Photo Log Book
Roll-out!

- Page 31

Seattle World Cruiser

Here comes the prop: Gary Carmichael, Mitch Herrick, Kent McCormack, and Roland Klix

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Kent and Tom Torchia doing the Weight & Balance

Seattle World Cruiser

Kent, with some more of Seattle’s Finest

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Tom puts on the “N” number

Seattle World Cruiser

Tom and Peter Orton make some electrical checks on the distributors

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Andrew May, summer Intern to the FAA from Aviation High School, with Guy Shinkaruk and Mike Harder of the FAA

Seattle World Cruiser

Tom and Guy doing the inspection

 

Seattle World Cruiser

The Night Owls, finishing up the last bits, the night before the Christening/Rollout

Seattle World Cruiser

The Night Owls, finishing up the last bits, the night before the Christening/Rollout

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Diane takes Bob Brooke’s model to the Museum exhibit

Seattle World Cruiser

Rick White with custom flag for the evening reception and world flight

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Mike Pulaski, Tom, and Rob Dinkelkamp fit up the engine cowling

Seattle World Cruiser

Tom and Bob crank up Mitch’s moving dolly


 

Seattle World Cruiser

Mitch and Mike  move the plane out towards the flight line

Seattle World Cruiser

A view from inside the Model T, following SWC to the Museum of Flight

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Evan Elliot guides World Cruiser into the Museum of Flight’s ramp

Seattle World Cruiser

Doug Graham pipes in the World Cruiser’s entry with “Scotland the Brave.”
 

Seattle World Cruiser

Diane introduces the World Cruiser project as Seattle II arrives

Seattle World Cruiser

Ken Workman, great-great-great-great grandson of Chief Seattle, gives a Duwamish blessing, and bestows Seattle II with the name,  “Thunder Canoe.”

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Bob expresses his appreciation to Ken and the Duwamish Tribe; King County Deputy Executive Fred Jarrett with Diane and Bob; Seattle II’s tail

Seattle World Cruiser

Bob pours Lake Washington water into christening bottle; Seattle II at Museum of Flight christening arena
 

Seattle World Cruiser

Louise Jones-Brown descendant of the Maple family, early pioneer settlers of the property that is now Boeing Field

 

Seattle World Cruiser

Seattle II and the engine start!

 

Seattle World Cruiser

90 years of aviation progress: Boeing 787 and the World Cruiser
   
photos on this page are by Henry Geijsbeek and Bob Dempster