I don't know when or why they put the wings back on, but it came out of HS in 3 pieces via a crane. They strapped it on a flatbed and drove off with it. I was lucky enough to see it.
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Where is Walt's plane? UPDATE - Coming to D23 2022
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castlecake2.0
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I hope so, every single image of walt entering the plane is of him going up the ramp NOT A JETWAY!
Indiana Jones and the Graveyard of Planes
Kessell will be blown up in Star Wars X: George's Revenge, so it just doesn't matter.
TikibirdLand
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So, are you saying Walt's Gulfstream will stand in for Tattooine?
I'm saying it'll be plundered in the desert on Tattooine. Cue the Jawas chasing off the Sand People.
TikibirdLand
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My uncle worked for Beech back in the day. I remember seeing these coming off the assembly line.That's a V-tail Beechcraft Bonanza.
Beechcraft Bonanza - Wikipedia
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FTFY
The latest airworthiness date is listed as 1963. I doubt that it'd be considered airworthy without extensive work/inspection/test flights.
Look where the main landing gear pop out and it's obvious why they need the wings. I'm not an engineer, but I'm guessing the wings come off just outboard of the engine nacelles.
FettFan
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very cool!
The airworthiness date you see is the original cert date. Not sure why they do it like that.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Considering Disney really has no use for a plane of this vintage... they wouldn't get any value out of doing all the work to make it airworthy. And if they don't intend on selling the plane, no one else would get any value from that work either.
And once you do the work, you gotta keep spending to keep the plane in good status. So it's a recurring cost, not just a one time investment. So it's even less desirable to do that kind of investment.
It just doesn't make any sense to modernize and repair the plane to fly if no one is going to be flying it. And it's basically antiquated vs the practical needs. The only potential is something like marketing... but that seems incredibly unlikely vs just hauling it around on a truck when needed.
And once you do the work, you gotta keep spending to keep the plane in good status. So it's a recurring cost, not just a one time investment. So it's even less desirable to do that kind of investment.
It just doesn't make any sense to modernize and repair the plane to fly if no one is going to be flying it. And it's basically antiquated vs the practical needs. The only potential is something like marketing... but that seems incredibly unlikely vs just hauling it around on a truck when needed.
The money would be well spent to bring the cabin back to looking good, so it could be a walk up display wherever it ends up. I agree there is no way they put in the money and effort to make it air worthy. But I do believe they are going to do more than just the exterior.
flynnibus
Premium Member
I can see them redoing the cabin and maybe some visual work for a cabin.. but these kinds of aircraft make really bad displays
They are too small to really cycle people through. It's worse than the railcars which is an example of some display that people typically can't get in because of similar space and wear constraints.My money is on external with blocked windows... maybe a mocked up cockpit because you could probably bolt one together from another older plane with limited effort.
I think you misunderstood. I didn't mean walk through. I meant a platform on the outside people could walk by and look in. It was a very mass produced plane and getting parts would not be that big of an issue for the cockpit.I can see them redoing the cabin and maybe some visual work for a cabin.. but these kinds of aircraft make really bad displays
My money is on external with blocked windows... maybe a mocked up cockpit because you could probably bolt one together from another older plane with limited effort.
No Name
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I mean in all fairness that’s what they’ve been doing with Walt for decades, it’s really nothing new.