DC-3 floatplane.
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Little known / experimental aircraft
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Republic's P-43 Lancer. An early WW2 fighter, you can see the Thunderbolt lineage. Power came from a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 developing 1200 HP, the P-43 was capable of 356 mph and armed with 4x 0.50 caliber machine guns.
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Republic P-43 Lancer - Wikipedia
This is me flying the only flying Cessna A-37B in North America.
It's an amazing airplane, with an incredible history.
It was delivered to the South Vietnamese ~1968 and flew about 2200 hours in combat.
When Saigon fell in 1975, this airplane was taken by the North Vietnamese and flown in combat by them. Very unique!
The owner has photos of this aircraft in communist hands.
Eventually, the commies sold it to someone in Australia. Then, the current owner bought it in 1999 and began a 20 year restoration. It's J-85's put out ~2800 lbs of thrust each (the owner de-tuned them just a touch), and with full wings, tips and two pilots, it's around 9,200 lbs. Needless to say, it goes like a scalded cat.
I will hopefully have the airplane out on the West Coast airshow circuit later this year, or early next year. I must give props to the owner: it has been a labor of love for him, and he has worked his tail off to bring this jet to flying status.
It's an amazing airplane, with an incredible history.
It was delivered to the South Vietnamese ~1968 and flew about 2200 hours in combat.
When Saigon fell in 1975, this airplane was taken by the North Vietnamese and flown in combat by them. Very unique!
The owner has photos of this aircraft in communist hands.
Eventually, the commies sold it to someone in Australia. Then, the current owner bought it in 1999 and began a 20 year restoration. It's J-85's put out ~2800 lbs of thrust each (the owner de-tuned them just a touch), and with full wings, tips and two pilots, it's around 9,200 lbs. Needless to say, it goes like a scalded cat.
I will hopefully have the airplane out on the West Coast airshow circuit later this year, or early next year. I must give props to the owner: it has been a labor of love for him, and he has worked his tail off to bring this jet to flying status.
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I remember seeing a "War Tweet" at Sun 'n Fun in the early '90's. I thought it was legit, but may it was just kitted out. It was so long ago, I can't remember if it had hard points or not. Not sure if they were included in the T-37 like they were on the T-34C.
The re-fueling probe is the give away.
did you know that Grumman proposed a single seat version of the A-6 when the Navy was looking for a replacement for the A-4? The eventual winner was, of course, the A-7
they also experimented with folding horizontal stabs save deckspace...
they also experimented with folding horizontal stabs save deckspace...
The Boeing 818 actually was preferred to the F-111 Aardvark but SecDef McNamara over-ruled the selection.
My dad always says that the A-37 was his favorite airplane to fly- "big" little motors that could exceed VNE in straight in level flight- especially on a cold, clear, winter day out of Sibercuse- on a little airplane that could do just about anything you'd think of, and it'd take just about anything you could throw at it.
The most important question is if the B18 was selected, would there have been an F-14....................and if not, would Tom Cruise have made Top Gun? Time Travel is fun.
The Jetson One single seat evtol. No word if the manufacturer is Spacely Space Sprockets, or if Cogswell Cogs will build a rival.
www.flyingmag.com
Meet Jetson One: The eVTOL Aircraft You Build Yourself
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More of a “This day in aviation history”: 24 June 1942 the first production Corsair took to the air for its maiden flight.
Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, circa 1942
Three Browning AN-M2 .50-caliber machine guns and belted ammunition installed in the left wing of a Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, 11 August 1942.
The first scheduled Pan Am air service between the US and Great Britain was 24 June 1939.
Boeing 314 NC18603, Yankee Clipper
The flight deck of a Boeing 314. At the left, standing, is the airliner’s navigator. Beyond him are the captain (left) and co-pilot. On the right side of the cabin are the radio operator and flight engineer.
And the CRM accident that most of us have studied, the B-52 crash at Fairchild AFB, was 24 June 1994
Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, circa 1942
Three Browning AN-M2 .50-caliber machine guns and belted ammunition installed in the left wing of a Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, 11 August 1942.
The first scheduled Pan Am air service between the US and Great Britain was 24 June 1939.
Boeing 314 NC18603, Yankee Clipper
The flight deck of a Boeing 314. At the left, standing, is the airliner’s navigator. Beyond him are the captain (left) and co-pilot. On the right side of the cabin are the radio operator and flight engineer.
And the CRM accident that most of us have studied, the B-52 crash at Fairchild AFB, was 24 June 1994
Happened to see this at the same time:
Here is a video of the first unfortunate person who found the bear after the unpleasant ejection...
A bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler’s escape capsule on this day in 1962
A bear named "Yogi" was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler's escape capsule on this day in 1962
"Yogi" was ejected at 35,000 feet, 870 mph. On Mar. 21, 1962, a 2-year old black bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a U.S. Air Force B-58 during tests of
theaviationist.com
A bear named "Yogi" was ejected from a USAF B-58 to test the Hustler's escape capsule on this day in 1962
"Yogi" was ejected at 35,000 feet, 870 mph. On Mar. 21, 1962, a 2-year old black bear named “Yogi” was ejected from a U.S. Air Force B-58 during tests of
theaviationist.com
Here is a video of the first unfortunate person who found the bear after the unpleasant ejection...