Lockheed Vega - Project Visit - Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2021
- I drove to Kevin Kimball's workshop recently (February 2021) to check out the progress of my Lockheed Vega project. As you remember, we re-started the restoration in 2019, and Kevin and his son, Kallin have been rock n' rolling on it since - even through this crazy time! Well, let me tell you, I was extremely surprised, and pleased by the progress. Come along and check out what I saw. Part 1 we view and discuss the fuselage frame work. In Part 2, we'll talk about the making of the fuselage skin. Pretty Cool!
Kermit Weeks
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:49 Need a bigger airplane?
15:01 Good idea to get those parts out of your SUV. It would certainly mess up your day to be half way home, look in the mirror and see the parts still in your ride. (I've been there, done that, several times!)
28:59 I feel so old and out of date.
You're doing a great job in saving these 'planes Kermit. Also three cheers to the people of the past who thought "That's a neat old aircraft to keep".
For the amount of joy I get watching woodwork construction, I can't understand why I never got involved with a job in that field???
What a great tour! Whetted my appetite for Part II. Thank you to Kermit and Kevin and Kevin's assistant, who knew where everything was.
I watched all the Vega videos and learned so much. since I live in the amazon jungle with unlimited wood available to me I am thinking of limitless possibilities.
It's a thing of beauty,
Engineering beauty.
What craftmanship !!!
Kermit, that was an exceptionally interesting video and Kevin is so knowledgeable that I could listen to him for hours.
Looking forward to Part Two!
Just WoW! Hope we all live long enough to see this fly!
So great to see craftmen who obviously take pride in their work. Thanks for sharing Kermit
I have been looking forward to any project updates from you!!! Thank you
It's a great pleasure joining kermit in this visit where we can see a new old be bearing. It will be Nice seeing this Baby flying florida's Sky.
I could listen to Kevin all day, what a wealth of knowledge !
This was a treat. You got to see Kermit add to his knowledge! Great video Kermie.
Hooray Hooray for Mr. Weeks and his cool stuff.
You can really see the boat builders skills at work on this amazing restoration. Beautiful attention to detail! Wow
Good morning Mr Weeks!
I've just seen both videos of the Vega project and I am so impressed with the technical and practical skills brought into play. Kevin K & Co are amazing. Thank you so much for your videos, please keep them coming.
Absolutely fascinating. So complex for a 100 year old design. What a piece of art. Only bad thing about this video is that it is only part one. Heck of a teaser for part two. Hopefully it comes out really soon. Thank you so much for sharing your aviation journey.
Watched for 38 minutes in admiration ... this video contains so much technical info and history!
Wow, more videos like this one. I wish those guys where recording the whole build process and had their own channel. Master Craftsman for sure.
Fascinating Kermit! I love the WOODWORK it so clean and natural. Amazing to think it was done by HAND in the 20s and 30s to such incredible tolerances.
Im looking forward to updates on the ME 108!!!
There's a new Vega manufacturer in town!
This was wonderful! Mad skilz! And you bet it got shared. Young man in the NY tee rulz. Him and his wife at a party, another wife asks his wife, "So, what does your husband do?." "This." Mic drop. "Oh". All for fun!
You should add that applause button ;-)
It’s Money for the “Art” museum. (You can trade EFT shares for Art now..just FYI)
Let’s keep saving them!
It's really cool to see modern tooling and technology manufacturing classic wooden structures, and the quality derived from it.
PS. I love the bumper sticker :)
Kermit! I almost forgot who you are! Great to see a new episode, for those of weak memory, it's a good thing you introduce yourself...(he said sarcastically!) More, more, more!
"And over here we have a vacuum...."
Kermit: "Well, THAT sucks.". 😅
In all seriousness, everyone around that router really should have hearing protection...
The woodworking is amazing! They are true craftsman.Great video. As you videoed from the end of the fuselage,, all I could think about is centering a shot through the fuselage, aligning all the diaphragms and shooting a black and white photo! Thank you for posting your videos... y’all stay safe..
great video Kermit!
looking good
Always loving a Kermit Weeks upload. Thank you Kermit. :)
Edit: You know...that actually looks like it will be rather heavy in the long run. That`s a lot of laminated wood and glue. Add a heavy 300hp engine, six people, all the fuel, and everything else it`s amazing it could get airborne.
I see the strength in all the bulkheads but longetudinally not so much.
It just amazes me the amount of time, research detail and work that goes into these.
I`m just a lowly retired car mechanic with a curious mind.
God bless you Kermit weeks.
WOW! What a project! Some Aircraft deserve to be restored to this degree and kept Flying to honor the engineer and manufactures of such classic aircraft. Thank you Mr Kermit great video..:-)
Nice to see again! Kermie Cam
Some cool building skills. Hard to believe the original was from1927! So great that Kermit has the interest and the wherewithal to do this and Having the Kimballs there to make it happen. Wonderful aviation history being saved and shared.
Kermit, each time I see you I have to grin! Years ago an old guy from Ohio came to see you about selling you some scrap planes he had collected. Walter came in and asked for you and was told that he had just walked right by you mowing the grass in front! He was not impressed! (as told to me by his son, Wally)
Watching that router, you can't help but think of just how long it took to make the original pieces and the accuracy of the new pieces compared to the old is amazing!
like building a giant model . so amazing to see
What an education you provide Mr. Kermit. Thanks so much!
Lockheed Vega 5! A ship my Dad flew commercially for Braniff and Weddell-Wiliams in the early 1930's. 👍👍
At the beginning I was wondered, which of Kermie's plane looks like a car inside :)
I love building aircraft from wood. There's something almost therapeutic about it. T-88 Epoxy can be messy, but cutting, sanding and fitting wood parts is fun!
Kimball is without a doubt a master! Absolutely spectacular what he's recreating for you. Is this the Vega that Dave Jameson from Oshkosh owned back in the 70's? Such a glorious aircraft! Next to the P-35, the Vega project is THE project that interests me the most. As you walked into the hangar with the rudder and vertical, I thought I saw a early Bonanza fuselage and what looked like a Clip wing Monocoupe wing; Is that correct?
Thank you for your commitment to preserving these old airplanes and aviation history for all to enjoy for generations to come.
pure art...and a little technology mixed in!
thank you Mr. Weeks, god bless!
Thanks for this video. This reminds me of all the old time balsa kits I built when I was a kid. I even built a Winnie Mae. Rip- Wiley Post and Will Rogers. I also built a 9 ft. wing span Mr. Mulligan. I was really interested in the Golden Age of air racing ( Bendix and Thompson trophy air races). A lot of history there.
This may be the most interesting video series yet. Awesome job. I think when this gets to the Fantasy of Flight it is going to be the catalyst for a trip to Florida.
Well, sounds like you'll be investing in a low-wing Lockheed! Could be an interesting project!
Nothing yet folks, but looking good..
Great video. Loved every second. Kevin was excellent in explaining what was happening. I think Martin from Wintergarden could give a few tips on CNC machining wood. Keep up the great work Kermit and Paul and rest of the team.
Hey, Kermit Thank you for all of your cool aircraft videos I've been watching you for a year and a half now and love aviation and flying even more now since I've been watching more about assembling these aircraft well so just wanted to say a thank you and good luck, be safe, and God bless 🙏
Amazing workmanship , bloody well done guys
Amazing progress, looking forward to the next update.
Keep them coming!
-Brad
In '78 Lockheed Burbank had an open house and a Vega wooden wing spar was one of their displays. Last time I saw it (2011) was in a permanent display in their Palmdale facility.
Amazing workmanship...... Wow, thanks.
Rich.
Looking forward to round 2 :) Thanks for sharing Yf....
Thanks for the update Kermit!
I'm just imagining all the shop clean-up before Kermit's visit. Like the week before AGI in the Army!
Actually, All we did was put some tools away, setup a quick and easy part to make on the machine, and get a few of the vega parts laid out on the table to be ready to show them to Kermit. We keep the shop pretty clean with once a week cleanups.
Love it. Proper craftsmen.
Thanks for the...Super tour....What it must have been like before the CNC machines came along....Thanks Kermit...
Excellent. Thank you for posting
Awesome update Kermit , can’t wait for part 2 you teaser 😏
Reminds me of those old Guillows kits I built back in the day. Fwiw those kits turned into awesome model planes.
What a labor of love, skill, and art. Beautiful.
It’s years since I drive past the ‘graveyard’ to fly RC helicopters at Kevin’s airfield...his father offered us a ride in the prototype Pitts S-12!
Cool Kermit, another video, missed it! regards from the Netherlands
Beautiful work!
You really have some talented guys there. 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸❤
Lookin' very very good! Amazing!
What a beautiful plane!!!!!!
Great video thanks for posting.
Love the videos, keep them coming!
This is great, been waiting for this!
Holy COW!...Awesome.
I'm glad they made the transformation before they built the P-38's.
Truly a work of extreme skill and art. Beautiful, Kermit, Beautiful.
Love it Thank you so much!
I cannot wait to see this airplane fly!
@MichaelKingsfordGray Puzzled by your comment. Is enthusiasm for aircraft considered immature where you are? This is Kermit Weeks' TH-cam channel. Kermit is an enthusiastic aircraft collector and pilot. If you don't have enthusiasm for aviation and classic aircraft, I'm a bit puzzled why you would be watching this video. Looking forward to your clarification.
18:00 Thank you Kermit, for asking these questions. It is invaluable information that comes best from word of mouth
Hello from Australia - terrific stuff! Great progress.
Dang Kermi, why end with an cliffhanger?
Such a cool plane, the vega, love the woodwork.
Quite a lot of planes of the golden era of plane racing are very pretty.
Till the next one, cheers!
Actually, he is keeping the SKIN in the plane. LOL There is a pun in there somewhere!
More Vega videos. I love the wood.
Cadkey still exists. Though it was renamed KeyCreator around 2003. Obviously it has much greater functionality than it did back in the 80's. It's been my program of choice since 1997.
Good to see ICHTHUS on the boot lid of the suburban.
NO MASKS! I LOVE IT!
Great video Kermit!
Super interesting. I don't want to imagine how much it would cost to do everything like in the past, without CAD or CNC.
But a wooden Constellation would be awesome.
Looking very cool Kermit! I know the Kimball’s through Boy Scouts along time ago! I see them at Sun N Fun every year!
you can use the CAD 3D data you have on the metal fitting that is cracked - and there are mold makers/services houses that will 3D print you a sand mold so you can cast those parts - then machine them - that is really much cheaper than the old process of sand casting with a wet sand mold of the old days. Plus the cast parts can me stronger than the machined billet parts once heat treated after machining - and of course more authentic as well...
You won't believe how stiff & strong that cold-molded airframe is.
History, being remade
If I remember right, I seen that Aircraft at Oshkosh 69 or 70. I was very young.
Very cool stuff thanks for sharing this with us. I can't wait to see it finished. I know it will be a while. Please share. Thanks
Its cool i am wearing one of your shirts that I got from my father that new you when he was alive Robert McGinnis....
Very interesting, pretty suffocated equipment!
Above the top Quality Woodwork!!!
Absolutely fascinating Kermit. What Kevin doesn't know about woodcraft isn't worth knowing . Just in case you do read this , how's the Invader coming along ? It must be very nearly ready for pre flight checks . Thanks Kermit.
Will Post wearing a sea diving suit in the "Winnie Mae" discovered the "Jet Stream" by going for the altitude record at the time. The jet steam moved the Winnie Mae over the ground at over 350 mph!. Just ONE of the many discoveries and "firsts" with the Winnie Mae...Moses
Actually the first person to discover the jet stream was Japanese meteorologist Wasaburo Oishi who published a paper on the subject in Esperanto in 1926.
Dang, it looks like a Guillow's kit:D
I'm donning hearing protection before I hit the go button on the CNC.
I am happy to see these very old birds get a new lease on life, thank you.
(Why did I not know this sooner, this is what Amelia Earhart flew!)
One of the chapters in Richard Sanders Allen's book Revolution in the Sky is titled They All Flew Lockheeds. Lindbergh, Earhart
, Post, so many great pilots. Get a copy, great book.
And her plane can be seen at the National Air and Space Museum to this day.
That CNC is music. And I'll take that Stearman in the background, please.
Hey there Kermo
I'm assuming this Vega was painted up as Winnie Mae? I thought the one at the Smithsonian was the original. If this one is repainted what was the original tail number? or S/N? Great job keep of the fantastic work.
Just like a balsa kit ,but on a grand scale...