#Lockheed pv 2 harpoon for sale install#

The phenolic was covered with copper or iron. The AN-104 was referred to as the ax handle as it was made out of wood but more commonly out of phenolic since it was more stable in changing temperature and humidity. I do need a communication antenna so the forward AN-104 is the first one to go back in.

#Lockheed pv 2 harpoon for sale install#

I intend to install all of the original antennas back on the PV-2 but on a priority basis. Many of the antennas used in WWII are perfectly usable today although I have come across many folks who argue against them. Antennas on WWII aircraft is one of my pet peeves and in my eyes sure can detract from a restoration especially if they are the sleek 500 knot types typically found on jets. There were 8 antennas on top of the old gal that just don't look right and do not belong. Here is a shot showing the offending antennas: I don't like all of the new fangled antennas on top of the Harpoon so Ricky and I removed them. Last Friday I decided to work on a low priority project just for fun. Here is an old web page about the Super Ventura with more photos: Pretty wicked with the four blade props, spinners and 1000 more horsepower than the original PV-1/PV-2. This is what she is supposed to look like and will again some day. Dee Howard took a great aircraft and made it better for its new lease on life in the corporate world. This aircraft represents the pinnacle of the piston powered corporate aircraft which had to succumb to the jet age. Sadly she will never be a PV-1 again but she is a work of art in her own right. Everything was reworked at Dee Howard's place. I have been through the inside of the structure and I was expecting to see where Lockheed stopped and Howard Super Ventura began but it isn't there. I believe that they kept it as a PV-1 as far as the registration and airworthiness is concerned simply to keep it a single pilot aircraft. Even though she is still registered as a PV-1 she has had so many mods that in my mind there is nothing left of the original Lockheed PV-1 in this Howard conversion.