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Exhaust plugs keep Mustang engine free of debris
Interesting for all you modelers out there, the FHC’s P-51D Mustang has exhaust stack plugs. These simple wooden…
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Debate lingers over the function of this tank’s armored skirts
The FHC’s Hetzer is equipped with thin (5 mm) armored side skirts. The Germans called them “Schürzen.” There…
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Sherman tank equipped with "alarming" communication system
Did you know the Sherman tank has a siren? Provided by the Mars Signal Light Company of Chicago,…
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A Mitsubishi Zero design mystery solved
Anybody that has built a model of a Mitsubishi Zero has wondered about those strange “biscuits” that stitch…
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Putting a debate to rest: Shooting through the engine
There was a ton of drama and debate after we re-posted a discussion of the Fw 190 D-13’s…
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Little relics found in old military vehicles
You never quite know what you are going to find when you look inside a sixty year old…
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FHC’s new UH-1B Huey now has matching helmet
Upon release of the FHC’s new UH-1B Huey, an enthusiast named David Warren e-mailed us to show us…
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Plane parts fill the floor during inspection season
During inspection season, the floor of the Flying Heritage Collection looks like a model builder’s table. Parts and…
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Special contraption makes removing plane props easier
Have you ever heard of a Sweeney Tool? Yeah, right? Me neither. But pulling props is made a…
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Shipping plane props requires careful math, a snug fit
This winter, the FHC mechanics are sending out a whole gaggle of propellers to be inspected. Now that…
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Vintage planes get inspected, repaired as flying season ends
Now that the Fly Days are over, mechanics at the Flying Heritage Collection turn to inspections and maintenance…
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How a Huey helicopter gets around
The FHC is always on the move. With so many aircraft, they are always getting switched from place…
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Aircraft’s side keeps its mission "score"
Suspended from the ceiling of the FHC’s gallery is Scaled Composites’ White Knight carrier aircraft. If you look…
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‘Mighty Mouse’ rockets were a terrifying opponent
The Flying Heritage Collections’s UH-1B Huey gunship is equipped with a pair of seven-shot 2.75-inch rockets.
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Boeing engineer revolutionized hydroplanes with Slo-Mo-Shun IV
Summer in Seattle means Seafair. While the Flying Heritage Collection’s planes take part in the Boeing Seafair Air…
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Tank’s hatch offered soldiers escape
The escape hatch located in the belly of the Sherman tank has long been a point of conjecture…
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Which plane is which?
In the skies over Korea, the American F-86 Sabre and the Soviet-built MiG-15 looked quite similar. It was…
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WWII history takes to the skies
Two of the fighters scheduled to take to the skies at the Flying Heritage Collection’s free Fly Day…
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"Universal wing" became one size fits all for weaponry
The FHC’s Spitfire Mk. Vc has what is called a “universal wing.” The wing design is less complex…
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Germany’s 88-millimeter cannon terrorized Allied pilots
One of Germany’s most respected weapons was the 88-millimeter cannon. This powerful gun was much-feared by Allied flyers,…