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Forum: The Dawg Pound

05-05-2018, 05:24 PM

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Posted By wheelbender6

Cool stuff. We had an engine test cell on base...

Cool stuff. We had an engine test cell on base when I was at Tustin CA. Those turbine engines were insanely loud when they ran them up.

Forum: The Dawg Pound

04-30-2018, 06:40 PM

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Posted By wheelbender6

I never got a Top Secret clearance, Irish. They...

I never got a Top Secret clearance, Irish. They promised me one if I would do a tour in Yuma. I turned it down. I love Yuma, but my wife hates it.
Since you were working on HMX-1 choppers, did you...

Forum: The Dawg Pound

04-26-2018, 07:59 PM

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Posted By wheelbender6

Sounds like you were working on the 53A, Irish. ...

Sounds like you were working on the 53A, Irish.
Sikorsky later added external tanks to the stub wings for the 53D or delta.
In the 1980s, the 53E entered the fleet. It had 3 engines.
53E pilots...

Forum: The Dawg Pound

04-23-2018, 07:47 PM

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Posted By wheelbender6

I think the hardest thing is unlocking the drill...

I think the hardest thing is unlocking the drill chucks. Takes forever.
-What kind of Sikorskys did you work on Irish?
They have complicated rotor heads. A lot different from a Huey!

Forum: The Dawg Pound

04-21-2018, 05:31 PM

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Posted By wheelbender6

I got my wood working tools out today from my...

I got my wood working tools out today from my garage and couldn't believe the amount of corrosion on them. All the blades had to be wiped with wd40. Anything with moving parts had to be soaked in it....

Forum: The Dawg Pound

02-22-2018, 07:53 PM

Replies: 17

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Posted By wheelbender6

I haven't tried it and I live very close to Gulf....

I haven't tried it and I live very close to Gulf. I just know that chrome polish isn't the solution to coastal rust.

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