My flyin' buddy and I had the opportunity to talk to Bob and Diane at Chehalis as they were preparing to disassemble the airplane to get it ready to go into the museum. That was a fun time, lots of cool stories. I got to see it fly a number of times while it was at Arlington. It was at the fly in there at least one year, maybe two. I got some good pictures of it as well. I happened to be flying one day while the World Cruiser was also airborne. I was in the pattern to land and heard him call in very calmly that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. I told him that I would break off and stay clear and that the runway was his. I circled around and watched him land. I never would have guessed that it was a dead stick landing, it looked like any normal landing to me. Except of course that when he cleared the runway, the airplane just sat there until they could get it towed back to the hangar. Sad that it won't be flying any more, but it least it will still be around.
I beg to differ. I would imagine that one hour in that machine is at least 8 hours of work on the ground. It would take a huge team effort to get there AND back.
Sadly, the military airfield where this flight began and ended, Sand Point Naval Air Station, had its runways demolished in the late 1970s. A small Navy presence remained until 1995 when the land was handed over to the city of Seattle and the University of Washington. Some of the old brick Navy buildings and a few hangars remain, but all other evidence of an airfield is gone. It's now called Warren G. Magnuson park, after the late Senator from Washington.
But out front of the main entrance is a pair of wings sculpted to honor the flight, paid for by fundraising among Seattle residents during the course of the flight.
It is not true that Scotland (Bruntons) is the only place in the world where flying wires are made. Jeff Nelson makes them at his company Acme Construction Metals Inc. in Wisconsin.
HOW AWFUL , CREATE SUCH A GREAT AIRCRAFT AND THEN JUST HANG IT UP , IT SHOULD BE KEPT IN FLYING CONDITION AND FLOWN AROUND THE COUNTRY AT AIR SHOWS SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT AND LEARN THE HISTORY BEHIND IT. DONATE IT TO SOMEONE WHO CAN DO THAT , NOT SOME MOTHBALL AIRPLANE MUSEUM .
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My flyin' buddy and I had the opportunity to talk to Bob and Diane at Chehalis as they were preparing to disassemble the airplane to get it ready to go into the museum. That was a fun time, lots of cool stories. I got to see it fly a number of times while it was at Arlington. It was at the fly in there at least one year, maybe two. I got some good pictures of it as well. I happened to be flying one day while the World Cruiser was also airborne. I was in the pattern to land and heard him call in very calmly that he had an engine failure and was returning to the airport. I told him that I would break off and stay clear and that the runway was his. I circled around and watched him land. I never would have guessed that it was a dead stick landing, it looked like any normal landing to me. Except of course that when he cleared the runway, the airplane just sat there until they could get it towed back to the hangar. Sad that it won't be flying any more, but it least it will still be around.
Wow. What a cool guy and story.
How outstanding.
I wish i could have seen it fly! This plane should be visiting airshows
Wonderful, would have been great to fly it to Oshkosh.
I beg to differ. I would imagine that one hour in that machine is at least 8 hours of work on the ground. It would take a huge team effort to get there AND back.
Sadly, the military airfield where this flight began and ended, Sand Point Naval Air Station, had its runways demolished in the late 1970s. A small Navy presence remained until 1995 when the land was handed over to the city of Seattle and the University of Washington. Some of the old brick Navy buildings and a few hangars remain, but all other evidence of an airfield is gone. It's now called Warren G. Magnuson park, after the late Senator from Washington.
But out front of the main entrance is a pair of wings sculpted to honor the flight, paid for by fundraising among Seattle residents during the course of the flight.
This Big Bird should go to Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome! Mr Cole Palen would be proud of it!!!👍😘🇺🇸
I have a piece of the "New Orleans" on ebay!
It is not true that Scotland (Bruntons) is the only place in the world where flying wires are made. Jeff Nelson makes them at his company Acme Construction Metals Inc. in Wisconsin.
There is also a New Zealand company that makes flying wires.
Kinda sad not to see it keep flying. Seems a waste to me.
Terrible waste of money and effort just to park it forever; keep it flying
My understanding is that the combined costs of hangar space, insurance, maintenance, etc... have made it prohibitive for them to keep flying it.
@@KeenMixer I can actually attest to that statement. The insurance is insane.
HOW AWFUL , CREATE SUCH A GREAT AIRCRAFT AND THEN JUST HANG IT UP , IT SHOULD BE KEPT IN FLYING CONDITION AND FLOWN AROUND THE COUNTRY AT AIR SHOWS SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT AND LEARN THE HISTORY BEHIND IT. DONATE IT TO SOMEONE WHO CAN DO THAT , NOT SOME MOTHBALL AIRPLANE MUSEUM .