2015 Outdoor Session Goals

So Much Has Already Been Done Since This Photo Was Taken

The hands on outdoor work has begun.

The goals for this fair weather session are...

1. Finish the Nose Alighting Gear.
2. Install the Nose Alighting Gear.
3. Reassemble the Fuselage Halves.

I now have a stable schedule I can follow and with a little help from my friends (crew) we will get this done.

Historic Preservation Terminology, TIGHAR's

The TIGHAR Guide to 

Aviation Historic Preservation Terminology

http://tighar.org/Projects/Histpres/guide.html

After reviewing several sites on terminology I have adopted TIGHAR's for the project.  I have one slight difference with one word they use, FABRIC.

Where I see the word "fabric" I use the word "material."

We are 2 days into the hands on season.  Work is being done on a small scale for now.  The late Spring still has us finishing infrastructure projects.

Damaged & Vandalized

Backhoe Damage  - Can You Tell Where It Is On The Aircraft?

Dumped in a quary in MA it had rough treatment.

How To...

51-15892 Forward - Top

I would like to make a blog of restoration processes.  It seems each organization keeps their processes and procedures to themselves.

While there is logic to this I think, for myself and others, that a resource on How To Do It would be good for everyone.

How should we recondition or repair...
Plexiglas
Steel
Brass
Aluminum
Mag Alloy
Base Metals
Rubber
Fiberglass
Wiring
Glass

Paperwork

Lets keep it simple... Most people dislike paperwork.  I will handle all the paperwork so your time can be invested on the project.

H-21 Partial Manuals List

QAM had no manuals when I started the project.  Over time I have purchased or collected several manuals and have digitized many.

Partial List...

Notations:

(1)  Original

(2)  Copy

(3)  Available on CD-ROM  (Mostly in PDF Format)

(4)  Incomplete

(Unless Noted as Incomplete the manauls are consdered complete but this is not guaranteed)

H-21 FAMILIARIZATION MANUAL, SM-365A, August 1959, (1), (3)  (Vertol Publication)

Gift of the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center via Larry Barret

H-21 ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN, TM 1-1H-21(Y)-4, July 1957 (2 Originals, 1-Army, 1-Air Force) (1), (3)

Purchased from ebay

H-21 MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS WIRING DATA AND DIAGRAMS, 

TM 1-1H-21-2-9, November 1957 (2 Originals) (1), (3), (4)

Purchased from ebay

H-21 ROTOR BLADE SETS, T.O 1HA1-2-2-63, July 1959 (3 Originals) 

(1), (3)

Purchased from ebay

H-21 MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM,

TM 1-1H-21-2-8, May 1958, (1), (3), (4)

Purchased from ebay 

H-21 BUILD UP INSTRUCTIONS, AIRCRAFT POWER PACKAGE, TM 1-1H-21(Y) 10, January 1958, (1), (3), (4)

Purcahsed From ebay

H-21 ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN ROTOR TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY, 

TM 1-1HA2-2-3-14, May 1958, (1), (3)

Purchased From ebay

H-21 HANDBOOK MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, T.O. 1H-21(Y)-2, February 1957

(1), (3), (4)

Purchased from ebay

H-21 FLIGHT HANDBOOK, TM 1-1H-21B-1, November 1957, (1), (3), (4)

HANDBOOK OVERHAUL INSRUCTIONS R-1820-103 AIRCRAFT ENGINE, May 1957, (1), (3)

Purchased from ebay

ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN R-1820-103 AIRCRAFT ENGINE, April 1957, (1), (3)

Purchased from ebay

YH-21 PRELIMINARY FLIGHT HANDBOOK, AN 01-250HDA-1, March 1953, (3)

Purchased from ebay

H-21 HANDBOOK MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, GROUND HANDLING, SERVICING, LUBRICATION AND AIRFRAME INSTRUCTIONS, T.O. 1-H-21-2-2, August 1958, (1), (3)

Purchased from the Pima County Air and Space Museum

H-21 HANDBOOK MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS POWERPLANT AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, T.O. 1-H21-2-4, November 1958, (1), (3)

Purchased from the Pima County Air and Space Museum

H-21 HANDBOOK MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ROTOR AND FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, T.O. 1-1H-21-2-5, September 1958, (1), (3)

Purchased from the Pima County Air and Space Museum

H-21 HANDBOOK MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS,

T.O. 1-H-21-2-7, September 1958, (1), (3)

Purchased from the Pima County Air and Space Museum

(Unless Noted as Incomplete the manuals are considered complete but this is not guaranteed)

We Are Getting Stuff Done!

While in storage at QAM, before the start of the project, the Auxiliary Alighting Gear (Nose Gear) snapped off.

The damage to the main strut has been repaired and work continues on the the assembly.

We plan on having the forward section of fuselage on it's gear by the middle of this season.

When we went to store the Main Alighting Gear we decided it would be best just put them back on the aft section of the fuselage.  Using only hand tools we put the gear back on the right side of the fuselage, stood the aft section back upright and installed the left gear.

It will be a busy restoration season this year.  Come join us even if you just want to watch.