Douglas A-26 - Project Update 2018 - Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มี.ค. 2018
- Part 1 - In January of 2018 I went back to Chino CA to get an update on my Douglas A-26 restoration project. It was 3 months since my last visit and I was going, hoping for the possibility that the plane would be ready for a taxi test . . . well . . . watch and see what came about and see what progress has actually been made. Still, we're getting closer to see this beautiful bird flying again.
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That shop is one of the best restoration shops around and Carl, Tony and Mark are some of the most knowledgeable restoration experts in the business. When they get done with that airplane it just might be the best A-26 ever.
The guys are on edge and probably with reason ... 27 years is a long time, even for a plane restoration but Kermit keeps his cool hahahaha.
My personal favorite has always been the P-38 even though I know this video is about a fighter/bomber. It’s so amazing what your doing saving history like that. Please keep doing what your doing.
Amazing how much engineering goes into one of these planes
LOVE this stuff. honor to be able to even see that detail of operation...thanks
This was reminding me of when Griff Rhys Jones' Pembrokeshire Farm was being restored. He left the farm in the hands of contractors with promises that it would be mostly complete when he returned. When Griff did return he was shocked. He walked around saying that they had hardly done anything, it looked as if it hadn't been touched.
I am sure that the team at Chino are more professional than that. There was probably a lot of work done under the skin with the A-26 that we are not seeing. It is a complex machine.
Very good progress, they look a happy bunch of workers !
Awesome video. Thank you for the details and up close experience. I am able to enjoy the things I truly love vicariously through this. Hello from Hong Kong.
What a beauty. Thanks for the upload Mr. Week!
good video
Last time it looked about 75% done with about 90% to go and now it looks about 76% done with 89% to go. Maybe next year for Oshkosh. If you're lucky. As for your other projects there, I'd say find another restoration shop if you don't want to be making your visits on the Handi-Bus from the nursing home, lol.
That is cool watching the nose gear going down and coming up.
I have seen nose going that but not that close.
inside of the main landing gear bay looks great.
KERMIT, IV BEEN FOLLOWING MOST OF YOUR VIDS. I CAN TELL YOUR NOT 100% HAPPY WITH THIS SHOPS WORK. TO MANY EXCUSES. YOU ARE A GENTILEMAN.
tony didn't see to happy to see Kermit...Anyone else get that vib?
coool!! congrats on that one, hope they get it done soon!
Very cool! Thank you for sharing.
Been helping to restore a pair of these at the Vintage Flying Museum. A-26B Night Mission with the CAF, and B-26K Counter-Invader Special Kay with the Greatest Generation Aircraft LLC.
Very cool stuff! Thanks for the video!
What a dedicated bunch they are and the workload is immense on these old bombers,you cannot take any chances with heavy undercarriage units like those and everything has to be properly rigged,good steady progress there since Kermits last visit to Chino,this is labour intensive skilled work and it has to be right with every seal perfect in the hydraulic system,doubtful if those tyres have many landings left in them but no doubt they will change those before flight.
Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes, IN has an A-26 on static display outside. Might be a good place to trade good parts for static quality parts.
Hell of a fun plane to fly. Have you ever flown one? If I were you I’d get rid of all the other projects and sock it to that one. Such a great plane
You need to decide if you are in the expensive reconstructive business or in the wonders of fright live museum education and experience .
Can you accomplish both dreams?
No one else is going to rejuvenate these wonderful aircraft and find the money to accomplish it. So as far as I can see your job is to make sure these historic aircraft last into the next 10 generations. There will always be people who have the same dedication and enthusiasm even after you are gone. You are building your legend in the continuation of wonderful historical aircraft.
All the best.
GYRUSS.
Definitely green with envy. Though my favorite in the collection is the Corsair, I wouldn't mind owning any of the planes.
Yucannt Hahvitt
You don’t own aircraft like these, they own you. You are only a temporary caretaker. And the cost? Well . . . let’s not talk about the cost.
that's the fastest I've seen a landing gear retract that is cool
Have you ever been able to get ahold of a b-26 I know their very scarce or almost non existent. Love the the A-26 Awesome airplane!!
I wonder what Stuart is up to.
Awesome! Only complaint is the video isn't long enough!
So is the plan to eventually restore this to the Vietnam-era variant of the plane?
Is there an Il-2 back there???
Were they always that slow or is the pump tired? And that's with all the pressure on one wheel.
Still in test mode. Making sure no travel/clearance issues . He explains this several times in the vid....
I get the feeling Kermit is not altogether happy with the build progress.
Grumpy old men fussing over a charming old lady.
IN THE 70'S MY WIFE AND I WAS HEADING OUT ON A VACATION, THERE WAS AN AIR SHOW GOING ON AT SELFRIDGE AIR BASE. I RAN THROUGH JUST TO SEE WHAT PLANES WERE THERE. HERE SAT A B-26. I ASKED WHERE IN THE WORLD THEY HAD FOUND ONE. THEY SAID THEY RECOVERED IT FROM THE ONE OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. I HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT AGAIN. COULD THIS BE THAT PLANE?
Man these multi part uploads are love hate for me. I love watching part 1 and hate waiting for part 2. Grrr
Wow... that was really fast. The last 2 videos she was still a bit of a basketcase.
Good job!
Its a long way from running. It really hasn't progressed much at all. You working for the restorer trying to put a little positive spin on what looks like a couple weeks worth or work done since then?
Oh certainly... but those look like fresh engines hung, and they're running gear checks with the controls all "tensioned and adjusted" and "Wiring sorted to the cockpit."
Those planes have interchangeable nose units that go on rather quickly, and if he was implying the avionics are complete by the "wiring" comment, then a few good guys could have her ready for a taxi test in fairly short order.
By that I mean weeks... if you'll pardon the pun.
I wish.
I used to volunteer as a kid at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo when they were still a flying museum. Basically just the 16 year old that hung around until they put me to work in the restoration area and flight line pulling chocks and running firebottle and such.
That's pretty close in systems and size to the Tigercat we had. (I think Rod Lewis owns her now) If the panels are done, controls and engines are done, and they are finishing gear checks with brakes and tires on, I would say they need to pop on the gun nose, hang the props and start run-ups. (and paint of course)
It just depends on the manpower they have to throw at her.
If I'm wrong and they still have the panels in chunks, missing components, etc... I could be way off, of course.
kermie, is this aircraft "the widow maker"?
I think ur confusing it with the P61 "Black Widow" It served mainly as a night interceptor. Luftwaffe F104s where called widowmakers however due to their awful safety record 😆
Tony Ritzman seems like he hates his job. I remember his sarcasm from earlier vids.
I think he hates having that camera follow Kermit around. I've noticed several of the people he visits seem to dislike it or atleast seem to act strange because of it. I'm grateful that he records this stuff so that we can all enjoy and see things we'd never get to see otherwise but I do honestly think it makes things awkward at times.
I laughed when he explained why the nose gear rotated 90 degrees when it retracted, as if Kermit had never been around aircraft before and wasn't fully aware of why!
Was thinking the same thing.
Tony is a real aircraft engineer and so not a people man. If you been addressed by an engineer talking like tony your got the real deal and can trust the aircraft Mx.
As long as he does top notch work, I wouldn't care so much about his demeanor. He lightens up in the Part 2 vid anyway.
Who else thought Tony was a SMART BUTT to Kermit’s questions??
I noticed that they painted the inside of the plane a nice green color. Do they try to make it as originally painted in that era and do they use better than original paint?
The color is period correct, I imagine the type / quality of the paint is somewhat better than it was in the 1940's.
I think that was a velocity not an EZ
Edit: its a cozy
Nobody cares. This is an A-26 video.
Nope, Velocity aircraft either have all fixed gear or all retractable gear, that aircraft only had a retractable nose gear, and the canopy gives it away as a Cozy. Also, it's just not pretty enough to be a Velocity, that was my first clue.
My mistake, I completely forgot about the Cozys and now that you mention it I see the resemblance.
Are you sure you trust those guys? Lol.
It's such an amazing plane but it seems like they are in no hurry to get it finished. Hoping they get it flying gor you someday soon Sir! God Bless You for keeping this dream alive!
Mark Sharrock they have at last count I believe 6 Golden wrenches from Oshkosh with their latest being the A-20 from this year. They are the best at what they do. They work as fast as money flows :)
N3862Q... I typed that with a smile.
I've heard stories that an A26 with the right pilot could out turn a Me109 ! I can tell you one thing... I wouldn't want an A26 on my 6 'o'clock !
I'm sorry but that story can't possibly be true.
Investigate
@@danielweinbaum Daniel, a 109 had a wingspan of about 32 feet. It was very small and light. The A/B-26 is a large twin engined airplane. It's big, it's heavy. As a pilot, I can't think of too many large heavy muti -engined airplanes that can out turn a small light single engined one. And the roll rate of an Invader just isn't that good. Sorry, but it didn't happen. And if it did, that sure wasn't Adolf Galland at the controls of that Messerschmidt!
@@PoochAndBoo Ask someone who knows for sure !
my father always told me never trust a lawyer never trust a mechanic nice used new tires
Awesome video BUT that grey headed guy (Tony) kinda seems like he could be a smart butt and hard to work with.
seems like a grump.
Chad Cole that’s Tony. He is super smart and awesome to talk to but he is old school.
N3862Q seems like the sharpest can be some of the crustiest too. 👍😎👍
Serious, gets the job done, probably nice underneath.
N3862Q - I don’t care how smart you are...you don’t have be a smart butt.
I wish Kermit would spend the money and get his B-29 boomer restored.
Chad Cole I think a B-29 would take a LOT of money to restore!
Is it just me or does the older gentleman of the two not seem to like what he's doing and also what are they doing. This seems to be a very slow process, are you sure you trust them
I hate when war Thunder uses this as the enemy targets.
Tires are junk
Sean M those are original tires, they don’t make them anymore so if you want originals you gotta go with ones made back then
N3862Q dry rot an all, no thanks
Send them to Desser