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• Sep 18, 2007

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Wow that P-51 with the Eagle Paint job is amazing.

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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DerAdlerIstGelandet said:

Wow that P-51 with the Eagle Paint job is amazing.

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Here's another - and you realize that's a 3/4 scale (I think)

 

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• Sep 18, 2007

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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.

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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Soundbreaker Welch? said:

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?

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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....

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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Nice shots Joe! Is that blue Bearcat Ray Dieckman's old ride?

 

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evangilder said:

Nice shots Joe! Is that blue Bearcat Ray Dieckman's old ride?

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Thanks, and I think so...

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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Good pics

 

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Good stuff Joe. That P-51 with the Eagle paint job is really something.

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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Nice pics Joe!

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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Impressive, FBJ... Was it the Snowbirds in one of your pictures ?

 

• Sep 18, 2007

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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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Maestro said:

Impressive, FBJ... Was it the Snowbirds in one of your pictures ?

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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.

 

• Sep 19, 2007

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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.

 

• Sep 19, 2007

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Cool pics!

 

• Sep 19, 2007

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Hmmmmm.... Wonder why one blade of the F4U's prop is white ?

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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

 

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insomnia said:

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

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Only a few were made originally anyway. Goodyear built a total of 14 of them. None of them saw combat service.

 

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FLYBOYJ said:

Here's another - and you realize that's a 3/4 scale (I think)

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Holy crap. I did not realize it was a 3/4 scale replica! Very cool.

 

• Sep 20, 2007

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nice pics FBJ

 

• Sep 20, 2007

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A few more....

 

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• Sep 20, 2007

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ccheese said:

Hmmmmm.... Wonder why one blade of the F4U's prop is white ?

Charles

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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.