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By: - 18th August 2018 at 21:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Been there 22 years ago. Still have the T-shirt!
By: - 19th August 2018 at 02:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Is the C-46 Commando still out front?
By: - 19th August 2018 at 02:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I believe so.
By: - 19th August 2018 at 11:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Yes, the Commando is still there. It was in the middle of a repaint when we visited -
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Another couple of interesting aircraft were Mercury Aircraft designs - the T-2 Chic and S-1 Racer -
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There's quite an assortment of engines including this Allison 3420 from a Fisher XP-75 Eagle -
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By: - 19th August 2018 at 12:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Originally posted by GliderSpit
Been there 22 years ago. Still have the T-shirt!
Nice! Didn't get a T-shirt but did pick up another addition to the growing fridge magnet collection :)
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By: - 19th August 2018 at 21:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
In related news:
By: - 19th August 2018 at 22:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks, ZRX61. It's nice to see that hangar being saved. It's a lovely old building.
By: - 20th August 2018 at 13:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thanks for the report.
Worth a visit, for sure...
Someday...
:cool:
Juraj
By: - 20th August 2018 at 13:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I was recently reading about the firm in the Curtiss book by Peter M. Bowers published by Putnam.
It shows turn of the century drawings of the original Curtiss factory in Hammondsport. A quick check of satellite maps showed little, if any of it, remain.
That's a pity, as I find the early 20th century industrial period fascinating with its many aircraft and automobile producers.
By: - 20th August 2018 at 21:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
We did have a good look around the area though we weren't absolutely sure of the exact location of the Curtiss factory. What does still exist is the older Mercury Aircraft plant whose construction began during WW2. The company is now in newer premises on the outskirts of town. During the war they produced, among other things, P-40 tail assemblies, fuel tanks and C-46 parts such as rudder pedals and undercarriage legs. The 10000th P-40 tail assembly is displayed in the Curtiss Museum-
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A few photos of the old Mercury plant -
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By: Mothminor - 18th August 2018 at 20:53 - Edited 2nd October 2019 at 11:40
Some photos from a visit to the Glenn Curtiss Museum a few weeks ago. It's a really interesting museum dedicated to Curtiss and featuring a range of aircraft (many original but also some replicas), motorcycles and engines. A P-40 Warhawk project is ongoing in the workshop. It's a composite airframe including parts from 3 wrecks, 2 of which collided over the Everglades. It was fascinating to see some of the original paintwork still visible.
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