In this Video from the Vault, we look back to when we restarted my Lockheed Vega. I'm sharing this with you today as we remember Jack Northrop flying west #OTD in 1981. He was a chief engineer on the Lockheed Vega development team early in his career. Can you see the early hints of his flying wing pursuits? | Kermit Weeks
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In this Video from the Vault, we look back to when we restarted my Lockheed Vega. I'm sharing this with you today as we remember Jack Northrop flying west #OTD in 1981.
Kermit Weeks. . In this Video from the Vault, we look back to when we restarted my Lockheed Vega. I'm sharing this with you today as we remember Jack Northrop flying west #OTD in 1981. He was a chief engineer on the Lockheed Vega development team early in his career. Can you see the early hints of his flying wing pursuits?
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OK, Gang, here’s the latest update from Paul on the Bf-108 progress. As you will learn, we’ve hit a bit of a project milestone! | Kermit Weeks
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OK, Gang, here’s the latest update from Paul on the Bf-108 progress. As you will learn, we’ve hit a bit of a project milestone! | Kermit Weeks
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From the way back... It's been a while since my Lockheed Vega left Fantasy of Flight and headed up to Kevin Kimball's shop for a total restoration, back to flying. On a beautiful summer morning, I decided to fly the Fieseler Storch up to Kevin's to check on the Vega's progress. It was the first time I've visited since the plane arrived there. | Kermit Weeks
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From the way back... It's been a while since my Lockheed Vega left Fantasy of Flight and headed up to Kevin Kimball's shop for a total restoration, back to flying. On a beautiful summer morning, I decided to fly the Fieseler Storch up to Kevin's to check on the Vega's progress. It was the first time I've visited since the plane arrived there. | Kermit Weeks
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Lockheed Vega - 2024 Progress Report OK, Gang, here’s a great update on the progress of the Lockheed Vega! Enjoy! Kermit Weeks | Kermit Weeks
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OK, Gang, we just had the coolest airplane recently delivered to Fantasy of Flight, so pour yourself a beverage, sit back, and help us unload what could be the COOLEST future Art Deco potential ride airplane! | Kermit Weeks
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From the way back... It's been a while since my Lockheed Vega left Fantasy of Flight and headed up to Kevin Kimball's shop for a total restoration, back to flying. On a beautiful summer morning, I decided to fly the Fieseler Storch up to Kevin's to check on the Vega's progress. It was the first time I've visited since the plane arrived there. | Kermit Weeks
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From the way back... It's been a while since my Lockheed Vega left Fantasy of Flight and headed up to Kevin Kimball's shop for a total restoration, back to flying. On a beautiful summer morning, I decided to fly the Fieseler Storch up to Kevin's to check on the Vega's progress. It was the first time I've visited since the plane arrived there. | Kermit Weeks
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Lockheed Vega - 2024 Progress Report OK, Gang, here’s a great update on the progress of the Lockheed Vega! Enjoy! Kermit Weeks | Kermit Weeks
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Vega Update Clip! OK, Gang, I got a great clip from Kevin Kimball of the temporarily installed Lockheed Vega horizontal stabilizer trim assembly! Man, if this isn’t some flash-to-the-past music you just don’t hear anymore, I don’t know what is! | Kermit Weeks
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Vega Update Clip! OK, Gang, I got a great clip from Kevin Kimball of the temporarily installed Lockheed Vega horizontal stabilizer trim assembly! Man, if this isn’t some flash-to-the-past music you just don’t hear anymore, I don’t know what is! | Kermit Weeks
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OK Gang, here's a tease for the real side of vintage aircraft restoration you don't normally get to see. The full clip can be seen at - https://youtu.be/ZsRvSUxZzL0 | Kermit Weeks
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OK, Gang, here’s a short video of the A-26B landing on its first test flight last week! I was not there and these video clips were the only thing recording the event, so enjoy what we’ve got! Yes, the left engine appears to be running a bit rich, but it takes time for the rings and everything else to get tweaked and settle in. Unfortunately, once the airplane leveled off and picked up speed, BOTH canopies blew open! The landing gear was dropped followed by an immediate landing for a total first
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OK, Gang, here are two clips of video showing the process of forming the heater boxes in the last Vega update Kevin used and described! | Kermit Weeks
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It was #OTD in 1960 that the B-29 was officially retired from service. In this video from the Vault I am sharing the special opportunity I had to fly FiFi to Tallahassee with the Commemorative Air Force B29 B24 Squadron a few years back. How many of you have gotten to see a B-29? You can also check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E84GfAhn2o&t | Kermit Weeks
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OK, Gang, we just had the coolest airplane recently delivered to Fantasy of Flight, so pour yourself a beverage, sit back, and help us unload what could be the COOLEST future Art Deco potential ride airplane! | Kermit Weeks
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This Video from the Vault is celebrating the first flight of the F4F! It was way back in 1937 that the Wildcat first took flight! Check out this short clip of one of our flight of the days! | Kermit Weeks
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In part 2 of our Video from the Vault we highlight how rugged this fighter was. It was carried even further into being a legend by the grit of the Wildcat pilots on Wake Island. Their determination is exactly why we’re committed to restoring and showcasing aircraft like this at Fantasy of Flight. | Kermit Weeks
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This Is Kermit Weeks - Light That Spark Within! Here's a short video bio of Kermit Weeks and his life in aviation and beyond. It was originally made as a sizzle reel trying to get Kermit on “Dancing with the Stars”, but he’s still waiting to hear from them! Oh, well, it certainly makes a great intro video for his YouTube Channel, which has more than 340 videos for you to explore and enjoy! | Kermit Weeks
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It was earlier this week in 1942 when U.S. Marines took Henderson Field on Guadalcanal and the first plane landed. It was a PBY. It was soon joined by a️🦆! That little moment marked the beginning of the Cactus Air Force and one heck of a battle in the Pacific. Check out part 2 of 3 of a "Kermi Cam" from the vault! | Kermit Weeks
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The ultimate Kermit Weeks interview was finally edited and ready to be shared with the public. It will be available on Tuesday, September 5 at 08:00 a.m on the Vintage Aviation News YouTube channel. Make sure to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/c/vintageaviationnews | Vintage Aviation News
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From 2020... Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures! I'm hunkered down in self-imposed isolation for a couple of weeks and found that I ran out of one desperately needed supply. Thankfully, I have some great employees here at Fantasy of Flight. I called on my Aircraft Maintenance lead, Jack McCloy, to see if he could help me out. The following is what transpired. It's all in good humor to hopefully lighten the mood. | Kermit Weeks
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Here's video from my YouTube channel where you'll find more than 340 videos including this one from three years ago when I stopped to see Jerry Yagen and his museum. ---------------- During a recent trip up to Washington D.C., I made a side visit to Jerry Yagen's Military Aviation Museum. I thought it would be good to visit Jerry and check out his place. As you'll see, it looks very very familiar . . . a lot like another aviation attraction and facility I know of. Anyway, come on along with me a
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The celebration continues! We started last week with the P-51’s first flight anniversary, and now we’re wrapping it up with Part 2 of 2 of our Kermie Cam as our Video from the Vault. More history, more horsepower, and one unforgettable machine! | Kermit Weeks
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Did you know the first Canadian woman received her pilot's license in 1928 in just a few days? Eileen Volick, earned Certificate No. 77. Her love of aviation had been sparked by watching the aircraft operating out of Jack V. Elliot's Air Service in Hamilton, Ontario. As a wingwalker, she walked the wings of a Curtiss JN-4 and then parachuted into Hamilton Bay (now known as Burlington Bay) to become the first Canadian woman to parachute into water. In honor of this aviation pioneer during Women's
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You know I love flying boats and seaplanes! It was #OTD back in 1919 that the U.S. Navy completed the first transatlantic flight. This historic journey was accomplished using a Curtiss NC-4 and a crew led by Commander Albert Cushing Read and Lt. Elmer Stone. The flight originally departed on May 8 and arrived on May 27, spending 54 hours airborne over 19 days. In this Video from the Vault, I’m looking back at when I acquired my Savoia-Marchetti S.56—one of just three aircraft used by the NYPD du
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Let’s reach into my archives and take a step back in time to 2004, when I hosted the AVG Reunion at Fantasy of Flight. What an honor it was to pay tribute to these great American hero’s. It was a great day full of celebration and stories . . . and surprises! I took several of the AVG members up for a flight in the TP-40. It was their first time back in the plane since WWII. It’s a day that brought tears to many eyes and one that I’ll never forget. Kermit Weeks | Kermit Weeks
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In this Video from the Vault we are gonna go back to one of my earlier Boeing 100 videos as the Boeing P-12 took its first flight yesterday in 1929! The military would go on to order 586 aircraft of this type. Did you see the talk I gave at Fantasy of Flight a few months ago? You can also check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq5HhAvPP78 | Kermit Weeks
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Boeing B-17 - Suzie Q - Part 1 OK, Gang, here’s a GREAT flash from the past video we put together from some very old early VHS tapes. In Part 1 of 3 here, we began the process of preparing to fly our Boeing B-17 home from the Flying Tigers Museum in Paris, Texas, which I purchased from Jr. Burchinal back in 1985! The Weeks Air Museum wasn’t even open yet, and in this video, I was only 32 years old at the time. The airplane hadn’t flown in years, and in Part 1, we arrive to check everything out i
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