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All very interesting, with the DC 3 comparison. You picked up some very interesting ideas there, too. My hats off to you all and be safe always, from the Philippines.
Once the cockpit is completed and cleaned up it will be a gem and work of art. I am tired of hearing that Elvis never really owned this jet. It is well documented that he did and liked this one better as the interior was just how he wanted it. It was only a brief period but he did and had another owner until it was abandoned.
There was a black and blue DC-3 named Snoopy back in the early 1980s out in California. The owner gave me a little tour at the Point Magu Airshow. Awesome!!
Well, I only got out on Tuesday and missed the Elvisjet, I hope it comes back next year. I've been gawking at the Fabulous Flamingo for a few years now and would've loved to see them both together!
Everytime I see the finished Elvis Jet, I am SO impressed at how well it turned out in the looks department. Following through the build, I had no idea it would look that great.
My brother installed vortex generators at the rear of his motor home and got improved mileage and crosswind stability. The difference on the interstate around big trucks was amazing. They help to lessen the low pressure area at the large flat rear of the vehicle.
I remember seeing a video of Ellie's jet from years ago when it was still an abandoned plane in the Western desert. They did a walk through and it looks as I recall, just no wing tip tanks now.
If I recall correctly there was a airplane RV build that was on the TV show "That's Incredible" during the 1980s. It may have also made an appearance on "CHiPs" or a movie during the same period.
@roundengineaero4368 Andromeda, Built in the early 1980s by Tony Tosta and Jason Von Straussenburg. Registered with the state of California, albeit as a 1979 Pace Arrow motorhome. A rescued 1957 Convair 240 airplane.
Jimmy built the luxury version and it looks so good And the first sergeant built what the rest of us would The very budget version and it is so good 👍👍🇦🇺
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂I like what they did with the engine cowling on the DC-3, the Elvis one, looks a little empty under the cockpit. Do you still have the engine cowlings? Maybe tuck both underneath, to each side and a splitter moulding them and bottom of the cockpit together🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
WOW ❤ IT!!! Pretty Sweet!!! I've always loved the DC-3... *PLANE SAVORS* 🤪👍 Oh, I miss watching that... Shout out to Mikey & Buffalo! 😜 I would love to see you're overgrown Flamingo in person! I got to check out Jimmy's Elvis Jet in Peoria myself... 😉 My video of seeing it on my little TH-cam channel.
i watched the Elvis jet build from the beginning, and kept thinking its too high, centre of gravity will make this handle like a pig, i kept thinking it be better to base the chassis into the lower compartment so it fitted neatly under the cabin floor, so the sides of the fuselage would kind of hide the chassis - and i also kept thinking, i wonder if Elvis would approve but i am satisfied to be proven wrong, the weight was close to the original RV spec, and the handling on the road seemed to go fine once you get used to it, like anything new you get into - the over all look is pretty crazy, very clean, and you know what, i reckon Elvis would love the craziness, i honestly don't think he'd be mad at someone cutting his plane up to use on the road and i'm sure he'd share the price tag pretty bonkers, both planes, very individual, priceless works of mad art
I think Jimmy's Elvis Jet is much nicer! It looks tons better with lots of shiny polished steel (or chrome) and its a better colour scheme. It also looks better on the inside. So no worries Jimmy, there's no competition!
Imagine being the owner of the DC3 bus, spending years of work and hard earned money only to read this brain dead comment. Jimmy has a shit ton of money frim the start from youtube views. The Flamingo was built off hard work and love over years of dedication. Get out of here.
19:08 who came up with that? my next-door neighbor doesn’t have one in her home because she’s afraid of microwaves. Now I’m wondering which is weirder, mandating one or being afraid of microwave
I see in the Elvis Jet that the control yokes were at the same angle - I wonder if they're still interconected, given that the left one is now steering for the RV?
Need to get some 1202 diesel that's the best for a diesel engines. You'll have to order it through a Canadian company or one of the racing fuel companies
@@roundengineaero4368 I helped him start his P51 a few times. He obviously let me have the ground guy position and dint let me have the pilot seat position 🤣
I'm in love with the elvis jet , not that other thing. I can beleive the elvis jet can power on everything. patch the front seats and leave them alone, just patch up the fabric and clean the vcr so it plays a elvis tape. you are incredible. I want this jet so bad.
That is cooler than the Elvis Model. Still would never drive either one. Fly them like before sure thing but now looks like a deathtube on wheels. I know ironically it is waaaay safer than an actual motorhome that will fold up in a windstorm but anyway... both are pretty innovative. Props for that. No pun intended.
When I was younger I used to visit San Diego and there was a tour bus using a dc3 or dc4 body I thought that was cool should have left elvises plane as a plane
@@fanelli57 when they converted it to a tourist bus every one knew it woukd not fly again as for the Elvis plane museum piece to the king of Rock n roll the dc 3 was a tourist trap to ride around San Diego diwn town district back in the eighties it was 15 bucks for the tour
@@fanelli57 they could have restored it as it once was back when Elvis had it and yes that's expensive but more expensive to convert it to a motorized vehicle by sealing the wings and reinforcing the frame to support the motor then the transmission to make it move
@tylerbuckley4661 who is "they"? It sat in Roswell for decades, anyone that wanted to restore and display it could have probably got it for much less than Jimmy paid for it. But nobody was interested. The chassis it rides on is just a frame from a RV, no modifying to install an engine to make it move, it's as it was when it was sitting under a RV, apart from being boxed for a little more rigidity.
Blaircraft is building a Private Grass Runway, check out the recent upload: HOW Much will Dozer HELP with Home Runway Project?
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The DC 3 owner was nice enough to enough to give me a tour at EAA last year. It an amazing motor home.
With the heat last year, it felt amazing getting in the A/C too!
I am so glad you enjoyed
Amazing build. I think the icing on the cake would be Elvis signed memorabilia hanging somewhere 👌🏽
i drove ELVIS's final tourbus,an M.C.I. It was at the shop at Celebrity Coaches,Tupelo,MS. I worked driving tours rock n roll
I saw that DC-3 driving down I-88 near Naperville last year or the year before. Pretty awesome.
It must be wild to see, either one cruising down the highway.
Omg this could be sooo addictive hey. Haha. 😛. These guys are almost as awesome as you Jimmy. Luv it. ❤.
They're both fantastic.......very different but genial conversions. Thankyou 👍✌️🇬🇧
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Hey BP 👋
@@Steve_Gunner Fancy meeting you here. Hi Steve.
I guess they butchered Elvis TriStar what a bunch of BS
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That's right. Gino is a great guy. This was a great video to see him on video. We could use more of him in the Air Force.
"It is good to see that you have completed your project Jimmy."
I am glad my buddies from Dothan Alabama had the opportunity to visit with you during your stay.
Very cool repurposing and fabrication!
That is just awesome! Best RV's EVER! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed it!
All very interesting, with the DC 3 comparison. You picked up some very interesting ideas there, too. My hats off to you all and be safe always, from the Philippines.
Once the cockpit is completed and cleaned up it will be a gem and work of art. I am tired of hearing that Elvis never really owned this jet. It is well documented that he did and liked this one better as the interior was just how he wanted it. It was only a brief period but he did and had another owner until it was abandoned.
I love the original seats in the Elvis jet
There was a black and blue DC-3 named Snoopy back in the early 1980s out in California. The owner gave me a little tour at the Point Magu Airshow. Awesome!!
Well, I only got out on Tuesday and missed the Elvisjet, I hope it comes back next year. I've been gawking at the Fabulous Flamingo for a few years now and would've loved to see them both together!
I agree it should come back, not sure if it’s in the plan or not for next year. I do know Jimmy’s is planning to do a big tour with it.
Great work on both!
Everytime I see the finished Elvis Jet, I am SO impressed at how well it turned out in the looks department. Following through the build, I had no idea it would look that great.
they couldnt afford to turn the lights on in the elvis jet
Jimmy your project takes first place by far. Definitely the Ferrari of the two😊
Both are very cool
The pilot's long pause on the intercom was on point 😂😂😂
Amazing how well the older interior was built to last.
Crushed velour for the win
Definitely came out great!
My brother installed vortex generators at the rear of his motor home and got improved mileage and crosswind stability. The difference on the interstate around big trucks was amazing. They help to lessen the low pressure area at the large flat rear of the vehicle.
00:24 "We're at 36000 feet, and UUUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" is so good haha
The front end of that looks like a F-8 Crusader.
Nice from SE Texas Bear - On the road again :) Keep on Trucking!
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I remember seeing a video of Ellie's jet from years ago when it was still an abandoned plane in the Western desert. They did a walk through and it looks as I recall, just no wing tip tanks now.
This is a Riot !!! : ) .. thanks for the fun !!
G'day,
Awesome video Jimmy.
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I like them both, hopefully that's allowed!
Sure can. 😎 I could see different purposes for each too.
If I recall correctly there was a airplane RV build that was on the TV show "That's Incredible" during the 1980s. It may have also made an appearance on "CHiPs" or a movie during the same period.
That is what I saw when I was 8. When we researched it, we found out is was just a movie prop!!
@roundengineaero4368 Andromeda, Built in the early 1980s by Tony Tosta and Jason Von Straussenburg. Registered with the state of California, albeit as a 1979 Pace Arrow motorhome. A rescued 1957 Convair 240 airplane.
The DC looks like a shed inside, the Jet nice and original
such an American thing to do ! - wonderful !! :)
I’ve seen the dc3 in person in traffic that thing is huge
Jimmy built the luxury version and it looks so good
And the first sergeant built what the rest of us would
The very budget version and it is so good 👍👍🇦🇺
Pretty cool on both...i cant imagine the budget that went into either one
very cool guys.
I saw the Fabulous Flamingo at a rest stop in Texas. And made a video of it.
25:28 Jimmy, I like the 7700 code on the transponder. On the return trip, go with 7500. 👍
I think Elvis jet working pretty damn good on a RV frame small engine.
Poor grizzly is traumatized from how busy he has been on the project the past 2 months
He’s definitely due for some time off, I believe he enjoyed it though as well!
GREEN APU is a quality unit lots of independent truckers use.
Both of these Airplane conversions remind me of what it's like when people do not think things through ahead of time.
It was at the farm show it was pretty cool looking
Fabulous flamingo needs peaterbuilt lights.
So the Elvis jet gets 11.5 mpg vs 7-10 mpg on the DC-3.
Maybe they should race…? 😎
Thoughts?
The DC-3 chassis needs a lot of reinforcing to stop it flexing. Box the rails and put in a big X brace.
@@Blaircraft.Engines plus the diesel engine in the dc3 possibly Cummings or Detroit and possibly Chevy 350 small block in the jet
@@tylerbuckley4661 Watch the end, Grizzly talks about the drivetrain, it's diesel.
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂I like what they did with the engine cowling on the DC-3, the Elvis one, looks a little empty under the cockpit. Do you still have the engine cowlings? Maybe tuck both underneath, to each side and a splitter moulding them and bottom of the cockpit together🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
@@joetuktyyuktuk8635 The Freightliner chassis is front engine. That's why they did it that way.
There was a DC-3 motor home tool around NY City 40 years ago.
WOW ❤ IT!!! Pretty Sweet!!! I've always loved the DC-3...
*PLANE SAVORS* 🤪👍 Oh, I miss watching that... Shout out to Mikey & Buffalo! 😜
I would love to see you're overgrown Flamingo in person! I got to check out Jimmy's Elvis Jet in Peoria myself... 😉 My video of seeing it on my little TH-cam channel.
i watched the Elvis jet build from the beginning, and kept thinking its too high, centre of gravity will make this handle like a pig, i kept thinking it be better to base the chassis into the lower compartment so it fitted neatly under the cabin floor, so the sides of the fuselage would kind of hide the chassis - and i also kept thinking, i wonder if Elvis would approve
but i am satisfied to be proven wrong, the weight was close to the original RV spec, and the handling on the road seemed to go fine once you get used to it, like anything new you get into - the over all look is pretty crazy, very clean, and you know what, i reckon Elvis would love the craziness, i honestly don't think he'd be mad at someone cutting his plane up to use on the road and i'm sure he'd share the price tag
pretty bonkers, both planes, very individual, priceless works of mad art
The DC-3 guy mentioned having a Coffman starter he'd like to use on the DC-3. I think even cooler would be an inertial starter.
We wanted to use it as the shifter
I think Jimmy's Elvis Jet is much nicer! It looks tons better with lots of shiny polished steel (or chrome) and its a better colour scheme. It also looks better on the inside. So no worries Jimmy, there's no competition!
Imagine being the owner of the DC3 bus, spending years of work and hard earned money only to read this brain dead comment. Jimmy has a shit ton of money frim the start from youtube views. The Flamingo was built off hard work and love over years of dedication. Get out of here.
The Elvis jet looks like a carnival float, a jet stuck on a truck but the flamingo looks unified. I like them both for their merit.
Thanks, so much easyer to watch. I like Jimmy's plane but he makes me nervous wen he talks.
Now we know where Jimmy got the idea from😅
I like the engine Cowl grill on the DC makes it look finished but elvis jet hands down
Technically I think it is a interesting achievement. Just as for finishing and design, there is a lot to learn about working clean guys.
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Oshcosh is on my bucket list.
Meeting Jimmy is just slightly above that on the list by about 10.
And Oshcodh is No.3
Elvis jet
. Wins for me .
Did you keep the relief tube? Handy on long trips
He said the windows are removable. You just have to arch your back.
That DC3 is very Cool it's got tons of neat switches and other things but I feel like the front could be better than it is
I saw the dc3 on the road not too long ago with my grandma
Ha! I love the 7700 squawk on the Elvis jet transponder! What could possibly go wrong?
Honestly, I didn’t even recognize it… of course it would be! 😆
Awesome video, some real cool stuff
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Also any update on the woman that was fired from the Elvis museum?
24:37 I hope they name it "The Elvis honky tonk Angel" and take it to Las Vegas...?
How many hours does it take to keep that stainless cleaned and shined?
Good question, I didn’t ask. Very impressive for sure!
Cool
Turn it into a land racer lol.
So jimmy are u going by zootown? If so come by g falls i would love to meet u and see this...top notch class
19:08 who came up with that? my next-door neighbor doesn’t have one in her home because she’s afraid of microwaves. Now I’m wondering which is weirder, mandating one or being afraid of microwave
First Shirt has to enforce the rules everyone knows he used to break.
Oh my god there's another one
Someone needs to show cleetus this for the jet he bought.
I see in the Elvis Jet that the control yokes were at the same angle - I wonder if they're still interconected, given that the left one is now steering for the RV?
I would guess that they are then, good question. That would be awesome if so 👍
@@amcconnell6730 🦃
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I think they did did a great job on both.
The Elvis jet is so clean and shiny, impressive for the time that they had to get it done.
DC3 is cool
Need to get some 1202 diesel that's the best for a diesel engines. You'll have to order it through a Canadian company or one of the racing fuel companies
Would have been cool if the inside was lit up - must cost to much to turn the lights on.
Because it's considered a straight truck do you have to have a CDL B to drive it?
Good question… I should’ve asked Grizzly.
Just curious, the R4D has FAA insignia. What N number was it, I grew up in N6. Cool stuff.
Don’t remember the N number, I could find out if you’d like?
This one was N25 with parts of N67 and N69
Tow a boat?
Fuel tank pontoon party barge maybe?
Not bad Burningman art cars.
You must have bought this old DC 3 from my old boss at Barron Aviation.
Yes we did
@@roundengineaero4368 I helped him start his P51 a few times. He obviously let me have the ground guy position and dint let me have the pilot seat position 🤣
@@roundengineaero4368 I was flying for Barron when 911 happened. Was out of Alliance Airport and on approach to TUL in a FedEx Caravan that morning.
Did I get it straigt that Elvis neither remodeled nor flew in this plane?
well i have seen it...
just now
Transponder on 7700.....already?😁
I'm in love with the elvis jet , not that other thing. I can beleive the elvis jet can power on everything. patch the front seats and leave them alone, just patch up the fabric and clean the vcr so it plays a elvis tape. you are incredible. I want this jet so bad.
The other thing is a WW2 veteran. Have some respect
Also C-47
the Elvis jet needs a jet engine APU, running while going down the road,
Imagine building that and then somoene texting crashes into you
That would horrible, thankfully they both sit fairly high.
I wish my car had James Bond like weapons. Missiles, mines, oil slicks, smoke screens and anything else that I could think of.
Elvis never set foot on that plane. It's not that special. It was for his band.
That is cooler than the Elvis Model. Still would never drive either one. Fly them like before sure thing but now looks like a deathtube on wheels. I know ironically it is waaaay safer than an actual motorhome that will fold up in a windstorm but anyway... both are pretty innovative. Props for that. No pun intended.
This is in Michigan so it's going to rust completely out in 5 years anyway.
Good point. I hope they treat it for corrosion!
Only if it's driven in the winter, which it isn't.
She is doing fine. I don't drive it in the winter
@@roundengineaero4368 yup. All the good toys go to hide in the Michigan winters.
Is only in america
There was no VCRs in 70s 🤔
When I was younger I used to visit San Diego and there was a tour bus using a dc3 or dc4 body I thought that was cool should have left elvises plane as a plane
@@tylerbuckley4661 and what, leave it where it was to corroded away? It was never going to fly again.
@@fanelli57 when they converted it to a tourist bus every one knew it woukd not fly again as for the Elvis plane museum piece to the king of Rock n roll the dc 3 was a tourist trap to ride around San Diego diwn town district back in the eighties it was 15 bucks for the tour
@tylerbuckley4661 nobody wanted it, it even got kicked out of Graceland...twice.
@@fanelli57 they could have restored it as it once was back when Elvis had it and yes that's expensive but more expensive to convert it to a motorized vehicle by sealing the wings and reinforcing the frame to support the motor then the transmission to make it move
@tylerbuckley4661 who is "they"? It sat in Roswell for decades, anyone that wanted to restore and display it could have probably got it for much less than Jimmy paid for it. But nobody was interested. The chassis it rides on is just a frame from a RV, no modifying to install an engine to make it move, it's as it was when it was sitting under a RV, apart from being boxed for a little more rigidity.
Get ahold of green apu
So, Elvis owned the jet but never flew it?, or did he ever even fly in it?.