From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Dec 28 2002 - 14:45:11 PST
They blew the tire out on the Caribou, then filled it
with propane!! Evidently they didn't think to bring a
compressor? Can't believe that. The guy dumping fuel
on the "signal" fire from the can,....... not a good
idea in a remote place,........ or any other for that
matter.
The showed them dropping a bearing in the dirt while
putting one of the props together, not sure why they
showed that.
I still think it was just a reason to make a
"documentary",......... Spielberg wannabe.
The mechanic died from internal bleeding from a
previous injury,....... from what I remember.
Joe
--- Walter Houghton <FlyN3Nvt@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> On the video that was sent, it started out with the
> trip to survey the A/C.
> To get there, they had a UH-1C. The flew the huey
> fully loaded, the 3rd
> pasenger laying on the gear and he was at the
> ceiling. The video showed the
> huey straining to get in the air with the load. The
> 3rd memeber had to stay
> behind so the huey could fly. It then show them
> making a makeshift runway
> for a Dehaviland Carabou........Which blows a
> cylinder at the B-29
> site..........this is when that mech gets sick.
> Anyway at one part they show the airplane
> partially in the water. With the
> shore line infront of them. They used the huey to
> put weight on the
> horizontal and weight the tail down to lift the nose
> to get it out of the
> water. SAD. Once on land they took a barrel of
> fuel and a hose and
> hooked it to the carb of the #4 Engine. They
> proceded to start it. With
> all 4 blades being bent and in a out of balance
> conditon, what were they
> trying to prove????? They eventually got a few
> cylinders firing and it
> idle'd rather crudly..........................It
> just left me with a knot in
> my stomach.
> Jeff.............................
>
>
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