Our dedicated volunteers are moving ahead quickly with the installation of the fabric covering of our CG-4A. What may have been a problem turned out to
be no problem at all--because we had the right person volunteer for the job.
We were not able to get aircraft fabric in widths large enough to cover the main fuselage in one piece. Stitching fabric together for use on aircraft takes some special skills. It just so happens a friend of the museum, Renata Brown, happens to sew space suits for ILC in Frederica. Not only
did she do a flawless job (as you might expect from a space suit seamstress)
but she did it in one day. Another awesome job well done.
Speaking of the Glider, our restoration team believes they will have it
ready for exhibit by fall. That will require moving the C-45 outside so
we have room for the whole glider fuselage inside. A team of
specialists is already installing birdproofing and weatherproofing on the
Twin Beechcraft in expectation of moving it onto the main ramp. Fortunately
we already have permanent tie downs available to secure it.
not great. But what it lacks in style it makes up for in content. What you see here are both the current and former Air Force Two aircraft. Flying over the museum's VC-9 is the new C-32 which is the military version of the Boeing 575. Just like our aircraft was, the C-32 is primarily the Vice President's transport, although the President, the First Lady and sometimes members of Congress use it for official travel. And yes, someday we plan to add a
