Kingsbury, TX - May 2011 with pictures

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 8:36 pm

Here's my first shot from today to post. Not strictly a warbird, but certainly a warbird replica.

Ryan

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 9:30 pm

That, the SE-5 and the Sopwith Triplane and the coolest WWI fighters :!:

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 9:50 pm

Neuiport 28 replica

Ryan

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 10:00 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

That, the SE-5 and the Sopwith Triplane and the coolest WWI fighters :!:

I can take a hint!

Ryan

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat May 07, 2011 10:12 pm

A Bleriot replica. I was told it flies, but that no-one wants to fly it, because it has wing-warping, AND a stall speed that is just a fraction below it's top speed. Apparently it's quite a challenge to fly without crashing.

And a Canuck - a Canadian Jenny. I missed getting some flying shots of it. It was flying when we arrived in the Cub.

Ryan

Russell Smith · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 6:01 am

I visited OKA back in '09. Great place, great people and some great projects in the works. The rotary engine on that Fokker Triplane is sweet music when they crank it up! :wink:

RickH · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 9:13 am

Where's the original Tommy Morse Scout, Ryan ?

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 10:26 am

Full marks to the promoter for using a 'T' truck as the ground tug!! When the Lindberg tour came through New Orleans back in 1977, I tore up the area to locate a 'T' truck as a tow vehicle, I found one and we did use it and it did add to the overall experience-the trucks owner wasn't an airplane guy and didn't hear the beat everyone else did sort of an odd dude.

airknocker · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 2:23 pm

Browse the updates for projects:
http://www.pioneerflightmuseum.org/news ... 416Workday

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 4:56 pm

AIRKNOCKER,
Quick question, whats with the semi arabic symbols (or EURO denomination symbols) in each description paragraph? Makes it a bit difficult @ times to figure out what's trying to be conveyed.

Pogo · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 6:03 pm

RickH wrote:

Where's the original Tommy Morse Scout, Ryan ?

There are two Tommies on site, Rick -- an original, and a replica, both equipped with Le Rhone rotary engines. Both airframes are currently undergoing deep maintenance, which tends to look a lot like rebuilding. One of them was on display near the triplane, as a bare fuse on its wheels with engine mounted. One of them (I can never keep 'em straight) is well on its way to getting fabric. Sorry, cannot begin to "estimate an ETA".

I didn't get any pictures, was too busy doing the volunteer thing. I was in the back of the Model T keeping an eye on the Canuck in Ryan's photo above. I also missed saying howdy to Ryan, dangit. Sorry 'bout that.

RareBear · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 7:04 pm

Inspector,

Those are punctuations, usually quotation marks, and are somehow mis-translated by the software to the symbols you see. I've seen them every now and then.

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sun May 08, 2011 9:33 pm

Pogo wrote:

RickH wrote:

Where's the original Tommy Morse Scout, Ryan ?

There are two Tommies on site, Rick -- an original, and a replica, both equipped with Le Rhone rotary engines. Both airframes are currently undergoing deep maintenance, which tends to look a lot like rebuilding. One of them was on display near the triplane, as a bare fuse on its wheels with engine mounted. One of them (I can never keep 'em straight) is well on its way to getting fabric. Sorry, cannot begin to "estimate an ETA".

I didn't get any pictures, was too busy doing the volunteer thing. I was in the back of the Model T keeping an eye on the Canuck in Ryan's photo above. I also missed saying howdy to Ryan, dangit. Sorry 'bout that.

It's ok. I don't know if I got a Tommy photo. I wish they were still intact, but I was told that over the last 20+ years a lot of dirt and grime had built up and both airframes needed serious cleaning. Because of alignment issues, it was determined to clean them intact, and that has taken a LOT of time and patience, and work to clean, and then protect each area.
I hope they don't wait TOO long because I still remember seeing the Tommy at Randolph as a much younger fellow. It'd be neat to see it again, and perhaps even join the museum and fly it. I must admit that I'm intrigued by a few of the planes out there.

Ryan

Pogo · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 10:09 am

I got back from Kingsbury yesterday evening. The fly-in went off in fine fashion. Blake's Nieuport 28 put on a splendid show, which is always super duper cool because the entirety of it happens almost right over the field -- he really wracks it around and keeps it all in plain sight (it's one of those modern replicas, a great flyer). Also, the Canuck is running better than ever with a freshly overhauled prop (by yours truly), a rebuilt carb, and a fresh water pump .... plus the "reintroduction" of the little metal plate that serves as a baffle to keep the waterworks from dousing the carb, which was missing up until a few days ago. Everybody remarks on how sprightly she's acting all of a sudden, and several good long flights were made with it over the past couple-few days. Now gotta wait for all the other fotogs to post up.

I made the propeller and Spandau dummies for the D.VII recently, so I'm happy to see that particular bird lead off this thread! I'm endeavoring to become the resident wood propeller guru, so if any knowledgeable persons cares to talk about them, please PM or email me (ngc704@aol-dot-com), or let's start another thread somewhere?

Ryan said: "I was told that over the last 20+ years a lot of dirt and grime had built up and both airframes needed serious cleaning. Because of alignment issues, it was determined to clean them intact, and that has taken a LOT of time and patience, and work to clean, and then protect each area."

Yep, that sums it up pretty neatly. Everything was found to be in remarkably excellent shape, just grungy. So at this point, one Tommy fuse is all scrubbed up, revarnished or repainted as applicable, from stem to stern, and wings are halfway through covering. She's a-gettin' there....

Iclo · **Posted:** Mon May 09, 2011 4:14 pm

RyanShort1 wrote:

A Bleriot replica. I was told it flies, but that no-one wants to fly it, because it has wing-warping, AND a stall speed that is just a fraction below it's top speed. Apparently it's quite a challenge to fly without crashing.

I saw one Bleriot (Original, restaured but not a replica) at La Ferté Alais airshow, in gusting wind, (90° of the runway). Very very impressive. The pilot was the very experimented chief pilot of the Collection.
It was one of the first time at a airshow, I was happy to see the plane landing.

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