SOme random shots around Beaver County Airport

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 6:10 am

I fly out of BVI and worked alot with Air Heritage, so I though I would throw up a few pics. The F-86 is a big deal as the NMUSAF has threatend to remove it if it is not upkept. SHe is pretty rough.

Holedigger · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 6:17 am

What! No Beavers!! :shock:

Any bird on a stick, out in the weather is a tough thing to maintain.

Jake Fendermen · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 9:39 am

What's the status of the C-123? Is it airworthy and flying?

Jake Fendermen

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 10:10 am

Seems to be a flyer. Here is a link to some of her stats and history

http://airheritage.org/c123.html

Airlift48 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:01 pm **Posts:** 744

That's "Thunder Pig"

The gang of folks associated with here have long been friends of the Foundation, and are some of my favorite people on the circuit!

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 2:02 pm

I believe I saw that C-123 fly at the Mt. Comfort airshow a few years back. They put on quite a show, doing a simulated combat landing..nosing over from a thousand feet or so, dropping like a rock, then flaring at the last second for touchdown. Pretty impressive!

SN

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:38 pm

That C-123 is airworthy. I was a flight crew memeber on it all through my highschool years. Great group of people. The J-47's are not there, just the pods.

PbyCat-Guy · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 9:34 pm

Steve Nelson wrote:

...They put on quite a show, doing a simulated combat landing..nosing over from a thousand feet or so, dropping like a rock, then flaring at the last second for touchdown. Pretty impressive!
SN

That's called "The Mav" approach....after one of my flight instructors, J. Mavraganas...would come in hot, then at the last seconds, pitch for the white arc, dump full flaps and squeak the wheels...pretty impressive

Brad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:30 pm **Posts:** 1131

PbyCat-Guy wrote:

Steve Nelson wrote:

...They put on quite a show, doing a simulated combat landing..nosing over from a thousand feet or so, dropping like a rock, then flaring at the last second for touchdown. Pretty impressive!
SN

That's called "The Mav" approach....after one of my flight instructors, J. Mavraganas...would come in hot, then at the last seconds, pitch for the white arc, dump full flaps and squeak the wheels...pretty impressive

Actually, it's called an assault landing. It's in the -1 for the C-123, C-130, C-17 and probably a bunch more.

skydaddy61 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:58 am **Posts:** 208

Thunder Pig has been a favorite at our local show. At leat the cockpit of the '86 is covered. What happened to the canopy?

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 11:11 pm

Not sure. it had one until just recent. The NMUSAF owns the aircraft, and I have been told that the airport has been put on notice to fix up the aircraft or it will be moved.

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