Anyone know if Mr. Magoffin is talking OSH this year?
Thoughts of the QED attending are already making sleep a challenge.
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| Author: | Baldeagle [ Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Lockheed Vega flies |
The CAF Facebook page has video of the first post-restoration flight of the metal fuselage Lockheed Vega. I'm sure more video and pictures will be showing up soon- - |
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| Author: | Baldeagle [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 1:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
and: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwPPRgXF17M - |
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| Author: | Mike [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
Excellent! Any idea how Kermit's wooden one is progressing at Kimball's? |
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| Author: | Baldeagle [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
Haven't heard anything lately, but Kimballs were working steadily on it last I heard, wing was unskinned and getting ready for re-skinning- - |
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| Author: | Courier Sportster [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
hey, now this really grabs me. next up somebody build an orion. for passengers, was there a commode aboard a Vega? can't wait for airshow season! i mean, i hope i one day get to see this plying the blue sky. |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
Is that the metalized one Orville Tosch operated in Alaska about 65 years ago? |
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| Author: | Warbird Kid [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 12:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
A very cool looking aircraft! Glad to see one is flying again! |
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| Author: | StangStung [ Wed Dec 18, 2013 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
Is this a DL? Looks like aluminum (as opposed to wood) construction to me. |
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| Author: | Dan K [ Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
Anyone know if Mr. Magoffin is talking OSH this year? Thoughts of the QED attending are already making sleep a challenge.
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| Author: | Kyleb [ Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
StangStung wrote: Is this a DL? Looks like aluminum (as opposed to wood) construction to me. It is aluminum. They made 9 Vegas with aluminum fuselages, IIRC. |
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| Author: | slinky [ Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
This is the old Tommy Thomas plane out of Oklahoma....he tried to fly it several times in the mid 80s and ground-looped it several times IIRC.... |
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| Author: | Forgotten Field [ Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Lockheed Vega flies |
Is it just me or do those struts look like they don't release evenly? Is it particularly squirrelly on the ground? |
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