Uncovering the Secrets of a Rare WWI Fabric Biplane
From Adam Savage’s Tested.
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It's been five years since Adam Savage first saw this Lincoln-Standard Tourabout (Modified Standard J-1) at @airandspace's Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, and it's time to check in on the aircraft's progress courtesy of museum specialists Jay Flanagan and Heather Moosher! From uncovering improvised barnstormer repairs (like fruit-crate wood hidden inside the wings) and matching period-accurate lumber to the art of envelope-sewing, rib stitching, and applying butyrate dope to cotton fabric, see how the Smithsonian team honors early aviation craftspeople while preserving this iconic biplane for future generations.
An Expert Craftsman Rebuilds a Vintage Airplane: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lincoln-standard-tourabout-modified-standard-j-1/nasm_A19640620000
Lincoln-Standard Tourabout: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lincoln-standard-tourabout-modified-standard-j-1/nasm_A19640620000
Adam Savage Examines the Lincoln-Standard J-1 (2022): https://youtu.be/93D-JZ_QtUI
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Visit the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar Hazy Center: https://www.si.edu/museums/air-and-space-museum-udvar-hazy-center
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Smithsonian Institution: https://www.si.edu/
Adam Savage Visits National Air and Space Museum's Restoration Hangar: https://youtu.be/WFSnf0MSAFc
More videos from Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c0BsBCx4Sw&list=PLJtitKU0CAeiJ7tjkIqcrRPfIYZHPW643
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Chapters:
00:00 - Lincoln Standard Restoration
00:38 - History of the J-1 Trainer
02:13 - Scale Reference Model
03:40 - Uncovering Improvised Repairss
06:48 - Selecting the Right Woods
09:30 - Structural Wing Repairs
12:22 - 40-Pound Wing Panel
15:15 - Rigging, Tension, & Biplane Assembly
16:32 - Vintage Cockpit Details
20:14 - Aircraft Grade-A Cotton
21:16 - Sewing Wing Envelopes
22:43 - Applying Nitrate Cellulose
26:30 - Rib Stitching & Seine Knots
29:21 - Plunging the Fabric
31:07 - Communing with the Past
Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman
Thanks for watching!
An Expert Craftsman Rebuilds a Vintage Airplane: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lincoln-standard-tourabout-modified-standard-j-1/nasm_A19640620000
Lincoln-Standard Tourabout: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/lincoln-standard-tourabout-modified-standard-j-1/nasm_A19640620000
Adam Savage Examines the Lincoln-Standard J-1 (2022): https://youtu.be/93D-JZ_QtUI
National Air and Space Museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/
Visit the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar Hazy Center: https://www.si.edu/museums/air-and-space-museum-udvar-hazy-center
Visit the National Air and Space Museum's downtown museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/
Smithsonian Institution: https://www.si.edu/
Adam Savage Visits National Air and Space Museum's Restoration Hangar: https://youtu.be/WFSnf0MSAFc
More videos from Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c0BsBCx4Sw&list=PLJtitKU0CAeiJ7tjkIqcrRPfIYZHPW643
Learn more about the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: https://airandspace.si.edu/
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About Tested: https://www.tested.com/about
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Audio Described and Accessible Videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJtitKU0CAeiQLgj4PZ9onSW6YXIz5ADR
Chapters:
00:00 - Lincoln Standard Restoration
00:38 - History of the J-1 Trainer
02:13 - Scale Reference Model
03:40 - Uncovering Improvised Repairss
06:48 - Selecting the Right Woods
09:30 - Structural Wing Repairs
12:22 - 40-Pound Wing Panel
15:15 - Rigging, Tension, & Biplane Assembly
16:32 - Vintage Cockpit Details
20:14 - Aircraft Grade-A Cotton
21:16 - Sewing Wing Envelopes
22:43 - Applying Nitrate Cellulose
26:30 - Rib Stitching & Seine Knots
29:21 - Plunging the Fabric
31:07 - Communing with the Past
Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman
Thanks for watching!
