I thought it was a good idea so I started one.......Thanks MG
Here are a couple of my favorite plane, the P-47 Thunderbolt....
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W00T!! PLANE PORN! ;D
:P :P :P i was gonna start this page when i got home but now i don't got to thanks Bacardi
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 21, 2009, 02:53:33 PM
Here are a couple of my favorite plane, the P-47 Thunderbolt....
Would it surprise you to know I have two R/C versions of this one...a 63" and 76" wingspan? One is the "razorback" and the other a later "D" bubble canopy model.
Quote from: Noble Dreg on May 21, 2009, 04:40:03 PM
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 21, 2009, 02:53:33 PM
Here are a couple of my favorite plane, the P-47 Thunderbolt....
Would it surprise you to know I have two R/C versions of this one...a 63" and 76" wingspan? One is the "razorback" and the other a later "D" bubble canopy model.
And the reason you have not invited me out to fly is???? :o I mean I do have a private pilot licence... ;D I was lucky enough to see one take off in front of me down in Houston. Did not have my camera in the plane that time. :( But never again...
Heck, my own family doesn't want to go out to the field! I welcome visitors...even give opportunities to fly! You'd be amazed how many private pilots are into R/C.
Here are two of my favorite "flyers"...
My Chipmunk in Swiss markings...
(http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj222/Noble_Dreg/Misc298.jpg)
And my all time favorite flyer, my P6E Hawk in the hanger for some minor repair...
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Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 21, 2009, 02:56:39 PM
W00T!! PLANE PORN! ;D
Ask, and you shall receive! I have some I cannot post due to potential forum post violations
(boobies)(http://www.aafgroup.org/ExecutiveSweetNoseArt.36.jpg)
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The two rulers of the roost
Here is a similar one Ironhead....
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Quote from: Mad Jack Wolfe on May 21, 2009, 02:56:39 PM
W00T!! PLANE PORN!
ROFL!Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 21, 2009, 02:53:33 PM
Here are a couple of my favorite plane, the P-47 Thunderbolt....
The Jud! Always a favorite. When I was a just little a wee lad I remember 4 distinctive prints that hung in on me bedroom walls. They were the presidents of the U.S, astronauts of Apollo 11, flying tigers over Burma and P-47 thunderbolts strafing a train yard in Germany.
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I always get a kick out of the 'grasshoppers'
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my brother is the car freak I'm a plane freak
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Sir William...Your picture does not appear to be showing... ;D
Now that's cool!
Lots of great stuff so far! I can't believe no one has posted one of my favorites yet....the P38 Lightning!
(http://www.kelleycows.com/images/p38.jpg)
F-15A Reporter. (think Black Widow on steroids)
Ever see one ya could not peg? One night I gots an eyefull 'o prototype durin' a ground emergency. Had ta wait 13 years before an official photo came out. We was told it was something it damn sure wern't an we was damn sure we didn't know wot it was. (search Have Blue) ::)
Quote from: Deadbishop on May 22, 2009, 06:55:57 PM
I can't believe no one has posted one of my favorites yet....the P38 Lightning!
I gotta mention Richard Ira Bong or Major Richard Bong who was the United States' highest-scoring air ace who shot down at least 40 Japanese aircraft during World War II flying a P-38.
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Sadly Richard went back to the states after his 40 kills. While testing a new aircraft the P-8hooting Star he lost control of the plane shortly after take off the plane malfunctioned Sadly he lost his life on the day Enola Gay dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. He had ended up with 200 combat missions,and over 500 combat hours under his belt
Other top aces of WWII
Thomas McGuire with 38 KIA
David McCampbell 34
Gabby Gabreski 28 (The highest in the European Theater)
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington 28 (Some say only 22 but Pappy always said he had 28 including his stint with the Flying Tigers)
Robert S Johnson 27 (Europe)
Charles McDonald 27
George E Preddy 27 (Top Mustang Ace) KIA by friendly fire during the Battle of the Bulge
Joe Foss 26
Robert Hanson 25
Quote from: Deadbishop on May 22, 2009, 06:55:57 PM
Lots of great stuff so far! I can't believe no one has posted one of my favorites yet....the P38 Lightning!
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Lovin this thread. The "Two Tailed Devil" (sorry, can't remember the Deutche) is my all time favorite as well. Other favorites:
WW2....F4U Corsair, FW-190, and the DeHaviland Mosquito
Jet Age...
F-104 Starfighter.....can still remember getting "buzzed" by these on a regular basis living in Camp Zama (Japan) as they flew over to and from nearby Tachikawa AFB
B-58 Intimidator....short lived but beautiful delta wing early Mach??? nuclear raider....and my favorite model plane as a kid
and, of course,
The Blackbird
Quote from: Lady de Laney on May 23, 2009, 08:47:50 AM
Other top aces of WWII
Thomas McGuire with 38 KIA
David McCampbell 34
Gabby Gabreski 28 (The highest in the European Theater)
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington 28 (Some say only 22 but Pappy always said he had 28 including his stint with the Flying Tigers)
Robert S Johnson 27 (Europe)
Charles McDonald 27
George E Preddy 27 (Top Mustang Ace) KIA by friendly fire during the Battle of the Bulge
Joe Foss 26
Robert Hanson 25
Good to see Robert Johnson on the list. He flew a Thunderbolt for the 56th squadron in Europe. Read his book in high school, he took over 200 rounds in one conflict and still got his Jug back to England. He passed away back in 1998.
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I remember this incredible story about a thunderbolt pilot that got separated from his squadron. On his way back to the base he was pursued by a German ace that riddled his P-47 over and over again. After engagement after engagement, and to his amazement at being unsuccessful at downing the P-47 the German pilot flew up along side saluted the pilot. tipped his wing and let him go. Was it Robert Johnson?? They even shared the story on the Military Channel sometime ago. I just can't remember the pilots name. Anyone?
Lets not forget another P-47 Ace "Gabby Gabreski"
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That's the one...find the story here...
http://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/aircraft/p-47/5.html
Lot's of great pictures going on here. But I also loved the bombers. B17G Super Fortress baby. One hell of a BUFF. Here's one of the B-17 nick named The Thunderbird. She was used primarily as a trainer for new flight crews on their first missions. She had a 100% safety record. Every crew that took of with her came back home safely.
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Quote from: Noble Dreg on May 23, 2009, 11:43:19 AM
That's the one...find the story here...
http://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/aircraft/p-47/5.html
Toooo cool.. It was Robert Johnson
Thanks Dreg! (http://i41.tinypic.com/10zvfnk.jpg)
Oh and I just remembered Richard Ira Bong has a museum in Superior Wisconsin right across the river from Duluth. They also have a fully restored P38 painted the same as his original P-38 was in WW2.
http://www.bongheritagecenter.org/newsroom/?newsroom=press_kit
I love anything with wings. One of my favorites is the DC3/C47 whose exploits before, during, and after WWII are legendary. One C-47 in the Pacific had a Japanese fighter expend all its ammo on it and still flew. The Japanese pilot, not wanting to lose face, rammed the C-47, taking the top of the rudder off. The C-47 made it back to base but the Japanese plane crashed. This was the only transport plane credited with downing an enemy aircraft during WWII !!!!!
I posted this on the old forum before it imploded...Trust me, crank the music and go to full screen. Fortunately not only do the Swiss like to fly, they like to film themselves flying! I feel like I'm "cheating" on the F4 when I say...I really love seeing the FA18 in flight!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3448650583768959103
Unleash....the DRAKENS! Watching the video reminded me of the somewhat unusual looking Saab 35 Draken
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Thunderbirds are go!
A classic bit of 60's SST design...The XP Valkyrie. Two built, one crashed...
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Quote from: Noble Dreg on May 23, 2009, 09:38:05 PM
I posted this on the old forum before it imploded...Trust me, crank the music and go to full screen. Fortunately not only do the Swiss like to fly, they like to film themselves flying! I feel like I'm "cheating" on the F4 when I say...I really love seeing the FA18 in flight!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3448650583768959103
That delta wing bird in the video is a Mirage, either a 3 or 5. I always thought that delta wing birds were like the sports cars of aircraft, built for speed.
Quote from: Deadbishop on May 22, 2009, 06:55:57 PM
Lots of great stuff so far! I can't believe no one has posted one of my favorites yet....the P38 Lightning!
(http://www.kelleycows.com/images/p38.jpg)
I was going to post one, but since you did...
My uncle flew a P-38G during WWII as a fighter in the Pacific. The plane had its trials as cavitation problems made the plane unreliable sometimes, but this was eventually addressed, I understand.
What Aircraft are you?
http://military.discovery.com/quiz/vehicle/what-kind-aircraft.html
The Military Channels Great Planes
http://military.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=52.15853.126276.37910.x
Top Ten Fighters
http://military.discovery.com/technology/vehicles/fighters/fighters.html
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You are a fighter
Sleek, sexy and maneuverable fighters are all about superiority. Fighters go into enemy airspace and take control.
Yeah I like that :)
Quote from: Noble Dreg on May 23, 2009, 09:38:05 PM
I posted this on the old forum before it imploded...Trust me, crank the music and go to full screen. Fortunately not only do the Swiss like to fly, they like to film themselves flying! I feel like I'm "cheating" on the F4 when I say...I really love seeing the FA18 in flight!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3448650583768959103
Oooo, thanks for sharing again Dreg - I remember watching this from the old forum. Loved it all over again!!!!!
I'm partial to the plane that my hunny (Rune) flew in while in the Navy. The Lockheed P-3 Orion. Sub hunter or Sky Pig or Flying Target. Think Defense, not Offence.
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But now that the cold war is over they do more... Hurricane hunter for NOAA.
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Fire fighter.
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Rune spent the latter part of his career stationed at Moffett Field where he saw lots of "interesting" aircraft courtesy of NASA and Ames Research who were also there.
A big part of his squadron, VP-50, were lost just after he got out. March 21, 1991 off the coast of San Diego there was a midair that took out both Crew 2 and his Crew 11, all 27 hands and many friends lost.
http://www.vpnavy.com/vp50mem_04dec98.html (http://www.vpnavy.com/vp50mem_04dec98.html)
And if you really want to get your geek on... Watch some of the old Star Trek NG episodes and when they show them beaming down a 5 foot tall, round, gray tube... Usually a "Transporter Field Enhancer". They're actually the storage tubes for the sonobuoys that the P3 would drop for listening. ;)
You are a helicopter!
Helicopters fulfill a lot of roles: they get in close and destroy enemy tanks, they aid in rescues, and they bring supplies and equipment in theater -- where ground troops need them most.
You are...The Barrage Balloon!
You are big, fat, and pretty much hang out in one place all day looking for trouble. Wrinkled and sagging, your pathetic existence is solely to get in the way of others. Friends say you are full of hot air. You expend gas at every conceivable opportunity. You'd like to travel but your job and family tie you down to one spot. You wait in agonizing anticipation for an incendiary bullet to come along and bring the sweet release of...
Or maybe it said I was a fighter... ;D
You are a fighter!
Sleek, sexy and maneuverable fighters are all about superiority. Fighters go into enemy airspace and take control.
(I must not have been very honest with myself)
Muffin wanted me to post her favorite plane.....
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Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 28, 2009, 08:49:07 AM
Muffin wanted me to post her favorite plane.....
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they won't let my fly that either >:(
Quote from: Capt. Bacardi on May 28, 2009, 08:49:07 AM
Muffin wanted me to post her favorite plane.....
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*snort* Gotta loves the Muffin...actually I like her favorite plane as well ;)
My compliments on a nice very aircraft indeed! Here are a couple more that are worth mentioning. I might add that I'm also extremely overdue boarding any of them. I'm sure there are a few others out there that can feel my pain ;)
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I get real nervous flying small island commuter airlines...scares the poi out of me actually.
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As I thought.....the Fighter.....explains the whole Thunderbolt thing.. ;D
Sorcha: "I'm partial to the plane that my hunny (Rune) flew in while in the Navy. The Lockheed P-3 Orion. Sub hunter or Sky Pig or Flying Target. Think Defense, not Offence."
NOT offense? Don't forget . . . P-3:1
Chinese F-8:0
Quote from: Sir William Marcus on May 27, 2009, 09:37:09 AM
What Aircraft are you?
http://military.discovery.com/quiz/vehicle/what-kind-aircraft.html
The Military Channels Great Planes
http://military.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=52.15853.126276.37910.x
Top Ten Fighters
http://military.discovery.com/technology/vehicles/fighters/fighters.html
(http://i43.tinypic.com/120l4kx.jpg)
You are a fighter
Sleek, sexy and maneuverable fighters are all about superiority. Fighters go into enemy airspace and take control.
??
Quote from: Blackbead on May 29, 2009, 08:36:02 AM
"I'm partial to the plane that my hunny (Rune) flew in while in the Navy. The Lockheed P-3 Orion. Sub hunter or Sky Pig or Flying Target.
Many years ago my father was stationed in San Diego with the Pacific Fleet. I remember P-3's always flying over, along with A-6 Prowlers & S-3 Vikings.
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Being a major history geek, especially WWII aviation, I really love the "cutting edge" aircraft of the 40's. Ever hear of the Japanese Shinden?
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Note the strong resemblance to the "modern" varieze...
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I remember assembling a plastic model of the Shinden as a kid. By the way ND, you can expect to find a small package in your snail mail next week. Feel free to post....
O.K., so I am working in Boston this week and my rep says he has a surprise for me. After 3 hours on a plane, I'm whooped! He gives me an address for the GPS and off I go to meet him for dinner...at a small airport...with a grass strip...and a mint condition 1941 L4 "Grasshopper" (a military Cub). Four tiny gauges and no radio! She was painted desert tan with the big 'ol "Stars and Bars" painted on the side. 90 minutes of flying up and down the coast near Portsmith! Me, not the instructor, ME! Had to take off and land twice. ;D ;D ;D
As Will Smith said in Independance day, "I have got to get me one of these"!
Oh, it was a beautiful night, If you are familiar with the Cub, we were "forced" to leave the window up and the door down.
Edit: Found a pic of the field online. You come in on the right (notice the "cut-out" in the trees). It's a tad tight but not too bad...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2681072024_49013c00d6.jpg?v=0)
Quote from: Noble Dreg on June 01, 2009, 09:09:09 PM
O.K., so I am working in Boston this week and my rep says he has a surprise for me. After 3 hours on a plane, I'm whooped! He gives me an address for the GPS and off I go to meet him for dinner...at a small airport...with a grass strip...and a mint condition 1941 L4 "Grasshopper" (a military Cub). Four tiny gauges and no radio! She was painted desert tan with the big 'ol "Stars and Bars" painted on the side. 90 minutes of flying up and down the coast near Portsmith! Me, not the instructor, ME! Had to take off and land twice. ;D ;D ;D
As Will Smith said in Independance day, "I have got to get me one of these"!
Oh, it was a beautiful night, If you are familiar with the Cub, we were "forced" to leave the window up and the door down.
Edit: Found a pic of the field online. You come in on the right (notice the "cut-out" in the trees). It's a tad tight but not too bad...
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/2681072024_49013c00d6.jpg?v=0)
I know someone who is going to be very very jealous!! :-*
Quote from: BubbleWright on May 30, 2009, 09:36:04 PM
I remember assembling a plastic model of the Shinden as a kid. By the way ND, you can expect to find a small package in your snail mail next week. Feel free to post....
Funny you should mention a plastic model of the Shinden....I say the pic and was about to post the same comment. Was yours kind of "HO" scale miniature model? Mine was...
QuoteWas yours kind of "HO" scale miniature model? Mine was...
Yup, that be the one. How soon was it before you broke off those spindly legs?
Quote from: BubbleWright on June 02, 2009, 06:27:26 PM
QuoteWas yours kind of "HO" scale miniature model? Mine was...
Yup, that be the one. How soon was it before you broke off those spindly legs?
Not long...LOL....
Also had an ME262, and a couple of other WW2 birds, from the same series of miniatures...
They fly in tomorrow.
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Air Fete 78 RAF Mildenhall UK. Foggy ceiling of @500 feet. 2 day airshow of EXTREMELY low altitude :o
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Quote from: BubbleWright on May 30, 2009, 09:36:04 PM
...Feel free to post....
LOL...I get it. ;D
I'll dig out the ol' scanner and see if I can indeed "post" a few.
Thanks!
They're here! Showed up at exactly noon and practiced till 3:45, and it's only Thursday! (http://i39.tinypic.com/2qbsqc5.jpg)
A few images from the yard...
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ohhh i so have plane envy right now
My favorite aircraft is the old reliable DC-8 I have ran around the world turning wrenches on these and loved every second .This is the most reliable freighter on the planet still in use by many cargo outfits. They can take a punch to one flew though 4 radio towers in Lima Peru lost 15 feet or the wing and landed like it was nothing.I still work part time on these.I wish I knew how to post photos AAARGH
Great thread ! My dad was a Air Force man. Served during the Korean War. After the war he was stationed for a few years at S.A.C in Nebraska where he woked with B-29's. We always had pictures or models of planes around the house.
In the eraly 90's dad and I went to the Air force museum in Dayton,Ohio. Very worth the trip.
When my husband and I were living in California and he was working for the Navy we would go to the annual airshow at Miramar ( was home to the Top Gun fighter squadron). It is an excellent air show. Got to see the Blue Angels in person afew times. What a thrill to see in person. Also got to see a Harrier jet, which are awesome to watch maneuver.
The Fort Drum army base here in upstate , northern New York where my husband currently works holds a annual air show. Matter of fact it is coming up this month. The last weekend of June. Last year they had alot of vintage aircraft from World War II.
It is well worth attending for those who love planes.
Quote from: Lady Amy of York on June 05, 2009, 11:19:35 PM
When my husband and I were living in California and he was working for the Navy we would go to the annual airshow at Miramar ( was home to the Top Gun fighter squadron). It is an excellent air show. Got to see the Blue Angels in person afew times. What a thrill to see in person. Also got to see a Harrier jet, which are awesome to watch maneuver.
Miramar was my first Air Show and my first introduction to the Blue Angels. Remembering the first time that I witnessed Harriers at a Air Show. I kept thinking Star Wars!
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Air Show weekend here has come to a close. It was something special this year as it fell on the anniversary of D-Day. Below are just a few images from the weekend..
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Thanks for the B-25 pics...Love to see them fly, most impressive with the "invasion" stripes!
So where was the airshow?
Late 50's early 60's, Pappy DeBolt flies his R/C plane into the side of a parked Angles jet. Think it might have been AMA Nats at Nas Alamitos '63.
Why does I remember weird shituff like this?
Quote from: Noble Dreg on June 07, 2009, 07:59:32 PM
So where was the airshow?
Indianapolis, Indiana @ Mt.Comfort Airport
Quote from: Carl and Donna on June 05, 2009, 06:47:32 PM
My favorite aircraft is the old reliable DC-8 I have ran around the world turning wrenches on these and loved every second. I wish I knew how to post photos AAARG!
Gotcha covered brother Carl...
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Quote from: Sir William Marcus on June 08, 2009, 10:17:03 PM
Quote from: Carl and Donna on June 05, 2009, 06:47:32 PM
My favorite aircraft is the old reliable DC-8 I have ran around the world turning wrenches on these and loved every second. I wish I knew how to post photos AAARG!
Gotcha covered brother Carl...
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Thanks for the pix, Sir William. Soft spot in my heart for the DC8 as well. As a kid, flew to Japan on a Lockheed Super Constellation in 1957, flew home in 1960 on a DC8.
Quote from: Ambios on June 09, 2009, 05:38:41 PM
Thanks for the pix, Sir William. Soft spot in my heart for the DC8 as well. As a kid, flew to Japan on a Lockheed Super Constellation in 1957, flew home in 1960 on a DC8.
Love the Connie!
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I remember there was a whole bunch of retired Connies back in the 90's at the Pima Air & Space Museum/ 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), aka the "Boneyard." If you ever find yourself in the Tucson area take a bus tour, its pretty cool! ;)
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I have a sad story about planes and performance squadrons such as the Blue Angles and Thunderbirds
Many many years ago while I was staying with my dad at Cheyenne Frontier days (i think I was in my early teens) As this was July 1977. I woke up one morning to heavy fog and rain (It had been raining all week at Frontier Days that year) I had just tossed on my clothing and was sitting down to eat some breakfast with my sister and stepmother at the time.
We all heard this very LOUD boom and the whole area shock followed by more booms and shaking. I looked outhte camper window to see things falling from the sky. I decided to go running out to investigate (maybe not so smart at5 the time) As I looked around there was a field of debree from one end of the parking lot to the Arena area (just west of were our camper was parked)
Many of the rodeo and horse racing participants camped here at the time. The fog was so think you could see most likey 100 yards. What I noticed in the debree looked like air maps and aircraft debree and then I spied a piece of the canopy of a Thunderbird jet (T-38 Talon) I think they were flying at the time) The name read Captain Charlie Carter.
I looked around and noticed some others gathering about and heard sirens coming in. There were two RV's with creases in them from where it looked like the T-38's wings just barely touched them about 5 or so feet from the ground. About 30 minutes arealier another camper was parked intat location but had left. My camper had been about 25 yards from these two campers and the now empty parking spot.
There was still paper debree falling about and as I headed towards the area the T-38 was sitting on it's one wing on the ground and the other straight up in the air. two bulls lie decapited in the pin one cut in half long ways the other width wise. Looking down the horse track was a parachute and what looked like an ejection seat.
Sadly Captain Carter lost his life in this accident as he avoided the populated camp ground. His co-pilot was a reporter that managed to eject and suffer a broken leg landing in the arena some distance away.
Had Captain Carter ejected with his co-pilot many people would have lost there life that day but he was a hero and went down with his plane to avoid injuring others.
I still remember that day very vivadly almost as if it was yesterday and not 30 some odd years ago. For many years I always looked for the tree on the east end of the faire grounds (west of the Air Force base) That Captain Carters T-38 clipped on his flight path.
I heard reports he had lost power on take off and had no choice but to crash, but this is un-offical. Lucky too that this was early in the moring or the stands could have been full of people to watch the days rodeo and horse racing. Frontier Days were canceled for that day as it should have been for saftey reasons (Plane fuel in the stock pins and a downed plane that could explode. They however never evacuated the camping area just 25 - 50 yards from the downed plane.
Here is a round of HUZZAH'S to those pilots who do performance shows and to those who have lost their lives for this country. And a silent thank you to Captain Charlie Carter who sacrificed his life that day to save the lives of many others including myself
http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/AEROBATIC/Thunderbirds/Thunderbirds.htm (http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/AEROBATIC/Thunderbirds/Thunderbirds.htm)
What an incredible story and a most fascinating link. I was unaware of it existence, very interesting.
Thank you Lady de Laney
You are very welcome for both.
There aren't to many people that would remember that even as there were maybe 200 people in the camp ground that day if even that. And while my sister was there a few years latter in school she wrote a speech on it and had to ask me for the details. It's funny what we remember and what brings those memories to the fore front of our being. I guess just seeing Blue ANgels did it for me.
Once again HUZZAH to Captain Carter and all of those who lose their life for us.
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"Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war!"
Star Trek got nuthin' on this Vulcan-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1192897/The-vulcan-flying-Legendary-aircraft-saved-MoS-readers-make-comeback-today-air-show.html
Wow...Always wondered if the "war-bird" movement would/could keep the older "big" jets flying. Glad to see it.
Angel Flares II
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Quote from: Morgan Dreadlocke on June 13, 2009, 07:50:38 PM
Star Trek got nuthin' on this Vulcan-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1192897/The-vulcan-flying-Legendary-aircraft-saved-MoS-readers-make-comeback-today-air-show.html
That is sweet.....Can anyone say Thunderball......
C-130J Hercules
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And here's one that all ways gives me the chills.....the missing man formation.
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Missing man formation always moving
Below: A popular aircraft here in Indiana
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I can't tell if that's weird, funny, or just obscene.
Hey look, it's an 'earplane'! ;D
Sorry, corney I know.
Wonder if it runs on ethonol?
Flown by a 'kernel' in the airforce?
I think it's the new offering from 'earbus'.
I'm a-'maized' it flys!
Sorry, I can be 'earitent' I know.
The Su-27 and the MiG-29
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Big fan of both those amazing aircraft...Sir William, where did you find those pics?
Quote from: Michael of Galway on June 15, 2009, 02:59:56 PM
C-130J Hercules
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ain't nothing like being in bed and nearly asleep and here one of these fly over c130 lullaby
Quote from: Noble Dreg on June 23, 2009, 11:20:57 AM
Big fan of both those amazing aircraft...Sir William, where did you find those pics?
Got to give credit to photographer Richard Seaman for the outstanding photos. From what I believe the images of the Russian Knights & Swifts were shot at the Beriev test center near Gelendzhik on the Russian Black Sea. I'll send you a link.
Below the
Italian Air Force II Frecce Tricolori
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And the
Polish Air Force "White and Red Sparks"(http://i44.tinypic.com/s0ya9j.jpg)
Pics of 2 of 3 people that where dumb stupid crazy willing to go flying with me. :o
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Me favorite period of aircraft runs ta the mid 1930's. Nonmilitary, built fer all out speed, an in an odd way , pleasin' ta the eye. Granville's GeeBee's, the Walker Bulldog, various Brown racers, Cauldrons and Folkerts creations all have a place here. A mystery plane was built in this period, hidden at the beginnin' o' WW2. Never flown, it passed through different hands, an now graces the EAA museum. T'would not look out of place next to one o' Rutan's composite designs or sittin' on the ramp next ta a Stealth fighter.
http://www.tdmsoftware.com/majewski/rcstuff/bugattiinfo.html
Glad to see everyone made it safely on the ground Captain ;) BTW, who was the third person that got airborne with ya?
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Quote from: Morgan Dreadlocke on June 26, 2009, 08:59:10 PM
Granville's GeeBee's, the Walker Bulldog, various Brown racers, Cauldrons and Folkerts
There was an aircraft called a Walker Bulldog?
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Above: The Proteus in flight.
The Scaled Composites Model 281 Proteus is a tandem-wing high-endurance aircraft designed by Burt Rutan to investigate the use of aircraft as high altitude telecommunications relays. The Proteus is actually a multi-mission vehicle, able to carry various payloads on a ventral pylon. An extremely high-efficiency design, the Proteus can orbit a point at over 65,000 feet (19,800 m) for more than 18 hours. It is currently owned by Northrop Grumman.
Proteus has an all-composite airframe with graphite-epoxy sandwich construction. Its wingspan of 77 feet 7 inches is expandable to 92 feet with removable wingtips installed. Proteus is an "optionally piloted" aircraft ordinarily flown by two pilots in a pressurized cabin. However, it also has the capability to perform its missions semi-autonomously or flown remotely from the ground.
Aye, Twas a pretty thing wi' a high mounted gull wing. Williams Bros put out a plastic kit few years back.
This be just too cool ta leave unmentioned -
(Warning, all model airplane geeks remove food and beverage from keyboard area before clicking following link)
http://www.lambert-modellturbinen.de
Old age, ambroid an dope fumes befuddlin' me brain. Its the HALL Bulldog ;D
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The Hall Bulldog! Its been awhile for me as well. Reacquainting me with the Williams Bros brings back modeling memories as they specialized in all those vintage racers.
Love the 30's racers myself...Had a 103" "Mr. Mulligan" until I put it into a flat spin I could not pull out of. Thankfully I walked away without a scratch! ;D
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My current project, now on hold while I move...A Stinson Reliant (No, that's not me).
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SR-71. Also known as the Blackbird. A spy plane able to travel at Mach III speed. Saw one of these at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Patterson AFB.
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The Boeing NB-52B Stratofortress mothership has been placed on display outside the north gate of Edwards Air Force Base, just off Highway 58 between Mojave and Boron.
http://www.warbirdalley.com/museum.htm#mu (http://www.warbirdalley.com/museum.htm#mu)
For a list of Air Plane Museums in your area.
Osh Kosh, Wisconsin is the place to be for the big EAA Fly-In. When my husband was flying from 1975 to 1991. we would schedule the Cessna 182, pack up the kids, and head over to Osh Kosh for a few days. Now to see Vintage Air Craft, we drive. I remember when we flew up to St. Paul Downtown Airport off Plato Ave. to see the B-29 named FiFi!!
In Ohio in Dayton, is the Air Force museum. That is one place that should not be missed. There are hangars full of Air planes from WWI to Modern days, including a B-52!! The BoxCar was the B-29 that dropped Little Boy over Nagasaki in August 1945. My Great Uncle, Tony DaVersa, was a Ball Turret Gunner on a B-17 during WWII that was shot down over the Bering Strait in late 1944 by the Japanese. His flight crew was based out of Moscow at the time and was on his way home for a Sympathy Leave.
Quote from: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on June 27, 2009, 12:07:09 PM
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SR-71. Also known as the Blackbird. A spy plane able to travel at Mach III speed. Saw one of these at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. Wright-Patterson AFB.
Actually, that's a picture of the F-117A "Nighthawk". The highest speed these could reach was just under Mach 1. The Air Force retired the F-117A last year about this time.
The picture below is the SR-71 Blackbird, which was retired in 1998, 10 years prior to the Nighthawk.
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When I was younger I had kits that were model rockets for both of these. The SR-71 flew great, but the the F117A not so well, and I can see where it got its nickname "Wobbly Goblin". I got one flight out of it. ::)
All the grace and beauty of the SR's falls away when ya have ta clean up the mess they leaves behind. Up close theys truly a bunch 'o ill fittin' parts leakin' tens 'o gallons 'o fuel per hour. Think I spent half me overseas tour on standby while the crews pumped evil named fluids in an out ::)
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Thanks DB!! Got my stealth aircraft mixed up! Oh well. I stand corrected!!
:o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=766N1mAe0og&feature=related
Quote from: Noble Dreg on June 28, 2009, 09:16:18 PM
:o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=766N1mAe0og&feature=related
:o I want one...
Quote from: Noble Dreg on June 28, 2009, 09:16:18 PM
:o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=766N1mAe0og&feature=related
I would get in trouble with one of them... :o
We had a visitor yesterday, and after the third pass I went in and got the camera
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"Please Mr. Please, Don't Play B-17, it was our song it was his song but it's oooover...."
;D
I have another session booked for next week with this...1941 L4. Can't wait!
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At camp maybree there in Austin TX they have two L4's ready to fly hanging from the ceiling, both saw combat in WWII and Korea.
For my father in law who was part of a F-106 crew at McChord Air Base in Washington State
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It appeared that the B-17 that has been currently buzzing the fortress is on tour and stayed with us throughout the 4th of July Weekend.
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I had a some time to kill Sunday so I headed over to get a closer look...
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And discovered to my surprise it was the "Liberty Belle"
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Sweet!
Every July 4th weekend, the Collings Foundation as the Nine-O-Nine (B-17)and the All American aka Dragon and her Tail (B-24 actually the only fully restored flying B-24) where I live. They buzz my house all day long giving rides. Didn't go and see them this year as Saturday was Faire day and Sunday was clean faire garb, relax and recoup for the work week. I've seen those planes almost every year. Last year I didn't have my camera as it was in the repair shop. Oh well maybe in the future I will see them again. They had a B-25 with them last year s well as the twin seat P-51. The P-51 was with them this year.
OH a friend of mine took a ride in them many years ago ($350) for a 30 minute ride. He had a friend who was best friends withthe pilot and they let him take the controls for 15 minutes. He took video looking down the bomb site. Said it was a real thrill to ride in it.
The plane called Nine-O-Nine is not it's original name and used to be a slurry bomber. I found that out last year and often wonder if it was one my Uncle used to fly. He also flew the PB4-Y Privateer (Navy version of the B-24
This is the one we saw in Az over Christmas.
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The New Season of Great Planes (http://military.discovery.com/tv/great-planes/great-planes.html) begins tonight 10/9C on the Military Channel
Okay, so I was out on business to the airport in South St. Paul on Friday, and as I was leaving, saw this little guy getting pulled out of a hangar. What is it? I could have fit this little thing in my trunk, seriously. The wingspan couldn't have been more than 10 feet. It was really, really tiny.
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Looks to be a Piper Tri Pacer. Might be a 50% scale R/C job if only @10' :o
You know, I was thinking with a 10' wingspan its almost gotta be an RC (http://i43.tinypic.com/muv9fs.jpg) Then again perhaps its a custom kit? Wish I knew, I really dunno (http://i42.tinypic.com/24c5ovm.jpg)
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Maybe 10 feet was a bit conservative of a guess. Could have been bigger, but not much. Maybe 14ft? If you look at the shadow the wings are casting, they are about the same size as the one lane path it's parked on. It looked like it was just big enough for one person to sit in. Pretty sure it wasn't RC at that size.
Confederate air force in west Texas.
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Quote from: Morgan Dreadlocke on July 12, 2009, 05:06:27 PM
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Snoopy's Wingman? ::)
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AP
Quote from: NoBill Lurker on July 13, 2009, 06:53:55 PM
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Holy Shniky!!!
Quote from: Sir William Marcus on July 13, 2009, 09:13:05 PM
Quote from: NoBill Lurker on July 13, 2009, 06:53:55 PM
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AP
Holy Shniky!!!
"A jet from the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia passes an apartment building during a flyover at the Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup race on Sunday. As much as we're sure the powerboat race along the Detroit River is exciting, this guy on his balcony has to be crossing his fingers ." from tbt.com
Man! I wish I was that guy on the balcony, I would sooo be jumping up and down! ;D
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Quote from: Sir William Marcus on July 13, 2009, 09:13:05 PM
Quote from: NoBill Lurker on July 13, 2009, 06:53:55 PM
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Holy Shniky!!!
"A jet from the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia passes an apartment building during a flyover at the Chrysler Jeep Superstores APBA Detroit Gold Cup race on Sunday. As much as we're sure the powerboat race along the Detroit River is exciting, this guy on his balcony has to be crossing his fingers ." from tbt.com
Man! I wish I was that guy on the balcony, I would sooo be jumping up and down! ;D
Actually, NoBill....he may have needed a "quick change" ::)
see If that were me i'd be wavy at the pilots
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John Travolta's Crib
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I think he has one more too, but it is to big to keep there. :o
Oh yeah, the "Green" guy who says we all need to lower our carbon footprint. ::)
Cool house, neat planes, why such a tiny pool? ;D
I normally go to PARF on Saturday but the weather was calling for 80% t-storms, so I went on Sunday (yesterday). It turned out to be a gloriously sunny day for the Pyrate Invasion. I brought the 41" RC pirate ship. At 5 PM I returned everything back to the van, and once stowed, I returned to the Shire for one last privy stop. Looking up, a B-24 Liberator bomber was flying slowly over the Faire below the clouds, which were lit from underneath by the late afternoon sun. I stood transfixed in the parking lot as 2 of my favorite interests melded together in a Kodak moment. I had warm fuzzies all the way home. ;D ;D ;D
Have you ever seen an A-10, an F-86, a P-38 and a P-51 fly by in formation? Grab a pen and paper to see how many aircraft you can identify in this video....................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKU0uQki5Dc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKU0uQki5Dc)
Very nice....great way to start the morning. ;D
What an array of aircraft. Very nice BubbleWright !
Here's a familiar airship from the other day. An hour earlier you couldn't even see it as the fog was so thick.
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As the various blimps fly up and down the Mid-Atlantic region, they moor at the New Castle County Airport in Delaware. Coming from the south, they fly up the Chesapeake Bay to the Elk River, then cross Maryland to get to the NCC Airport. Waching one of these drone up the river at about 100 feet off the water is awesome.
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Check out some of these aircraft images..
Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?album=6731&thumbnails=noinfo&page_limit=120&album_name=The+Best+Of+Airliners.net&album_creator=Armageddon&disp_order=desc)
Quote from: Sir William Marcus on September 20, 2009, 10:58:56 AM
Check out some of these aircraft images..
Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?album=6731&thumbnails=noinfo&page_limit=120&album_name=The+Best+Of+Airliners.net&album_creator=Armageddon&disp_order=desc)
Site ... Bookmarked! ;D
Holy snickers bar!!!!!!! Ok I so love it
One of my favorites too...a very international viewpoint. You get to ssee everything!
A few more visitors from next door
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What a great flippin' thread you've got here...I have WWII Plane Porn all over my office walls...I work for Lockheed, they don't mind at all... 8)
Quote from: Ambios on May 23, 2009, 09:38:17 AM
Quote from: Deadbishop on May 22, 2009, 06:55:57 PM
Lots of great stuff so far! I can't believe no one has posted one of my favorites yet....the P38 Lightning!
Lovin this thread. The "Two Tailed Devil" (sorry, can't remember the Deutche) is my all time favorite as well...
My Lord Ambios, the nickname "Fork-Tailed Devil", for our beloved P-38, comes out as "Der Gabelschwanz Teufel" in German...
Cheers!
The Dehavilland Mosquito was always a favorite of mine, especially after watching the movie "633 Squadron" as a kid...(Many of the flying scenes from that movie were copied for the combat scenes in the original 1977 Star Wars film)...cheers!!
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Quote from: Amras Elfwine on September 23, 2009, 10:46:53 AM
The Dehavilland Mosquito was always a favorite of mine, especially after watching the movie "633 Squadron" as a kid...(Many of the flying scenes from that movie were copied for the combat scenes in the original 1977 Star Wars film)...cheers!!
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Thanks for tweaking my memory, Amras, on the german nickname for the P38. AND...the Mosquito was/is always one of my favorites as well!
I recall readin' somewheres that there be no flyable Mossies left and only a single specimen left rotting away somewheres in bonny UK. Theres some neat footage 'o Mossies droppin' bombs in the old "Dambusters" film.
Morgan, I believe ye be right about the lack of flying Mosquitos. Damn shame, that.
I still recall thinking how insane it was to go flying over enemy territory unarmed just to get pictures . . . until I read that if any German a/c lifted off to intercept them, the Mosquito pilots would just push the throttle forward and get the hell home!
Quote from: Amras Elfwine on September 23, 2009, 10:40:13 AM
What a great flippin' thread you've got here...I have WWII Plane Porn all over my office walls...I work for Lockheed, they don't mind at all... 8)
Ahoy there, Amras!
Which of the MANY Lockhhed facilities do you work at? I work for Uncle Sam but am currently assigned to AF Plant #4.
Blackbead
Ahoy the boat! Capn, I work out of the Ellicot City, Maryland office, in one of those non-descript office parks in the D.C. corridor...
Quote from: Morgan Dreadlocke on September 23, 2009, 10:20:39 PM
I recall readin' somewheres that there be no flyable Mossies left and only a single specimen left rotting away somewheres in bonny UK. Theres some neat footage 'o Mossies droppin' bombs in the old "Dambusters" film.
Many UK aircraft from the WWII era are rotting literally. The Mosquito was almost entirely made of plywood! Wood does not survive 60+ years exposed to the elements well.
Suppose it's ok to mention I know of one flying example...in 1/12 scale. I happen to have an all electric R/C version of it! ;D
I'm inlove with airlines.net
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From 1942-1945 my pilots downed over a 1000 enemy aircraft, 184 merchant ships, 80 bridges, 125 locomotives, and killed over 60,000 enemy soldiers.
Who Am I??
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MG Claire Chennault, CO of the 1st American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers) which became the 23rd Fighter Group in July 1942, part of the 14th Air Force, which he later commanded.
WINNER!.....WINNER!......WINNER!....WINNER!
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FEI HU
Quote from: Sir William Marcus on November 28, 2009, 11:06:39 AM
WINNER!.....WINNER!......WINNER!....WINNER!
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FEI HU
Nitpicker alert ! That's an "N", not a "B" :P
ROFL! So right Morgan. Regardless, she's still is a good looking bird!
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I took a half day's vacation today. Since I start at 6 AM, I left at 10 AM. On my way home I drive past the New Castle County Airport, which is just south of Wilmington, Delaware. As I was passing in front of the terminal, I saw a white and blue 747 coming in for a landing. There is no regular service to the airport with planes that big. As it got closer I realized it was one of the Presidential Fleet. On occasion they do touch and goes for practice. Of course, it isn't Air Force One unless the President is aboard. About 10 seconds later I smacked myself in the head saying it is Air Force One! The President is here to attend the funeral of Vice President Biden's mother. I lost track of the aircraft when it got low enough to be hidden by the airport buildings. What a magnificent plane!
Glad I did not cut through the airport parking lot as I sometimes do. I'd still be there trying to explain my presence... ;D ??? ;D
Here is a couple we took last year trying to get back from AzRF. He delayed us 30 mins getting out of there, I hate airport delays....
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I took nearly 800 shots :o during the 2009 Wings Over Houston Air Show on Halloween Saturday, and one of my favorites is this one of a blade and hub. I didn't take a picture of the whole aircraft, so I don't know what model it is. Was anyone else there that recognizes this blade and hub, and knows what kind of airplane it's a part of?
Blade and Hub (Shot with Nikon D90 and 18mm-200mm Lens)
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Take Care,
David Baldock
P-51
Nice self-portrait in the spinner by the way!
I should add it is a "D" model. One of the better restorations flying. So few flying you begin to recognize each one from the tiniest of clues! I've seen this one fly, she's a beauty!
It's interesting to see how my bright red shirt appears reflected in the red propeller hub.
Is that plane one of The Horsemen? It was fun watching the aerobatic trio of Mustangs at the 2009 Wings Over Houston Air Show on Halloween Saturday.
The Horsemen Aerobatic Mustang Trio (Shot with a Nikon D90 and a 18mm-200mm Lens)
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Take Care,
David Baldock
I do not believe your mustang is one of the "Horsemen", but I do believe it is for sale...see here:
http://www.controller.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=1163640
What a deal - a used 65 year old single engine prop plane, for only $1,875,000 ! :o ;)
(And it has "Dummy Guns", instead of real Machine Guns ... LOL! ;D )
you probley could have bought a new one for that much
The U.S. gov paid $50,985.00 when "new".
Ah, yes, but if you take into account cost of living and inflation rate increases since 1940, that comes out about right.
Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one; a reassurance to those of us who fly routinely in our jobs. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS ' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers.
By the way, UPS is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
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P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
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P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit
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P: Dead bugs on windshield..
S: Live bugs on back-order.
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P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
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P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
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P: DME volume unbelievably loud..
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
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P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
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P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
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P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
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P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search
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P: Aircraft handles funny. (I love this one!)
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right and be serious.
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P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
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P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
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And the best one for last
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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a
midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.
;D is it bad that i have this saved at work. I have a copy of that i think it's hillarious
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:o
Re-defines "rag-bag".
http://www.impactlab.com/2010/01/11/the-duct-tape-plane-best-duct-tape-story-ever/
they find new uses for Duct tape everyday
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You're a 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , on 11-14-1965, Vietnam . Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8 - 1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in.
...
You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you're not getting out.
Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away and you'll never see them again.
As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day..
Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter..!
You look up to see an un-armed Huey!! But.... it doesn't seem real because no Medi-Vac markings are on it.
Ed Freeman is coming for you..!!
He's not a Medi-Vac so it's not his job, but he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway even after the Medi-Vacs were ordered not to come.
He's coming anyway!
And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board..
Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the Doctors and Nurses.
And, he kept coming back..!! 13 more times..!!
He took about 30 of you and your buddies out who would never have gotten out.
Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died last Wednesday at the age of 80 in Boise, ID
May God Rest His Soul..
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Seems the "Greatest Generation" is not limited to just WWII.
hurrrahhhh and God bless him
Lufthansa rolled out new A380-841 (my new ride to Frankfurt, as a passenger)
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Time to revive this thread. Check out link for Oshkosh 2010 video...
http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/Oshkosh.html (http://marcbrecy.perso.neuf.fr/Oshkosh.html)
Top 10 lowest flybys...
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448* (http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448*)
SWEET!!!! ;D
Quote from: BubbleWright on November 10, 2010, 04:50:44 AM
Top 10 lowest flybys...
http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448* (http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=19448*)
The number 1 fly-by is freaking awesome! ;D
If you look closely at the beginning of the run you see a very upset seagull...lol :o ;)
Glad to see this topic revived since I am no longer flying (commercial licence). the little jewel below is a 1943 Stinson V77 Gullwing we did a full restoration on around 10 years ago. You just HAVE to love the sound a big radial engine makes as it chugs along......
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pretty
Forgot Muffin had this on her cell phone.
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Quote from: Hospitaller on November 11, 2010, 02:39:24 PM
Glad to see this topic revived since I am no longer flying (commercial licence). the little jewel below is a 1943 Stinson V77 Gullwing we did a full restoration on around 10 years ago. You just HAVE to love the sound a big radial engine makes as it chugs along......
There is nothing in the world like the sound of a radial... I wasn't a pilot, tho' my dad and one brother both were, and all three of us were members of the Confederate Air Force, now Commemorative Air Force. Spent a bit of time up close and personal to a lot of vintage aircraft. JEEZ! I just realized that was 30 years ago!
There was a white Bi-Plane flying over Galveston for a few minutes last Saturday morning when I was down on the island for Dickens on The Strand (http://www.galvestonhistory.org/dickens_overview.asp). It passed out of sight behind some buildings before I could shoot any pictures.
Take Care,
David Baldock
i see bi planes all the time around here several people at our dinky rinky airport have them they fly all around here. ofcourse i'm also somehow in the flight path of the c130s too
Quote from: Hospitaller on November 11, 2010, 02:39:24 PM
Glad to see this topic revived since I am no longer flying (commercial licence). the little jewel below is a 1943 Stinson V77 Gullwing we did a full restoration on around 10 years ago. You just HAVE to love the sound a big radial engine makes as it chugs along......
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Hey Hospitaller...You have any other pics of this one??? I'm building one with a 120" wingspan and love the colors, something a little different.
Dreg,
I have a few shots. Will look for then and post this weekend from the home comp. We were in KS at Thanksgiving picking some of my stuf whcih was stored in that hanger. the plane hasn't been touched since I left three years ago and is in sore need of a wash and to be taken out for a flight. My father is 80 now and refuses to sell the plane even though he can barely get to the airport now. Darn shame after all that work to see it sitting...... >:( :'(
If it was mine I wouldn't give it up either!
Thanks for the pics.
R/C dynamic soaring speed record.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQB16ZaNI4&feature=player_embedded
This video is over a year old. I hear the record has been bumped up to well over 400 MPH!