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My brother-in-law recently made quite the home decoration purchase:

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He's in the process of stripping and polishing it for display in his home. The hub's about halfway way done and the blades (he has all three) are still awaiting work.
 
Ken_gone_flying

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Thats pretty sweet, did he get it off of E-bay? Would you mind telling us how much he had to dish out for it?
 
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Ken_gone_flying said:
Thats pretty sweet, did he get it off of E-bay? Would you mind telling us how much he had to dish out for it?
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Nah, he had to spend a long time searching for it. He eventually found some place in FL that supplies spares to warbirds. He got a "good" price on it since it's apparently no longer airworthy. I didn't ask how much it cost, so I can't answer that one.
 
TopShot

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I want one! My plan when I'm old and gray is to own a Corsair (even though the chances are extremely slim :D) .
 
Birdog8585

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I want an A-1 Prop...to put on the side of my BARN, damn thing's huge. How 'bout a giant ceiling fan? One of these days....

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This is the "Naked Fanny's" prop while being restored in New Smyrna Beach.
 
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Birdog8585 said:
I want an A-1 Prop...to put on the side of my BARN, damn thing's huge. How 'bout a giant ceiling fan? One of these days....
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My brother-in-law considered putting it up on a wall in his house, but realized that 500lbs of prop isn't something that studs are designed to hold. Hanging that thing off a wall would require some major structural mods.
 
Flugelman

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Yeah, you and every other pilot since WWII.
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My step-dad (Naval Aviator, 1949-1952) flew most of the aircraft in the inventory as a pilot with a FASRON in Japan. He says the the F4U was his least favorite. He had to get out of one at Atsugi due to an external tank fire.
 
xj220

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I'm still working on my P-3 prop. The search is on hold until I get to my new squadron and get in good with the maintenance guys.
 
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My only problem with my collection of wall hangable aircraft parts, is that I don't have a big enough wall to hang my Huey tail rotor blade on, nor one strong enough to mount my tailhook on.
 
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