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by BirdDog
Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:54 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Oshkosh
Replies: 3
Views: 2851

Re: Oshkosh

I think I saw that 310K. It was parked three rows south of where we were camped under the wing of the trusty Cessna 170. I sat out on the 47 ride, but both my daughters went. They came back grinning ear to ear. We watched the airshow from the mezzanine of the HAI (Helicopter Association Internationa...
by BirdDog
Fri Feb 22, 2013 9:30 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Brantly B-2 turns 60!
Replies: 1
Views: 2405

Brantly B-2 turns 60!

Yesterday, February 21st, 1953 marks the first flight of the B-2. That makes the Brantly B-2 sixty years old. I have always assumed that first flight was was piloted by Newby O. Brantly. Can anyone out there verify that for me?
by BirdDog
Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:53 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Enstrom now owned by Chinese
Replies: 12
Views: 6291

Enstrom now owned by Chinese

Enstrom Helicoptor (based in Michigan) announced today that they have been sold to a Chinese investment company.

http://verticalmag.com/news/articles/22 ... rship.html

Now they have something else in common with Brantly.
by BirdDog
Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:08 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Hawker Beechcraft
Replies: 9
Views: 5757

Re: Hawker Beechcraft

The question that I feel begs asking is "Where is the money coming from?". The $1.8 billion being offered is a quantum leap from the $7 million paid for Superior Air Parts. Who is Cheng Shenzong working for? Cheng simply does not have that kind of capital himself. What are the true intenti...
by BirdDog
Wed Nov 02, 2011 2:17 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Kyle Hardman has left Brantly as president
Replies: 5
Views: 3169

Kyle Hardman has left Brantly as president

I just wanted to let the Brantly community know that as of September 22nd, I am no longer with Brantly International. The board of directors in China decided that "Branty did not need a president". I know of no plans to replace me in the position of president. As I was hired last December,...
by BirdDog
Tue May 03, 2011 7:38 am
Forum: Advertisements
Topic: NEW FUEL PUMPS
Replies: 2
Views: 2288

Re: NEW FUEL PUMPS

The mechanical fuel pump is a Lear Romec RG7790-G3. The manufacturing rights for Lear Romec fuel pumps now belongs to Crane Aerospace in Elyria, Ohio. They also do rebuilds, so there is a chance they have a rebuilt spare on hand. There number is 440-323-3211. There is more than one electric fuel pum...
by BirdDog
Fri Apr 29, 2011 2:10 pm
Forum: Servcing and Maintaining
Topic: Cracked Blade Photos
Replies: 12
Views: 4518

Re: Cracked Blade Photos

Thanks for the constructive posts Brad. The "factory" is quite willing to provide technical information to a qualified shop to allow them to create their own approved reskinning/repair process. This could include drawings, material specifications, material manufacturers, and process specif...
by BirdDog
Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:18 pm
Forum: News
Topic: New Brantly President
Replies: 17
Views: 9164

Re: New Brantly President

Scrap, As Patton once said, "The first casualty of any battle is the plan." Any timeline I might submit would probably change by the time I got it posted. I am currently spending a little better than half time in China. The current push is to get the two facilities there up and running as ...
by BirdDog
Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:02 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Brantly Issues New Service Bulletin
Replies: 47
Views: 21790

Brantly Issues New Service Bulletin

Brantly has issued Service Bulletin 111. This bulletin supersedes Service Letter 110 and provides additional direction and procedures on inspecting the outboard main rotor blades for cracks and delaminations. The Service Bulletin has an accompanying inspection procedure (ET002). Both documents can b...