Brought a project home.

[RyanShort1]

ROFL Baby steps ryan......I got to get WIX converted first and your fighting me......lol. Guess I got a long way to go

I am NOT fighting you. I would LOVE to have a N3N.
I do appreciate both birds... and to continue the humor a bit - three Stearman owners have given me rides so far (The last one letting me land the bird, too!) - as opposed to no N3N owners... so the Stearman owners are currently in the "win" column, but that could change REALLY fast. Of course it doesn't help that there are four local Stearmans, and I'm not sure if there's an N3N closer to me than Houston.

Ryan

[N3Njeff]

ROFL Baby steps ryan......I got to get WIX converted first and your fighting me......lol. Guess I got a long way to go

I am NOT fighting you. I would LOVE to have a N3N.
I do appreciate both birds... and to continue the humor a bit - three Stearman owners have given me rides so far (The last one letting me land the bird, too!) - as opposed to no N3N owners... so the Stearman owners are currently in the "win" column, but that could change REALLY fast. Of course it doesn't help that there are four local Stearmans, and I'm not sure if there's an N3N closer to me than Houston.

Ryan

Well wait until you ride in one!!! Guess you need to make a trip to go see Don, he will show you the light.

[N3Njeff]

ROFL Baby steps ryan......I got to get WIX converted first and your fighting me......lol. Guess I got a long way to go

I am NOT fighting you. I would LOVE to have a N3N.
I do appreciate both birds... and to continue the humor a bit - three Stearman owners have given me rides so far (The last one letting me land the bird, too!) - as opposed to no N3N owners... so the Stearman owners are currently in the "win" column, but that could change REALLY fast. Of course it doesn't help that there are four local Stearmans, and I'm not sure if there's an N3N closer to me than Houston.

Ryan

Well wait until you ride in one!!! Guess you need to make a trip to go see Don, he will show you the light.

[TimAPNY]

Hi,

I picked up an N3N a few years ago that looks to be in the same condition. Mine was in a crash and the front was bent and pushed over pretty good. I removed the side panels and upper and side stringers. The fuse had some of the worst inner-granular corrosion that I have ever seen. The fuse was ultimately recycled, but I still have the stringers, side panels and other odds and ends. I didn't have any wings, engine mount, cowlings landing gear or tail. Do you need any of it? I would like to see it go to a good home, the parts would be free, if you pick them up. I'm just outside Milwaukee, WI and I can send pictures if you would be interested.

Good luck with your project.

Bill

Yes bill I am interested!!!!!!!! Would love pics of what is there!!!! I have some extra parts that were not used and those pieces you mentioned are not on my list.

Yea this frame is going to be more a R&D project for now. My reasoning is over the last couple of years, I have seen fuselages and known of a few that have had corrosion issues with the lower longerons. They have come up for sale and are often cheap. I am trying to figure out the feasablilty of making replacement longerons. Just a few years ago we made a replacement carry thought spar for the centersection so we shall see what happens with this.

My only goal in this is to help increase our numbers of flying N3N's

I think I like that goal!

Tim

[N3Njeff]

Hi,

I picked up an N3N a few years ago that looks to be in the same condition. Mine was in a crash and the front was bent and pushed over pretty good. I removed the side panels and upper and side stringers. The fuse had some of the worst inner-granular corrosion that I have ever seen. The fuse was ultimately recycled, but I still have the stringers, side panels and other odds and ends. I didn't have any wings, engine mount, cowlings landing gear or tail. Do you need any of it? I would like to see it go to a good home, the parts would be free, if you pick them up. I'm just outside Milwaukee, WI and I can send pictures if you would be interested.

Good luck with your project.

Bill

Yes bill I am interested!!!!!!!! Would love pics of what is there!!!! I have some extra parts that were not used and those pieces you mentioned are not on my list.

Yea this frame is going to be more a R&D project for now. My reasoning is over the last couple of years, I have seen fuselages and known of a few that have had corrosion issues with the lower longerons. They have come up for sale and are often cheap. I am trying to figure out the feasablilty of making replacement longerons. Just a few years ago we made a replacement carry thought spar for the centersection so we shall see what happens with this.

My only goal in this is to help increase our numbers of flying N3N's

I think I like that goal!

Tim

Tim, you seen your local N3N lately????