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May 19^th, 2010 at 9:15am

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This pic is supposed to be part of Boeing's new ad. The model 40 and the 787.

THIS IS NOT A PANAM CLIPPER

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Reply #1 - May 19^th, 2010 at 12:52pm

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Cool! They've come a long way! Grin

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Reply #2 - May 19^th, 2010 at 3:14pm

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i wonder if the newbee, build with plastic and glue, will last as long as old daddy'o.

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Reply #3 - May 19^th, 2010 at 3:57pm

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jlab58 wrote on May 19^th, 2010 at 3:14pm:

i wonder if the newbee, build with plastic and glue, will last as long as old daddy'o.

Bear in mind that it took 8 years & 18,000 man hours to restore the Boeing 40 in that photo to airworthy condition. http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1184434145?bclid=1184431670&bcti...

It's a lovely job but not clear how much is original. According to these photos it was in a bit of a mess when recovered. http://home.comcast.net/~biplane0/boeing40/construction/
The wings are built of wood & the glue used in 1928 wasn't as advanced or long-lasting as modern adhesives.

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Reply #4 - May 19^th, 2010 at 4:24pm

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Its hard to tell the actual age of many antique aircraft from looking at them. Some of them are completely new except for the original data plate (which is all you need to keep the certification), while others may be all original, and well maintained. Case in point, all the P-51s flying today, almost all are rebuilds of some sort, very few are all original.

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Reply #5 - May 20^th, 2010 at 2:45am

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Reply #6 - May 20^th, 2010 at 11:55pm

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DaveSims wrote on May 19^th, 2010 at 4:24pm:

Its hard to tell the actual age of many antique aircraft from looking at them. Some of them are completely new except for the original data plate (which is all you need to keep the certification), while others may be all original, and well maintained. Case in point, all the P-51s flying today, almost all are rebuilds of some sort, very few are all original.

Rebuilt or not i would do darn near anythign to own a p-51. if i win the lotto its the first thing im buying Tongue

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