Originally Posted by
top506
Jury is still out, but the smart money would bet on the timing belt. Pretty easy fix, right at the front of the engine, not too much to take off to get at it.
Top
Sorry to hear that Top, good thing it's not a VW/timing belt, you could kiss it good bye! Good luck with that ...
I swung by the airport this a.m on the way to work to check out the planes. These shots are lousy, there's now a 8 foot fence surrounding the ramp area. It used to be chest high, I suspect it was replaced with the high stuff just a month or so ago due to increased security surrounding the 9/11 anniversary.
The B-24
The B-17:
Unfortunately the P-51 was tucked away in a hanger across the field so I couldn't get any photos of that. Beverly Airport has some interesting history, a Naval Squadron was based there during WWII. They have some static displays but not from that period.
A Huey:
A Polish MIG:
and something that used to give me nightmares when I was a kid, a Nike missile .... Beverly Airport was one of the many Nike sites that surrounded Boston back in the Cold War. I couldn't get any closer to take this photo, there's some serious looking gates, fences and warning signs. The site isn't active anymore but there's still something going on to deserve all the security.
Scott