlin' Victoria.

[Texas Lawdog]

Bro. Slick, Victoria thanks you for the Bone this mornin'. I 'm getting ready to take her to the park this morning for a run.  They had a CAF AirShow last weekend in Houston. For the first time in over 7 years, "Texas Raiders" took wings and flew. She is the Gulf Coast wing of the CAF's B17,  It is the plane that was used in the "Don't Mess With Texas" campaign a few years ago.

[MontanaSlick]

Bro. Tex, we dunt get many airshows here, just the C-135's everyday.

Fergot to mention, R3B is a retired Naval Aviator, hez wanting to get on the forum as soon as he figures out how to get in.


I smell Cawfee, wheres yer mug Bro.?

MS

[Texas Lawdog]

Bro. Slick, I hit that Cawfee real hard today. My old Cawfee pot gave up the ghost this morning. I had 2 new spares in the pantry. I opened one of them up and got it goin'. It make purty good Cawfee. It's only a 10 cup capacity. R3B is welcome here.

[MontanaSlick]

Bro. Tex, once ya get the coffee maker seasoned up it will make a better brew, specially in yer TDSC Mug

Thinking of Cawffe, I better get the ol camp fire lit up head down to the creek  fer some fresh water

Nuttin like Rocky Mountian cool clear water.

MS

[Texas Lawdog]

Bro. Slick, I always use cold filtered water for my Cawfee. They had rides in our B24 yesterday, I didn't go, but I hope they had a good turn out. It was good to hear that "Texas Raiders" was airworthy again and able to perform at the Houston Air SHow.

[MontanaSlick]

I would like to sit in the pilots seat, go full throttle, pull the stick back and explore the "Wild Blue Yonder".

Cant wait to head off to Texas here in a couple of weeks, I sure do love to fly.

[Texas Lawdog]

I enjoy flying too. I hope to get a ride on both the B24 and the B29 someday.

[Leo Tanner]

I love flying in prop planes, the big passenger jets don't do much fer me.  I had a commuter flight from Atlanta to Chattenooga and it was good old bird.  I sat close to the wing and those engines put me right to sleep.  After spending most of the day on the modern stuff it was a welcome treat.  Delta still uses em for those short hops down south.

[Texas Lawdog]

I flew a lot on turbo prop commuter planes on my extradition trips to out of the way places.