Guess who I ran into today!?
Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:45 pm
I was prowling around a local airport this afternoon and met this little fellow who I have heard about for 30 years.
There he was working away on his latest creation...a turbine powered pressurized Lancair...
Anybody know him?
The first correct answer gets a Pony....
There he was working away on his latest creation...a turbine powered pressurized Lancair...
Anybody know him?
The first correct answer gets a Pony....
who
Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:47 pm
Ztex, Not too sure who it is, but just judging by the wardrobe, it ain't Sarah Palin. Just in the face he looks a lot like Gov and security guy Tom Ridge of Penn. I never read that he was a pilot. Am I close, or is it just a coincidence?
And that looks like a busy engine compartment!
And that looks like a busy engine compartment!
Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:58 pm
Looks a lot like Bob Diemert...but it's been years since I've seen him.
Sat Nov 01, 2008 7:26 pm
Is that radial cowling on the floor going on the Lancair?
Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:08 pm
Brad wrote:Looks a lot like Bob Diemert...but it's been years since I've seen him.
I vote for Bob.
Is this up in ND area as a couple years back that was where someone had seen him working on a similar, if not the same creation.
Remember the WEDGE!
Rich
Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:21 pm
Chuck Gardner wrote:Is that radial cowling on the floor going on the Lancair?
Chuck, I have my doubts that no matter how good Bob is, I don't think he can make a DC-3 cowl fit on a Lancair...
Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:30 pm
Im cheating via google image and yes it has to be bob.
here he is in 68.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/245 ... aa.jpg?v=0
here he is in 68.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/245 ... aa.jpg?v=0
Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:39 pm
Considering that the properties of the pic have the name Bob, I would guess you are right.
Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:44 pm
The Defender!! 
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:00 pm
So, where was this taken? Does he not live in Canada anymore?
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:05 pm
retroaviation wrote:So, where was this taken? Does he not live in Canada anymore?
Gary, since it appears he is in Texas, maybe he is looking to restore another plane for the CAF............................
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:16 pm
CAPFlyer wrote:Chuck Gardner wrote:Is that radial cowling on the floor going on the Lancair?
Chuck, I have my doubts that no matter how good Bob is, I don't think he can make a DC-3 cowl fit on a Lancair...
That would not stop him from trying
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:22 pm
Yep the Defender in Texas! The one and only Bob Diemert!
He was working on this Lancair at the Midlothian airport in the Airborne Imaging hanger. He was quite friendly. When I told him I was a Warbird nut he told me the he was there at the beginning of the movement. He talked about flying the Hurricane during BOB filming, about the Lancair project, the Zero and the Val, the jungle, his new prototype steam powered aircraft engine, the T-33, the C-47 and the Convair on the field, his 1957 Caddy, his ...well you get the idea...I feel like I've known him for ever...
Nice afternoon at the airport with an old tinkerer. Fun!
Matt's a cheater!
Brad wins the Pony!
He was working on this Lancair at the Midlothian airport in the Airborne Imaging hanger. He was quite friendly. When I told him I was a Warbird nut he told me the he was there at the beginning of the movement. He talked about flying the Hurricane during BOB filming, about the Lancair project, the Zero and the Val, the jungle, his new prototype steam powered aircraft engine, the T-33, the C-47 and the Convair on the field, his 1957 Caddy, his ...well you get the idea...I feel like I've known him for ever...
Nice afternoon at the airport with an old tinkerer. Fun!
Matt's a cheater!
Brad wins the Pony!
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:29 pm
So did Bob move to Texas or is he just doing a project there now?
Does Bob still do any work on any warbirds?
Does he have any warbird stuff left or is it all sold off?
As much negativity as has been said about him, he did save some extremely rare warbird types from extinction! You have to give him some credit for that despite his rather unconventional restorations.
Does Bob still do any work on any warbirds?
Does he have any warbird stuff left or is it all sold off?
As much negativity as has been said about him, he did save some extremely rare warbird types from extinction! You have to give him some credit for that despite his rather unconventional restorations.
Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:34 pm
Ztex wrote:Yep the Defender in Texas! The one and only Bob Diemert!
He was working on this Lancair at the Midlothian airport in the Airborne Imaging hanger. He was quite friendly. When I told him I was a Warbird nut he told me the he was there at the beginning of the movement. He talked about flying the Hurricane during BOB filming, about the Lancair project, the Zero and the Val, the jungle, his new prototype steam powered aircraft engine, the T-33, the C-47 and the Convair on the field, his 1957 Caddy, his ...well you get the idea...I feel like I've known him for ever...
Nice afternoon at the airport with an old tinkerer. Fun!
Matt's a cheater!
Brad wins the Pony!
If you get to talk to him again, ask him about the rope tied to the elevator of the hurricane during the movie, used to stabilize the plane. I've heard Connie Edwards tell it.
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