Wrenching, Or Not Pink Flowers

[QuietOne]

My husband was down at the Warhawk Air Museum today. (Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho) He called and said, "They have the cowlings off of the P-40. You should come down and take pictures". They were looking for an oil leak on this:


Details according to my husband:
"The aircraft is a mid WWII P-40N Warhawk (Kittyhawk IV) in Empire service.
In its 1980s rebuild the aircraft was modified to a two seat dual control format.
I have flown in the aircraft. The paint scheme “Parrot Head” was used by only about 12 aircraft of a training squadron at Napier field in 1943."

[QuietOne]

They were taking the cowlings off so that they could see if they could spot where the oil was leaking from. These are two of the pieces.

[QuietOne]

It involved a lot of wrenching -



And of course, no wrenching session is complete without a bit of "hangar flying" (aka "bench racing")

[QuietOne]

The leak turned out to be a loose hose clamp. It made quite a mess! JC plans on redoing all of the hoses, making them longer so that they can be double clamped at both ends.

[QuietOne]

One of JC's helpers was wearing the perfect socks for working on a P-40!

[Iguanasan]

Interesting set. Thanks for sharing!

[Bambi]

very interesting stuff.

[Mad Aussie]

Wow ... you've flown in what was WW2's fastest prop driven fighter!! How cool is that!!

Look at that V12!

Love this set!!

I'm going to go ride my bike REALLY fast now!! I'm gonna fly!

[QuietOne]

Thanks, MA. My husband has been involved in these types of aircraft off and on for the last 25 years. It's a smallish community, with some of the planes being owned by clubs or museums rather than individuals. That makes them a bit more accessible. He says he'll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks, MA. My husband has been involved in these types of aircraft off and on for the last 25 years. It's a smallish community, with some of the planes being owned by clubs or museums rather than individuals. That makes them a bit more accessible. He says he'll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

No real questions ... I just want to know ...

a) how loud it is inside when you are flying?
b) do the guns still work and if so have you shot at any rednecks?
c) how quickly does it accelerate on the runway?
d) is the acceleration in the air faster than on the runway and if so does it actually feel faster?
e) am I right about it being the fastest in WW2? I think that might have been the P-51 Mustang I'm thinking of. Is there much difference anyhow?
f) does he come home feeling all intimate (I'd say horny but that might be rude) after a day 'at the office' ? I know I would!
g) didn't I say I didn't have any questions?