BDPetersen Posted November 1, 2020 Report Posted November 1, 2020 So, they took Jimmy Stewart’s 310F (sister ship to the F model I had), did a beautiful and expensive restoration on it, then stuck it on top of a 10’ pole outside a museum. Am I the only one bothered by that? Part of the charm of OSH is that you can see museum pieces actually flying. Quote
carusoam Posted November 1, 2020 Report Posted November 1, 2020 somebody said change is inevitable... How restored was it? How special was it? Some machines get so worn in their useful life... they become too expensive to ever restore to a re-usable level... True of many automobiles and factory equipment... If the only thing this plane had going for it was its ownership history... being an advertisement in front of a museum may be the best it can be... paint it nicely, fill the windows with dark UV resistant panes... advertise away... The other choices for good old fine machinery... are Alan’s chop shop and plane recycling center... where every part has the opportunity to live on in another plane... It was a sad day when the first M20E met the under taker... but at the same time... there were about 20MSers around learning bits and pieces about the wing’s construction and internal strength... and each other... What other choices does the plane have to offer? https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/jimmy-stewart-cessna-310-monument-dedicated/ The reason I ask these questions... somebody at the EAA spent thousands of hours... lots of money... and a pic... It seems to have been restored to museum display quality... so it gave a lot of value to the EAAers working on it... But, it wasn’t restored to any AW standard... that I can tell... isn’t there some kind of compression that keeps the props lined up like this? I don’t see the compression maker or the crank shaft holding the prop in place... So... I think the feel warm story... doesn’t cover the nuts and bolts story that we may be hoping for... The EAA does a really good job with that aspect as well... with their Keep ‘Em Flying campaign... Jimmy was worthy of the honor... I feel pretty good about that. PP thoughts only, not necessarily a fan of change... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
EricJ Posted November 1, 2020 Report Posted November 1, 2020 An acquaintance was working at a NA-Rockwell service center when they were told Bob Hoover was bringing his Shrike in to get spruced up. Even then parts were getting expensive and hard to find, but they pulled the stops out and used up some rare parts they had on it getting it sorted out. Apparently the next flight was to the Smithsonian, and they were a little miffed that they used up some rare inventory on an airplane that wasn't going to fly any more. Quote
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