Air Facts

JULY 3, 2024

The time when I almost landed short Air Facts Journal The runway alingment and airspeed were good, but I was drifting below glideslope. Stubbornly, I firewalled the black knob. We regained the desired glideslope and made an adequate landing—on the runway. The engine did not respond and—how odd!—it

Firewall 75

Firewall Runway Approach Cockpit 75

Gary's Flight Journal

OCTOBER 25, 2023

I did give the firewall and gear a once over after taking a peek at the runway for miscellaneous parts that may have been left behind. I saddled up and followed a Cessna Cardinal to the runway for departure. I did my typical couple of swipes up nose trim then somehow got slow. There were no leaks from the gauge install.

Density Altitude 52

Density Altitude Firewall Runway Approach 52

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Some parts were re-fabricated at Faribault, such as the firewall. While the project had come with the original firewall, it was manufactured with asbestos insulation sandwiched between the aluminum panels. The new firewall that was added to the Stinson was a stainless steel piece.

Firewall 98

Firewall Airplanes Hangar Tail 98

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 21, 2024

” [Photo by Mark Watt] Work ahead of the firewall was facilitated by Ezell installation kits. Certainly, the technology to fix that section existed at the time, but it hadn’t trickled into the warbird scene at that point. People didn’t have that kind of equipment to do that type of work.”

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Airplanes Tail Firewall 105