---------------------------------------------------------- Aerobatic-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 12/21/04: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:07 AM - Yak 55 Hen's Teeth. (Ben Marsh) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:07:58 AM PST US From: "Ben Marsh" Subject: Aerobatic-List: Yak 55 Hen's Teeth. --> Aerobatic-List message posted by: "Ben Marsh" Greetings, Salutations, Hello! This is a message for a special group of folks with broken Yak 55s from a guy with a broken Yak 55. There are only a few of us. In the context of this discussion, the term "broken" refers to those unfortunate enough to have a '55 with the landing gear ripped out of the fuselage. This is broken, no? A month or so ago, I acquired a '55M that suffered an engine failure, coming to grief in a field where substantial damage was done to the front end of the fuselage, when the landing gear struts were torn out. The damage to my wreck includes the firewall, the gear box, the lower stringers, several formers and a couple other machined trinkets that provide structural integrity to the landing gear assembly. It was a bad day at the ranch. To make matters worse, these parts are not available for sale. This is why my wreck sat in a hanger for ten years before I got the bright idea to stand up and restore it. I am taking up the challenge of having these key parts C & C machined. If this sounds expensive, that's because it is expensive! However, doing so is the only way my airplane will fly again. The truth of the matter is that I am not the only 55 guy in the world with this problem. As well, without these parts, 55s and perhaps 54s that suffer the aforementioned "bad day at the ranch" are just about worthless junk. For those of us that would like to breath life back into an otherwise good airplane, I am here to help. Within six weeks, I will be able to supply most of the key machined parts that will be damaged in such a crash, certainly in the model 55 and perhaps in the '54. Thus, if any of you good people know of anyone else that might have a need for these parts, please let me know. My intent is not to soak anyone. Indeed, I would be happy to simply reduce my R & D costs. And, if a couple more 55s come back to like, that would be an outstanding result! Regards, Ben Marsh