Cold War Air Museum Mig 23

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Lancaster, Texas, USA - 8 January 2014 - The Cold War Air Museum (CWAM) announced today that it has transferred its MiG23 to a private party who moved the aircraft to an undisclosed USAF base. The CWAM MiG23-UB aircraft arrived in Lancaster in early January 2007 from Bulgaria. The aircraft was assembled and systems were "shaken out" over the course of a number of years to a point where the aircraft was being reliably started and taxied on a regular basis. CWAM submitted an Experimental Aircraft Maintenance Plan to the FAA for approval, but the project stalled as CWAM could not find a sponsor to push it over the finish line .

Fluids were drained from the aircraft, the wings were removed, and the stablators were removed in preparation to transport the aircraft. Once loaded, the rear overhang was excessive and the nose cone was removed in order to comply with the transportation permit. The wings were packed beneath the aircraft forward of the mains and rear of the nose gear. The stablators were strapped to the forward elevated area of the trailer, just behind the aircraft's exhaust. the nose cone has strapped behind the right main landing gear.

CWAM is a 100% volunteer based 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving and displaying cold war era aircraft. All donations, made to the museum, fund aircraft projects. If you would like to sponsor an existing of future CWAM aircraft project, please contact us.

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