Part Of HU-16 Restored

[CoastieJohn]

For the HU-16 watchers. Just got this in the inbox today. This is in Miami. The story goes it was an old USCG HU-16 that was bound for the scrap yard and a local aviation repair school got it before everything was scrapped out. The students did some preservation work on the front of it and put it back in the CG HU-16 color scheme. A dedication ceremony is scheduled for later this week. I'm speculating it will be on display at the school.

[JohnB]

Neat project. Is there anything inside?

[CoastieJohn]

I don't know. I just got some more pics of it in stripped down status. Didn't see anything from the angles I had. If it was a few steps from being scrap I wouldn't think there was too much left inside.

[k5083]

A for effort, I guess, but F for researching how the U.S. insignia is supposed to be painted.

August

[CoastieJohn]

A for effort, I guess, but F for researching how the U.S. insignia is supposed to be painted.

August

Maybe I'm missing it...what's wrong with the U.S. Insignia? The star too big if anything?? This image below originally came from the CG Historian's website. Other than the star, it looks the same as the other US insignia's on CG aircraft of that era. Again....maybe I'm missing something???



Got this pic from USCG Ptero Historian. Note the number.



Pulled this off the Monthan Memories website. The insignia looks the same here too.




The backside of the fuselage. From the 94thacg site. Also....the 94th said it is NOT the 1267 fuselage, that was a number the students decided on.

[rcaf_100]

A for effort, I guess, but F for researching how the U.S. insignia is supposed to be painted.

August

Maybe I'm missing it...what's wrong with the U.S. Insignia? The star too big if anything?? This image below originally came from the CG Historian's website. Other than the star, it looks the same as the other US insignia's on CG aircraft of that era. Again....maybe I'm missing something???

The points of the star ain't supposed to touch the outside of the circle.

[DH82EH]

It looks way better than if it were on a scrap heap!

Way to go folks. You should feel proud of saving this bit of Coast Guard history!

Andy Scott

[Rajay]

Being taken to "school" regarding our own national emblem by someone wearing a Maple Leaf from north of the border! How embarassing...but we got a nice technical reference drawing out of it in any case. (I was able however to pick out the mistaken details prior to his diagram being posted...)

The red/orange nose scheme that they used is also older than the one shown in the middle B&W photo, right John? AFAIK the last scheme used by the USCG on its "Goats" is the one with the wide orange stripe with narrow blue accent stripe that extends diagonally dwn from the cockpit windows. Not that the students were in any way required to use the "last" one that was actually on the airplane...

[The Inspector]

'.......one rivet........two rivets......' It's a tremendous effort from a bunch of folks who are going to be maintaining airplanes you are going to fly on in the future. It was a serious learning example for a bunch of FNG's on how to make repairs, fabricate parts, remove and reinstall replacement skins, actual, hands on, do it and learn schooling cuts and all. Sheetmetal fabication is akin to being an artist, 'take this piece of flat metal and make it look like that'
Stop being so petty-

[CoastieJohn]

The red/orange nose scheme that they used is also older than the one shown in the middle B&W photo, right John? AFAIK the last scheme used by the USCG on its "Goats" is the one with the wide orange stripe with narrow blue accent stripe that extends diagonally dwn from the cockpit windows. Not that the students were in any way required to use the "last" one that was actually on the airplane...

Yes sir....that is correct. I'm thinking the CG used at least 3 paint schemes on these airframes types that I'm aware of. If you go to the 94th website they have pics showing where the students got the idea from.

A little history on how the USCG racing stripe we see today was created. The idea for a new look goes back to the Kennedy administration. Good stuff....

http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles/StripeHistory.pdf

[james79]

Some amazing pictures.