Ron's Grumman Tiger in Museum?

[gprellwitz]

Ron,

I saw this Grumman Tiger in the maintenance area of the Kalamazoo Air Zoo and was wondering

if it's your's, or just very similar?

 

[KennyFlys]

Do you have a picture of more of it?

 

[gprellwitz]

Do you have a picture of more of it?

Here's another picture of the Grumman Tiger, along with some other shots I took in the hangar.

The prop is from Heath's plane crash in which he perished. The plane being rebuilt is a replicaa of that plane from the plans. It's a float-plane.

There are also a couple of sailplane wings for Tony and Pete.

Also, there's an earlier Blue Angels plane used for training, but never in an airshow.

 

[KennyFlys]

Was that prop made from magnesium? It has the appearance of corroded magnesium.

 

[gprellwitz]

Was that prop made from magnesium? It has the appearance of corroded magnesium.

I doubt it, since that would be pretty flammable, but I admit I don't know.

 

[KennyFlys]

I doubt it, since that would be pretty flammable, but I admit I don't know.

The reason for my question. The hubs on the A-6 and S-3 were magnesium. There was particular attention to be paid to wheel fires as a result.

 

[Skip Miller]

Can't be.... we all know Ron is #1.

-Skip

 

[mikea]

Can't be.... we all know Ron is #1.

-Skip

We all know Ron wouldn't fly a plane that said Nay Vee on it.

 

[AdamZ]

We all know Ron wouldn't fly a plane that said Nay Vee on it.

Well IIRC Ron flew planes with both Nay Vee and Air Farce on them depending upon who's saying it.

 

[ScottM]

I doubt it, since that would be pretty flammable, but I admit I don't know.

It does look like it is a Mg alloy of some sort. Mg is used in airplanes a lot. The B36 had a Mg alloy skin BTW.

 

[tonycondon]

It does look like it is a Mg alloy of some sort. Mg is used in airplanes a lot. The B36 had a Mg alloy skin BTW.

aren't the old V tail elevators magnesium? would be fun to find some and burn them

 

[KennyFlys]

aren't the old V tail elevators magnesium? would be fun to find some and burn them

No King Air for you!

 

[poadeleted20]

Well IIRC Ron flew planes with both Nay Vee and Air Farce on them depending upon who's saying it.

Correct, although some of the planes with AF on the tail that I flew actually belonged to the Air National Guard. BTW, the only single-engine Grumman jet I ever flew was the TF9J Cougar (2-seat trainer version of the Korean War vintage F9F Cougar fighter).

 

[Skip Miller]

aren't the old V tail elevators magnesium? would be fun to find some and burn them

Bad Pilot! No cookie.

-Skip