Wow that P-51 with the Eagle Paint job is amazing.
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Here's another - and you realize that's a 3/4 scale (I think)
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Soundbreaker Welch?
Tech Sergeant
You mean nobody can fly it?
Bummer.
Edit: Just had a second thought. Does it have an engine that works? Could a minature person fly in it?
Thanks for all the pics. Nice to see a Bearcat.
Bummer.
Edit: Just had a second thought. Does it have an engine that works? Could a minature person fly in it?
Thanks for all the pics. Nice to see a Bearcat.
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
LOL - no, it IS flyable - look at the instument panels I posted. It's a bit tight in the cockpit but there's plenty of room for most people. That's about an $800,000 composite airplane that goes close to 400 mph....
evangilder
"Shooter"
Nice shots Joe! 
Is that blue Bearcat Ray Dieckman's old ride?
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Thanks, and I think so...Nice shots Joe!
pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
Good pics
Good stuff Joe. That P-51 with the Eagle paint job is really something.
Wildcat
Major
Nice pics Joe!
Maestro
Master Sergeant
Impressive, FBJ... Was it the Snowbirds in one of your pictures ?
Soundbreaker Welch?
Tech Sergeant
Just a thought, why didn't the USAAF make some of those mini Mustangs in WWII? They could be good for special mission jobs.
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Yes - they did a great show but was a little on the conservative side. After everything that happened I guess everyone was.
I'll have more photos of them posted soon.
Maestro
Master Sergeant
Well (I don't know if you ever saw them before), the Snowbirds always were a little conservative... They've never been anything like the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds, most of their "stunts" consists in keeping a thight formation while doing aerial figures.
That's harder than we think, but not as impressive as others.
That's harder than we think, but not as impressive as others.
insomnia
Airman
actually an f2g, I believe the only one still flying... only a few are left total
the one blade was painted white to make an illusion of the engine rotating slowly, it's very noticeable and cool looking from the ground
evangilder
"Shooter"
actually an f2g, I believe the only one still flying... only a few are left total
the one blade was painted white to make an illusion of the engine rotating slowly, it's very noticeable and cool looking from the ground
Only a few were made originally anyway. Goodyear built a total of 14 of them. None of them saw combat service.
Holy crap. I did not realize it was a 3/4 scale replica! Very cool.
Screaming Eagle
Senior Master Sergeant
nice pics FBJ
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FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Here's a guess guys, and only a guess, but combined with a great visual for the spectators, at slow rotation speeds the single white blade would stand out much better than painted tips to avoid ground personnel walking into the prop arc. Believe it or not, ground accidents with prop aircraft are prevalent in high noise areas where ground personnel are distracted and wearing noise suppression devices. If you guys hear differently, I would be all ears.
And the sub-scale P-51 Falconer engine... did you notice heat sleeves that fit over the exhaust manifold stacks to avoid overheating the spark plug wires? Man those seem REALLY close. But what do I know.
