BARN FIND! - Vintage Standard J-1 Barnstormer Plane / Arrival at FoF

[@jamesarnett4129]

Being a jet mech watching this gives whole new meaning of flying by wire.

[@sparky6086]

My Grandparents took a ride with a barnstormer in 1931 to celebrate their wedding. It was a wild ride w/ loops, barrel rolls, etc. Grandmother never dared to get into an aircraft for the rest of her life! She died in 2001. Grandad finally flew again, when he took a ride with his private pilot son in 1971. He was very nervous, but he wanted to be supportive, since he was proud, that my uncle got his pilot's license.

[@KermitWeeks444]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@earthsciteach]

A little tape, a little glue and some dope and she'll be flying in no time! LOL!!! Kermit, I'd love to crawl around your hangars and storage containers. No doubt untold treasures abound!

[@Thekarlskorner]

Now you can see why they were called flying birdcages! Then the V-8 engine and knowing there were versions that were putting out 200 HP as in the S.P.A.D fighters. I love it! Being a retired machinist just adds to the excitement of watching this and how these early aero planes were assembled. Thank you so much Kermit & Crew.

[@bearlemley]

My grandfather was a barnstorm and is in the new paper records for that and flying mail between the the wars. As his still flying grandson, it’s next to think of him flying around with his buddies doing shows and giving rides. It was like watching men going to space back then.

[@mstx1007]

Good to see no hurricane damage to your place Kermit !

[@WAL_DC-6B]

Thankfully his airport is centrally located in Florida reducing the chances of major hurricane damage in the future. Wish the same could be said for the Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, FL. That facility is probably facing destruction sometime in the future and gone will be many rare, irreplaceable U.S. Navy aircraft preserved outdoors and even indoors.

[@Thekarlskorner]

This is totally amazing. A lover of all things aero related World War I era since I was a kid building Guillow's Comet, and Sterling balsa kits I am truly amazed of the dedication of these folks in their quest to restore these vintage aircraft. That too, their knowledge is mind boggling. How they interact is a pleasure to see as well: no phony conflicts to keep the viewers entertained. Thank you for these wonderful and educating videos gentlemen.

[@billyking7397]

Yes, Thank you for no phony conflicts. Been following FOF for several years now.

[@Zincaloom]

That is not something you get to see everyday. Thanks Kermit and congratulations.

[@davidholder3207]

I now understand'what "Flying On a Wing and a Prayer" means.

[@Dumbrarere]

Can't wait to see you guys restore this bird. And it’s good to see everything okay over there, after that hurricane.

[@ohwell2790]

Hope you are young. Take 5 years and more at best, more like 10 fitting it in with all the other work.

[@SniperSteve1]

My guess is it will be used for a static display as is. They already have a J1 in the works and I don't think Ken has another one in him. Not to mention the hundreds of other projects they have to do. Besides the only thing this hunk of junk will be any good for is some patterns, nothing in this pile of scrap will ever be airworthy.

[@hodaka1000]

Beautiful.. should piece it together and display it like it was found

[@howardwinter3455]

The storm missed you , Thank goodness...

[@chuckinwyoming8526]

And Kermit with his left and right handed precision digital calipers measuring the wing thickness!

[@chrisjarvis4449]

my mom was from shellton and it was always a treat to go to pioneer village when we went to visit grandma and the rest of the cosner / kunkel klan

[@garygullikson6349]

Amazing to see what aging and storage environment does to fabric covered aircraft.

[@scottbruner9987]

Thank you so much for keeping the past alive, Kermit. Visiting you is on my bucket list 🙂

[@edgewood99]

You will like it...I visited several years back.

[@mattharte7334]

Did anyone notice Kermit’s butler at 0:31 in a red hat, holding a tray with a bottle of Naked in Jamaica rum? Nice touch Kermit, very cool!

[@elosogonzalez8739]

That outta keep Ken busy for a while! Job security!! Love it! PLEASE UPDATE on the Seversky P-35.

[@rustylove5035]

Can't wait to see what it looks like when you get it restored I hope I'm still alive then. LOL

[@oldgiapetto]

My father rode in one airplane in his life....and it was a Jenny. I"m guessing it was about 1935 or so. I'm loving your series as you bring this one back to life "with a couple of new parts".

[@c1ph3rpunk]

“Smells like dead rat” Better than smelling like live rat. Excellently cool find.

[@busabrye]

My favorite airplane of all time, to cool!

[@paulhelman2376]

My friend, the late Don Lockwood , was presented with one of these after his 16 th birthday around 1927 for his 16th birthday by his dad who was a wealthy associate of Sam Insull. One of the conditions was that his son would periodically fly over to Windsor Ontario for a cargo of good and safe quality liquor. Don completed a number of these booz flights with no problems. He followed the train lines and after dark the light from the south side steel mills served as his dependable beacon. Talk about contributing to the delinquecy of minors! His had a Hisso engine.

[@jimkoplin7302]

Awesome find! Can't wait to see it restored. Thank you for sharing these awesome old pieces of history.

[@philsal17]

I always love your "unboxing" videos. Thanks for showing your teams names on the video.

[@stephenhenion8304]

Love your operation at Flights of Fantasy!!

[@luisrivera3623]

WOW !! The red screw pin anchor shackle at the boom end from the forklift was almost loose....!! look at minute 15:34. All the best for the restoration.

[@BAGHEAD1995]

Waldo Pepper wants his plane back!🤣

[@sonnyburnett8725]

In the early seventies there was a guy “Charlie Klisage, spelling” who built two J-1 Standards at Ryan field west of TUS. He built both using OX-5 engines I think but one had the radiator on top like the one you showed and the other J-1 had the radiator mounted in front. I had a chance to fly the latter one around the patch and was blown away at how it flew. No brakes, a tail skid, bungee shocks, the rudder bar as you showed and wind blown airspeed dial on the outer right wing. Monster wood prop that he probably made and on landing I thought it would flair easily but instead it pitched up as I pulled but the sink rate didn’t change. Luckily the actual pilot “Dick Coleman” added power knowing what was needed and we plopped onto the field. I’ll never forget the opportunity he gave me that day. Can’t to see yours when finished.

[@TheMilwaukieDan]

HIW INCREDIBLE AND magnificent is this…. You know it’s ‘original’ only once. For temporary display assemble it the way it is and see what a ‘True Barn Stormer Barn Find’looks like. Thus is totally awesome.

[@richardraby6266]

Hi Kermit; What a great find! After watching this brilliant video I googled the Standard J1. As a Brit. it was not a plane I was familiar with. You really should emphasize the AGE of this WW1 trainer, it appears to have been only produced up until the end of 1918 and this makes it really something super-special. Great free entertainment from FOF , great crew, brilliant projects and marvelous planes. Thank you!

[@drlong08]

Loving your thumb/finger caliper gauge!! Bet a lot of folks are realizing these early aircraft are not much different than the fabric and dope covered gas models we had as kids....

[@oldschoolman1444]

High tech measuring device! =)

[@lestermiller2717]

It’s hard to believe how nice and complete it is.

[@email4664]

Nebraska is a hidden gem of these sorts of discoveries. I know where two WWII tanks are buried in a hillside. They needed landfill, and drove them into the hole. Yakutat Alaska has a road that washed out in the 50's- They crammed a bunch of Grummans- Not sure if Bearcat, or Hellcats...into the hole, and paved over

[@faerieSAALE]

Looks like a scale model airplane kit - only much BIGGER! I have always wanted to fly in one of those early bi-planes. This one looks like it would thrilling as all get out!

[@Kevin_747]

What a treasure. When I see an airplane like this I always wonder when it last flew and who flew it.

[@MichaelSmith-il3wm]

Love that you’re caring for these jewels of aviation…

[@JamesBond-xq3tw]

She's a sweet machine

[@garyruark9506]

A 100+ yr old airplane. From that to spaceships and jets in 100 yrs. Pretty cool.

[@pat36a]

For years Kermit has been telling us he needs another warehouse to store his toys . Kermit rescues another bit of history , i guess he can store this 1 in the rafters .

[@davef.2811]

Think he needs another AIRPORT!!! LOL...

[@1mmickk]

I like the fact Kermit is just a regular guy and shares his love of all things flight with us.

[@MichaelKingsfordGray]

And he recalls what his real name is, unlike you.

[@Henry-vb4hq]

I saw a video a few weeks ago make by someone who was touring the pioneer facility as they were preparting for the auction. I saw this airframe and another and considered notifying Kermit of the existence of it in case he were interested. I had no idea of the model. I got busy and kind of forgot about it. I also assumed that kermit had a network that would tell him about it. I am pleased that my intuition was correct.

[@CWO3-uscg]

Love your precision measuring system.😂

[@ernied3123]

What an incredible time machine. Thanks Kermit for all the great content. Cheers from Australia.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Thank you Thank you

[@darkredvan]

This is a great find for sure. Though I am not that much into pre- 1930’s aircraft, this for sure is a real time capsule. Good you found and bought it! Great „unboxing“ / unloading video, always enjoyable when something „new“ arrives at FoF. P.S.: I am hoping for a similar fascinating unboxing video when the Bf 109 project arrives in the (near) future from Canada. 👍😎

[@Paiadakine]

This is wonderful. Thanks for posting. The history is so important. Manufacturing, materials etc from back in the day.

[@kurtfrancis4621]

Definitely a "barn find" if there ever was one. That bird has seen better days. Good luck!

[@hodaka1000]

Barn Storming Find

[@manuelkong10]

Perhaps my favorite plane

[@fredferd965]

Hey! No problem! Just a little bondo, some duct tape, some fiber tape, a little crazy glue, and there you go! Oh, wait, never mind! I'm thinking of how my auto shop does it....

[@raypeters4525]

BARNSTORMER/BARNFIND ! HAAAAA ! IT'S A GOODERN !

[@karlharrison2449]

Thanks for saving all these priceless aircraft Kermit. All the best from New Zealand.

[@olsonspeed]

Aged to perfection, some assembly required.

[@gryfandjane]

My goodness, what a fascinating artifact! Time has done quite a number on that lovely old bird. Best of luck with the resto!

[@JLange642]

Wouldn't it be great if that old girl could tell us when it last was flown and by whom? Great find!

[@jimbonnett8893]

Another fine addition loved the movie sensational ,flown one on flight sim nice and slow easy to land I think different in the real one 😀

[@deanehill9730]

Hope you survived the hurricane OK. Thanks for the video.

[@yzaw4411]

Pray all is well after IAN. Hit bad in Cape Coral Lots of damage in my area. That is a great find never quit seen a wing profile like that. THAT ENGINE!!!!

[@1mmickk]

Pull apart, inspect, remake, reglue, rewire, recover, 5 years no worries.

[@M5guitar1]

Terrific. I build and fly RC biplanes from my own plans and love to see these old bipes. I recently got the Blue Ray Waldo Pepper movie and hope to see these bare bones in the air someday. Good find!

[@greybeard5774]

Another saved piece of history .. awesome find 👍👍 ✌

[@brentdykgraaf184]

Mr.weeks sir...if you need technical drawings..blueprints...part numbers...maintainence information for your Hispano sueza engine call Jay Leno. I was going through a friend's grandfather's garage and found an original Hispano sueza operation and maintainence manual...and gave it to Jay for his cars. EVERYTHING you would need is in that book!

[@badazrod]

What an awesome find! History saved once again! Keep on Keeping on! :)

[@SearTrip]

You can never have too many Standards.

[@hoobiebooh3473]

Awesome Kermi!!!!

[@bobbyalessi]

Awesome Kermit, you rock!

[@richtaylor2129]

Awesome!!

[@billkahl1147]

That's an awesome airplane! Thanks for saving it Kermit.

[@615thAeroSquadron]

My fantasy of finding a J1 has just got ...one less of a chance! Great find...keep updating please!! I want to fly in it...when its complete!

[@19Cub]

I am so glad you guys got through the hurricane ok Kermit. What a treat to see this J-1 being rescued. 🙂

[@danhansen3109]

Thankya Kerm!

[@thomasschmidt9281]

😃😃😃😃😃😃 Great Plane, awsome...

[@dirkkelly9596]

That’s cool 👍

[@bondisteve3617]

Great!

[@tonykraychy222]

Give a tour of you're office pleeeease, I love that old art decco look.

[@foxholewilly]

I sincerely hope Kermit considers leaving this relic as is. Just blow the dust off and put her in a climate controlled display case. What an absolute gem. So much can be learned from her present state. I believe it's more valuable just the way it is.

[@davidsquire2107]

I saw at an Air Show a JN-1 flying inverted. Pretty good for an aircraft with no fuel pump.

[@clydecessna737]

Glorious.

[@paulvanobberghen]

The « fantasy of flight » is a f* great reality! Are you guys realizing how blessed you are doing this job?

[@9999plato]

She looks rough! It's quite the project.

[@leeroyholloway4277]

I saw that project on a couple of other videos last month. "Adventures made from Scratch" and "Mr Goodpliers" both had footage on it and another airplane in storage there.

[@behrouzmovahed7525]

Good job 👍

[@CGRLCDR]

Wow! What a great project! I'd like to see an episode describing how you go about restoring this bird to air worthiness. Where do you start? How do you determine what pieces can be reused and what parts need to be remanufactured? Thanks for sharing. I wish I still lived in Orlando so that I could come over and help.

[@Gerk8]

After 60+ years on storage it was only at FOF for about 30 minutes and you guys had it in the air! 😆 I can’t wait to see the progress on this and all your other amazing projects!

[@gunnarthefeisty]

I hope it's restored to flight!

[@dufus7396]

There is no obligation to restore it..preservation is enough.

[@ДокторХибберт]

There are a lot of work on this plane, good luck with it !

[@davidhtims]

Just a little dope and the horizon stab is good to go. Lol

[@Wichelroede]

14:40 -> When in the end, Mr. Weeks turns out to be the boss.

[@Lee-qp6gf]

I've been to Pioneer Village two times and what a jewel it is. Are they closing it up? I hope this Jenney lives again. My Dad had one and talked about it a lot. He learned to fly in it. Cheers, Lee

[@Stunthangar]

I need to come work for you! You have a huge model airplane to scratch rebuild.

[@math4U1234]

Hair today, gone tomorrow. Good one.

[@nicholasjohnson6724]

Good job guys, thumbs up 👍 from Australia 🇦🇺

[@theflyingfrog]

A lot of work to do on that one ! Good luck

[@ChileMiPais]

O'boy, O'boy,Oboy!!

[@abcdfelip]

Um grande abraço meus amigos Felipe do Rio de Janeiro Brasil🇧🇷🙏

[@willamcombs1106]

What a sad state for this poor J-1. But it is in the right place to be returned to its former glory. If an airplane had a soul, this one would be smiling in anticipation right now.

[@ZacYates]

Great to see another J-1 saved, I hope this one also gets the TLC is clearly needs and deserves. Do you know the tail number so we can find photos her? That Pioneer hangar is an incredible treasure trove!!😮

[@WellsLarry]

Good luck with that one. Looks like a 20 year project.

[@flyingfortressrc1794]

Wow that's awesome to see. Thanks for saving this plane.

[@monsterstereos1836]

Dang, how fragile that plane is!