Gidday folks, in competition with Jeff and Paul, here are a few shots I took at Oshkosh. These are in no particular order, but will be grouped in categories. These are by no means all of my images, like anyone who goes to Oshkosh, I took thousands of images and I have yet to go through all of them. There were three aircraft I especially wanted to see, the Me 262, the B-29s and the Goodyear blimps. I was not disappointed. Firstly, everyone's perennial favourite, the Me 262.
The aircraft basking in the early morning light, before the crowds arrived.
Wing slat deployed. This can easily be pushed in and pulled out by hand, as on the original.
I like the attention to detail, even down to a replica ring pull in the compressor cone for the Riedel starter motor. It is artificial, there being no Riedels installed.
The business end.
Side opening canopy, a trait shared by Messerschmitt's single-seaters. Note the authentic stenciling.
Pulling the aircraft out for its flying display from its parking spot in Warbird Alley.
I like that the realism of the replica extends to the '262's notoriously weak nose gear. Apart from the rigid tow bar that goes to the nose wheel, there are tow cables attached to each main gear leg. On the original aircraft, the two cables were the main load bearing lines when towing as towing from the nose bar was sure to damage the leg as it was too weak to take to load of the aircraft's weight. This is outlined in the aircraft's operating manual that under no circumstances should the aircraft be towed by the nose leg alone.
Flying display.
With Little Friends (?) A unique formation.
Back on Terra Firma.
More to come from my Oshkosh photos soon.
The aircraft basking in the early morning light, before the crowds arrived.
Wing slat deployed. This can easily be pushed in and pulled out by hand, as on the original.
I like the attention to detail, even down to a replica ring pull in the compressor cone for the Riedel starter motor. It is artificial, there being no Riedels installed.
The business end.
Side opening canopy, a trait shared by Messerschmitt's single-seaters. Note the authentic stenciling.
Pulling the aircraft out for its flying display from its parking spot in Warbird Alley.
I like that the realism of the replica extends to the '262's notoriously weak nose gear. Apart from the rigid tow bar that goes to the nose wheel, there are tow cables attached to each main gear leg. On the original aircraft, the two cables were the main load bearing lines when towing as towing from the nose bar was sure to damage the leg as it was too weak to take to load of the aircraft's weight. This is outlined in the aircraft's operating manual that under no circumstances should the aircraft be towed by the nose leg alone.
Flying display.
With Little Friends (?) A unique formation.
Back on Terra Firma.
More to come from my Oshkosh photos soon.
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