232's state

[GRNDP51]

Is it just at Reno without a working engine? That makes me somewhat hopeful that it will race again eventually. I assume the prop is still good so if someone wanted to just throw a stock 3350 in her it could technically still race yes? I feel like this is a lot better than structural damage like 2013... Just a thought

[Race5]

Re: 232's state

Is it just at Reno without a working engine? That makes me somewhat hopeful that it will race again eventually. I assume the prop is still good so if someone wanted to just throw a stock 3350 in her it could technically still race yes? I feel like this is a lot better than structural damage like 2013... Just a thought

No engine, airframe still covered in oil. The boiler and other systems were never pickled, so there will most likely be a lot of corrosion issues to fix as well. It will need a lot of work to get flying again.

[rick l]

Re: 232's state

No engine, airframe still covered in oil. The boiler and other systems were never pickled, so there will most likely be a lot of corrosion issues to fix as well. It will need a lot of work to get flying again.

I don't get it. Why not pickle the airplane? Why would the owner let a perfectly good, and very expensive, racer just rot away? Corrosion is a plane's worst enemy. As stated above, it will take a lot of work (and money) to get it flying again. Even if the owner just wants to sell it, the airframe would be a lot more attractive if it were properly preserved.

[ChrisMX105]

Re: 232's state

Info I have is boiloff system was drained/flushed and race fuel was removed.

[Samuel]

Re: 232's state

Wonder why Brown didn't buy it?

[Big_Jim]

Re: 232's state

Wonder why Brown didn't buy it?

Who would he get to crew it? Every bridge was burned on the way out of town last time.

[GRNDP51]

Re: 232's state

Who would he get to crew it? Every bridge was burned on the way out of town last time.

I would guess his planned crew for Risky Business would be able to do it??

[T J Johansen]

Re: 232's state

Wonder why Brown didn't buy it?

Well, unless N35FF shows up with a turtle deck and more mods than Voodoo, Brown will now have a racer that also doubles as a sport plane. Makes sense.

T J

[Race5]

Re: 232's state

I would guess his planned crew for Risky Business would be able to do it??

Big difference in crewing for a stock airplane and something like 232.

[GRNDP51]

Re: 232's state

Big difference in crewing for a stock airplane and something like 232.

No way Brown plans on bringing her stock..

[GeeBeeZ1931]

Re: 232's state

Big difference in crewing for a stock airplane and something like 232.

An even bigger difference there is between crewing a Radial engined Sea Fury and h20 cooled Mustang. Almost night and day is this difference.

[Wild Bill Kelso]

Re: 232's state

No way Brown plans on bringing her stock..

Why not?

[Dialtapper]

Re: 232's state

Why not?

Yeah, why not?

[GRNDP51]

Re: 232's state

Well what I've heard is that Brown didn't go to PRS because his plane won't be ready. I don't see why it would be taking this long to make a perfectly stock airplane even more stock, unless he really isn't trying to get it done on a dead line. I know he wasn't happy with the restoration I heard all of that but I don't think it would be taking him this long to fix whatever it is he didn't like. And Brown doesn't seem like the type to buy one of the cheapest mustangs on the market just to keep stock and race it stock at Reno. It doesn't add up to me I feel like he has the intent of making it a racer, maybe not Voodoo/ Strega stasus but more like Miss A, or RR3 a few years back. Maybe that's just me being hopeful but after seeing what he's done with 232, I don't think he's the type to be satisfied fielding a stock aircraft...

[Fence Sence]

Re: 232's state

Can anyone shed some light on why he (MB) may not be the most popular guy amongst the participants? It seems kind of odd in the tiny world of air racing. Certainly not unheard of, just not the norm in this day and age. Or so it seems.