Sandy - Intrepid Museum

p51 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:04 pm

I assume the concorde did okay in the storm? I was concerned about this aircraft as well. Given the wing area and the fact she's still tied to a barge alongside the same pier, I wouldn't have been shocked if only scuba divers could tour it by now...

Noha307 · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:39 pm

Now they have a shuttle with a smashed vertical stab and nose to go along with their formerly smashed nose Concord! :lol:

Any damage to any of the other aircraft?

Wildchild · **Posted:** Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:59 pm

Garth wrote:

mustangdriver wrote:

Oh so that's why it should have gone to a facility that could put it indoors.

Ok, I hope I'm not crossing a political line here but right now 'd hope that in the event that Romney is elected the next Administrator of NASA will repo Enterprise over this, fix her up for a piggyback flight (the SCA only dropped Endeavour off a few weeks ago, so should still be in flyable condition) and send her to some place capable of caring for her.

Like NMUSAF. Or barring that barging her down to NASA Johnson in Houston.

Or take 2 or 3 of them back and return them over to NASA to be used again for shuttles

Noha307 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2012 2:58 pm

Found this while flipping around the Interwebs looking for general NYC Sandy aftermath photos: http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-201_162-10014365-40.html?tag=contentMain;contentAux

The rear of the SR-71 looks okay, but as for their visitor center...

While writing this post I did a quick Google News search for "USS Intrepid" and it gave me this: Space Shuttle Enterprise exhibit collapses during Hurricane Sandy

Quote:

However, the unprecedented levels of water flooded the main electrical transformers and both of our backup generators.

As a result, power issues caused the Space Shuttle Pavilion to deflate.

Hmmm...

EDIT: Oops, just noticed someone posted the same article on the other hurricane Sandy thread: Hurricane Sandy, everyone ok?

PreservedAC · **Joined:** Sun Dec 26, 2010 12:09 pm **Posts:** 63

[quote="Noha307"]Found this while flipping around the Interwebs looking for general NYC Sandy aftermath photos: http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-201_162-10014365-40.html?tag=contentMain;contentAux
The rear of the SR-71 looks okay, but as for their visitor center...quote]

Isn't the concorde on the same (ground) level as the visitor center?

NEW YORK ,USS INTREPID

Garth · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:37 pm

Unrelated question about the Intrepid, but figured this would be an ok place to ask: is one of her aircraft elevators still operational?

I know the well for the forward centerline one contains the theater, but she still has the port midships and starboard aft deckedge ones. And it looks like aircraft have been rotated between the hangar deck and flight deck from other times I've been there (I think the F-14B used to be in the hanger, years and years ago).

CH2Tdriver · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:12 am

Garth wrote:

Unrelated question about the Intrepid, but figured this would be an ok place to ask: is one of her aircraft elevators still operational?

I know the well for the forward centerline one contains the theater, but she still has the port midships and starboard aft deckedge ones. And it looks like aircraft have been rotated between the hangar deck and flight deck from other times I've been there (I think the F-14B used to be in the hanger, years and years ago).

Yes the port one opposite the island. In the above photo you can see it currently has a T-34 parked on it, and retains the original wood decking unlike the rest of the deck that was relaid with steel. I took my family for what was my first visit in 10 years, and the first since resotration in 2008-09. I have to say that I was impressed with the positive changes they made. When I get power back (on LI, NY) I'll post some photos and a review. Currently below deck they have immaculate examples of the A-4C, Fury, TBM and a circa 1950's helo. Their restoration department is tops.

On that hangar deck they have a very large round info booth/kiosk area that is too large for the 3 docents that were staffing it. They could easily fit the F9F Cougar and F-11 Tiger in there IMHO.

Pete

Flying Pencil · **Joined:** Sun May 04, 2008 11:31 am **Posts:** 161

Garth wrote:

Unrelated question about the Intrepid, but figured this would be an ok place to ask: is one of her aircraft elevators still operational?

I know the well for the forward centerline one contains the theater, but she still has the port midships and starboard aft deckedge ones. And it looks like aircraft have been rotated between the hangar deck and flight deck from other times I've been there (I think the F-14B used to be in the hanger, years and years ago).

Yes, one would think the museum would be smart enough to tuck the birds inside when a storm comes.

Or did they?

Flying Pencil · **Joined:** Sun May 04, 2008 11:31 am **Posts:** 161

Garth wrote:

mustangdriver wrote:

Oh so that's why it should have gone to a facility that could put it indoors.

Ok, I hope I'm not crossing a political line here but right now 'd hope that in the event that Romney is elected the next Administrator of NASA will repo Enterprise over this, fix her up for a piggyback flight (the SCA only dropped Endeavour off a few weeks ago, so should still be in flyable condition) and send her to some place capable of caring for her.

Like NMUSAF. Or barring that barging her down to NASA Johnson in Houston.

Too late for both.
And I doubt Romney has the power to do that.

As for Endeavor, too late. She is now permanent LA dust magnet.

CH2Tdriver · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 8:15 am

Flying Pencil wrote:

Garth wrote:

Unrelated question about the Intrepid, but figured this would be an ok place to ask: is one of her aircraft elevators still operational?

I know the well for the forward centerline one contains the theater, but she still has the port midships and starboard aft deckedge ones. And it looks like aircraft have been rotated between the hangar deck and flight deck from other times I've been there (I think the F-14B used to be in the hanger, years and years ago).

Yes, one would think the museum would be smart enough to tuck the birds inside when a storm comes.

Or did they?

As I mentioned above, due to displays/exhibits on the hangar deck they don't have the room. The aircraft on deck are lashed down with chains much like on an active carrier.

Pete

peter · **Posted:** Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:07 am

Does anyone know how concorde faired?

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