Warbirds - Military airplane fans

[Randy Stewart]

Da Plane, Da Plane!

My favorite has to be the Corsairs. I love the way they look while flying. One of my favorite shows was the "Black Sheep Squadron". I still watch it in reruns now.
Never had the oportunity to fly anything other than a single engine Cessna, and that was only once. But the Navy gave me lots of oportunity to jump out of perfectly good planes!!!! But that's another story.

 

[Michael T]

Re: Re: Re: I wish my other car had wings ...

Marc said:


Heat, isn't it? Less pressure as it goes up. They take it up, get it warmed up and then fuel it as I understand it. I may be wrong.

You and Claes are probably right. I am probably mixing up my military vessels... It's heat for the SR-71 and pressure for the submarines... I think. Too many useless items running around my brain some days...

 

[Michael T]

Re: Looks great...

Claes Gefvenberg said:



Wow.... It looks great! I want one.....

/Claes

Thanks Claes... my pops calls all the time, clucking about climb rate and cruising speed and this and that. He loves his plane. (Considering it's been about 25 years since he last flew - I think he's in paradise)

This is a kit plane - not too expensive from what dad says. I told him to make sure that he understands... when he can't fly it any more... I get it... That will be my incentive to finally get my pilot's license. It's just so darned expensive anymore...

 

[JRKH]

Re: Da Plane, Da Plane!

Randy Stewart said:


......the Navy gave me lots of oportunity to jump out of perfectly good planes!!!! But that's another story.

Never could figure that one out. Why would anyone choose to jump out of a plane with a perfectly good engine?

James

 

[Michael T]

Re: Re: Da Plane, Da Plane!

JRKH said:



Never could figure that one out. Why would anyone choose to jump out of a plane with a perfectly good engine?

James

For the gloooryyy - shipmate, for the gloooryyy....

As a SEAL friend of mine used to say...

Should I mention that I always thought he was half a bubble off plumb?

 

[JRKH]

CHECK THIS OUT.

Here is a link with a video's about the B-17. I Played them on Realplayer.
Very Interesting.

https://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/B17.html


Happy Landings

James

 

[Andy Bassett]

Any Mosquitos Still Flying

I am still thinking about Oshkosh!

What might tip the balance would be to see a Mosquito Flying. Does anybody know if there will be one in Oshkosh? If not where can one be seen?

 

[JRKH]

Re: Any Mosquitos Still Flying

Andy Bassett said:

I am still thinking about Oshkosh!

What might tip the balance would be to see a Mosquito Flying. Does anybody know if there will be one in Oshkosh? If not where can one be seen?

I found this on a RAF Mosquito website:

Very few of this graceful aircraft entered preservation. One flying example, owned by British Aerospace, was a very popular item on air display programmes for many years. The Aircraft was a Mosquito T Mk 3 G-ASKH/RR299 and was operated by them at Hawarden near Chester. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed on the 21st July 1996 during a display Barton Aerodrome in with the loss of both crewmen. Currently there are thirty three Mosquito airframes in Museums in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Norway and South Africa. These, remarkably, include W 5040, the prototype, which is located at the De Havilland Aircraft Museum at Salisbury Hall, London Colney near St Albans, where the Mosquito prototype was originally designed. There are currently two Mosquitoes with the potential to fly again. One in Canada, where Bob Gens from British Columbia has acquired Mosquito B.35 VR796/C-HMC and one in the USA, a Mosquito B.Mk.35, RS712, owned by Kermit Weeks in Florida. RS 712 was flown to North America in 1988 from Britain, where it appeared on the air show circuit for a few seasons before being put on display in the EAA Museum at Oskosh, Wisconsin where it remains on display having not flown for the past six years.

Regards

James

 

[Randy Stewart]

For the gloooryyy - shipmate, for the gloooryyy....

Nothing like a night time HALO (High Altitude Low Open) to make you forget all about glooooryyy!!!!!

 

[db]

Oshkosh by gosh!

Andy Bassett said:

What might tip the balance would be to see a Mosquito Flying. Does anybody know if there will be one in Oshkosh?

I'm from Michigan, but I think I can speak for Wisconsin. I am quite confident in saying that Wisconsin will have more mosquitoes buzzing about than your bug zapper can handle. They might not be the kind you are looking for, but they will be out in swarms!

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Randy said:

Nothing like a night time HALO (High Altitude Low Open) to make you forget all about glooooryyy!!!!!

I've never jumped, my knees could not stand the strain, but boy I'd love to! I do think I would rather HALO than static line. :thedeal: