Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:41 pm
Pat Carry wrote:Warbird Kid wrote:Pat Carry wrote:What will happen to the Spruce Goose?
NASM?
A great idea but where would they display this huge aircraft?
A huge $40mil addition at one end or the other of the hangar possibly? Im sure if it we're an actual option, they'd have engineers come in.
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:51 pm
Pat Carry wrote:What will happen to the Spruce Goose?
Needs to go on the airshow circuit if you ask me! Calling Paul Allen!!!!!
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:25 pm
Screw displaying it. How do you even get it there?
kevin
kevin
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:50 pm
tulsaboy wrote:Screw displaying it. How do you even get it there?
kevin
Fly it of course!
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:31 pm
Dare I say, "Please! Just no High speed taxi"Warbird Kid wrote:tulsaboy wrote:Screw displaying it. How do you even get it there?
kevin
Fly it of course!
...sorry 
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:34 pm
tulsaboy wrote:Screw displaying it. How do you even get it there?
kevin
A very good question?
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:14 pm
Back to P-38s... My guess is that it has been a while since two have been on the market simultaneously.
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 1:05 am
Which 2nd P-38 Brandon please?
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:14 am
Jack Croul's has been on the market for a while Ben.
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:06 am
bdk wrote:Pat Carry wrote:What will happen to the Spruce Goose?
Needs to go on the airshow circuit if you ask me! Calling Paul Allen!!!!!
You don't think for a second a certain aviation enthusiast in Orlampa would not give Howard Hughes most famous Seaplane a good home???
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 10:29 am
I was working for Kermit the first time the Spruce Goose came up for sale, '91 or '92, and he seriously considered it then. There was a lot of interesting talk then about how to get it to Florida...
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Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:14 pm
According to Wikipedia, the Spruce Goose was relocated via "barge, train, and truck" from Long Beach, CA to its current location in Oregon. I figure an operation like that would have been documented and published by someone. I'd be curious to find out if they had to segment the plane in a way that destroyed its airworthiness. Regardless, I suppose if it was moved once, it can be moved again. It seems like something that the NASM should have in its collection IMO.
Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:30 pm
Back to the P-38, anyone know of anyone who is inquiring about this 38? Again Kermit Weeks may want to cut out the whole complete restoration thing on his own example and just go for a flyer, then sell the wreck he has. Anyone else looking into this bird?
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Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 5:48 pm
Rob Mears wrote:According to Wikipedia, the Spruce Goose was relocated via "barge, train, and truck" from Long Beach, CA to its current location in Oregon. I figure an operation like that would have been documented and published by someone. I'd be curious to find out if they had to segment the plane in a way that destroyed its airworthiness. Regardless, I suppose if it was moved once, it can be moved again. It seems like something that the NASM should have in its collection IMO.
It was a cover story in Air Classics at the time, with lots of photo coverage.
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Re: Evergreen P-38 for sale
Mon Dec 16, 2013 8:38 pm
Warbird Kid wrote:Back to the P-38, anyone know of anyone who is inquiring about this 38? Again Kermit Weeks may want to cut out the whole complete restoration thin ton his own example and just go for a flyer, then sell the wreck he has. Anyone else looking into this bird?
I know a couple of interested folks that have inquired about the P-38. Not much I can tell you though.