N3N-3 "Yellow Peril": First Water Work
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- Pemberton & Sons Aviation are the first civilian pilots to fly the "Yellow Peril", May 5, 2023,
78 years since its previous flight. It's first water flight by the same crew happened August 24, 2023.
The N3N-3 was the only aircraft mass produced by the US government. Production of the 997 aircraft ran from 1937-1942 and were used actively by the US Navy until 1961, the last years at Annapolis Navel Academy.
Serial number 1953 came from the Red Jensen Agricultural auction back in 1982. The aircraft was never converted into an agricultural airplane, instead waiting in the wings if needed for conversion. This airplane last flew in Pensacola in 1945.
Due to the excellent condition of this untouched time capsule, restoration was accomplished in 15 months. A complete strip down, clean up, recover, and overhaul of all the systems and instruments was performed. Much of the sheet metal is new fabrication as many of the original parts were damaged from the airplane project moving all over the country for the last 40 years. Except for Redline Brakes, modern radios, capacitance fuel gauge, and wheels, the airplane is stock from the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia circa 1940.
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As a fellow owner of a currently flying N3N-3 (S/N 1808), it is wonderful to see one on its FLOATS! Absolutely gorgeous!
Just Amazing, thanks
The most beautiful and elegant " yellow bird " that I have ever seen ! ! ! ! Fantastic restoretion ! ! ! 😊 😊 😊 😊
Absolutely beautiful! I am green with envy!! 👍👍👍🙋♂️🖖🏻🖖🏻🖖🏻
Gorgeous! I always forget they made a floatplane version!
Outstanding.
Fantastic! Airplane seems a natural on floats. Congrats Addison and all your crew!
Proper flying ❤
Fantastic, what a superb ship!
Hey Pembertons! Beautiful! Boy, does that bring back memories!
Flew in these as a Midshipman at Annapolis in 1954. Great sport.
I knew Red Jensen the 1960's in Sacramento, California. I would visit him as often as I could get down there from my home up in the Town and Country area. He would tell me all kinds of stories and about all the stuff he had packed in a hanger in Tonopah, Nevada. A TB-25J they thought they might use for fire fighting, was there along with an FM-2 Wildcat. Many propellers and instruments. Wings, parts, treasure to be sure. The two TBM Avengers that sat in Sacramento I'm sure are flying around someplace. What a time to be a kid. Sadly, after my service in the Marine Corps I learned of his passing and the great auction they had of all his "Stuff".
That was quite a find on that airplane. Well done restoration and well done video. She sounds wonderful with that round motor. 🎶
Is flying a single-float aircraft different from flying a double-float aircraft, a type that’s more common?