I'm late to this thread so have to ask whether this plane is is a Douglas DC3.
The engine looks to be remarkably clean. How are they cleaned? With a water
pressure washer or with chamoix leather cleaning cloths a la every proud HOG
person on the road ?
jh
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On 04/26/19 12:13 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Chris. They installed the cowling before a storm front came
> through yesterday afternoon, so the engine is now hidden. Our local
> fiber optic system has a pole camera viewing the airport, so I can keep
> an eye on them without making a trip out there.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 4/26/2019 9:25 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> > They are lovely views, Jim – great machinery.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >> On 25 Apr 2019, at 19:33, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> For those interested in details, here are two more images from the Mister
> >> Douglas restoration.
> >>
> >> First, the details usually hidden by the engine cowling:
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190424-DSCF7223-2.JPG.html
> >> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190424-DSCF7223-2.JPG.html>
> >>
> >> And the Pratt & Whitney Eagle, symbol of a long line of great airplane
> >> engines:
> >>
> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190424-DSCF7224-2.JPG.html
> >> <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20190424-DSCF7224-2.JPG.html>
> >>
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