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Thanks for adding that! So graceful an airplane. I have read engineering studies that validate the design and predict that with a full fuel load but no cargo she could have most probably successfully flown loops, and would have had no problems doing common aerobatics, too.

I subscribe to THE HISTORY CHANNEL's daily email: THIS DAY IN HISTORY. Today's feature: The 69th anniversary of the Spruce Goose's one and only flight, one mile with Howard Hughes at her controls...

I've often dreamed of an MV Flash Mob event, but hesitated in light of possible Law Enforcement Action when "terrorized" citizens misunderstood the non-violent gathering. Let us be the cooler heads that prevail.

Expansion set for Sweetwater museum honoring female WWII pilots...

Looks good! About how much paint did it take to paint that trailer? (Did you do the underside too?)) In Uncle Sam's motor pool (particularly during the Viet Nam era, would the wheels be BLACK or the same OD GREEN as the trailer body? (I realize that once in the field, color-matching was a low...

Huh. That reminded me of a song that I haven't thought of nor heard in years..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p88Rh3C_rQ

Not to hijack, but.... The human eye regenerates lens cells constantly. They grow from the edge of the lens and 'push' toward the center. It takes about 3-6 months to completely replace the lens. There are MANY difference things that cause cataracts. Since I had SHINGLES that started in...

Salute & Applause !!!

I'm picking up this "blog" from the thread about STUCK FUEL SHUT-OFF RODs... http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?143476-How-to-remove-the-Fuel-Shutoff-Rod-on-the-IP/page3 For the first Chapter of our situation, follow that thread's recent posts. Here's an overview... Following a...

Great THANKS to gimpyrobb for his mentorship on our ongoing NO START problem. Having exhausted the STUCK FUEL SHUT-OFF thought, AND replacing the Air Filter as previously mentioned, we have determined that the BUTTON & its CLIP may have come off the Hydraulic Head. Since this fresh diagnosis...

Thanks GIMP.... WILL do that first.

OK, it's Friday evening and i have been inside the cover...... Opened it up (surprisingly easy other then reaching over and "behind" the heater box & fan) and found it to be CLEAN AS A WHISTLE ! I put my finger under/below the retainer bar and the shut-off moved freely, and even returned to the...

I subscribe to a weekly FlightAware.com email. One of today's featured articles was this.... AIR FORCE FIRES UP DEPOT LINE to KEEP A-10s FLYING INDEFINITELY http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a23537/air-force-fires-up-depot-line-keep-a-10s-flying-indefinitely/?src=socialflowFB Sounds...

Welcome, Mark & Linda !

SWEET ! That building makes that MV look SMALL.

Nobody likes having a dangly.... unless it's a JEEP !

It's kinda like Fantasy Football.... I have a Spy Plane Fantasy Log Book. You'll enjoy the ride!!! ROFLMBO On a more thread-related note.... Has the date been set for the 2017 SSGARally??? Thanks.

Here's a link from the STICKIES in the DEUCE FORUM on this Fuel Shut-Off topic. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?143476-How-to-remove-the-Fuel-Shutoff-Rod-on-the-IP I'm currently addressing this same issue.

Huh! So simple even a caveman could do it. Looks like I'll crack it open either Friday evening or bright and early Saturday morning. THANKS !

Roger! And thanks.