Renovation Activities ~ 9/23/20

New Vehicle Arrival at MAPS!

September 20, 2020

Renovation Activities ~ 9/27/20

September 27, 2020

From Ken Ramsay:

: The wings were installed on the OV-1 today (6 photos). Right wing on.

: Left wing up.

: Easy does it.

: A little more.

: Success.

: The Beech is getting its beauty treatment.

: The new skin on the Corsair has been primed.

: The damaged Drake underbelly is coming along. Look at all of those Clecos holding the structure together.

: The first F-102 drop thank tail cone is taking shape. Rolling a cone is a very exacting process.

: I’m working on repairing the wind damaged F-102 elevon. All of the old rivets and screws have been removed. Now to reassemble it.

: Paul began finish shaping the F-105’s stabilator right tip. Sanding and body putty. We are waiting for rib installation to finish the left outer leading edge.

: Carl continues to make nose cones for the Sparrow missiles. We need 8.

From Ronald Schultz:

: Flags at half-staff for the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

: John and Ken working on the Drake damage from last springs tornado storm.

: Chet & Mike spray a non-reflective black paint on the cockpit-side of the engine cowlings so the pilots would not be blinded by the glare of the silver.

: Some of our equipment in use around the complex.

: Our Grumman F-11F Tiger and the LTV A-7E Corsair II

: Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin,PZL-Meilec SB LIM-2 Midget and the Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star

: North American F-100D Super Sabre in the foreground of the Convair F-102A Delta Dagger.

: Tony touching up the nose cone on the T-28 Trojan.