And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Well to access the engine you have to support the entire rear fuselage and empennage with a wheeled cradle, unbolt the fuselage and roll it several feet back to clear the jetpipe. That requires disconnecting the hydraulic lines, elevator and rudder control systems and the pitot system. The F86 Sabre and various Migs had the same problem. Here's a pic of an F86 with the engine exposed https://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org/images/F86_M_HR_01.jpg Al_in_Ottawa
From the search site based on Joe Baugher’s USAF Aircraft Serial Number Lists:
In the foreground “Stinky” is a Lockheed P-80A-5-LO Shooting Star Tail # 44-85440, upgraded to F-80C-11-LO at some point.
The one behind it is a Lockheed P-80A-1-LO, tail #44-85057, also upgraded to F-80C-11-LO configuration at some point. This one was a close sibling of F-80 tail 44-85048, which crashed in North Hollywood, California Aug 6, 1945, killing Richard Bong, 40-kill ace. A fuel pump failed and Bong bailed out, but he was too low for his parachute to open and he was killed.
Is that a T-33?
ReplyDeleteF-80. Single seat, 4 nose guns, underwing tip tanks.
DeleteA thing of beauty.
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ReplyDeleteThe Shooting Star was designed and built by Kelly Johnson in 142 days from specs issued to complete blueprints.
ReplyDeleteThat baby just may be easier jet to work on than an A-10.
ReplyDeleteWell to access the engine you have to support the entire rear fuselage and empennage with a wheeled cradle, unbolt the fuselage and roll it several feet back to clear the jetpipe. That requires disconnecting the hydraulic lines, elevator and rudder control systems and the pitot system.
DeleteThe F86 Sabre and various Migs had the same problem.
Here's a pic of an F86 with the engine exposed https://www.warbirdheritagefoundation.org/images/F86_M_HR_01.jpg
Al_in_Ottawa
Maybe an F-80? Single-seat canopy and gunports in the nose…
ReplyDeleteJust a thought…
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From the search site based on Joe Baugher’s USAF Aircraft Serial Number Lists:
ReplyDeleteIn the foreground “Stinky” is a Lockheed P-80A-5-LO Shooting Star Tail # 44-85440, upgraded to F-80C-11-LO at some point.
The one behind it is a Lockheed P-80A-1-LO, tail #44-85057, also upgraded to F-80C-11-LO configuration at some point. This one was a close sibling of F-80 tail 44-85048, which crashed in North Hollywood, California Aug 6, 1945, killing Richard Bong, 40-kill ace. A fuel pump failed and Bong bailed out, but he was too low for his parachute to open and he was killed.
He neglected to power up the boost fuel pump mandated for takeoff.
DeleteTransferring accomplished fighter pilots to a testing regime was a rather hit or miss endevour. Different mindset, and a very dangerous occupation.
where have we seen that nose before?
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