Fantasy of flight- part 7

[beaky]

Possibly Navy-operated, but it's part of an aircraft.

The hand-rail is bogging me.

Dauntless/Avenger?

Mwuhahahahahahahaaaa...!!!  :D

You'll never guess!!!

Don't get fixated on the Navy thing- like I said, it could easily have been operated by some navy, but not necessarily.

[Brett_Henderson]

Rotty wrote:

I like 'em too... ever flown one?

This is gonna hurt to type..

My father's attorney's son had one in St. Ignace, MI...

That was early marriage years, though licensed I was not current, nor really inspired to fly it..

Live and learn  ::)

[beaky]

Rotty wrote:

I like 'em too... ever flown one?

This is gonna hurt to type..

My father's attorney's son had one in St. Ignace, MI...

That was early marriage years, though licensed I was not current, nor really inspired to fly it..

Live and learn  ::)

That's it... I'm no longer talking to you.You are nothing to me... now go!!

Dude, those things are expensive... nobody who has one wants to sell it.

Uh... except this one. If you buy it, I'll be your friend again.

http://www.aircraftdealer.com/aircraft_ ... 0/4575.htm

[ATI_7500]

Mwuhahahahahahahaaaa...!!!  :D

You'll never guess!!!

Don't get fixated on the Navy thing- like I said, it could easily have been operated by some navy, but not necessarily.

Bomber? Civilian? Seaplane? Zeppelin?

[Brett_Henderson]

Rotty wrote:

now go!!

Oh my.. I pictured you saying that and fell off my chair laughing  ;D

When I do retire for real, up north, I'll have a plane (most likely one of these  http://www.aircraftdealer.com/aircraft_for_sale_detail/Grumman/1979_Grumman_Gulfstream_American_AA5B_Tiger/10718.htm  )

I looked into Renegades and they're just not "sound" airplanes.. as in.. there's always something wrong with'em. I know, I know.. not unlike most, older, used planes.. just more than I'm willing to deal with.

I'll hold an Oskosh seat for ya this year.. will that do in leiu of the Renegade ?

[beaky]

I'll hold an Oskosh seat for ya this year.. will that do in leiu of the Renegade ?

Deal. I've been muttering under my breath that I'm going to Airventure this summer even if it costs me my job (had to cancel last year)... I'm also hoping to be flying with the club by then, but who knows?
Any solid plans yet (all week; one weekend; etc)?

[beaky]

Mwuhahahahahahahaaaa...!!!  :D

You'll never guess!!!

Don't get fixated on the Navy thing- like I said, it could easily have been operated by some navy, but not necessarily.

Bomber? Civilian? Seaplane? Zeppelin?

Very, very close there (one of them, anyway)... but not quite.

I can't keep doing this to you, so here's the answer:

http://www.goodyearblimp.com/archive/h_wingfoot_04.html

Remember, a blimp is a non-rigid airship; no skeleton (that would make it a zeppelin or dirigible, even though a blimp is steerable, or "dirigible").

The one seen at FOF is a different model than the one shown here, but it is an older Goodyear type, probably built for military service. the ones seen today are much smaller...

You might be surprised to know the role blimps played in coastal defense in WWII.... check this out:

http://www.bluejacket.com/usn_avi_ww2_blimps.html

Those crews had guts... or maybe they just weren't very bright.

[Willit Run]

My guess is that it's one of these!!




A gondola to an airship.

[beaky]

My guess is that it's one of these!!




A gondola to an airship.

OK, I guess I owe you a coconut... unless you peeked at my last post! ;d

[Brett_Henderson]

Rotty wrote:

Deal. I've been muttering under my breath that I'm going to Airventure this summer even if it costs me my job (had to cancel last year)... I'm also hoping to be flying with the club by then, but who knows?  
Any solid plans yet (all week; one weekend; etc)?

When I went last year, it was for the last Fri/Sat/Sun. I'll admit that I worried if that would be enough... AND after waiting on weather in Kenton for three hours, and waiting the 177RG's gear repair for three hours in Warsaw, I was REALLY worried that time would be short (we didn't land at Oshkosh until nearly sundown, Friday).. Turns out though, that that was plenty of time.. even got a tour in at the museum.

Walking around to/from manufacturers displays entertains me for about an hour or two. Two-three hours of an air show is about my limit (seeing the guy killed by the Avenger took some fun out of it). Actually, the most fun I had was on the second night when we sat and talked to our camping neighbor till 2AM (Cessna 310 owner).

Now that I'm a veteran, I know exactly what I want out of this year's trip. The event itself is just a reason to do it. First and foremost, the trip itself, to/from. My main goal this year, is to fly the VFR flyway up Lakeshore Drive in Chicago (waving my wings to Meigs).. and to make the trip a complete lap of Lake Michigan; with a stop for lunch on Mackinac Island. I got my fill of camping last year too. I'm too old and ornery, sans coffee, to be showering in a trailer (I swear I got a hypochondriactic case of athlete's foot). Secondary, is to survive the Ripon/Fiske approach again (and have the appropriate t-shirt made). Flying in and out of the world's busiest airport is a life-bench-mark, worthy of a repeat.

Tentative plan:

Depart Marysville, Ohio (KMRT) Friday-1100Z; Stop at Warsaw, IN (KASW) to visit the guy who busted his butt to get me on my way last year; Arrive Green Bay (KGRB) by 1700Z do some aerial sightseeing around Door County (and kneel at Lambeau Filed) and spend the night (air-conditioned hotel or friend's house (depending on how he's getting along with his wife))

Get up EARLY Saturday and fly to KOSH for the day and then back to Green Bay for the night.

Sunday... leave Green Bay and make a few stops finishing the lap around Lake Michigan with a few Island stops... Arrive Marysville, Sunday evening.

[Willit Run]

D'oh!!  You know in all honesty I didn't even pay attention to the post above the one I answer in but, since the answer was right there I won't take credit!!  No coconut is owed!!

That look kind of foolish of me to answer after you posted the answer!!

[ATI_7500]

I can't keep doing this to you, so here's the answer:

http://www.goodyearblimp.com/archive/h_wingfoot_04.html

It would have been more suprising if it had belonged to an airplane, actually.