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Re: Airpower Unlimited
Posted by John Lane on Thu Jun 05, 2003 06:36:01 PM
In reply top Re: Airpower Unlimited posted by Rob Mears on Wed May 28, 2003 01:46:09 PM
: Right now Mr. Lane has three Corsairs that he's working on
: - all FG-1D's.
:
: The Gary Kohs project is still awaiting completion. This
: is the plane that's been at the shop for about ten years n
: ow. It's a long term project that is being completed a li
: ttle at a time as finances allow. Unless it is sold, I do
: ubt this one will be rolling out any time in the very near
: future. We just ran the Aircraft on 03 June 03 and all went off witout a hitch. May be at OSK!!
:
: Secondly is the Olympic Flight Museum Corsair (ex-CWH) tha
: t is being refurbished. I'm not sure exactly what they ar
: e having done other than a general IRAN. Brad Pilgrim cou
: ld probably afford us a few more details on this one. I'm
: pretty sure it's destined to lose its RNFAA paint scheme
: in the process though. Major work in progress on Horizontals, Vertical, Flaps, etc. Aircraft has been stripped down, awaiting decisions from owner on possiable tailcone rework back to stock, remove the back seat, etc.
:
: The third peoject belongs to Frank Arrufat. He invested a
: bout 6500 hours in this one himself before hauling it up t
: o Lane's place for completion. Of the three, this one see
: ms to be getting the lion's share of the attention. The Project has made great strides! Tailcone is completed, center section has been seperated into cockpit and wing spar. Cockpit section has been finished. Spar section is painted and being plumbed with hydraulic, control pulleys and cables installed, etc.