The Central Transmission

The process to account for every part is underway.

I have already listed the DASH4 sections that I know are completely missing.

Figure 26 (of the DASH4) is the Nose Alighting Gear and will be done first as part of the Nose Alighting Gear restoration and attachment to the fuselage.

Next will be identifying the loose parts some of which is already done.

Warm weather will be needed to do this so I will continue to digitize the DASH4 figures and re-organize my H-21/892 images by the DASH4 figures.

2015 The Year of Bad Health

No progress was made in 2015 due to general heath changes (got better).  Despite laser treatments and two surgeries I lost the use of my left eye. It stinks but I have yet to find something limiting about it.  So, Let's Get On With It!!!

Hands on work will resume on the Auxiliary Alighting Gear (aka the nose gear) when things warm back up in the spring.

Before then I am re-organizing my records for better use as a resource for my project and other H-21 inquires.

I also realize how limited my records are on the international users of the H-21.  Research!


I am here as an H-21 resource.  Send me an email (scc158@gmail.com) and if I can help I will.

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.