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November 8, 2011 Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon yesterday and
worked on the Twin Beech. We completed work on the tail and attached the
tail cone. After lunch, we started preparing window frames for window
installation. Slowly but surely, we are making progress. John
October 25, 2011 John Jowell and I installed the flooring for the last time today. The seat brackets are installed and ready for the seats. Greg Kinnan
Photo by G. Kinnan October 10, 2011 Tuesday, Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon and worked on the C-45.
We continued working on the installation of the passenger seats. This
task is almost finished. Next we would like to install the elevator
spring and complete work on the tail cone. John Jowell
Photos by John Jowell October 04, 2011 Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon yesterday and
worked on the C-45. We worked on seat installation. We
positioned the seats in the desired locations, identified and cleaned the
mounting hardware, fabricated some spacers for the brackets and started
drilling mounting holes. We noticed some missing hardware pieces.
If we can't find any, we will try to fabricate some. Gregg Downing
will order some mounting screws. We should be able to finish mounting
the seats on the next trip. John J
Photos by John Jowell September 21, 2011 Kinnan cleaned, stripped and primed both the inner and outer window frames.
Photo by Greg Kinnan
August 30, 2011 David Albracht and I went to Guymon this past
Tuesday and worked on the C-45. We installed the pilot's seat, the
radio and the transponder. Also, located and put a decal in the dash
for the landing gear switch. Greg Kinnan has been stripping the window
frames for painting preparation. There won't be a work day this week.
Gregg Downing is going to be gone. John
Photo by John Jowell August 23, 2011 Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon yesterday and
worked on the C-45. Greg had the mounts for the seats and it was
determined that we will need the seats as well to know where to install the
mounts. We removed the floor boards so we will be ready when we get
the seats. We also installed new bolts in the flaps and elevator.
There is a little more work to do in the tail area and then we need to start
putting the windows in. After that, we should be ready to install the
right engine. Slowly but surely we are making progress. John
Photos by Greg Kinnan August 2, 2011 Col. Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon today and
worked on the C-45. Work done included adding about 100 screws to the
floor boards, hanging the flaps on both wings and hanging the elevator. We ran out of screws for the floor boards so
more will be ordered. We will probably have to remove the floor boards
at a later date to install the seats but the floors are in place for now. The flaps and elevator will need to have new
bolts installed at the hinge points but they are in place now and the
installation of the new bolts will be pretty straight forward. We had
some extra help from Gregg's shop today so we decided to take advantage of
the manpower to help position the flaps and elevator. I have attached a few pictures. She is
beginning to look a lot more airworthy. We will likely go back next Tuesday if anyone
would like to go along. Be Blessed! John
Photos by John Jowell July 20, 2011 I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the
C-45. Boy did it get hot (108). Gregg checked and adjusted cable
tensions for the elevator and rudders. Safety wired one cable
turnbuckle. Began installing the floorboards. Need more screws
and washers to finish. Also need to do some repair work on the tail
wheel lock control cable before center floorboard is installed. John J
Pictures by John Jowell June 26, 2011 Today the final fuel tank locker cover was fitted and installed. This job has been a "bear" and quite time consuming. It was worth the effort due to the pin holes that were found and repaired. Now we can get on with the job of re-installing the 'fast' parts. Greg Kinnan Pictures by Greg Kinnan June 22, 2011 Col. Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon today and
finished installing the left wing tank covers. (Pics attached) Greg indicated he might go back Saturday to
work on the covers for the right tanks. I'm sure he would welcome any
volunteers who want to help. You can call him at 806-679-2728 if you
can make it. Thanks, John
Pictures by John Jowell April 05, 2011 Col. Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon yesterday
and worked on the C-45. We worked on replacing the left front wing
tank cover. This required repairing a crack in the skin where the
cover attaches, drilling new holes for the cover hinge and fabricating a
strap to reinforce the area where the hinge attaches and then riveting
everything in place. The cover hinge attachment is now complete. John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell Photo by John Jowell March 29, 2011 I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the
C-45. I finished up some riveting on the new skin on the right engine
nacelle and tightened a loose screw in the right main gear wheel well.
Next I removed the remains of some screws that had been twisted off that
hold the right engine oil tank cover in place. With all holes clean
and clear, I replaced the covers. A picture is attached. John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell March 22, 2011 After a major home repair/remodeling project and the
arrival of our first grandbaby, I was able to go to Guymon yesterday and
resume work on the C-45. I assisted Gregg Downing and his helper
Andrew in riveting new sheet metal to the lower inside portion of the right
engine nacelle. We probably pounded somewhere in the neighborhood of
100 rivets. John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell Photo by John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell November 16, 2010 I went to Guymon Tuesday, November 16 and
worked on the C-45. Gregg had me help him install the new sheet metal
on the lower inside part of the right engine nacelle. We made some
reinforcing straps for areas where the rivet holes were enlarged. We
started riveting the new piece in place. We should be able to finish
on the next trip. I have attached a before and after picture. John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell November 9, 2010 I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the
C-45. Work accomplished: Safety wired the 8 turnbuckles on the straps
holding the right and left wing tanks in place Installed the sheet metal cover on the left
rear wing tank The pictures are before and after the cover was
installed John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell November 2, 2010 I went to Guymon Tuesday, Nov. 2 and worked on
the C-45. With Gregg Downing's assistance, all the fittings, hoses and
clamps on both the right and left engine oil tanks are connected and secure.
Also, the old high pressure prop feathering hoses have been removed and new
ones have been fabricated and installed. There is still lots of work to be done, but
progress is being made. I try to go up on Tuesdays when scheduling
permits. John Jowell
October 5, 2010
I went to Guymon yesterday, Tuesday,
10-5-10, and worked on the C-45. Work Done: Connected the linkage to a valve on the right
engine lubricating oil system. Connected and safety wired the connections on
the oil temperature sensor to the right engine lubricating oil system. Checked and tightened hose clamps on the right
engine oil system. Safety wired the fittings for the left engine
lubricating oil system temperature sensor. Checked and tightened hose clamps on the left
engine lubricating oil system. Cleaned and prepared fittings for the top
connections to the right engine lubricating oil tank. (pics attached) One of these days!!! John Jowell
Photos by John Jowell
September 24, 2010 Boy did I have fun this past week. I went
to Guymon Friday and worked on connecting the bottom fittings to the right
engine oil tank. Since this is not the original tank, I had to realign
some of the fittings to connect to the hoses. In the process I got a
good bath in dirty solvent and I think I must have bumped my head at
least 40 times. Anyway, the connections have been made and I am still
alive and well. I plan to go back Tuesday if all goes well. John
Photos by John Jowell
September 21, 2010 Yesterday, Tuesday September 21, Col. Flowers
and I went to Guymon and worked on the C-45. We made preparations to
install the right engine oil tank which included replacing some hoses,
flushing the tank, cleaning some fittings and adding chafing material to the
hold down straps. After prep, we installed the tank in the airplane.
Remaining work includes connecting the fittings, connecting the ground
wires and and replacing the cover. Two photos are attached.
I have plans to go back Friday. If anyone
would like to go, let me know. John
Photo by John Jowell August 30, 2010 On Monday, August 30, I went to Guymon and
worked on the C-45. I reinforced the three remaining attachment
points for the landing gear door braces. Also did some riveting on the
fairings at the right wing/fuselage joint. Photos are attached. Gregg Downing is on vacation so there won't be
a work day next week and possible the following week. John Jowell
Photo by John Jowell August 17, 2010 On Tuesday, August 17, Col. E. Ross Flowers and
I went to Guymon and worked on the C-45. We turned an elevator cable
bolt around that was rubbing on an aluminum bracket and we set the tension
on the elevator cables. We then safety wired the two turnbuckes on the
elevator cables and checked all bolts to make sure cotter pins were
installed. We looked for but could not find 10 anchor plates for the
right engine oil tank cover. These have been ordered and should be
here by next week. I have attached a couple of photos. John Jowell
Pictures taken by John Jowell
August 12, 2010 David Albracht and I went to Guymon today and
worked on the C-45. We vacuumed the areas under the floor boards and back
toward the tail section. We checked the pulleys and hardware for the
elevator cables and found all bolts secure with cotter pins installed.
We found two bolts holding the tail wheel bracket that did not have cotter
pins. We installed cotter pins in these two bolts. We added a
reinforcing strip to a fairing on the right wing that butts up against the
fuselage. Photos are attached. Temperatures soared today so it
was pretty hot in the hangar even with a portable A/C operating.
Photos by John Jowell
August 3, 2010 David Albracht and I went to Guymon Tuesday and
worked about 5 hours on the C-45. On our last trip we discovered the
elevator cables were crossed so we realigned the cables, secured the pulley
bolts, attached the elevator control arm and painted the new aluminum parts
with aircraft green primer. Photos are attached. We will probably return next Tuesday. If
you would like to go, let me know. John Jowell
Above picture taken by John Jowell
July 6, 2010 On Tuesday, David Albracht and I went to Guymon
and worked on the C-45. We completed riveting the braces to the tail
cone. John J
Picture by John Jowell April 27, 2010 Col. E. Ross Flowers, David Albracht and I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the C-45. We continued working on the wing skins inboard the right engine nacelle. Also, we started working on replacing some brackets in the tail section with new brackets. Photos are attached. John Jowell
March 3, 2010 Col. E. Ross Flowers, David Albracht and I went to Guymon yesterday and continued work on replacing wing skin on the right wing of the C-45 yesterday. We each put in about 4 hours. Slowly but surely, we are making headway. JJ
January 12, 2010 On Tuesday, January 12, Col. E. Ross Flowers and I went to Guymon and workedabout 5 hours on the C-45. We continued riveting the new skin on the top of the right wing. It is very slow and tedious work because it is so hard to get to. John
January 5, 2010 Col. E. Ross Flowers, David Albracht and Col. John Jowell went to Gymon yesterday and worked on the C-45 about 6 hours. We began replacing the upper skin on the right wing on the inboard side of the engine nacelle.
December 15, 2009 Last Tuesday, 12-15-2009, Col. E. Ross Flowers, David Albracht and I went to Guymon and worked on the C-45. We added a support to a cracked piece that attaches to the top skin in the right wing tank area. We also repaired the Schrader valve on the left main landing gear strut and inflated it to proper specs. Photos are attached. Merry Christmas! John
November 4, 2009 Col. Flowers and I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the C-45 sheet metal in and around the right engine nacelle. We fabricated some new pieces to replace some parts that were cracked and broken. After painting the new pieces with chromate primer, we riveted them in place. We removed some old rivets that had been drilled but not removed. There are several more pieces of sheet metal that need to be replaced.
I will not be able to go back this Saturday, but if you would like to go, let me know. If there are people interested, I can coordinate the trip and let everyone know who is going. There is a lot of work that remains to be done but progress is being made.
Thanks, John
I went to Guymon this past week-end and worked on the C-45 Friday and Saturday. I worked on the fuel gauge sensors and got them to working. Had to replace one of the sensors. Gregg Downing helped me calibrate the gauges. I replaced the covers and safety wired the screws. The fuel tanks are now complete. Col. Flowers and I are going to Guymon tomorrow to do some additional work. I will not be able to go this week-end, but if you are interested in going, let me know. You don't have to have me there to work as long as Gregg is in agreement.
John
October 27, 2009 Col. E. Ross Flowers and I went to Guymon, Tuesday, Oct 27 and worked on the C-45. We installed the 4th fuel tank sump drain and secured it with safety wire. We replaced some hoses on the tright main fuel tank overflow line and connected it to the tank. The next step will be making sure the fuel gauges work and are properly calibrated. We inspected the right engine oil tank and found some holes in it. We came up with another tank and changed the fittings from the bad tank to the good tank.
John
October 21, 2009 I went to Guymon on Wednesday and worked on the C-45 fuel tanks. I had to remove the right rear tank to get one of the fittings installed. I put the tank back in and installed 3 of the 4 sump drains and connected 3 of the 4 right wing fuel lines. After getting the other sump drain installed and connecting the other fuel line, the tank gauges need to be tested before the tank covers are installed. Photos are attached.
The goal is to have her ready to fly by the end of December of this year. That is only 10 weeks from now with Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to work around. There is a lot of work remaining so we need to get busy. Fuel tanks need to be finished, the flaps, elevator, right oil tank, right engine, props, windows, and crew seats need to be installed. After everything is installed, there will be a lot of testing to be done. Our next work party is scheuled for Saturday November 7. If you can help. let me know. John Jowell
October 19, 2009 I went to Guymon today and worked on the C-45. I worked on the right main tank gauge sensor. I found some bad wires and the area was dirty and had some corrosion. The area needs a thorough cleaning and the bad wires need to be replaced. In that same area, I had to remove the remains of two screws that had been twisted off.
I also removed, cleaned, inspected and repaired the four tank drain sump valves. They are ready to be put back into the tanks, and safety wired. They were in fairly good shape so all I had to do was clean and replace o-rings.
John Jowell
September 25, 2009 Col. E. Ross Flowers and John Jowell went to Guymon yesterday and spent about 5 hours working on the C-45. We vacuumed out the right wing tank bays, installed the 4 tank hold down straps and fittings, installed the two right wing tanks and secured the tanks with the hold down straps. We still need to connect the fuel lines and test the tank gauges before putting the covers on.
August 12, 2009 Col. E. Ross Flowers and I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the C-45. Work accomplished: Marked and drilled holes in 3 remaining trailing edge braces that mount in front of the left and right wing flaps and attached to the wings with rivets. Replaced the fabric lightening hole covers which were removed to allow access to buck rivets holding these braces. Installed flash shields on left wing tank bay sheet metal covers. Installed rubber padding to right wing auxillary tank hold down straps.
Pictures are attached of the project. As you can see, there is still a lot of work to be done but we are making progress.
John
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July 29, 2009
The group of John Jowell, Ross Flowers, David Albracht, and Greg Kinnan made the trip to Guymon to work on the SNB.
It was a lot of fun actually putting pieces back onto the bird and not finding anything to remove or repair. The following was accomplished:
Three of the four new fuel splash gaskets were installed on the fuel locker panels. The fourth was found late in the day and will be installed on the next trip. The left oil tank cover was cleaned and installed on the left nacelle. One of the left engine nacelle covers was reinstalled One of the left wing trailing edge support bracket was drilled and riveted.
July 1, 2009 John Jowell installed the two left wing fuel tanks.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 I went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the C-45. I put the floor boards back in the cabin and continued work on the installation of the left main wing fuel tank.
Work done: Located the turnbuckles for the straps Found some of them broken and some missing Gregg will order replacements Put the rubber padding material on the left main tank straps Looked for but did not find the rubber padding material for the auxillary tanks Gregg will order some if these cannot be found
I brought home with me the straps and the rubber padding material for the right main fuel tank. I will install the rubber material on the straps before going back to Guymon.
John
Wednesday March 11, 2009 Col. E. Ross Flowers and I (John Jowell) drove to Guymon yesterday and put in 6 hours working on the C-45. The following was done under Gregg Downings supervision in preparation to install the fuel tanks in the left wing: Located and removed the 4 wing tanks from storage Identified which tank went where Cleaned and inspected the tanks Cleaned, inspected and replaced tank fittings Located, cleaned and inspected tank hold down straps Identified proper location for each strap Found that the turnbuckles need to be replace for each strap Did not find the attachment screws for the straps - will need to find or replace Cleaned the tank bays in the left wing Replaced a fabric lightening hole cover in the forward bay Cleaned and primer painted a steel wing brace in the tank bays Found that the rivet holes were wallowed out on a sheet metal piece in the forward bay Formed and trimmed to size an aluminum angle piece to replace the damaged piece Cut the damaged piece out Inserted the new piece and prepared for installation
Saturday, February 9, 2008 We had a great day of progress today. John Jowell has got the instrument panel looking great with the rebuilt instruments installed. This is very tedious work and John has steadily continued on this project. Gregg Downing was able to get a lot accomplished with the rear bulkhead. This is necessary to re-install the tail wheel. John Webb and Greg Kinnan freed up the bearings on the elevator and flaps before lubricating. They then removed the fuel tank hold-down straps and began stripping and cleaning them. John Jowell also installed the control column "boots" in the cockpit.
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Photo by John Jowell Saturday, January 26, 2008 On Saturday, 1-26-08, we had a work day in Guymon
for the C-45. Those going were, Jarrod Crandell, Sam Dean, Bruce
Graham and myself. We worked on several items including instruments,
the bulkhead in the tail section, window openings, fresh air duct for
the cabin and inspection and cleaning of the props. Greg Downing said
he hoped we would have the ole gal flying by summer. Our next work day
may be Saturday, February 9 but I will have to confirm that with Gregg and
plan around his schedule. The attached pictures show some of the work
being done. If you would like to help or if you know of someone who
would like to help, let me know. We always have a good time. John
Photo by John Jowell Bruce Graham working on the window frames
Photo by John Jowell Sam Dean working on the window frames
Photo by John Jowell Gregg Downing working on the important rear bulkhead.
Photo by John Jowell New CAF Col. Jarrod Crandell working on the door frame.
Saturday, July 28, 2007 Jowell and Kinnan went to Guymon today and continued to work on the installation of the cable bracket that is inside of the control pedestal. Some of the cables must be removed and re-routed through the bracket. The work is slow and tedious.
Photo by Greg Kinnan John Jowell inside the nose working on the cables and bracket.
Saturday, 07.14. 2007 Sorry
folks for the long time span since the last update.
We have really been waiting for Gregg Downing to be available to
begin installing the tailwheel bulkhead and tailwheel.
Photo by Bruce Graham John Jowell rebuilding the cable bracket that holds the power, prop, mixture, and etc cables.
Photo by Bruce Graham Greg Kinnan scrapes the cabin interior ceiling. Saturday, 06/02,2007 We were finally able to get another group work party together for the first time in three months. John Jowell has made several trips himself during this period. Bruce Graham, David Graham, John Jowell, and Greg Kinnan made the trip this weekend and work on various projects. Gregg Downing was out of town so no work was accomplished on the rear bulkhead which requires extensive riveting. John Jowell repaired the cable bracket which was broken in two pieces and is mounted behind the instrument panel. Bruce Graham and his son David worked on the window frames which must be cleaned prior to installing the new windows. Greg Kinnan modified the passenger air vent / light panels and installed them both in the passenger compartment. Ted Short is planning a trip to Abilene to remove the nose fuel tank and the tail from the "salvage aircraft"
Photo by Greg Kinnan Bruce Graham scrapes and cleans the window frames.
Photo by Greg Kinnan John Jowell climbs in from the nose to measure and test the cable bracket.
Photo by Greg Kinnan The two air vent / sight panels installed in the passenger compartment.
Photo by Greg Kinnan David Graham cleans a window frame.
Photo by Greg Kinnan Greg Kinnan checks the fit of the modified air vent.
Photo by Greg Kinnan John Jowell welding the cable bracket.
Saturday, 03/10/07 This past Saturday, Bruce and James Graham, Greg Kinnan and I went to Guymon to work on the SNB. Bruce had completed the bulkhead piece for the tail section of the fuselage and got a good start at getting it installed. This work requires Gregg Downing to be involved and he has a lot of people in Guymon seeking his time so we are at his mercy. When we get this work done, we can put the tail wheel back on and we will be able to move the airplane outside for a good cleaning. After we get that done, we will be able to start putting things back together. I am really anxious to get her airworthy again. I will let you know when the next work day will be. If you have some time and would like to go up during the week, let me know and I will try to make myself available to go with you. I have attached some pictures that I took Saturday. John Jowell Photo by John Jowell Gregg Downing getting into position to work on the bulkhead.
Photo by John Jowell Kinnan reinstalls hardware after cleaning the starboard side air vent.
Photo by John Jowell James Graham inside the tail cone during bulkhead installation.
Photo by John Jowell Bruce Graham setting clecoes on the outside.
Photo by John Jowell Poor James Graham in the tight spaces of the tailcone. Thank goodness he is young and small.
Photo by John Jowell Bruce and Gregg aligning and drilling new holes in bulkhead.
Photo by John Jowell More alignment!!
Photo by John Jowell And even more alignment
Photo by John Jowell Gregg checks progress. There is not much room for any work.
Photo by John Jowell Kinnan harassing Downing this time.
Photo by John Jowell Bruce viewing progress.
Saturday, 02/04/07 This past Saturday, Greg Kinnan, Bruce Graham, Sam Dean and myself went to Guymon and worked on the C-45. It was cold outside but nice and warm in the hangar. We had a productive day. Work accomplished:
Gregg will order the defective aluminum tail pieces and have them ready to install on our next trip. He will also order more instrument hose and hose fittings. We may have another
work day this coming Saturday. The following weekend is winter
conference in Thanks, John
Photo by John Jowell Bruce Graham working on the new rear bulkhead.
Photo by John Jowell Greg Kinnan replacing control cable pulley cotter pins.
Photo by John Jowell Sam Dean cleaning the oil off of his hands after changing the fittings on the right oil tank while Bruce is still working on the bulkhead. 01/30/07
went to Guymon yesterday and worked on the Twin Beech. I had hoped to get the elevator back on but when the elevator was removed, Gregg found a bracket that needs to be replaced. When we get the bracket replaced, the elevator will be ready to go back on. Gregg had the parts for the elevator trim mechanisms and I got them installed. I repositioned the actuator for the elevator trim indicator and it seems to be working okay now. I removed the instrument panel and brought it home with me so I can repaint it. Gregg ordered and ;has received the tubing for the instrument lines. Our next work day will be this coming Saturday if weather permits safe travel. I hope you can make it. I have attached a list of work that remains. There may be other things that I have missed but this is most of it. There is still lots to be done so all help is appreciated. Be Blessed! John TWIN BEECH WORK LIST
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