Warbird Information Exchange

Yes that's the paddle that is pushed by the pin in the actuator cap. One thing I like to tell pilots to do Dave is put the gear down, check for positive pressure with the hand pump, then reach forward of the throttle and push the switch that is normally triggered by pulling the throttle back. If there's no light or horn at that point you should be good. Always better to find out on downwind than when you're committed on final.

I wish I could see Deuelly's pics.

Sorry AG pilot. That was a picture in my signature that wasn't working anymore.

Sorry for the thread drift Mark.

Are there any more P-36 bits and pieces that can be rebuilt to flying? Isn't there a guy that is the guru on early model P-40's and P-36's? We need a few more early war polished fighters flying here in the U.S.!

Are there any more P-36 bits and pieces that can be rebuilt to flying? Isn't there a guy that is the guru on early model P-40's and P-36's? We need a few more early war polished fighters flying here in the U.S.!

That's a good trick with the gear switch. I'm going to steal that!

And the most important thing after using the hand pump is to return the lever to OFF, trapping the hydraulic pressure in there.

Dave

You may be talking about Tom Wilson, AKA Hang The Expense, who used to post in this forum. Unfortunately, Tom hasn't participated much here recently. But he does have a lot of the tooling necessary to build anything from a fixed gear Hawk 75 to a P-40.

I think he's probably talking about Matt Nightengale who was the guy primarily responsible for the two P-40B's, the P-36, and the Hawk 75 restored for The Fighter Collection. He's probably been involved in others as well.

Earl Reinert once told me and a few other friends he had some P-36 bits stored inside his Lockheed Lodestar; said he told the guys who were always trying to buy stuff from him they were from a DC-3 (!) to throw them off the trail.

Good story, at least - wonder if any of it turned up?

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

There's a Hawk 75 recovered from Russia that is being restored to fly in New Zealand. I believe it'll be restored in Norwegian colours.