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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Hangtime on June 17, 2002, 02:45:32 PM
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It just occured to me you were discussing flying a PT-19...
Thought you'd like to know, I'm building a 1/4 scale one, but I intend to finish it up as a PT-26 Cornell.. the canopied version of the PT-19 with the 200hp Franklin.
Here's photo of the CAF bird I'm using as 'documentation'.
(http://www.dixiewing.org/PT_26_Flying.jpg)
It'll have an 8' wing, powered by a G38 Zenoah swingin an 18x8 prop.
Put up some pics of yours.. I'd love to see 'em!
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Yep, he has one, I got pics of it, with his permission I'll post them...waiting for a USB cable for my camera, lost mine somewhere between Missouri and Montana :(
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Is it the 'traditional' blue and yeller color scheme?
I'da gone that way, cept there's so many of 'em, they're like VW's in mexico. ;)
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Yes, traditional. His is a 43' I believe, without those sliding cockpit windows (open cockpit)
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Hangtime
Here is a link to Toads CAF wing.
His is #33 (John Nolan)
http://www.geocities.com/kcghostsquadron/
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Hey!! Thanks Stalker!!
Here's Toad in his PT-19, trolling for unwary Piper Cubs. ;)
(http://www.geocities.com/kcghostsquadron/CAF-Planes/Twin-PTs.jpg)
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Hiya guys!
Been really busy and missed this.
I see Stalker helped me out, Hang. #33 is mine, and #50 in the formation shot was my brother's. He sold that one but the fellow that rebuilt mine in '89 just finished another one for my brother.
My Father has a PT-26 in Canadian colors. You could go that way; the Canadians had more '26's than any other nation. I think it had something to do with winter up there. ;) I'll look around and find some pics of his to scan.
Rip, feel free to post... they're your pics after all. Say hi to "G" for me. Was a fun day, I enjoyed it. See you in DFW.
The change to silver happened when it became obvious that they needed to build a lot of trainers real fast, ie: the war started.
The blue and yellow are just "finish" coats of colored dope. Under those color coats, the fabric was doped with many.. I think it was 7 or so... coats of aluminized dope which made the fabric stiffer and more durable with respect to weathering or deterioration.
The aluminized dope was silver in color. When the war got rolling they just decided to skip the "finish" coat since it didn't really add anything to longevity; it was simply "looks".
IIRC, the Army specs only called for a trainer aircraft to last 5 years in Army usage. They left them parked outside with open cockpits in all weather. They all lasted well into the '50's before the major airframe overhauls became necessary. And of course, there's something like 200 of the almost 13,000 built still on the registry nearly 60 years later.
Not bad for a "5 year" airplane.