Pima Air & Space Museum 11/07/12

[12XU2A3X3]

P-39 is/was MARC too, right? As it the Blenheim and F4F? They have it on their site, i need to check

[APG85]

Shackelton is a neat plane. Thought it was getting a paint job?

[hang the expense]

IIRC the cobra was at beaver falls for all those years and the guys did a very good job on her.They had all the airacobra spare parts in the world at the time.Thats why there wont be the rebuild effort for cobras that there is of P-40s.What a beautiful aircraft it is.

[Kyleb]

IIRC the cobra was at beaver falls for all those years and the guys did a very good job on her.They had all the airacobra spare parts in the world at the time.Thats why there wont be the rebuild effort for cobras that there is of P-40s.What a beautiful aircraft it is.

Are you saying that the parts just aren't available for the P-39, whereas they are available for the P-40? You know, an enterprising guy with a good machine shop could probably make a small fortune (out of a bigger one) manufacturing parts for Aircobra restorations. I think some guys are already doing that in the Curtiss community.

Are there things that can't be fabricated for the P-39? Other than the driveshaft, is it that much more complicated than the P-40?

[maradamx3]

Bill:

Are these Pima aircraft part of the public museum or off-limits? I ask because I'll be visiting Pima later this week.
Thanks!
Tommy

[bilwor]

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis - Lim-2 Fagot N822JM


Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (USN 4497Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 4497 N45084


Northrop T-38A Talon 61-0854


Panavia IDS Tornado 43+74 German Navy, Marinefliegergeshwader 1

[bilwor]

Bill:

Are these Pima aircraft part of the public museum or off-limits? I ask because I'll be visiting Pima later this week.
Thanks!
Tommy

Tommy, the Hind and the KB-50 are at the restoration hangar and not open to public, but they can be seen at a distance from the public area. The P-39 can be viewed through windows and a door from the public area.

bill word