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07-06-2005, 05:35 PM
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I thought this was a pretty cool job today. Had to take a crane over to Spaceworks, which is part of the Kansas Cosmophere and Space Center, to unload an engine out of an SR71. Ended up using a 22,000 pound forklift, cause I didn't have spreader bar. My brother was on his way to a job with the forklift and was coming by to pick me up, so it was convienent. Anyhow, I took the pics with my phone. We do alot of work for the Cosmosphere. My brother has stood all of the rockets outside and put the planes inside. Doubt many on the board have been there, but if you are ever in this part of the country, it is definitly worth the day to take a tour.
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07-06-2005, 05:45 PM
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i smell engine swap...
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07-06-2005, 07:18 PM
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lol, yeah I told my brother I need to stretch the jeep and drop that in.
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07-06-2005, 08:35 PM
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that looks like it came off the millennium falcon
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07-06-2005, 11:38 PM
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i got one of them on my rig, check the tire burn out!!!
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07-07-2005, 12:34 AM
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That one strap holds it on your rig?
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07-07-2005, 07:24 AM
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I've seen an SR71 engine up close, hooked up and attached to an SR71.  Even been in an SR71, but not while in flight. Flown an SR71 simulator and gotten to meet the crew of the last official SR71 flight in CA back in 99 (or 2000).
They are an impressive beast. Funny to see a plane sitting there with drip pans underneath it though. Thing leaks like a sieve when cold. Flying at speed heats it up and it seals everything up.
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07-07-2005, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by sizzle-chest
i got one of them on my rig, check the tire burn out!!!
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Pss, you have it mounted backwards. 
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07-07-2005, 08:14 AM
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Pss, you have it mounted backwards. |
i was stuck, so i turned it around to get turbo reverse. Its sucking in flames.
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07-07-2005, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by erickpl
I've seen an SR71 engine up close, hooked up and attached to an SR71. Even been in an SR71, but not while in flight. Flown an SR71 simulator and gotten to meet the crew of the last official SR71 flight in CA back in 99 (or 2000).
They are an impressive beast. Funny to see a plane sitting there with drip pans underneath it though. Thing leaks like a sieve when cold. Flying at speed heats it up and it seals everything up. |
Yeah, they have one hanging in the Cosmosphere. Plus, at Spaceworks they had parts of it.....well, the wings and the seat with the control panel. Guess that is what you call it.
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Pretty cool
