Bounce Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Kaman made the first composite rotor blade for Bell Cobras? Yes it is a treasure trove of Kaman aviation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Rotorman Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 4 hours ago, Loach Driver said: Amazing source of info. Feb 67 has a schematic of the auxiliary fuel tanks! Might be of interest? LD. A lot of great photos. I will be adding the fuel tanks in the cabin for sure. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Loach Driver Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 I thought it might be something that would be of interest for your model! LD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Loach Driver said: I thought it might be something that would be of interest for your model! LD. working on the tanks as we speak and started painting the cabin, cockpit and the long exhaust pipe. Please keep the pictures coming. Edited June 26, 2020 by Rotorman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) The Kaman Rotor Tips article above has a story on John Slattery, helicopter model collector extraordinaire. In the mid- '60s, I was a kid and saw an article about an AF officer who collected helicopter models in a magazine (likely the USAF monthly, Airman). Fast forward 30 years to 1996 and I'm a Air Force major in the D.C. Area. Somehow (remember this is the pre-internet days) I become aware of the helicopter model collection held by the Helicopter Association International trade group in Washington. I make an appt to see it and meet Slattery, the group's historian. I'm amazed by the collection of hundreds of built kits and factory models. I tell him I recall a magazine story I read when I was a kid about an AF officer who collected models... "That was me", he said. Small world. In addition to his collection, the group had just bought a huge unbuilt kit collection amassed by Ned Gilliand, a long time Bell test pilot, historian and author of Dancing Rotors Rotors the story the U.S. Army's helicopter display teams. Ned had collected hundreds of kits from around the world. There was an example of two of every helicopter kit ever made. It includes ancient kits I'd heard of but never seen, and some rare ones like the "G Mark" brass/ Plastic Bell 47 kit. I believe you can see the built model collection on the HAI's website. A couple of years later, I was transferred to Texas and got to meet Ned, a great guy. He took me to the factory to see some test flying. He sold me some neat Bell factory models and provided a lot of factory literature on Bell types. He even sold me, at a nominal price, an unused example of the Whirlybirds TV series coloring book from the '50s (which I had as a kid). Edited June 27, 2020 by JohnEB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 6 hours ago, JohnEB said: The Kaman Rotor Tips article above has a story on John Slattery, helicopter model collector extraordinaire. In the mid- '60s, I was a kid and saw an article about an AF officer who collected helicopter models in a magazine (likely the USAF monthly, Airman). Fast forward 30 years to 1996 and I'm a Air Force major in the D.C. Area. Somehow (remember this is the pre-internet days) I become aware of the helicopter model collection held by the Helicopter Association International trade group in Washington. I make an appt to see it and meet Slattery, the group's historian. I'm amazed by the collection of hundreds of built kits and factory models. I tell him I recall a magazine story I read when I was a kid about an AF officer who collected models... "That was me", he said. Small world. In addition to his collection, the group had just bought a huge unbuilt kit collection amassed by Ned Gilliand, a long time Bell test pilot, historian and author of Dancing Rotors Rotors the story the U.S. Army's helicopter display teams. Ned had collected hundreds of kits from around the world. There was an example of two of every helicopter kit ever made. It includes ancient kits I'd heard of but never seen, and some rare ones like the "G Mark" brass/ Plastic Bell 47 kit. I believe you can see the built model collection on the HAI's website. A couple of years later, I was transferred to Texas and got to meet Ned, a great guy. He took me to the factory to see some test flying. He sold me some neat Bell factory models and provided a lot of factory literature on Bell types. He even sold me, at a nominal price, an unused example of the Whirlybirds TV series coloring book from the '50s (which I had as a kid). ???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Rotorman said: ???? Huh??? I thought I made myself pretty clear. Can you see Bounce's post from yesterday? If so, look at the top of the page from Rotor Tips, there is an interesting piece about a helicopter model collection. Edited June 28, 2020 by JohnEB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Rotorman said: ???? John is simply saying he met the man mentioned in the above article. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jager Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) Oliver, You should also consider putting an Ovation guitar in the aft cabin. https://www.worldmusicsupply.com/blog/ovation-guitars-history.html Humor gets us through each day. Jager Edited June 28, 2020 by jager Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jager Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) LECTRICLECTURE-KAC Instructor Robert Krans explains HU2K-1 electrical system to R. E. Mikesell, AEC; M. E. Richards, AE2;V. F. Knight, AEC;D. G. Beasley,AT2; R. R. Porter,ATN3; and H. E- Pasch,AEMAN. Sept 1960 page6 Rotor Tips This is my Dad. He was one of the first employees. Was a blade technician, advancing up through the company. Edited June 28, 2020 by jager Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 8 hours ago, jager said: Oliver, You should also consider putting an Ovation guitar in the aft cabin. https://www.worldmusicsupply.com/blog/ovation-guitars-history.html Humor gets us through each day. Jager really, thats sounds sarcastic. Sorry bro, i am not in the humor mode, too many people dying around me lately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bounce Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Sorry to hear Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jager Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Rotorman said: really, thats sounds sarcastic. Sorry bro, i am not in the humor mode, too many people dying around me lately. No sarcasm intended. The link was to the history of Ovation Guitars. Ovation Guitars was a company that Charles Kaman started and was involved in the design and manufacture of a fine instrument. I had no knowledge of your personal losses but I extend my condolences to you for them. Jager Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 21 hours ago, Rotorman said: really, thats sounds sarcastic. Sorry bro, i am not in the humor mode, too many people dying around me lately. Sorry about that, but in all honesty I dont see any sarcasm there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Likewise...and the Kaman-guitar link is fairly well known. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 [URL=https://app.photobucket.com/u/heloman2008/a/9a2aff3e-8575-4cb0-9027-65afb9a5056e/p/b14333b8-fe52-470a-b2ea-2be8a71fc600][IMG]https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/jj121/heloman2008/20200823_145831.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 No pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) Copied the wrong link from PhotoBucket. The image link is in there, just have to sort it out of all the other junk. Looking great. The cargo area looks even better. Any more pics of the back? Edited September 18, 2020 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Thanks Gino for posting it I am trying to figure out what I am doing wrong with photobucket. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 <a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/heloman2008/p/3a53413e-fcdb-40d4-8cb7-86d1757331b3" target="_blank"><img src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/jj121/heloman2008/(edited)_20200823_145502.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" border="0" alt="(edited)_20200823_145502"/></a> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) Just copy the first one that says "Direct Link". Paste it w/out adding anything else here. Really nice. The seatbelts look really good. Edited September 18, 2020 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotorman Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, HeavyArty said: Just copy the first one that says "Direct Link". Paste it w/out adding anything else here. Really nice. The seatbelts look really good. I did tap to direct link but it says copy to clipboard every time I tap the link. Not sure what to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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