Wing Nuts

[Guest]

Did anyone see the show "Wing Nuts" on the Discovery Channel. It's pretty cool how they turn old airplane fuselage into furniture. My favortie was the B-25 wing desk.

BTW, how did Tim Roberts die?

 

[sldauby]

I saw it a few weeks ago. IIRC, they took a DC-9 wing and made a desk (not sure). It is interesting though.

 

[rv7]

I've seen it once. I liked the polished prop blade, I don't know what the hell I'd do with it, but it sure looked cool.

 

[derg]

I see those guys every year at Barrett-Jackson. They've got some interesting things but my aren't they 'tres cher' (expensive).

Every year I start by playing "airplane dummy" and seeing what type of wacky stuff they'll tell me about the parts and materials. Then Kristie tells them what I do and then they want to barrage me with questions.

Gotta go, later!

 

[ETAV8R]

My gf and I caught that show. Now we want to make a trek to AZ and pick up some items for the future homestead.
I think we saw the wing nuts guys at a Chino airshow a few years ago. Doug you are correct in that the items are too expensive.
So....
Lets make our own.

p.s.
Anyone know where the civilian boneyards are? Links?
Thanks.

 

[GatorFC]

As far as Tim Roberts, this is a little excerpt from the MotoArt website (motoart.com):

"Everyone associated with MotoArt and “Wing Nuts” lost a friend and a brother on October 11th. Tim Roberts was a man of many quirks, foibles, and fumbles, but that massive body of his was too small to hold a heart three sizes too large."

 

[HorizonCRJ]

I’ve seen the show a couple of times; they are some of the most unorganized businessmen I have ever seen. ETA71 has the right idea, I would love looking for aviation décor, and classing up my apartment.

 

[MikeD]

At Laughlin AFB's O'club bar, there were 4 tables made of two T-37 and 2 T-38 wings. They were from junked examples, and the individual wings were bolted to the wall at the wing root, with a leg supporting near the wingtip and bar stools all around. The position lights even worked in bright-flash.