F4U Production in Indiana?

[Shortround6]

Don't bother me with facts.

Can I interest you in a Martin Caidin book?
Gently used.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

I sat at Point 1 in a KC-135 at Kadena Air Base (Okinawa) in the 70s. There was a wing of them there. The 71 took off in front of us and half way down he rotated to true vertical and just disappeared like a doggone rocket. The JP6 had such a high flash point you could flip a cigarette into a puddle (plane leaked like crazy due to thermal effects when cool) and it would not ignite. Some KC-135s had separate tanks for the JP6, different tanks than regular tanker. They learned the hard way that the tail tank should be emptied every flight of the few pounds of JP7 in there, else it would grow alge.

JP7 I think now.

I never got out on the line, just rebuilt components that were stored for a long time in the desert.

Security used to come around and inspect our tools, making sure they weren't Cad-plated. Cad-plated tools causes titanium to corrode.

Got to work on the AG330 which was fun.

6 years ago, I found one at the The Museum of Flight in Seattle.

 

[Tankerdude]

Somehow it seems that discussion doesn't fit with a discussion of WWII aircraft. I got the answer I was looking for, now I think I should look for a forum that is a better match to my experience and interest. Thanks to all.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Ok............

 

[hawkeye2an]

Somehow it seems that discussion doesn't fit with a discussion of WWII aircraft. I got the answer I was looking for, now I think I should look for a forum that is a better match to my experience and interest.

So many GREAT contributors here, check out the OTHER ERAs section before you go.

 

[GrauGeist]

Somehow it seems that discussion doesn't fit with a discussion of WWII aircraft. I got the answer I was looking for, now I think I should look for a forum that is a better match to my experience and interest. Thanks to all.

It's not uncommon for a discussion to drift (in forum parlance, referred to as "thread drift") and there is some great memories and information being shared here.
Keep it up and welcome aboard!

 

[WARSPITER]

Just looked up the definition of fact. Interesting concept but it could get in the way of a good debate.