Custom V-77
We can all probably agree that fitting up a R-985 to the V-77 is all around a good deal. We want to try and keep a balance between custom and period correct even though the 77 is military and we departed to a civilian theme. Deciding where to put the oil cooler and how to […]
Super V-77
We’re achieving rapid progress on the custom Stinson V-77 remanufacture. The biggest challenge is the installation of the 450hp R-985 whereas the aircraft originally had the 300hp Lycoming installed. The attached gallery shows some new and older progress photos. The press is on to have all the loose ends tied up and start the cover […]
N30102 Update
Some more progress photos. In the gallery posted here you can see; the new wings laid out and ready for installation, Dan laying out the fuselage trim, new center section with new fuel tanks, a fresh W-670 supplied by Air Repair Inc and our newly fabricated one piece cowling mount. Thanks for checking in and visiting […]
UPF-7 N30102 Update
We’re on the march to completion of UPF-7 N30102. As of today covering is about complete on the fuselage and all the flight surfaces are into color. The paint booth sure has been busy! The gallery below has some shots of the cover and paint process to give you an idea of the process. Equally […]
Beechcraft Party
Last weekend we had the pleasure of once again attending the Beech party. This a wonderful event held in Tullahoma Tennessee at the Beechcraft Heritage Museum http://www.beechcraftheritagemuseum.org/ ALL types of Beech Aircraft are present from Staggerwings to King Airs. Not only are the facilities first class the hospitality couldn’t be better. Weather was perfect and the autumn foliage throughout the Tennessee Valley was in […]
Fall Colors
Here’s a photo from some time ago of a UPF-7 we did. Thought we would share a seasonal photo from the archives.
Stearman to France
Last Thursday we containerized another Stearman. The day prior was spent dismantling and preparing the aircraft. With perfect fitting metal and wood fixtures fabricated ahead of time things went very smooth. Once the container was on site the team had the aircraft loaded in one hour and fifteen minutes! RARE Aircraft is pleased to offer […]
UPF-7 Progress
Among the Stinsons we’ve been working on a UPF-7 re-manufacture that’s had quite a bit of progress. Of course its all new everywhere possible. The pre-cover assembly is complete and we are now onto sheet metal fit and fab to replace the old with new. The wood work is absolutely beautiful and personally the pre-cover assembly is […]
New RARE Blog
We will be now using our new web-site based blog here on the RARE Aircraft site. The old Blogger site will eventually close however, we will be re-posting some of the more popular posts here on the new blog. We hope you enjoy the new site and blog! Thanks for checking in. Cheers, Ben
Waco Cross Country
What a way to kick off summer. As mentioned in the last post a two ship Waco Cross Country adventure went down over a 17 day period. Ship #1 N29904 departed Wausau Wisconsin the evening of May 13th. Over the next 2.5 days N29904 worked its way to Las Vegas Nevada where ship #2 N29352 […]