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On a Wing and a...
Those amazing Wizards in our Restoration Shop have done it again. Just this week they installed a newly constructed section of the shortened left wing on the CG-4A. It is 22 feet shorter than the original but we just don't have space to display our glider with full wings. Our team has been working with wood and fabric experts at the Massey  Airdrome Museum just over the border in Maryland for the past year. Starting with, literally, a handful of original metal fittings and a dozen new "old stock" center ribs, they've built us a new wing section. The inboard portion is covered, top and bottom. The next section has the thin plywood skin only on top and the outer section has bare ribs only. It complements the rest of the cutaway glider exhibit. To top it off they've added low lighting so visitors can see the inner structure better. Did I mention they are all volunteers?
The next challenge will be to finish restoring a jeep to display inside the glider.
What a view...
The inside of the CG-4a glider is illuminated with LED lighting so visitors can see the structure of the wing, and the craftsmanship that went into constructing it.
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C-5 Update
We've just gotten word that the C-5 arrival looks like it will be in October. Things can change but I'm pretty comfortable that this will be the real "window" for us to bring 9014 back home. The photo shown here was taken by Torsten Maiwald when it visited Stuttgart Germany while it was based in Texas.
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This is a site you'll likely never see again after July. Our new restoration and storage facility is empty while the contractor  finishes up the final few details. Once we move in this will be home to all the bits and pieces we use to construct exhibits, from cases to oversize artifacts. We'll also conserve and restore parts for our artifact aircraft in the shop here. Up on a mezzanine we'll store spare aircraft parts; you never know when you'll need a WW II vintage radio receiver!
And a Sewing Room
We also will have a dedicated sewing room to repair and make interior insulation for our aircraft and an office that will double as a work station for our vinyl cutter. Progress is good.
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BOOM
The boom of the KC-135 was lowered recently so we can do some corrosion control work. So, we decided to display it down this weekend during the "Open Cockpit Day". Remember the third Saturday of each month through November we have 6 to 10 aircraft open for tours.
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