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Post subject: Re: Grumman Mallard -- Lost Another One to OZ  Posted: 17 Mar 2012, 16:27 |
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Mallards are very cool.
In connection with a Mallard accident I was working on years ago in Canada, I had the opportunity to spend a day at Frakes Aviation in Cleburne, TX. Frakes owned the Mallard type certificate at that time, and they had the tooling, equipment and expertise to virtually build a new Mallard around a data plate. Sheet metal shop, engine shop, upholstery shop, woodworking shop, etc. Their workmanship was superb.
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Post subject: Re: Grumman Mallard -- Lost Another One to OZ Posted: 17 Mar 2012, 16:36 |
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Nice, that would be the ultimate flying Winnebago.
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Post subject: Re: Grumman Mallard -- Lost Another One to OZ Posted: 17 Mar 2012, 22:35 |
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Username Protected wrote: Tom,
Was it an old Chalks airplane?
Jeff Don't know. I don't know the history of this plane. It just appeared, the guy who hung the engines asked for Putt (he's pretty well known in round-engine circles), got fuel, and left. I was happy to be able to get some pix.
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Post subject: Re: Grumman Mallard -- Lost Another One to OZ Posted: 17 Mar 2012, 22:38 |
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Username Protected wrote: Thanks Tom! Great video (and good music). Thanks for sharing.
Best,
Jay Thanks, Jay. Sorry for the shakes. No tripod. Hand holding a 300mm (equivalent) and manual focus. Manual exposure, too. Had to "iris" down at the end. Love the variable ND filter for that! Just a grab shot, but I was glad to get that piece of history taking off.
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