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Re: MGA drove out to see B-17G

To: "Max Heim" <mvheim@studiolimage.com>, "MG List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: MGA drove out to see B-17G
From: David Woerpel <dwoerpel@wi.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 22:39:01 -0600
Ain't it great!  I worked on one here in Burlington for the EAA.  Changed a jug
and bled the hydraulics,  Did you know it takes over 300 turns of the handcrank 
to
manually retract the landing gear.  Had to do a cycle while it was up on the
jacks.  What a great plane.

(Here it comes)  The B-17 saved England so they could build our cars!!

Dave
59 :{)
59 MGA 1500


> www.b17.org
>
> This airplane has been in Albuquerque for a couple of weeks and I've seen
> it flying several times.  Yesterday I drove the A out to the little
> airport where it's been staying and got a good look at it and watched it
> start up and take off and land a few times.  Truly awesome.  When it comes
> up real slow and banks to pass over the flight line -- Holy crap!

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