[NOTAM]

Yep! It's right in my back yard. Paine field in Everett,WA.

I was in the hangar a couple years back. What a neat bunch of guys. I saw some of the 1930's engineering drawings all in mertic units and German language. Verrry cool in my book!!

I think I'll drop by this weekend and have another look around...where I can get to that is.

LOOK HERE: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3220+100th+St+SW,+Everett,+WA+98204&ll=47.900122,-122.283561&spn=0.005429,0.007221&t=k&hl=en

Zoom in as far as it goes. Drag the view over till you see the end of runway 34L. At about 45degrees up and to the right is 2 hangars with grey-green roofs. There is a old DC-3 plane on hte ramp outside and just North. Thats where the ME-262 program is. pretty cool huh?

[mugs99]

Yeah it's cool. Wish I was in your shoes. I'd love to see it up close. My uncle tried to catch one when he was flying P-51's during the war. Didn't know what in the hell it was, "but it sure was fast!"
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[gorush]

There were a couple of old jets flying out of the Arlington airport back in the mid '80's. I thought someone said they were originally Spanish WWII jets of some sort. Did you ever happen to see those?

[Robert A Cook PE]

What engines?

The WWII - heck, even up to the pre_Korean War - early turbine engines only could run a few hours/minutes before needing an overhaul.

Were heavy, fuel inefficient, and had low power.

Then again, using a modern engine takes most of the challenge out of getting an old airframe to fly.