What's My Wing Span?
- Thread starter Lawreston
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timwinters
Ejection Handle Pulled
I have a buddy who, a few years back (like 20), flew from New Orleans to Itaska in a Super Cub on floats. He stayed over the river the entire trip and claims he never got over 20' off the surface.
Smart? No.
Fun? Hell ya!!
I think it was about 2500 miles. He bought the plane in LA just to make the trip and sold it when he got to MN. Yeah, he's one of those guys with too much money.
Smart? No.
Fun? Hell ya!!
I think it was about 2500 miles. He bought the plane in LA just to make the trip and sold it when he got to MN. Yeah, he's one of those guys with too much money.
Lawreston
En-Route
Just for clarification I had come from Five Islands Harbor, Georgetown, up the Sasanoa River which joins the Kennebec River just beyond the two bridges, in my 20' I/O boat.
After docking at Bath Waterfront Park and having some lunch in downtown Bath I was on my way back to my Five Islands mooring(see photo). The two bridges in the prior photo are the Carlton Bridge, now only used by the railroad; and Sagadahoc Bridge which replaced Carlton. Sagadahoc, when it was finished, was America's longest bridge of its type. Huge(meaning long) concrete modules were cast not far in back of where I took the photo in my lead post. Then each module was barged to the scene and put into place by "wickid big" cranes on barges. Bath Iron Works, Shipbuilder, lies just on the other side of the bridges.
It was unusual to see the Carlton in a raised position. It's likely that Bath Iron Works had been maneuvering a ship which wouldn't be going under the bridges unless the wind or some other factor were to lead it Northerly. The Sagadahoc was built to accommodate the destroyers passing beneath, if necessary.
HR
After docking at Bath Waterfront Park and having some lunch in downtown Bath I was on my way back to my Five Islands mooring(see photo). The two bridges in the prior photo are the Carlton Bridge, now only used by the railroad; and Sagadahoc Bridge which replaced Carlton. Sagadahoc, when it was finished, was America's longest bridge of its type. Huge(meaning long) concrete modules were cast not far in back of where I took the photo in my lead post. Then each module was barged to the scene and put into place by "wickid big" cranes on barges. Bath Iron Works, Shipbuilder, lies just on the other side of the bridges.
It was unusual to see the Carlton in a raised position. It's likely that Bath Iron Works had been maneuvering a ship which wouldn't be going under the bridges unless the wind or some other factor were to lead it Northerly. The Sagadahoc was built to accommodate the destroyers passing beneath, if necessary.
HR
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Lawreston
En-Route
I had sent the photo with a corresponding jest to a circle of my e-mail address list. One response came from a former Associated Press writer/photographer who later became an executive, now retired, with Bath Iron Works. His comment re what's to happen is within his response:
Really nice shot, Jerry ...
I am saving it ...
All too soon the Towers will be replaced by a bascule lift, and the adjoining spans will be replaced by simple low-profile "bridges" for the railroad only ...
thanks for the memories ...
fred ...
Really nice shot, Jerry ...
I am saving it ...
All too soon the Towers will be replaced by a bascule lift, and the adjoining spans will be replaced by simple low-profile "bridges" for the railroad only ...
thanks for the memories ...
fred ...