Cockpit tour of TB-58 050668

[Don Pyeatt]

Cockpit photos of TB-58 050668 before its rescue from the bone yard in April
1981. This aircraft is now on display at the Lone Star Flight Museum in
Galveston, Texas.

Can you spot the flashlight and spare batteries left in the aircraft by a
crew member?

Don

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These photos were made in May, 1976, by C.E. Calvert. Mr. Calvert was part
of the rescue team.

Don

[Don Pyeatt]

Sorry, wrong aircraft. (Fat finger syndrome).

gdp

[John Szalay]

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I see the batteries, but have not found the flashlight..

[Mitchell Holman]

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Always startling to see nuclear bombers
with flight instruments more primitive than
your average Cessna...............

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> I see the batteries, but have not found the flashlight..
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Part of the flashlight is visible under the left battery, between the
battery and the mirror. (I wonder what the mirror was for).

[Don Pyeatt]

"Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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> Always startling to see nuclear bombers
> with flight instruments more primitive than
> your average Cessna...............
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And all the electronics still vacuum tube based. Not even a germanium
transistor onboard. And except for a few Selsyn motors, even the flight
control "computer" was mechanical.

[Don Pyeatt]

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>> Always startling to see nuclear bombers
>> with flight instruments more primitive than
>> your average Cessna...............
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> And all the electronics still vacuum tube based. Not even a germanium
> transistor onboard. And except for a few Selsyn motors, even the flight
> control "computer" was mechanical.
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Here a Convair worker is looking up into the flight control computer.

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Just noticed that the channel/frequency on the card has been blured
out.




On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:06:20 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
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[Dallas[_2_]]

Comsec, Opsec!! :D

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[Joseph Testagrose]

Do you have a shot of the entire aircraft (no cut off wings or tail)
Joe.
On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:13:48 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
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>These photos were made in May, 1976, by C.E. Calvert. Mr. Calvert was part
>of the rescue team.
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[John Szalay]

"Don Pyeatt" > wrote in news:xjTji.40$zA2.13
>> I see the batteries, but have not found the flashlight..
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> Part of the flashlight is visible under the left battery, between the
> battery and the mirror. (I wonder what the mirror was for).
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Probably for use with the flashlight to see into those "out of the way"
and really tight parts of the airplane on their preflight "walkaround"..

[Don Pyeatt]

Hi, Joe,

Here is a "before".

"Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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> Do you have a shot of the entire aircraft (no cut off wings or tail)
> Joe.
> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:13:48 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
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>>These photos were made in May, 1976, by C.E. Calvert. Mr. Calvert was
>>part
>>of the rescue team.
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>>Don
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[Don Pyeatt]

And here is after its restoration.

Don


"Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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> Do you have a shot of the entire aircraft (no cut off wings or tail)
> Joe.
> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:13:48 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
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>>These photos were made in May, 1976, by C.E. Calvert. Mr. Calvert was
>>part
>>of the rescue team.
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[Clairbear]

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> And here is after its restoration.
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> "Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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>> Do you have a shot of the entire aircraft (no cut off wings or tail)
>> Joe.
>> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:13:48 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
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>>>These photos were made in May, 1976, by C.E. Calvert. Mr. Calvert
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>>>of the rescue team.
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>>>Don
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Damn It's great what they can do with Photoshop
Just kidding nice pic bet it cost a fortune to refurb one of those

[Joseph Testagrose]

Thanks, Joe

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>Here is a "before".
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>"Joseph Testagrose" > wrote in message
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>> Do you have a shot of the entire aircraft (no cut off wings or tail)
>> Joe.
>> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:13:48 -0500, "Don Pyeatt" >
>> wrote:
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>>>These photos were made in May, 1976, by C.E. Calvert. Mr. Calvert was
>>>part
>>>of the rescue team.
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>>>Don
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[Robert W Hughes]

> Cockpit photos of TB-58 050668 before its rescue from the bone yard in April
> 1981. This aircraft is now on display at the Lone Star Flight Museum in
> Galveston, Texas.


that would be this one
--
Robert W. Hughes (Bob)
BackYard Engineering
29:40.237N, 95:28.726W or perhaps 30:55.265N, 95:20.590W
Houston, Texas "The city with too much Oxygen"

[Proton Fox]

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Ah, the most important flight control of the B-58...

[Grumpy AuContraire[_2_]]

Don Pyeatt wrote:
> "Mitchell Holman" > wrote in message
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>>"Don Pyeatt" > wrote in
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>> Always startling to see nuclear bombers
>>with flight instruments more primitive than
>>your average Cessna...............
>>
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> And all the electronics still vacuum tube based. Not even a germanium
> transistor onboard. And except for a few Selsyn motors, even the flight
> control "computer" was mechanical.
>


I was employed by Kaman subcontracting and built the bare chassis for a
device known as a "photo recorder" from mid 1959 through the fall of
1961. This device was used somewhere in the B-58 and it consisted two
magnesium side rails, a component bed that was liquid cooled also
machined out of magnesium and a stainless CRES front panel about the
size of a 12" CRT.

I have never seen where it was used and still am curious.

JT