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PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:26 pm 
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Thanks for the update. The time I spent working on Jack's TBM was a great experience, but I sometimes forget that the electrical system is a big chunk of any project and can be a daunting task. Will be great to see it up and flying in the near future.

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slowly but surely!

and don't call me Shirley!

Time and effort is certainly paying off.

I can not wait to see this one completed! :supz:

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:06 pm 
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Beautiful pics. Can't wait to see this one fly!


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:13 pm 
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It is a beautiful restoration.

While I truly appreciate the complexity and the limited logistics and funds, which of necessity dictate the speed of any restoration; it always amazes me that it can take decades to do what Northrop/Boeing/et al did in a day.


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i just went all the way through the pics from the start. you guys are UNBELIEVEABLE, she's going to be GREAT!! thanks for letting us know of your progress.


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Is it me or do those nightvision binoculars look very much like today's NVGs?!


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Chappie wrote:
Is it me or do those nightvision binoculars look very much like today's NVGs?!
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Yes they do, but a bit bigger

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I would have liked to wire that one myself! Looks like your wire guy is doing a nice job, though.

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Chappie wrote:
Is it me or do those nightvision binoculars look very much like today's NVGs?!


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They are cool, the question I have, is where in the H ell did ya'll find them??

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I have a lot of NVG time and it doesn't sound like they had anything much in common with today's NVGs; they were just specially constructed binoculars. See the interesting link:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/ ... 6641075818

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