Chino 2013 Pics

syscom3 · May 5, 2013

Here's the first picture from Chino. Five P38's warming up prior to taking to the air. What you see here, are 5 of the 7 flyable Lightnings left in the world.

rochie · May 5, 2013

great picture, must have sounded pretty good as well !

Crimea_River · May 5, 2013

That would be a neat sight.

syscom3 · May 5, 2013

rochie said:
great picture, must have sounded pretty good as well !

Actually the P38 is pretty quiet, as warbirds go. The long exhaust pipe that runs the turbo removes a lot of the staccato you hear on the other warbirds.

The P47 is also fairly quiet. That design too had a long exhaust duct to run the turbo (even if the turbo has been removed).

Gnomey · May 5, 2013

Great shot!

evangilder · May 6, 2013

Neat stuff. I was really bummed that I didn;t get to go this year.

wheelsup_cavu · May 7, 2013

Very neat shot sys.
Being at the back of the crowd with the P-59 I couldn't see most of the runway.

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Thorlifter · May 7, 2013

Terrific pic. Is there one of them all in the air together?

ontos · May 7, 2013

Great shot Syscom, I wish I could have met you there, I was seated in front of the P-51 "Jelly Belly". It was a beautiful day for the show, not really to hot. Syscom, Would it be OK to post some shots I took at the show here ?

syscom3 · May 7, 2013

Go ahead Ontos. I didnt take many pictures, mostly video. I should have something soon to share with you all.

syscom3 · May 7, 2013

This was something unusual. A Japanese re-enactor singing a Kamikazi song in front of the Zero.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWLoM7zICVc

nuuumannn · May 7, 2013

Very cool syscom, would have been an awesome sight. That song was rather moving in a way. Thanks for posting.

Shinpachi · May 8, 2013

Nice shot, sys!
That song is "Umi Yukaba (If I go to the sea)".
It was regarded as a national song to see off the soldiers.
Here is English translation.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2-vYrMd4kY

ontos · May 8, 2013

Some shots from the air show, in the P-38 formation the 5th P-38, "Ruff Stuff" for some reason could not catch up with the rest of the formation Thanks sys for letting me put these in your threat.

Cheers, Merv

ontos · May 8, 2013

Unfortunately, this was the last air show for Rob Harrison "The Tumbling Bear" in his ZLIN 50LX. He is leaving the Aerobatic Circuit.

Gnomey · May 8, 2013

Great stuff guys!

The kamikazi song was especially interesting to see.

wheelsup_cavu · May 8, 2013

ontos said:
Unfortunately, this was the last air show for Rob Harrison "The Tumbling Bear" in his ZLIN 50LX. He is leaving the Aerobatic Circuit.

I heard them say last year was his last season so I am a bit skeptical at the moment that this will be his last season. If he doesn't show up next year I will believe that he has retired.
If he is still having fun and can pass his medical I think it would be a shame for him to retire. He does do some pretty amazing things with his aircraft.

Wheels

syscom3 · May 9, 2013

Heres the video of the five P38's. Hope you enjoy.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5kGpuEiok

wheelsup_cavu · May 9, 2013

syscom3 said:
Heres the video of the five P38's. Hope you enjoy.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5kGpuEiok

Standard Definition: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5kGpuEiok

High Definition (720) View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co5kGpuEiok

Wheels

Gnomey · May 10, 2013

Very cool!

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