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Floyd Bennett Air Field Brooklyn · **8 Likes**

Floyd Bennett Air Field in Brooklyn is part of the National Park service.
1 of the hangers houses the Historic Aircraft Restoration Program ( H.A.R.P) and is manned by volunteers.
If you ever have a chance to visit this fabulous old hanger and the aircraft within, you will not be disappointed!
The Angels of HARP: Preserving, Researching and Restoring Aviation History - Gateway National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)

**c.a.m** · 06-18-2019, 04:47 PM - **1 Like**

Love the image! To me, it captures the spirit and soul of the restoration program. I like the way the wingtip of the P2V Neptune (I think) adds a dimension to the image.

Nice work with the DA 21mm Limited.

(I'm an aircraft enthusiast -- aeronautical engineer (retired), not a pilot)

- Craig

jonnytheweb · 06-18-2019, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by c.a.m

Love the image! To me, it captures the spirit and soul of the restoration program. I like the way the wingtip of the P2V Neptune (I think) adds a dimension to the image.

Nice work with the DA 21mm Limited.

(I'm an aircraft enthusiast -- aeronautical engineer (retired), not a pilot)

- Craig

Thanks Craig. Its an amazing place to spend a few hours. The volunteers there come from all walks of life, and are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I understand they have 2 machine shops on site as well, and manufacture parts etc for the program...fascinating stuff.
Thanks for the kind comments regarding the photo.
jon

**ChrisPlatt** · 06-18-2019, 05:07 PM

Excellent image. It's been far too long since I last visited Hangar B...

Chris

jonnytheweb · 06-18-2019, 05:12 PM

Originally posted by ChrisPlatt

Excellent image. It's been far too long since I last visited Hangar B...

Chris

Thanks Chris. It was my first visit. I plan to head back soon. Pretty certain hardly anyone in NY knows its there.

**Kb3hvp** · 06-18-2019, 06:01 PM

Trailer is for the Rugged Maniac obstacle course that will be there this weekend. Trucks have to come down flatbush and I knew if I went to HARP I would be coming back out during rush hour(hours?). So maybe next time I'll be able to go.

jonnytheweb · 06-18-2019, 06:31 PM

Haha yes i can imagine the traffic is horrendous. I cycled there so avoided all of the hassle!

nosliwmit · 06-18-2019, 09:25 PM - **1 Like**

I wish I had known about this a couple of years ago! I lived in Westchester and would have made a point of visiting.

A number of years ago (er, well, maybe a large number...) I took advantage of an opportunity to volunteer to work on restoration of the B-29 Superfortress called Fifi at Boeing Field in Seattle. I built some wire bundles for some communications equipment and cleaned wheel wells with MEK. Cool experience.

**Tonytee** · 06-18-2019, 11:23 PM

Very nicely done. Is this aircraft a Messerschmitt 109? Looks like it according to the cockpit canopy design. Anyway, thanks for a great photo.

tt

lesmore49 · 06-18-2019, 11:36 PM

I think it's the Harvard Trainer as it was known in Canada or the Texan T-6 as it was known in the states. Great shot !

**ChrisPlatt** · 06-19-2019, 05:51 AM

Originally posted by jonnytheweb

Haha yes i can imagine the traffic is horrendous. I cycled there so avoided all of the hassle!

Just past FBF at the southern terminus of Flatbush Avenue is The Marine Parkway Bridge,
which connects Brooklyn to The Rockaway Peninsula near Riis Park and Breezy Point.

You might run into a little traffic there during rush hour, on weekends and good beach days.
The rest of the time watch your speed - lest you meet our friendly NYPD Highway Patrol!

Chris

**Kerrowdown** · 06-19-2019, 07:42 AM

Originally posted by jonnytheweb

Floyd Bennett Air Field

There was me thinking that this was the flattop (aircraft carrier) version...

**Just1MoreDave** · 06-19-2019, 08:46 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Tonytee

Very nicely done. Is this aircraft a Messerschmitt 109? Looks like it according to the cockpit canopy design. Anyway, thanks for a great photo.

tt

My wife and I were visiting my brother a few years ago, when his daughter was 15 or so. Daughter Allison was outside with us. A plane flew over, low and clearly a piston engine. My wife and I both look up. "What kind of plane is that?" my wife asks. Allison (who hasn't looked up at all) says in a typical bored teenager affectation "It's a North American AT-6 Texan trainer." My wife is impressed and asks how she knew. Allison starts laughing and yells out to her father. "Dad, it really works!"

It seems my brother, airplane enthusiast since he was a kid, had dragged Allison to a lot of airshows where everyone wonders what kind of plane that is. He told her that you didn't have to really know, you could just guess it was a Texan. They made over 15,000 Texans and since they were trainers, they mostly survived. If you confidently declare that a plane flying overhead is a Texan, odds are that you are right, and the plane is probably gone before someone can argue.

lesmore49 · 06-19-2019, 10:27 AM

I was pretty sure it was a Texan or also known as a Harvard Trainer. When I was a kid about 10 or so, I got a Revell (I think) model of this airplane and remember it had badging for both American and Canadian air force(s)..so the model assembler could make their choice. I was a terrible model assembler, too much glue was my usual problem.

**Kerrowdown** · 06-19-2019, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by lesmore49

too much glue was my usual problem

Well with this one it looks like you ought to get down there pronto... they need ya.

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06-18-2019, 04:47 PM - 1 Like	#2
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Love the image! To me, it captures the spirit and soul of the restoration program. I like the way the wingtip of the P2V Neptune (I think) adds a dimension to the image. Nice work with the DA 21mm Limited. (I'm an aircraft enthusiast -- aeronautical engineer (retired), not a pilot) - Craig Last edited by c.a.m; 06-18-2019 at 04:54 PM.

06-18-2019, 06:01 PM	#6
Kb3hvp Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Newtown Square,PA Posts: 89	I dropped a trailer in the park last week. Trailer is for the Rugged Maniac obstacle course that will be there this weekend. Trucks have to come down flatbush and I knew if I went to HARP I would be coming back out during rush hour(hours?). So maybe next time I'll be able to go.

06-19-2019, 05:51 AM	#11
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,694	Originally posted by jonnytheweb Haha yes i can imagine the traffic is horrendous. I cycled there so avoided all of the hassle! Just past FBF at the southern terminus of Flatbush Avenue is The Marine Parkway Bridge, which connects Brooklyn to The Rockaway Peninsula near Riis Park and Breezy Point. You might run into a little traffic there during rush hour, on weekends and good beach days. The rest of the time watch your speed - lest you meet our friendly NYPD Highway Patrol! Chris Last edited by ChrisPlatt; 06-21-2019 at 09:44 AM.

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06-18-2019, 05:07 PM	#3
jonnytheweb Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NY Posts: 49 Original Poster	Originally posted by c.a.m Love the image! To me, it captures the spirit and soul of the restoration program. I like the way the wingtip of the P2V Neptune (I think) adds a dimension to the image. Nice work with the DA 21mm Limited. (I'm an aircraft enthusiast -- aeronautical engineer (retired), not a pilot) - Craig Thanks Craig. Its an amazing place to spend a few hours. The volunteers there come from all walks of life, and are extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I understand they have 2 machine shops on site as well, and manufacture parts etc for the program...fascinating stuff. Thanks for the kind comments regarding the photo. jon

06-18-2019, 05:12 PM	#5
jonnytheweb Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NY Posts: 49 Original Poster	Originally posted by ChrisPlatt Excellent image. It's been far too long since I last visited Hangar B... Chris Thanks Chris. It was my first visit. I plan to head back soon. Pretty certain hardly anyone in NY knows its there.

06-18-2019, 06:31 PM	#7
jonnytheweb Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NY Posts: 49 Original Poster	Haha yes i can imagine the traffic is horrendous. I cycled there so avoided all of the hassle!

06-18-2019, 09:25 PM - 1 Like	#8
nosliwmit Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Photos: Gallery Posts: 913	I wish I had known about this a couple of years ago! I lived in Westchester and would have made a point of visiting. A number of years ago (er, well, maybe a large number...) I took advantage of an opportunity to volunteer to work on restoration of the B-29 Superfortress called Fifi at Boeing Field in Seattle. I built some wire bundles for some communications equipment and cleaned wheel wells with MEK. Cool experience.

06-18-2019, 11:23 PM	#9
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,461	Very nicely done. Is this aircraft a Messerschmitt 109? Looks like it according to the cockpit canopy design. Anyway, thanks for a great photo. tt

06-18-2019, 11:36 PM	#10
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	I think it's the Harvard Trainer as it was known in Canada or the Texan T-6 as it was known in the states. Great shot !

06-19-2019, 07:42 AM	#12
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	Originally posted by jonnytheweb Floyd Bennett Air Field There was me thinking that this was the flattop (aircraft carrier) version...

06-19-2019, 08:46 AM - 1 Like	#13
Just1MoreDave Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Aurora, CO Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,340	Originally posted by Tonytee Very nicely done. Is this aircraft a Messerschmitt 109? Looks like it according to the cockpit canopy design. Anyway, thanks for a great photo. tt My wife and I were visiting my brother a few years ago, when his daughter was 15 or so. Daughter Allison was outside with us. A plane flew over, low and clearly a piston engine. My wife and I both look up. "What kind of plane is that?" my wife asks. Allison (who hasn't looked up at all) says in a typical bored teenager affectation "It's a North American AT-6 Texan trainer." My wife is impressed and asks how she knew. Allison starts laughing and yells out to her father. "Dad, it really works!" It seems my brother, airplane enthusiast since he was a kid, had dragged Allison to a lot of airshows where everyone wonders what kind of plane that is. He told her that you didn't have to really know, you could just guess it was a Texan. They made over 15,000 Texans and since they were trainers, they mostly survived. If you confidently declare that a plane flying overhead is a Texan, odds are that you are right, and the plane is probably gone before someone can argue.

06-19-2019, 10:27 AM	#14
lesmore49 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 12,342	I was pretty sure it was a Texan or also known as a Harvard Trainer. When I was a kid about 10 or so, I got a Revell (I think) model of this airplane and remember it had badging for both American and Canadian air force(s)..so the model assembler could make their choice. I was a terrible model assembler, too much glue was my usual problem.

06-19-2019, 12:52 PM	#15
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,818	Originally posted by lesmore49 too much glue was my usual problem Well with this one it looks like you ought to get down there pronto... they need ya.