Check Girl Scouts at Museum

This beautiful Sunset was made by HIM on Jan. 20,2016.

SUNSET JAN. 19,2016.

Left hand LANDING LIGHT..( The large bulb ).

Fuel Tank Petcocks

Fuel tank petcocks.

Yes we have Three fuel tanks on the American DC-3. Dr 1 tank 210.0 gallons Nr 2 tank 210.o gallons Nr 3 tank 201. gallons It is necessary to check for water after each fueling of the aircraft. The RED petcocks shown is the place we check for water.

Here we have the ADF radio antennas. Of course we all know that this stands for 'Automatic Direction Finnder".

The two doors shown in photo are the LEAD ACID batteries for the elictrical system They are12 volts each. hooked in series.

The curved antenna is the VHF antenna. The TWO probes on the right are the pitots ... Ask me and I will tell you why they are called PITOT.

Read and heed.

Just don"t step on MY BRICK.

Yes Randy volunteers here on Thursday ....Come by and visit.

Drop by the Gift shop.

This is the TAIL PIPE.....It is made out of tough steel.

Turbine wheels... My it's HOT back here, with fire.

N-2 bleed valve .... Now we can stay warm,and breathe.

N1 bleed valve bolts ON here. .

Fan Blades and photo below ,is the N-1 Compressor

This is a Pratt & Whitney JT-3 engine... It jetted the Boeing 707 and the Boeing 727 aircraft.

Captain Art Hatch flew west .

Chief Pilot Jack Gibson.. He was one of American Airlines Pioneers...May he rest in peace...