I met a man in the Fleet Reserve bar near NAS Lemoore in California. He was a quiet serious drinker named Pappy. It wasn’t until the TV show came out that John Mooney informed me it was famed Corsair pilot Greg Boyington. At the time I learned that we were at AO-C school at NAS Memphis in Millington TN while watching the first episode of Bah Bah Black Sheep. John was one of the bar tenders at the club.
Superb video, Juan!!!! Thank you for this super update!!! And this thank you is coming from a person who retired from the aircraft maintenance world after 46 years.
That folks is some extensive and serious sheet metal work. I’m a retired A&P mechanic of 38 years. Sheet metal “skills” like what’s in this video is beautiful.
My dad was with the 4th division U.S. Marines..22 MAG during ww2,his specialty was " Sheet Metal Mechanic " he worked on these birds in combat. RIP DAD,WE MISS YOU!
I am amazed, how this plane was even designed like this in the 40s, all drawn by hand with no computers and cad. These guys are also doing absolutely fantastic work, I don't even want to imagine how much this restauration will cost
Thx Juan Pete and all for a informative and entertaining video. Reminded me of when I 1st started working at Skunk Works after A&P I took a class in lofting & patern making where drawing images and dimension were tranfered to metal or Mylar and faired with wood or fiberglass battens a lost art now. Happy New Year Health and Happiness Juan, Pete and all at Blancoliro channel.
Hard to imagine how fast they were produced during the war. The guys and gals on the factory floor, the pilots, ground crew were all war hero’s in my book!
Exotic is the word I would use describe the Corsair, they used every trick they could think of to squeeze more performance out of the design and still have it land on carriers. A monumental task to bring an old Warbird back to flight status, thanks for lettings us tag along on your tour of the facility.
The technical knowledge and skill required to basically build a new aircraft to spec is just mind blowing! Great job by the company and thanks to Juan and Pete for taking us along.
I just told my Dad about Yeager passing away and Dads 87, my Uncle lives in Grass Valley and he’s 99! A legend in our community passed away! We’ve had our family reunion there GV. and we would come across him in town. You can never forget a good person like him! My dad shared some tears for him🙏❤️ Chuck! 🤙
Somebody left Co-Pilot Pete out of the credits! Thank you for another great video showing the fantastic amount of dedication involved with restoring one of these classic war-birds.
It took me awhile to figure, but your voice reminds me of Mike Huckabee. You have lived the life I have only dreamed of. Your Grandson has a great future ahead, if the domestic enemies are defeated on Jan.6.
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video on the construction of the Corsair. Cook Cleland's team mate and fellow pilot, Dick Becker, was a family friend and as all WWII vets, a very humble and unassuming fellow that led a fascinating life. He and Cook had an airport business at a now vanished local airport that was about a mile from where I live. Thank you again.
Learn something new everyday! I had never heard of 'explosive rivets' and didn't realize that Aluminum Spot Welding was done during WW2. Great content and many thanks Juan!
WOW !!! what a great walk down memory lane. In the Mid 70s I was building a Starduster Too in Fairfield, Ca. With a new CFI ticket I was lliving the dream. I heard of man named Joe (can't remember his last name) who had a hanger at Cameron Park Airport. He had just finished a 1929 Travel All (an R755 Wright Wirlwind) open cockpit 2 seat biplane. The workmanship was pure artistry with the only original part, the data plate. It is great to see that work being carried on. Your report was excellent, as usual.
Thanks Juan,, as an A&P mechanic, this was a fascinating tour! The charged blind rivets really caught my attention because it was unknown and before my time. Molecular integrity of metal rivets that old would be a first question for these masters in the shop. Although I am a systems mechanic, I have done my share of structure and fabricating work, so I truly appreciate the magnitude and skill of this rebuild. With so much time and effort in this project, they better have a top quality stick actuator...ha
Juan the only thing more awesome than the fact that these beautiful vintage planes are being restored, is that we are fortunate enough to have you to bring this to us in delicious detail. Thanks and wishing you and the crew at your world headquarters a happy healthy 2021.
Man... that is on the high side of Kool/...... Reverse engineering and building all those assemblies ! There is some talented Dudes workin there !! Thank-you Juan..... for bringing this great stuff out for viewing.... Right On !!
Thanks Juan and Pete for an absolutely fascinating report on one of my favourite aircraft. Always knew the restoration process was complicated but to see it up close and in detail was fantastic. Retired now, ran my own small engineering company but I would sweep the floor for free just to be part of that workshop. Please do more reports like this if possible. Stay safe. 🇦🇺👍
I started my Navy career flying the "other" Corsair, the A-7, with VA-93 . I have always admired the F4U and appreciate the tour today of this venerable aircraft. Happy New Year to all your family...
Many thanks - the Corsair is a real eye-opener! I remain astonished that such an incredible aircraft was manufactured with such techniques in the 1940s. Awesome workmanship at the restorers, too. Nice to know you understand the subject so well. I look forward to watching more excellent videos from you in 2021.
I watched with interest your vlog and your mention of Cook Cleland and his Corsairs. I remember seeing his F2G-1 Corsair Race 57 at the Cook Cleland airfield in Willoughby Ohio. I’m always amazed at the literally thousands of man hours that go into restoration of an aircraft, many on a volunteer basis. Keep em flying.
Thank you for Corsair update. I'm very interested in corsairs, I have old friend in MN that flew them in WW2 and Korea he loved them. I am a machinist I like all this rebuild shop talk. yes I run those machines. thank you
Your best program ever. As a model builder I appreciate all of the detail views. It also illustrates the very complex and often contradictory nature of the Corsair. Please return more often for updates...
A friend of mine is restoring a late model Corsair for static display down in Parafield, Australia. His F4U came from Vanuatu. It had been languishing partially submerged in a lagoon since the war.
That was amazing Juan. Loved this as a fabrication guy. Can only just begin to appreciate the materials, expertise, time and effort that goes into a project like this. Thankyou and the team there for letting us get a look in on this restoration. 😊
Corsair is my favorite fighter from WWII. I fly RC and am in the end stage of completing a .60 size one (between 1/7th and 1/8th scale) and will soon start on a 1/4 scale one. I can't believe someone got a Corsair into a basement and left it there, wow.
As a teenager in high school I worked at our local airport as Iine crewman and there was a F4U Corsair that parked at the FBO and always help the owner out whenever I was there, fueled it up and was lucky to be trusted to be able to crawl all around it, help with the APU and so forth, by far my favorite war bird, more so than a P51 mustang.
Hi Juan! Congrats on your channel. Extremely interesting. Loved this one on the 'birdcage Corsair'. I wish you, your family, and friends a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR hopefully less problematic. Give us more on this restoration and others whenever possible. LOVED IT! Best regards.
Great video- I really appreciate how you often went an extra step into details like making the jigs, welding/riveting techniques, the stamping process, etc. All very interesting-I learned a lot. Even more impressive- the education and appreciation of skilled craftsmen that you are giving your son. He will grow up with respect for people who do important, detailed, high responsibility work. What a great life lesson for a father to give his son! (I was very fortunate as a child as my father also would do things like that with me.)
A pilot that knows what he is flying rare From SA during the Angola bush war 70 -89 we had a SA330 Puma pilot who was a qualified maintenance engineer.The very best chopper pilot ever.
Excellent update and review. Thanks Juan and a special thanks to Pete for his valuable input. Truly a man of few words,of which he uses fewer. Great 👍 job on a truly historic airplane.
I do believe there is another flyable 'Birdcage' I saw it at an airshow in New Zealand about 20 years ago. It has probably moved on somewhere else now. Thanks for the great report on this new one. Looking forward to seeing it fly.
The Corsair is the most beautiful warbird to have ever graced the skies. It is so thrilling to see this restoration. Thanks Juan for going in to depth on all the aspects of this rebuild. As a machinist I can appreciate the detailed work that is being put into this restoration. It is amazing to think how these planes were built under the urgency of time restraints during WW2. These guys are living my dream job. Can't wait for your next update.
Great to see Pappys old bird being restored! Thanks Juan for this. Blows my mind to see how complex the design was for that era. My favorite WW2 fighter!
At first look I really thought this looked like an engineering nightmare but the more I think about it and see what they are doing...... it is a Magnificent and wonderful piece of restoration , the workmanship is fabulous.............would love to see this at Oshkosh sometime . Thank You Juan, nice ,video. Happy NEW YEAR.
Nice to see a behind scenes look at the restoration of a Corsair. The skills those people have are amazing. I followed the restoration of Mikey's DTD C-47/DC-3 aircraft, and thus have some idea of what a restoration of a WW II plane takes, but the Vultures Row Aviation people are doing an order of magnitude more complex restoration creating new replacement parts! I live in Ottawa, just across the Ontario/Quebec border from Gatineau where the Vintage Wings collection is hangared and flies out of, and in 2019, their FG-1D Goodyear Corsair had a rough landing and needs to be rebuilt. They have stated they intend to restor it to flight worthiness. I haven't heard anything recently about that...maybe I should give them a call and find out. It is probably one of the most seen Corsairs that is still flying as it was one of the eight planes used in the TV series "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (Black Sheep Squadron), which millions of people saw, including myself. Here is a link to a wonderful article on the planes and pilots who flew them for the TV show: warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/poor-lambs-corsairs-baa-baa-blacksheep.html
Juan, nice coverage... I chased all over the Midwest in the early 90s documenting Corsair work, finding a treasure trove in North Dakota with Gerry Beck and Bob Odegaard. Vultures Row is a generation beyond Beck's pioneering work, that encompasses all the digital technology available combined with traditional techniques, making anything possible, given enough financing.
So interesting! Thanks. My uncle flew a Corsair for the Marines in WW 2 and thought it was a superior plane. The chromate treatment shown in this video really works well and I wish GA plane manufacturers would use it more. My own vintage plane, a Navion A, was built to mil spec with mostly chromate-treated parts and it has essentially zero corrosion after 72 years.
I hired at Vought when we were still building the A-7 Corsair II. Both great birds. They had a restoration hangar out back, always with several restorations going on, including an F4 Corsair. I loved going out there, needless to say.
Wow!!! Extremely entertaining and informative. Very enjoyable!! I am not a pilot, but I have flown commercial over 3 million miles as a passenger and have been to Oshkosh as a spectator!! I love watching this stuff and you do a great job of narrating. I don't understand every small detail, but I still love it.
Juan, this is an absolutely outstanding video, your best yet. I have driven by Vultures Row Aviation so many times, not knowing what is in the building. I’ve enjoyed many Saturdays at the Air Park Show N Shine Fly Inwith the Cameron Park Corvette Club (not 2020 of course🥲). The event is so much fun to see so many wonderful aircraft and cars. Thank you!
Excellent segment, Juan. In addition to being a first rate aviator and an excellent journalist, you are a very likable human being. Thanks for all the work you put into this channel. Pete sure is growing fast!
In later Corsairs built in Stratford, they employed a slightly-build lady who played the piano to reach into tight areas where no one else could get their fingers to do the work.
Love the Corsair - I remember reading Baa Baa Black Sheep before it became a TV show. Robert Hampton-Gray earned the last Victoria Cross of WW2, the highest award of the British Commonwealth at the time flying a Corsair.
Correction: [1] Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray didn't have a double-barrelled name. [2] He didn't earn the last VC - he was the last Canadian to earn a VC up to now & the last recipient of a VC in WWII.
Being pedantic doesn't win points. Firstly, Robert Hampton Gray's actions of August 9th 1945 are what resulted in his posthumously awarded VC. Secondly, the final surrender of the Japanese Empire was on August 15th. Please provide us with any VC's awarded in the entire Commonwealth between those dates.
@@russhillis Who is "us"? I'm talking to you - not the entire commentariat on this video. And you can't read well for understanding - you stated that Gray "earned the last Victoria Cross" which isn't true as that was in 2015. In that very same comment I actually acknowledged that he was "the last recipient of a VC in WWII." Go reread.
What incredibly meticulous metal work, and this is coming from someone who does everything at right angles. That workmanship is beyond compare; many thanks for including us in Pete's, and your road trip. (really wish that my dad was still 'here' to see this restoration!)
Many thanks Juan and Pete - we are originally from Australia 🇦🇺 and have never seen many planes that you show, but this rebuild is something else it’s awesome- Happy new year 🥳 to Juan and Family - HOOROO 🦘 From Pete Tanya and Abby in Malta 🇲🇹
Your son, Pete, is a handsome young warrior. Thanks for this update and for your great explanations. I always learn something. I love the F4U Corsair !! Great plane. Go, Blacksheep !!!!!!
While still flying for the Navy out of NAS Oceana, a special request came in for a Tomcat to be at a "Fly -In" in New York for a special even that Bob Kress was attending. The Grims were booked up so my RIO and I got the event. After arriving in Bethpage and meeting/having lunch with Bob, I was offered a chance to fly an F4U that was at the show. Sadly after getting a full rundown, the big P&W Double Wasp fouled a couple plugs. It's been 30+ years and I still lament that missed opportunity. Although, I was told had I done so, it would have been a huge no-no. Next best thing was a few years later catching a United puddle jumper from Sacramento to Reno with Pappy Boyington's daughter at the controls.
Most people would be shocked to see what the original F4U design was. Internal bombay, lightly armed. Then the war in Europe started. They went back to the drawing board. They moved the pilot aft of the center of the wing right at the trailing edge and installed a massive fuel tank. This was necessitated by the installation of the 50 caliber Browning machine guns. With the machine guns in the wings there was no room for fuel. And so the fuel had to be carried in the fuselage. An unwanted byproduct of moving the pilot back to the trailing edge was horrendous forward visibility. One of the big reasons the F4U was not accepted for carrier operations until the RN come up with a different landing profile that allow the F4U pilot to see the carrier. essentially the plane was in a left-hand bank until the last second, leveling out to put the wheels down.
I have been to Anderson Aero Motive in Grangeville to get parts for a Howard DGA-15 that my friend had purchased from them.--that was 20 yrs ago) I have hauled many loads of lumber from the mill in Grangeville, Id. They are known for their great work.
Thanks. I love the Corsairs. Wish I could have had the chance to fly one at some time. Well, I did get to fly the Crusader (brute power), which was a thrill. Bravo!!
thanks to Juan and all the guys at Vultures Row for sharing their work/shop with us!! the only thing more amazing than that shop is the restored planes that pull out of there haha.. very nice
I was wy to young to appreciate the Corsair, by being born in 1943, but I do remember the TV series 'Ba Ba Blacksheep', with Robert Conrad in the starring role as Greg 'Pappy' Boyington, the Marine Corp wing commander in the South Pacific War Theatre
Had the pleasure of seeing a (Goodyear) Corsair in the air above Duxford UK (Battle of Britain 2019). The baseline sound of that engine carried across the fields unlike anything I've heard before and totally cemented my love for radials ...a truly fantastic experience! (Also saw an overwhelming number of Spitfires (including a Mk I a), Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a Bristol Blenheim, B-17 Sally B (Memphis Belle), a P-47D, four Mustangs, Sea Furys, a MIG-15 and a genuine WW1 DH-9 bomber ...all beautifully flying. Definitely some of the best days of my life! #avgeek) Thank you for all your videos! Kind greetings from a Swedish train driver.
so glad there are people who are willing to spend years to get this plane flying. As a school boy my father let me stay up past my bedtime so I could watch movies with the F4-U Corsair. This plane inspired me to become a pilot
I think explosive rivets were a Junkers invention. Glad to see the degree of authenticity going into this one. I clicked because of the salmon primer in the thumbnail. BTW, zinc chromate primer was yellow and black (not green) pigment was added to get the green, which then appeared in a number of shades. Vought Sikorsky part numbers started with VS, and this went on long after the separation of Vought and Sikorsky. The hookpoint of the F-8 Crusader had a VS part number.
Love the Zeno's Warbirds link. I have a lot of their DVDs. It's always a surprise to me when I look at a warbird restoration update that I've been following for years... after I've been been building my own aircraft for years... and then it hits me: "Hey... I know how to do that!"
Remember too, it's Chuck Wahl helping me fill in all the details in this presentation. Thanks Chuck!
If anyone hands me the keys to a Corsair, you can bet that my next call will be to Chuck Wahl!!! Really- Say thanks to Chuck!
Thank you very much for this Update!🙂👍
Any update
@@Bobo-hd6qn Yep! Just posted.
I met a man in the Fleet Reserve bar near NAS Lemoore in California. He was a quiet serious drinker named Pappy. It wasn’t until the TV show came out that John Mooney informed me it was famed Corsair pilot Greg Boyington. At the time I learned that we were at AO-C school at NAS Memphis in Millington TN while watching the first episode of Bah Bah Black Sheep. John was one of the bar tenders at the club.
Superb video, Juan!!!! Thank you for this super update!!! And this thank you is coming from a person who retired from the aircraft maintenance world after 46 years.
That folks is some extensive and serious sheet metal work. I’m a retired A&P mechanic of 38 years. Sheet metal “skills” like what’s in this video is beautiful.
My dad was with the 4th division U.S. Marines..22 MAG during ww2,his specialty was " Sheet Metal Mechanic " he worked on these birds in combat. RIP DAD,WE MISS YOU!
I want to live long enough to see what Captain Inspector General Pete does when he grows up. He's one lucky kid!
Shoot, I just wanna grow up to be a jet engine guru like you JayZ! Love your content.
I need another J79 AB video! You have incredible talent too JZ!
Capt. Inspt. Gen. Pete! 👌👍 🖖
President Captain Inspector General Pete!
Pete is a sponge absorbing and learning. He has the best instructor in the industry.
Like a kid in an aircraft factory. Grinning from beginning to end. Thanks for this.
Juan, I don't even know where to start with the cool on this video. THANK YOU!
I am amazed, how this plane was even designed like this in the 40s, all drawn by hand with no computers and cad. These guys are also doing absolutely fantastic work, I don't even want to imagine how much this restauration will cost
probably more than 2500 usd :-P
Thx Juan Pete and all for a informative and entertaining video. Reminded me of when I 1st started working at Skunk Works after A&P I took a class in lofting & patern making where drawing images and dimension were tranfered to metal or Mylar and faired with wood or fiberglass battens a lost art now. Happy New Year Health and Happiness Juan, Pete and all at Blancoliro channel.
Hard to imagine how fast they were produced during the war. The guys and gals on the factory floor, the pilots, ground crew were all war hero’s in my book!
Yes, and worth considering the 747 was also designed by hand drawings etc, no computers.
Exotic is the word I would use describe the Corsair, they used every trick they could think of to squeeze more performance out of the design and still have it land on carriers. A monumental task to bring an old Warbird back to flight status, thanks for lettings us tag along on your tour of the facility.
The technical knowledge and skill required to basically build a new aircraft to spec is just mind blowing! Great job by the company and thanks to Juan and Pete for taking us along.
I just told my Dad about Yeager passing away and Dads 87, my Uncle lives in Grass Valley and he’s 99! A legend in our community passed away! We’ve had our family reunion there GV. and we would come across him in town. You can never forget a good person like him! My dad shared some tears for him🙏❤️ Chuck! 🤙
A true icon in American aviation and one incredible man, Rest In Peace Chuck Yeager.
Somebody left Co-Pilot Pete out of the credits! Thank you for another great video showing the fantastic amount of dedication involved with restoring one of these classic war-birds.
Fascinating. 1940’s technology meets 2020 4 axis computer guided milling. One of the most informative channels in TH-cam
It took me awhile to figure, but your voice reminds me of Mike Huckabee. You have lived the life I have only dreamed of. Your Grandson has a great future ahead, if the domestic enemies are defeated on Jan.6.
Without a doubt, my favorite WW2 aircraft....... Great video.
Mine as well!
Thank you for a very interesting and informative video on the construction of the Corsair. Cook Cleland's team mate and fellow pilot, Dick Becker, was a family friend and as all WWII vets, a very humble and unassuming fellow that led a fascinating life. He and Cook had an airport business at a now vanished local airport that was about a mile from where I live. Thank you again.
Your are a true aviator. Your knowledge of sheet metal and workshop practise is astounding.
Learn something new everyday! I had never heard of 'explosive rivets' and didn't realize that Aluminum Spot Welding was done during WW2. Great content and many thanks Juan!
WOW !!! what a great walk down memory lane. In the Mid 70s I was building a Starduster Too in Fairfield, Ca. With a new CFI ticket I was lliving the dream. I heard of man named Joe (can't remember his last name) who had a hanger at Cameron Park Airport. He had just finished a 1929 Travel All (an R755 Wright Wirlwind) open cockpit 2 seat biplane. The workmanship was pure artistry with the only original part, the data plate. It is great to see that work being carried on. Your report was excellent, as usual.
Thanks Juan,, as an A&P mechanic, this was a fascinating tour! The charged blind rivets really caught my attention because it was unknown and before my time. Molecular integrity
of metal rivets that old would be a first question for these masters in the shop. Although I am a systems mechanic, I have done my share of structure and fabricating work, so I truly
appreciate the magnitude and skill of this rebuild. With so much time and effort in this project, they better have a top quality stick actuator...ha
Juan the only thing more awesome than the fact that these beautiful vintage planes are being restored, is that we are fortunate enough to have you to bring this to us in delicious detail. Thanks and wishing you and the crew at your world headquarters a happy healthy 2021.
Allan in Auckland-Really intrigued by this presentation of the restoration. Nice to see something positive instead of fires and accidents.
Man... that is on the high side of Kool/...... Reverse engineering and building all those assemblies !
There is some talented Dudes workin there !!
Thank-you Juan..... for bringing this great stuff out for viewing.... Right On !!
Thanks Juan and Pete for an absolutely fascinating report on one of my favourite aircraft. Always knew the restoration process was complicated but to see it up close and in detail was fantastic. Retired now, ran my own small engineering company but I would sweep the floor for free just to be part of that workshop. Please do more reports like this if possible. Stay safe. 🇦🇺👍
I started my Navy career flying the "other" Corsair, the A-7, with VA-93 . I have always admired the F4U and appreciate the tour today of this venerable aircraft. Happy New Year to all your family...
I was amazed by those explosive rivets,a truly unique way of solving a problem.
Many thanks - the Corsair is a real eye-opener! I remain astonished that such an incredible aircraft was manufactured with such techniques in the 1940s. Awesome workmanship at the restorers, too. Nice to know you understand the subject so well. I look forward to watching more excellent videos from you in 2021.
I watched with interest your vlog and your mention of Cook Cleland and his Corsairs. I remember seeing his F2G-1 Corsair Race 57 at the Cook Cleland airfield in Willoughby Ohio. I’m always amazed at the literally thousands of man hours that go into restoration of an aircraft, many on a volunteer basis. Keep em flying.
Fantastic! I worked for Vought from 1980 until 1983, it was great place to work. We made lots of Boeing, Douglas, Northrop, GE parts.
I wish this was twice as long. The detailed construction visuals are incredible.
Yea me too, so interesting.
"RESTORATION?!!" That's building a brand-new aircraft! Incredible!!!
All you need is an original airframe data plate and it then qualifies as a restoration.
Thank you for Corsair update. I'm very interested in corsairs, I have old friend in MN that flew them in WW2 and Korea he loved them. I am a machinist I like all this rebuild shop talk. yes I run those machines. thank you
Your best program ever. As a model builder I appreciate all of the detail views.
It also illustrates the very complex and often contradictory nature of the Corsair.
Please return more often for updates...
A friend of mine is restoring a late model Corsair for static display down in Parafield, Australia. His F4U came from Vanuatu. It had been languishing partially submerged in a lagoon since the war.
hey Juan, look at 15:22 your fly is open !! ;-) Great update as usual!Thanks Carlos (Flanders in Belgium)
That was amazing Juan. Loved this as a fabrication guy. Can only just begin to appreciate the materials, expertise, time and effort that goes into a project like this. Thankyou and the team there for letting us get a look in on this restoration.
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Awesome video, the Corsair had always been favorite airplane. Built several models as a teen.
Such beautiful craftsmanship there, and soooooooo many hours of work. Stunning.
Corsair is my favorite fighter from WWII. I fly RC and am in the end stage of completing a .60 size one (between 1/7th and 1/8th scale) and will soon start on a 1/4 scale one. I can't believe someone got a Corsair into a basement and left it there, wow.
As a teenager in high school I worked at our local airport as Iine crewman and there was a F4U Corsair that parked at the FBO and always help the owner out whenever I was there, fueled it up and was lucky to be trusted to be able to crawl all around it, help with the APU and so forth, by far my favorite war bird, more so than a P51 mustang.
Hi Juan! Congrats on your channel. Extremely interesting. Loved this one on the 'birdcage Corsair'. I wish you, your family, and friends a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR hopefully less problematic. Give us more on this restoration and others whenever possible. LOVED IT! Best regards.
Great video- I really appreciate how you often went an extra step into details like making the jigs, welding/riveting techniques, the stamping process, etc. All very interesting-I learned a lot. Even more impressive- the education and appreciation of skilled craftsmen that you are giving your son. He will grow up with respect for people who do important, detailed, high responsibility work. What a great life lesson for a father to give his son! (I was very fortunate as a child as my father also would do things like that with me.)
A pilot that knows what he is flying rare From SA during the Angola bush war 70 -89 we had a SA330 Puma pilot who was a qualified maintenance engineer.The very best chopper pilot ever.
Truly a fascinating glimpse into the manufacturing process of the Corsair. That centre section is a true work of engineering art.
Loved this one, I have been in the Goodyear blimp hanger where they were built in Akron Ohio. Huge place.
Thank you for great content always, but thank you for also being a great father example. Your little son is a star.
Excellent update and review. Thanks Juan and a special thanks to Pete for his valuable input. Truly a man of few words,of which he uses fewer. Great 👍 job on a truly historic airplane.
I have a whole new respect for the designers, builders, and pilots of these WWII aircraft. Great video!
I do believe there is another flyable 'Birdcage' I saw it at an airshow in New Zealand about 20 years ago. It has probably moved on somewhere else now. Thanks for the great report on this new one. Looking forward to seeing it fly.
The Corsair is the most beautiful warbird to have ever graced the skies.
It is so thrilling to see this restoration. Thanks Juan for going in to depth on all the aspects of this rebuild.
As a machinist I can appreciate the detailed work that is being put into this restoration. It is amazing to think how these planes were built under the urgency of time restraints during WW2.
These guys are living my dream job. Can't wait for your next update.
Great to see Pappys old bird being restored! Thanks Juan for this. Blows my mind to see how complex the design was for that era. My favorite WW2 fighter!
Thank you Chuck,brilliant work,and of course Juan and Lt Pete
It’s nice to see you and your son sharing in your passion forcaviation👍🏼
At first look I really thought this looked like an engineering nightmare but the more I think about it and see what they are doing...... it is a Magnificent and wonderful piece of
restoration , the workmanship is fabulous.............would love to see this at Oshkosh sometime . Thank You Juan, nice ,video. Happy NEW YEAR.
I'm a new A & P tech .... this is brilliant.... thanks
Wow - so much knowledge, skill and technique required. Awesome tour, Juan!
Nice to see a behind scenes look at the restoration of a Corsair. The skills those people have are amazing. I followed the restoration of Mikey's DTD C-47/DC-3 aircraft, and thus have some idea of what a restoration of a WW II plane takes, but the Vultures Row Aviation people are doing an order of magnitude more complex restoration creating new replacement parts! I live in Ottawa, just across the Ontario/Quebec border from Gatineau where the Vintage Wings collection is hangared and flies out of, and in 2019, their FG-1D Goodyear Corsair had a rough landing and needs to be rebuilt. They have stated they intend to restor it to flight worthiness. I haven't heard anything recently about that...maybe I should give them a call and find out. It is probably one of the most seen Corsairs that is still flying as it was one of the eight planes used in the TV series "Baa Baa Black Sheep" (Black Sheep Squadron), which millions of people saw, including myself. Here is a link to a wonderful article on the planes and pilots who flew them for the TV show: warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/poor-lambs-corsairs-baa-baa-blacksheep.html
Juan, nice coverage... I chased all over the Midwest in the early 90s documenting Corsair work, finding a treasure trove in North Dakota with Gerry Beck and Bob Odegaard.
Vultures Row is a generation beyond Beck's pioneering work, that encompasses all the digital technology available combined with traditional techniques, making anything possible, given enough financing.
Man that was a lot of clecos holding that skin down! I never knew that part of the wing was three sheets thick! Good info
Great visit to the restoration, thank you for sharing the details.
So interesting! Thanks. My uncle flew a Corsair for the Marines in WW 2 and thought it was a superior plane. The chromate treatment shown in this video really works well and I wish GA plane manufacturers would use it more. My own vintage plane, a Navion A, was built to mil spec with mostly chromate-treated parts and it has essentially zero corrosion after 72 years.
I hired at Vought when we were still building the A-7 Corsair II. Both great birds. They had a restoration hangar out back, always with several restorations going on, including an F4 Corsair. I loved going out there, needless to say.
Wow!!! Extremely entertaining and informative. Very enjoyable!! I am not a pilot, but I have flown commercial over 3 million miles as a passenger and have been to Oshkosh as a spectator!! I love watching this stuff and you do a great job of narrating. I don't understand every small detail, but I still love it.
Juan, this is an absolutely outstanding video, your best yet. I have driven by Vultures Row Aviation so many times, not knowing what is in the building. I’ve enjoyed many Saturdays at the Air Park Show N Shine Fly Inwith the Cameron Park Corvette Club (not 2020 of course🥲). The event is so much fun to see so many wonderful aircraft and cars. Thank you!
Nice that your T Shirt matches the primer.
WOW great update, I look forward to more updates! One of my favorite TV shows is Black Sheep Squadron!
Excellent segment, Juan. In addition to being a first rate aviator and an excellent journalist, you are a very likable human being. Thanks for all the work you put into this channel.
Pete sure is growing fast!
Lt. Pete would be handy for getting into the tight spaces.
In later Corsairs built in Stratford, they employed a slightly-build lady who played the piano to reach into tight areas where no one else could get their fingers to do the work.
You cant get away with anything with inspector Pete around. Thanks for sharing this story!
I wonder which of these guys didn’t get their afternoon cookie. Nice find Pete! :)
Amazing how complex these planes are made along with all the other planes being made during the war... Unfathomable man hours...
Love the Corsair - I remember reading Baa Baa Black Sheep before it became a TV show. Robert Hampton-Gray earned the last Victoria Cross of WW2, the highest award of the British Commonwealth at the time flying a Corsair.
Correction: [1] Robert Hampton "Hammy" Gray didn't have a double-barrelled name. [2] He didn't earn the last VC - he was the last Canadian to earn a VC up to now & the last recipient of a VC in WWII.
Being pedantic doesn't win points. Firstly, Robert Hampton Gray's actions of August 9th 1945 are what resulted in his posthumously awarded VC. Secondly, the final surrender of the Japanese Empire was on August 15th. Please provide us with any VC's awarded in the entire Commonwealth between those dates.
@@russhillis Who is "us"? I'm talking to you - not the entire commentariat on this video. And you can't read well for understanding - you stated that Gray "earned the last Victoria Cross" which isn't true as that was in 2015. In that very same comment I actually acknowledged that he was "the last recipient of a VC in WWII." Go reread.
@@nightjarflying en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Second_World_War_Victoria_Cross_recipients
Have a nice day.
What incredibly meticulous metal work, and this is coming from someone who does everything at right angles. That workmanship is beyond compare; many thanks for including us in Pete's, and your road trip. (really wish that my dad was still 'here' to see this restoration!)
Thanks for the tour and a close look at a restoration of an historic warbird
Many thanks Juan and Pete - we are originally from Australia 🇦🇺 and have never seen many planes that you show, but this rebuild is something else it’s awesome- Happy new year 🥳 to Juan and Family - HOOROO 🦘 From Pete Tanya and Abby in Malta 🇲🇹
Wonderful tour. Thanks for the show. I’m blown away by the complexity
Pete, don’t worry about getting a gauge name wrong, even Pop missed one. 💁🏼♂️
Your son, Pete, is a handsome young warrior. Thanks for this update and for your great explanations. I always learn something. I love the F4U Corsair !! Great plane. Go, Blacksheep !!!!!!
While still flying for the Navy out of NAS Oceana, a special request came in for a Tomcat to be at a "Fly -In" in New York for a special even that Bob Kress was attending. The Grims were booked up so my RIO and I got the event. After arriving in Bethpage and meeting/having lunch with Bob, I was offered a chance to fly an F4U that was at the show. Sadly after getting a full rundown, the big P&W Double Wasp fouled a couple plugs. It's been 30+ years and I still lament that missed opportunity. Although, I was told had I done so, it would have been a huge no-no. Next best thing was a few years later catching a United puddle jumper from Sacramento to Reno with Pappy Boyington's daughter at the controls.
Wow what a aircraft. And what amazing work they are doing.
Most people would be shocked to see what the original F4U design was. Internal bombay, lightly armed. Then the war in Europe started. They went back to the drawing board. They moved the pilot aft of the center of the wing right at the trailing edge and installed a massive fuel tank. This was necessitated by the installation of the 50 caliber Browning machine guns. With the machine guns in the wings there was no room for fuel. And so the fuel had to be carried in the fuselage. An unwanted byproduct of moving the pilot back to the trailing edge was horrendous forward visibility. One of the big reasons the F4U was not accepted for carrier operations until the RN come up with a different landing profile that allow the F4U pilot to see the carrier. essentially the plane was in a left-hand bank until the last second, leveling out to put the wheels down.
Wow that left bank and plop down had to be intense in and of itself. Thanks for the info.
I have been to Anderson Aero Motive in Grangeville to get parts for a Howard DGA-15 that my friend had purchased from them.--that was 20 yrs ago) I have hauled many loads of lumber from the mill in Grangeville, Id. They are known for their great work.
Finally!: Someone answered my question as to what caused the whistling sound that the Corsair makes.
Thanks Juan!
I always wondered that myself!
The Sound of Freedom.
Yea myself as well Jerry I’ll top the ty.
You need to see some airshows where the Corsair is flying. They always explained it there right before the 500 mph dive.
@@Markle2k why? Juan just explained that in his video.
Thanks. I love the Corsairs. Wish I could have had the chance to fly one at some time. Well, I did get to fly the Crusader (brute power), which was a thrill.
Bravo!!
Incredible work Chuck is doing! We have multiple P40 restorations going on and Chuck is a great reference though a P40 is a much simpler aircraft.
I can’t imagine being a pilot in WW II flying the F-4U. I get goose bumps just seeing one. Can’t wait to see the full restoration .
Wow what a project!!! Pete going to walk in his fathers foot steps! He really looks like he is interested!!
thanks to Juan and all the guys at Vultures Row for sharing their work/shop with us!! the only thing more amazing than that shop is the restored planes that pull out of there haha.. very nice
I was wy to young to appreciate the Corsair, by being born in 1943, but I do remember the TV series 'Ba Ba Blacksheep', with Robert Conrad in the starring role as Greg 'Pappy' Boyington, the Marine Corp wing commander in the South Pacific War Theatre
Had the pleasure of seeing a (Goodyear) Corsair in the air above Duxford UK (Battle of Britain 2019). The baseline sound of that engine carried across the fields unlike anything I've heard before and totally cemented my love for radials ...a truly fantastic experience! (Also saw an overwhelming number of Spitfires (including a Mk I a), Hurricanes, a Lancaster, a Bristol Blenheim, B-17 Sally B (Memphis Belle), a P-47D, four Mustangs, Sea Furys, a MIG-15 and a genuine WW1 DH-9 bomber ...all beautifully flying. Definitely some of the best days of my life! #avgeek) Thank you for all your videos! Kind greetings from a Swedish train driver.
so glad there are people who are willing to spend years to get this plane flying. As a school boy my father let me stay up past my bedtime so I could watch movies with the F4-U Corsair. This plane inspired me to become a pilot
my all-time favorite fighter! All those elegant curves that are so difficult to make, simply and complexly magnificent! 🖖
I think explosive rivets were a Junkers invention. Glad to see the degree of authenticity going into this one. I clicked because of the salmon primer in the thumbnail. BTW, zinc chromate primer was yellow and black (not green) pigment was added to get the green, which then appeared in a number of shades. Vought Sikorsky part numbers started with VS, and this went on long after the separation of Vought and Sikorsky. The hookpoint of the F-8 Crusader had a VS part number.
I love the corsiar it was a good airframe for both the Navy and marines
Isn’t our little Cameron Park airport adorable? I had no idea all of that was going on there. 😁
Pete is one very Lucky young man.
Corsair, favorite American fighter plane from ww2.
Spitfire was my all time favorite.
Thanks for the tour Juan.
I could watch that for hours. Thanks Juan, great as always.
Lots of grey hair in this video. Awesome. Gives me hope.
Met Pappy Boynton and was struck by how small he was. The WWII pilots tended to be small because the cockpits were small.
Love the Zeno's Warbirds link. I have a lot of their DVDs. It's always a surprise to me when I look at a warbird restoration update that I've been following for years... after I've been been building my own aircraft for years... and then it hits me: "Hey... I know how to do that!"
ha marty you are everywhere :) also nice to see that you managed to make some progress on your -8 :)
@@Spinner1987CH The crankshaft AD set me back a bit... but I'm encouraged by people saying I should still have it flying next year.