T-28 to Fly!!!

[navion91104]

Fairmont State University Flying Falcons Faculty to fly T-28!!!
The American Heritage Flight Museum is working with Professor Vosburgh and the Flying Falcons to fly the T-28 this summer for air shows!



https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2290106637979754&id=1478038812519878

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[mazdaP5]

Huzzah!

[Zac Yates]

Now the rest of the world knows why parents saving for their kids' college tuition is such a big deal in the USA

What an awesome initiative! Very cool!

[navion91104]

T-28C N214SF in civilian paint after coming from Alaska.



I was told it was a forest service fire spotter.

[flypa38]

Fairmont State University Flying Falcons Faculty to fly T-28!!!
The American Heritage Flight Museum is working with Professor Vosburgh and the Flying Falcons to fly the T-28 this summer for air shows!



https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2290106637979754&id=1478038812519878

Check for updates...

That's my local museum!!!! Air Heritage is located at BVI and is home to the C-47 "Luck of the Irish", C-123 "Thunder Pig", and Roethlisberger's Spitfure replica.
Good to see the T-28 getting attention too!

[navion91104]

Richard Goff our Flying Falcon (Fiarmont State Aviation) A&P has inspected the T-28C at the Air Heritage Museum. So far so good! We may need new bladder tanks, need to see if they leak the next visit.
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[Stoney]

a "C" with no hook?

[navion91104]

Good catch. Yes a hookless “C” model. Never used for carrier training. That’s one of the reasons the Air Heritage guys grabbed her. (So to speak) The airframe is in straight shape, no deformations. I think she has the “B” model prop as well. (The A model prop was shortened 8” for carrier deck clearance)

We might need bladder tanks if someone knows where to source...

[AG pilot]

FAA has it listed as a B model and has a B model bureau number listed as it's serial. Hmmmmmm.

[navion91104]

Good catch too! Any Air Heritage people or T-28 gurus on here? I read in the Museum literature B and C model for the air frame. Can the engine be upgraded to make it a C model?

[navion91104]

O.k. Rich our mechanic extraordinaire researched the c and b designations. The “C” stands for carrier, so she’s a B model because there’s no tail hook. It’s not based on the horse power of the engine.

[Clifford Bossie]

T-28C N214SF in civilian paint after coming from Alaska.



I was told it was a forest service fire spotter.

In Sept, 2003 I was contacted by representatives of an air museum and asked to photograph a T-28B that was available for museum adoption at Biggs AAF. I forget which museum had been able to acquire the airplane,but anyway agreed to photograph it and send the photos to that entity. I was also asked to recommend local companies that could assist with recovery. And answer things like "What condition are any hoses in?" "Are there major leaks?" "Are the tires flat?" etc. etc. As is all too often the case in providing that kind of support as soon as that task was done and the photos sent I never heard from that museum again. All further contacts were not responded to.

Does anybody know the identity of the airframe and where it finally went? Is this actually N214SF?