by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | History, Honoring The Past, North American Aviation, restoration, warbird, Warbirds, Why We Fly, XP-82
After 10 years of work, Tom Reilly, EAA 802376, is close to restoring a North American XP-82 Twin Mustang. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Podcast, restoration, Vintage, Why We Fly
The Green Dot crew sat down with Kyle Bushman, owner and operator of Ragwood Refactory, to talk about his passion for restoring vintage airplanes and how he was able to open up a restoration shop in his 20s. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | Flying Tips, restoration
Restoring an aircraft may end up being difficult. If you go into it thinking you can’t wait to get in the air, you may find yourself saying “so what?” when you should be digging in to get it right. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | DIY, From The Hangar Floor, restoration
When you get down to it, why are we all flying? Our wonderful secret is that flying is a blast. Airplanes represent our creative drive and are a link to both our physical and spiritual connections with the earth and the heavens. Link To...
by EAA | Mar 20, 2021 | restoration, Warbirds, world war ii, wwii
Nearly two decades after beginning their restoration, Jim Chybicki and Bob Coon’s Fairchild 24/Argus III was rolled out of its hangar as a completed airplane. Link To...
by Chris Henry | Mar 20, 2021 | aircraft restoration, restoration, warbird, Warbirds, world war ii, wwii
January 20, 1944, would be the last day above the surface of Lake Michigan for one U.S. Navy dive bomber. It would take 50 years for it to see the light of day again. Link To...
