Looking for a fuselage

Jay Honeck wrote:

There used to be the tail section of a C150 sticking out of
the roof of a motel on Highway 99 just south of the Aurora
Bridge in Seattle. Looked just like the plane had crashed
into the roof.

We talked about doing this, but decided that this was NOT the message we
wanted to send to the general public (the vast majority of our guests)
about aviation.

Especially given our proximity to the runway! (If you stand on the Red
Baron Suite's balcony, and have a really good arm, you could just about
hit Rwy 25 with a baseball...)

A pub in Melbourne (Oz) used to (may still have) the nose of a diesel
locomotive against the wall with a paint and odd angle glued bricks job to
make it look like the train had run though the pub.

Back to the subject lo vis 2x4's on a wing can make a whole aircraft on a
pole a lot more managable. There have to be heaps where corrosion has made
the basic plane pretty cheap (at scrap can prices after parting)

--

regards

jc

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sanity of the author is not guaranteed

EMAIL - and are not valid email
addresses. news2x at perentie is valid for a while.

I think Slick meant www.MotoArt.com. Unfortunately Tim Roberts died
October 11, 2004, apparently of natural causes.

The others guys will probably help you out, though.

As others have suggested, I think that a more abstract artistic piece
will enhance the hotel more than a Cessna on a stick. That will likely
look dilapidated in short order.

-Aviv

Slick wrote:
Go to MotArt.com and contact Tim. He'll be able to put you in touch with
aircraft junkyards across the country.
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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"Aviv Hod" wrote in message
...
As others have suggested, I think that a more abstract artistic piece will
enhance the hotel more than a Cessna on a stick. That will likely look
dilapidated in short order.

The Supermall near Auburn, WA had an Ercoupe sans landing gear mounted on a
pylon. That was the coolest Ercoupe ever!

Rich S.

I apologize I confused the names, I meant Dave.
"Aviv Hod" wrote in message
...

I think Slick meant www.MotoArt.com. Unfortunately Tim Roberts died
October 11, 2004, apparently of natural causes.

The others guys will probably help you out, though.

As others have suggested, I think that a more abstract artistic piece
will enhance the hotel more than a Cessna on a stick. That will likely
look dilapidated in short order.

-Aviv

Slick wrote:
Go to MotArt.com and contact Tim. He'll be able to put you in touch with
aircraft junkyards across the country.
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:exoPd.33895$C24.16818@attbi_s52...




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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
Anyone know where I can find an old Cessna 140 (for example) fuselage for
cheap that I could mount on a pole out front? Or a big ol' Convair
prop?
Something I could hoist up onto a 3-story sign, to catch the eye of
travelers?

If you are going 3 stories up, you'll need something of size. There is a
restaurant on Century Blvd across the street from the approach end of Runway
25L at LAX that has fiberglass replicas of WW2 fighters. They manufacture
them for sale.too. I seem to remember the name of the restaurant is the
'Rainbird'. They literally took a real plane and covered it with plaster to
form a mold.

D.

Capt.Doug wrote...

I seem to remember the name of the restaurant is the
'Rainbird'.

Cool place to drive by (never stopped), just make sure
you get the right spot. 'The Wild Goose' is *not* the place. :-)
The restaurant is called "The Proud Bird."
Photos at
http://ipmslondon.tripod.com/museumreviews/id20.html
and
http://www.1hss.org/Proud_Bird/proud_bird.htm

Dave 'Transplant' Hyde

Dave Hyde wrote:

The restaurant is called "The Proud Bird."

Cool! I vote for the X-1. And a cherry-picker with a pressure washer!

George Patterson
He who would distinguish what is true from what is false must have an
adequate understanding of truth and falsehood.

Here's a somewhat 'famous' fuselage for sale. Price reduced, also. It was
$8k last time they listed it...

http://tinyurl.com/54qbf

Here's a somewhat 'famous' fuselage for sale. Price reduced, also. It
was
$8k last time they listed it...

http://tinyurl.com/54qbf

Hey -- isn't that the one that has the amazing changing "N" number? :-)

It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of all
time, showing a different Cessna on the ground than in the air.

(Or am I remembering a different movie?)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Hey -- isn't that the one that has the amazing changing "N" number? :-)

It seems to me that this movie has one of the biggest aviation gaffes of
all
time, showing a different Cessna on the ground than in the air.

(Or am I remembering a different movie?)

Yep, that's right..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181852/goofs

I also remember that the effects with that fuselage were kind of cheesy.. I
didn't know it was a hand made prop till seeing that auction. Watching the
movie I couldn't help but think the prop was digitally superimposed, or
something.