I hauled home a real WWII Airplane

Too bad you didn't find a Merlin to transplant in it. That would be some real hot rodding. But you have already hit the mother Lode(star). Congrats.

 

So the question being is will it be left hand drive, right hand drive, or leave them both in so the wife can HELP you drive!!

 

My computer is running so slow that it is going to take me forever to get anything loaded on here---So yall post the pictures for me if possible.

 

Niiiiice! It'll be like steering from the upper deck of a London Double Decker. Airframe looks reasonably sound.

 

I hope this works, I would love to see this cruising down the streets.

 

This is one of the coolest topics ever! Can't wait to see some bitchen nose art. Subscribed.

 

Straight pipes right out the side of the nose.(I think thats what they're called.)

 

This kicks so much ass.....

 

Well now, this is interesting!!!

 

That, sir , is the shit. Can't wait to see wheels, exhausts, turrets, the whole damm shooting box !!!!!

 

Sounds like a great build. Have fun and keep us posted.

 

I think i would a.d.d. right off the road if that came by!
Sweet!

 

Neat.. Does anyone remember the tv show "Real People" ?? One of their shows they had a guy who took a DC-3 and converted it into a motor home..

 

That's pretty cool what is the plan? I dig the gauges, I own a couple ww2 bomber pressure and speed ones. Those old war plans give off the same vibe a car from the forties give off. Like what were the people thinking or doing back then piloting the machine, but with war planes the history is even more interesting. good luck with it

 

This is the interior after I cleaned out most of the insulation and the salt grass that washed in during the flood

 

Cool. Tell me you didn't sit in that seat and make airplane noises.

 

I wish I could tell you that I didn't.

 

This is what this thing looked like before Hurricane Ike tore it a new one. I think it would be awesome to make this thing a giant trike if i can figure out how to make it happen. Any of you know of any aircraft mechanics that might be able to help rivet the patch panels back in place when I get ready to do so? Volunteers?

 

This is friggin cool!

 

I saw you over on the W I X site. You didn't say anything here about you being oversize on your trailer

Mixtures, Props, Throttles, Flaps, Gear....Go around!!!!!!!!!

I don't know, anything is possible....


HellRaiser

 

Look at all the shift-levers! Jeez...how many gears does that thing have, anyway?!!!

 

The wings, tail surfaces and engines came up missing several years ago. The fuselage is so beat up that it would be in the millions to make here fly again and you can buy one of these Lodestars ready to fly for several hundred thousand now. But I don't have that kind of money.

 

There are some aircraft mechanics out in Mexia Tx that do some really good work. idk if you wanna pay the price of aircraft service though...But when we need work done on our little bonanza we take it to them. Awesome build! cant wait to see it completed and going down the road

 

That is true. Just so yall know, my trailer is 29 ft long with a 6 ft tongue, and this thing stuck out 16ft behind my trailer! It got dark on us before we could get off of the island and we lost all the lights on the trailer, the trailer brakes, the license plate fell off the trailer and we were way over the length limit. We past a lot of state troopers along the way and they just stared at the plane and I assume they didn't notice all of the tickets that they were missing out on.

 

Damn shame Mother Nature took it's toll on the old bird. Looked like it was in great shape in the previous photo.

 

its a lenco.

 

Wow!! Subscribed to this one.
Can't wait even to see conceptual drawings. Very cool concept.
Best of luck on this one! You will get looks everywhere you go no matter how you build that thing.