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BT-15 in Indy

Tue Aug 23, 2005 8:37 pm

Today, at the Eagle Creek Airpark (West of Indianapolis) saw this BT-15.

The owner was really nice, invited me to come in, and shoot my pix; his name is Jason Sharkey, and says he has had this BT-15 for about 3 or 4 months.

Everything in this airplane is original according to him, including instruments, panels, radios, and says no parts were removed at any time from it. He has all the paperwork going back to the bill of sale from Vultee to the USAAC.

This is one of only 15 built in Nashville, TN

N-73402
s/n 42-41972
1900 TTSN

All photos by yours truly.

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Saludos,


Tulio

Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:32 pm

GOODY!!!!

Could you send me those files for my BT-13 website? Of course, your credits would be painted all over them!

Thanks!

Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:36 pm

Paul:

We can do this:

You can either copy the photos from here, or I can send you a larger image. I have not forgotten my offering to you, of BT-13 pictures, it is just a matter of re-sizing them, since each one is 24Mb and I cannot send them via e-mail.

Please let me know what you want me to do, and I could even copy the photos to a CD and send it to you.

Saludos,


Tulio

Tue Aug 23, 2005 9:41 pm

You could mail them to me if you like to

Paul Krumrei
240 93rd Ave NE
Blaine, MN 55434

Thanks!

My PC Crashed, so I am just now getting all my stuff back up and running...I lost a ton of e-mails with attachments, so I appologize for not getting back to you sooner!

Thanks again!

Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:26 pm

This BT looks very familiar... A quick check of my photos show I photographed this BT at Anoka in May of 2003. If my memory hasn't failed me the owner at the time said the restoration had just been completed at Anoka(maybe another MN WIXer can confirm this?).

Thanks for sharing the photos, it looks like the BT is very well taken care of.

BT-15

Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:42 pm

Paul:

Can you confirm if a BT-15 has one or two Id plates on the engine? Tks

Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:37 pm

Paul,

Perhaps this may sound on the surface a silly quesion, but how do you tell the difference between a BT-13 and BT-15 ???

Paul

Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:46 pm

BT-13 has the P&W R-985, BT-15 had the Wright R-975.

However, I know of at least one BT-15 that has a P&W engine now, probably due to the relative rarity of the R-975.

Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:52 pm

Cool...

Thanks Jase for the info. I can well understand why the R-975 is a rather rarety in todays world. But the R-985 is still a fairly well used staple of smaller round engines in use today.

Paul

BT-15

Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:57 pm

I believe the engine mount on a BT-15 is somewhat longer which exposes more of the stainless steel shroud at the rear extreme of the ring cowl.....Tom

Wed Aug 24, 2005 1:23 am

Paul,

I have already selected all the BT-13 / 15 / SNV photos that I have, and will burn them to a CD later tonight and then mail it to you tomorrow.

Since you live in Blaine, may I suggest that you try to hook up with Jim or Pat Harker? He has a hangarful of BT-13 parts at Anoka, and this would be right down your area of interest, right? C&P Aviation, that's where you'll find them.


Saludos,


Tulio

Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:54 pm

paisano Tulio,
I see you fell in love with the BT-13s and maybe even having dreams with them.How about some from our land?
Another diference with BT-13 BT-15 is the intake on the left cowl.

Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:45 am

This BT-13 will be appearing at the Indy Airshow.
PJ

Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:47 pm

Tulio,

\I received your CD today...GREAT CD with GREAT PICTURES!!!

I will credit where credit is due!

Thank you again for taking the time to get them together and mailing the CD for me!!!

Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:04 am

Glad that you have received it, Paul.


Saludos,


Tulio
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