Pics from Alliance Airshow

[RabidAlien]

Well, they're not Evan-quality pics, but here they are (finally)! They had a P-40, F8F Bearcat, SBD, and a Skyraider (can't remember what the green guy with three tails is...) from Cavanaugh Air Museum, Shockley's Rocket Truck (which probably burned as much diesel in 10 minutes of showing off as all the other prop-planes combined that day), the P-40/F-15 Heritage Flight, a Mig17, and Gene Soucy's orange/red biplane, which also came back later that afternoon for the wing-walker/barnstormer demonstration. All in all, a fun time!!!!


ETA: the pic between the P-40 and the P-40/F15 is one of the USAF's new top-secret stealth planes. Tremble in fear, World....

 

[rochie]

nice pics mate love the stealth plane you must of done well to catch it !

 

[pbfoot]

good work

 

[v2]

cool pics mate!

 

[Micdrow]

Great stuff there RabidAlien, many thanks for sharing

 

[ToughOmbre]

Good stuff RA!

Thanks!

TO

 

[Thorlifter]

Very nice pics RA

 

[Airframes]

Nice pics, Rabid. Like the line-up of the 'Thunderbirds'.

 

[Amsel]

Nice pics. Was anyone at Wings over Houston this weekend?

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff!

 

[trackend]

Nice series of pics RA

 

[Wurger]

Holy crap...great stuff here.

 

[109ROAMING]

Awesome man just awesome

 

[Crunch]

Yeah mate, really awesome pics.....

(OK, maybe not one )

 

[Clave]

Nice shots 8)

I think the 3-tailed one is a Mohawk..?

 

[RabidAlien]

YES!!! I knew it was an O-something, and the "Mohawk" rang a bell, so I did the intelligent thing and logged on to Cavanaugh's website. Its the OV-1D Mohawk.

Cavanaugh Flight Museum: Grumman OV-1D Mohawk

 

[DBII]

Nice shots RabidAlien. Let me know if you ever make down to Houston. I will take you to the local military muesums.

DBII

 

[RabidAlien]

**looks for little drooling emoticon**

 

[DBII]

...armor, planes, subs, WWI battleship...8)

DBII

 

[Clave]

In 1962 the Mohawk went into service with special Army Aviation units testing an "armed surveillance" role. The intent was for the Mohawk to provide cover for troop carrying helicopters and attack ground targets of opportunity. In this role the OV-1 carried various combinations of bombs, rockets and .50 cal machine guns in specialized pods. Although well suited for this role, the mission sparked an inter-service conflict with the USAF. Due to the terms of a joint forces agreement in 1965, which stated that Army fixed wing aircraft must be unarmed, the Mohawks were disarmed and the ground attack mission was turned over to the Air Force. The Army for ground attack employed armed helicopters and the Mohawk was limited to battlefield reconnaissance.

This is the sort stupidity that gets me annoyed...