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Originally Posted by graydonengineering
I drive by one of these every day on my way to work at the Pima Air and Space museum. They have all kinds of old plains here in long term outdoor storage since we live in a dry climate. The thing that catches my eye is how thin the skin is on these big plains. You can tell by how it is slightly crinkled that it is nothing more than extra thick aluminum foil! Lower wieght = greater payload! They must be crasy light for how big they are.
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Looking at my photo of NASA's guppy got me thinking about the thread.I photographed it at Pima,first introduced to me by my dad long ago,who'd donated a complete set of B-24 service manuals to the museum.
'Next door' at one of the salvage yards,I marveled at the US NAVY Grumman Tracers,with the enormous Jaray pumpkin seed radomes on their backs.They are an inspiration for the trailer project.
A yes,Tucson,the visual candy store!