Aircraft pics

[Xplantdad]

They use TDR to find breaks in the wiring...or so I've heard (Time domain Reflectometry_ <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif

[earntaz]

TDRs work really well -- but still, the techie has to tear out the wire bundle and trace down the wire number ... remember, many of those aircraft all the wiring was white and you had to find the right number. Then there was the infamous Capton (spell) wire. OMG TAZ

[mockingbird812]

Capton or more affectionately known as &quot;crapped-on&quot; wire was the cause of bringing more than one Harrier down. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">TDRs work really well -- but still, the techie has to tear out the wire bundle and trace down the wire number ... remember, many of those aircraft all the wiring was white and you had to find the right number. Then there was the infamous Capton (spell) wire. OMG TAZ </div></div>

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[parkbrau]

Cool pic. Phantoms Phorever!
http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2016/04/full-4359-41989-phantom.jpg

[mockingbird812]

<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif &quot;Beast&quot; is right! Love it!!!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

F-4 Phantom - proof that with enough power you can make a Coke machine fly Mach +!!!!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif

[JRSully]

And smoke like an '85 Diesel Olds!

[earntaz]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JRSully</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And smoke like an '85 Diesel Olds!</div></div>

Yep -- remember well from Nam' ... most think the gibber is a WSO, but actually he shovels coal into the engines ... TAZ

[parkbrau]

My room mate at Zweibrucken was a crew chief on the RF4Cs there. Our room smelled like JP-4, his field jacket/fatigues were soaked in that stuff. He would always have gashes/cuts and an occasional pitot tube wound. I never forget the several rolls of F-4 tape laying around either. That was some good stuff the original duct tape.

[SS427]

What a neat story about a very rare P-38F found in New Guinea and being restored to flying status. It's original pilot reunited with the aircraft. I salute you. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Na-IU-RM0

[earntaz]

At the end of WWII, Japanese veterans gave grudging tribute to the P-38 as their most formidable foe ... The top American aces of the war flew the aircraft with both confidence and a certain affection which sometimes approached fanatical devotion. I think the P-38 was used to ambush and shoot down Yamamoto -- a Japanese hero.

The Germans found the P-38 to be a formidable foe as well, nicknaming it the &quot;Forktailed Devil&quot;.

[SS427]

Correct, It was in fact the P-38 that shot Yamamoto's plane down.

[olredalert]

----Just watched the entire P38 film. Amazing!!!......Bill S

[TimG]

That's an amazing story. Hope he gets to fly in it again.

[SS427]

Yet another two lives lost as well as another Warbird. SAAF Harvard (AT6) in Mesa just a few hundred yards from my brothers hanger and the CAF Museum. He knows the owner of the airplane (may even be this one as this is a file photo from Falcon Field) but did not know the pilot. Similar paint scheme to the one pictured. Tragic.

http://worldwarwings.com/breaking-wwii-plane-crashes-2-dead?a=mk&amp;var=ww2-texan-crash

[Xplantdad]

We saw that on the local news here in AZ <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif

[JRSully]

Changing the mood here, Blue Angels, Canadian Snowbirds, Breitling Jet team, F35, a dozen vintage WWII Fighters and Bombers, over the beach next weekend. Forecast around 80, toes in the sand, cold drink in hand. Great Day/Great Way to remember those who served.

[m22mike]

Great shots

Oshkosh 2016 (http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=656700&amp;mid=5523936)

Mike <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif

[olredalert]

----Thanks so much for posting, Mike!!! I needed a lift this morning, and you just gave it to me......Bill S

[earntaz]

Mike -- thanks so much for sharing those awesome pics ... as a retired aircraft maintainer I really appreciate the different birds. By the way -- I was born and raised just north of that venue up in Shawano. I can remember each year there were flyins' at that little airport during Oshkosh ... TAZ <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif

[JRSully]

Excellent pics, in the era of tightening budgets etc. It nice to see our tax money letting it all hang out for a few days. Oshkosh is very on my bucket list. Thx for the post Mike

[m22mike]

I always loved this thread, still many good photos and info in here, how about a kick start :dunno:



1st Vought Corsair XF4U-1 bu# 1443, 1940 pre war paint scheme

[SS427]

Here is a local Corsair owned by a customer of mine. It is a beautiful restoration but I have yet to see it fly.

[SS427]

I just recently found out that David Gilmour used to own and fly this P51D aptly named "Comfortably Numb". I have followed Pink Floyd and David for years and never knew....

[PeteLeathersac]

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Awesome stuff and love Corsairs too, thanks for giving this thread a much needed kick!:flag:
:beers:
~ Pete

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[Lee Stewart]

https://images2.imgbox.com/31/af/9j6Jeqvg_o.jpg (https://imgbox.com/9j6Jeqvg)

[Lee Stewart]

https://images2.imgbox.com/a4/af/MArAEo7o_o.jpg (https://imgbox.com/MArAEo7o)

[Lee Stewart]

https://images2.imgbox.com/7d/6a/meMkDF8r_o.jpg (https://imgbox.com/meMkDF8r)

[Lee Stewart]

https://images2.imgbox.com/61/be/igqdOLAx_o.jpg (https://imgbox.com/igqdOLAx)

[SS427]

Here is the famous "Yippee" in full color. Hard to miss her!

[m22mike]

Pete
Like your flight of Corsairs :worship: I have a bunce I can bore you with. I have been digging up some history on the Goodyear built F2G's with the R4360.

Rick
I knew you would come through :biggthumpup:

[SS427]

So bore us Mike! ;)

[m22mike]

Vought-Sikorsky F4U-1 Corsair, Bu. No. 02170, with test pilot Willard Bartlett Boothby, 24 October 1942. This is the twenty-fifth production F4U-1. (Rudy Arnold/National Air and Space Museum NASM-XRA-1294)

[m22mike]

The USS Hornet CV 8 leaving San Francisco Bay 2 April 1942 after loading 16 of Jimmy Doolittles B25's at Alameda Naval Air Station :flag:

[m22mike]

Army AP2E


-- As if it was pulled out of a scene from a James Bond movie complete with covert ops and spy planes, one Army Aviation aircraft played a vital role as the eyes and ears over the skies of Vietnam
Back during the Vietnam War, the Army Security Agency basically ran an operation where they were using U-8 [Seminole} aircraft to monitor low-power radio transmissions and other signals -- it was a very covert program," he said. "This program was designed to listen for communications in the field to determine what the enemy was doing and be able to monitor that without them knowing it."

Since the Army didn't have a large, fixed-wing aircraft of its own, it eventually turned to the Navy, which had been operating P-2 Neptunes for some time as long-range, anti-submarine patrol aircraft.
In 1966, it was decided that the Navy would give the Army 12 P-2s that would be retrofitted to fit the Army's needs, and they were designated AP-2 Neptunes in the Army inventory.

[m22mike]

USMC Gray

[m22mike]

B17's post WW 2 at Kingman AZ :worship:

[SS427]

Just a few hundred million dollars worth of B17's sitting there at todays current flyable value. I believe there are only 10 or so still airworthy B17's left.

[Lee Stewart]

Just a few hundred million dollars worth of B17's sitting there at todays current flyable value. I believe there are only 10 or so still airworthy B17's left.

Nailed it!

Today, 46 planes survive in complete form, 10 of which are airworthy, and 39 of which reside in the United States.

[m22mike]

Hurriedly hand painting invasion strips days before the invasion

[JRSully]

very cool pics, Thx for posting. Any F14 Tomcat fans out there.?

[m22mike]

Vought V 173 canceled in 1947

[Mr70]

Fascinating Flapjack.

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[m22mike]

That was a good history lesson :biggthumpup:

[JRSully]

Early test pilots were true daredevils for sure. When I see footage of old time wing walkers, still makes me cringe...

[Mr70]

So true.

[m22mike]

Saw the AC a lot In Akron Ohio while at Goodyear Flight Operations until it was donated to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in 1983. Operated by Goodyear Canada and it made frequent trips to Akron for business at Goodyear corporate.
I would say this might be the most pristine DC 3 in the world. Note the Canuck registration # on the tail

[m22mike]

FG-1D Royal New Zealand AF colors

[m22mike]

P51-c

[m22mike]

F4U 4 R2800-18W 2100HP with water methanol injection 2450 HP War emergency power for short periods. 4 bladed prop

:Can-I-Have-It:

[SS427]

My buddy called me to come see his new ride at his nearby hanger. Hurry Home Honey. A very well known storied P51. I asked if I could run her up but that was a no! lol While there I also got some shots of his Tucano. What a cool airplane.

[m22mike]

You look like you belong in there Rick :biggthumpup: and it would be fun to do a run up balls to the wall


Mike

[SS427]

Interesting P63. Unfortunately it crashed in 1990 in France killing the pilot.

[m22mike]

Some nice video on you tube of this awesome fighter
F7 F Tiger Cat powered with P&W R2800's

[m22mike]

Model 1649 Lockheed Super Connie

[earntaz]

Model 1649 Lockheed Super Connie

What a beautiful aircraft -- we had em' up at DaNang in 66'

[JRSully]

One of the first "big time" airliners.. Connie's are beautiful airplanes

[SS427]

My brother's latest project. P40

[SS427]

I recently went to Tucson to help my brother on one of his many projects, a B23 bomber converted to a transporter that was previously owned by Howard Hughes. It is being restored back to the way it was when he flew it. He was also doing restoration work on a TBM but we did not get to work on that during my visit.

[Crush]

I recently went to Tucson to help my brother on one of his many projects, a B23 bomber converted to a transporter that was previously owned by Howard Hughes. It is being restored back to the way it was when he flew it. He was also doing restoration work on a TBM but we did not get to work on that during my visit.

Wow! Is this a hobby for your brother or what he does full-time? Very impressive

[SS427]

Wow! Is this a hobby for your brother or what he does full-time? Very impressive

He owns a few companies, one being a large guest service co, Starplex Corp, crowd and alcohol management, uniformed security, parking and traffic, and safety training services company. Another company that makes electronic management systems for large warehouse and office buildings. His last is Custom Connections AZ that rewires WWII warbirds and fighters as well as modern civilian and military contracts for customer such as Valkyrie Aero where he retrofits aircraft and vehicles with the latest technologies, radio, armament, and navigation items. He has quality people that run the other two companies while the airplane/vehicle wiring and retrofitting is his main focus and takes up 90% of his time. When I get bored working on muscle cars I often times fly out to work with him for a week at a time. He has some really cool projects that he is currently working on. A TBM, P40, B23 just to name a few that I saw when I was there.

The last 3 photos are an A4. He starts out with junk and turns them into flyable airplanes.

[Crush]

Incredible, thanks for sharing!

[RPOLS3]

Wow - very cool.

[69M22Z]

Wow. That is very cool.

[mssl72]

Awesome work!!! Love it! Cool job!!

[427TJ]

I recently went to Tucson to help my brother on one of his many projects, a B23 bomber converted to a transporter that was previously owned by Howard Hughes. It is being restored back to the way it was when he flew it. He was also doing restoration work on a TBM but we did not get to work on that during my visit.

I remember that B-23 very well. It was owned by Mike Bogue at Oakland for many years from the latter '70s until the widow sold it sometime in the last decade. Bogue was a very nice guy and let me sit in several Warbirds at Oakland's hangar 5 back in 1980. I remember the B-23 flying over my house several times.

[SS427]

I remember that B-23 very well. It was owned by Mike Bogue at Oakland for many years from the latter '70s until the widow sold it sometime in the last decade. Bogue was a very nice guy and let me sit in several Warbirds at Oakland's hangar 5 back in 1980. I remember the B-23 flying over my house several times.

That's cool! We had dinner with Mike G and his wife (he owns the local P51, F4U Corsair, P40 and about 17 other warbirds) Saturday night and were discussing this B23. He informed me that he was a buyer when it came up for sale but passed on it due to the cost of restoring it. I am pretty sure it will far exceed $1m when completed. Small world.

[SS427]

My latest adventure and this time at the controls of this TF51. It has been a 40 year dream of mine and finally after several years of planning I made it happen. 33 years ago I flew as a passenger in the P51 "Ho Hun" and finally this year I was able to actually fly a TF51 "The Little Witch". I was in control the entire 47 minute flight other than take off and landing as I do not have a pilots license nor am I tailwheel certified. We did many aerobatic maneuvers over the course of the flight and I really have to thank my close friends here at home for giving me some stick and rudder time in their sport aviation planes over the last couple of years so that I could practice. Special thanks to Mike George (owns a P51 and Corsair) for taking me up in his T34 a couple weeks ago and really letting me ring it out to prepare me for this TF51 flight. The TF51 is truly a dual control airplane with full instrumentation, trim, gear, throttle, etc. You are even required to wear a shoot in case you really make a fubar or if the airplane has a major mechanic issue. If any of you guys really like flying and warbirds, make a date with Stallion 51. You won't be disappointed. There is also a full length video of my flight on YouTube for anyone with a lot of spare time.

[TimG]

That looks like fun, I'd be happy just going for a ride. Glad you got to "drive".

[SS427]

That looks like fun, I'd be happy just going for a ride. Glad you got to "drive".

They also do 1/2 hour introductory rides but I think you will wish you were driving by the end of the ride. :)

[67since67]

Congrats on your bucket list check-off Rick!! :headbang: :beers:

[Xplantdad]

They also do 1/2 hour introductory rides but I think you will wish you were driving by the end of the ride. :)

Way cool Rick, thanks for sharing !!:biggthumpup:

[dykstra]

Awesome!m That is so cool!!

[WILMASBOYL78]

This was taken at our camp in the Adirondacks...the pilot is Tom Payne, Payne's Air Service, Inlet, NY. He and his dad run a float plane business out of 7th Lake...flying with these guys is better than gong on the space shuttle. :wink:

The plane in the photo is a Cessna 206 Station Air....they also have a 185 Skywagon. The Station Air has a longer body and is a little wider interior...we can haul a lot of gear in that baby.

Will be flying with these boys in a couple of weeks.

-wilma

[70 copo]

I am considering building a T-51 with the LS-3 when I get done with my latest car restoration.

That's going to be a big departure for me. In the meantime "American Patrol" set to warbird images looks about right.

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[WILMASBOYL78]

I am considering building a T-51 with the LS-3 when I get done with my latest car restoration.

That's going to be a big departure for me. In the meantime "American Patrol" set to warbird images looks about right.

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Classic music...some of the best ever done IMHO. We have a drop tank from a P51 up in the woods...the boys used each half to make a small boat...added outriggers to keep it stable. They are still up there in a secret place where the fish always bite :flag:

[70 copo]

Yes. Miller captured the feel of piston engine dog fighting with that song pretty well.:flag:

[randy27]

This was taken at our camp in the Adirondacks...the pilot is Tom Payne, Payne's Air Service, Inlet, NY. He and his dad run a float plane business out of 7th Lake...flying with these guys is better than gong on the space shuttle. :wink:

The plane in the photo is a Cessna 206 Station Air....they also have a 185 Skywagon. The Station Air has a longer body and is a little wider interior...we can haul a lot of gear in that baby.

Will be flying with these boys in a couple of weeks.

-wilma
Very fine weather there!

[L16pilot]

Not on the same scale as Rick's adventures in the P-51, but got to play with this Chipmunk yesterday. Gave it a good bath and taxied it around to familiarize myself with the cockpit/controls. Plans are to get checked out in it this month.

[SS427]

Thought I would share. I was working with the B25 Berlin Express over the weekend selling rides to everyday people as well as Vets and took the opportunity to try and replicate a shot of my dad taken 40 some years ago. This exact airplane was used on the 1970 film Catch 22.

[GearheadSS]

Went to check out some cool aircraft at the Ft. Worth Aviation Museum. I've been fascinated with the F-14 since I was a kid but had never seen one up close. You just don't understand the scale and size of one until you see it in person. Amazing aircraft.

This is buno 159600 and was the longest serving Tomcat in the Navy. It started life as an F-14A in 1975, converted to an F-14D in 1994 and remain in service until the Tomcat was retired in 2006.

[JRSully]

I would ReFi my house to get a ride in an F14, that will probably never happen as EVERY static F14 left on display in the US has had it's main wing spine cut in half so it cannot ever fly again and all the retired ones in the desert were dropped into giant tub grinders so the Iranians cannot get the parts on the black market, sad...

[GearheadSS]

I would ReFi my house to get a ride in an F14, that will probably never happen as EVERY static F14 left on display in the US has had it's main wing spine cut in half so it cannot ever fly again and all the retired ones in the desert were dropped into giant tub grinders so the Iranians cannot get the parts on the black market, sad...

Me too. I really wish I had put my mind to becoming a Naval Aviator and trying to fly F-14s. I wanted to fly them so badly when I was a kid and then my interests turned more to cars and girls as I got closer to high school. I look back now and that's probably the one thing I would change about my career path and life after high school.

[Lee Stewart]

Built in beautiful Bethpage Long Island

[169indy]

Go "Teddy" & the Big Stick CVN71!

[JRSully]

Yes, they were built in both Bethpage and Calverton further east out on the Island. Unfortunately, both have some serious ground water pollution issues happening... I was lucky enough to attend the Grumman party back in 2006 to watch the last LI F14 fly over and airshow. The landed the plane at Republic Arpt, taxied it up, ran the engines to they ran out of fuel, removed the avionics, fogged the canopy and put it on display down the road at the Grumman facilities where it sat until a month ago. Somebody bought the bldg and wanted it gone

[GearheadSS]

Yes, they were built in both Bethpage and Calverton further east out on the Island. Unfortunately, both have some serious ground water pollution issues happening... I was lucky enough to attend the Grumman party back in 2006 to watch the last LI F14 fly over and airshow. The landed the plane at Republic Arpt, taxied it up, ran the engines to they ran out of fuel, removed the avionics, fogged the canopy and put it on display down the road at the Grumman facilities where it sat until a month ago. Somebody bought the bldg and wanted it gone

I think that one is now at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island.

I watched a vid with Puck Howe(last commanding officer of the last F-14 squadron) and he said that when they flew Tomcats to their final destination before going to museum, after landing they blew the fire bottles in the engines to de-mil them so that they couldn't be flown again. He said he was delivering one to Florida to Snort Snodgrass and he had very specific instructions to blow the bottles because they knew Snort would be flying that thing the next day if they didn't. lol

[SS427]

God rest their souls. Terry Barker, Leonard Root, Curtis Rowe, Craig Hutain, Dan Ragan and Kevin Michels. It is what it is, a very tragic accident. Lets please leave it at that.

[GearheadSS]

Indeed it was. Wife and I were supposed to be there on Sunday.

[SS427]

Indeed it was. Wife and I were supposed to be there on Sunday.

Glad you missed it.

It has happened to me once in my lifetime when I was around 10 years old and crashed 50 yards in front of me at an airshow. A replica mail carrier bi-plane killing one of the two people on board. It was many years before I attended another airshow after that as my dad and I had just talked to the pilot an hour before he took off.

[A12pilot]

I sobbed for a while watching the videos and photos. It hit me hard. The sounds in the video, just thinking about it, the tears develop immediately.

Terry and Len both retired from us within the last year or two (B17 pilots), Craig (P63 pilot) 777 Captain at another airline (my good friend’s friend). It’s just so tragic and a loss of words.

I felt empty watching it. Like any other tragic event, it’s best to not forget but not watch it over and over.

So sad.

Last pair of wings they earned were handed out by the angels.

Hug your loved ones, never forget how much friendship means, and above all, stay positive and welcoming throughout life.

Cheers to life,

Dave

[Woj]

Amen Dave. This accident is still hard to digest on so many levels... but, it happened. None of these guys started their day thinking it could end this way. RIP Gentlemen.

[CanCOPO]

https://youtu.be/rumZ1jc74f4

Excellent review from a reputable source.

[SS427]

So much for retiring. Looks like my brother may have talked me and my company into helping finish the restoration of this extremely rare B25C once owned by Howard Hughes. It will be the second Hughes airplane I have had my hands on in the last year. The other being the B23. This one will be a long term project for me flying to and from Chino California for several weeks at a time over the next year. I will get to bill my time through my company as a sub contractor so even better. Should be a fun venture and will keep Annie happy during my 'retirement'. Lol

[A12pilot]

Fantastic, Rick!:worship::headbang::headbang::headbang:

Can’t wait to retire too! Someday. But right now, too much stuff to do:shocked:

Cheers
Dave

[67since67]

Should be a fun venture and will keep Annie happy during my 'retirement. Lol

As long as Annie is happy you're good to go Rick! :biggthumpup:

Staying busy will keep you young!!

I've been retired for 12 years and keep thinking "How did I find time to work??" :dunno:

Bill W

[dvss1]

Is this b25 owned by Tony Ritzman?

[olredalert]

As long as Annie is happy you're good to go Rick! :biggthumpup:

Staying busy will keep you young!!

I've been retired for 12 years and keep thinking "How did I find time to work??" :dunno:

Bill W

----You and I both, Bill!.....Bill S

[SS427]

Is this b25 owned by Tony Ritzman?

No sir. Tony and Carl own Aero Traders but not this airplane. This B25C is owned by Fred P.

[GearheadSS]

How about some virtual aircraft?

I've been dabbling in a combat flight sim called DCS(Digital Combat Simulator) World. It's extremely realistic and has beautiful visuals at max graphical settings. I'm not a real life pilot so it took me a while to learn to fly in game. I was instantly hooked though. The investment has been pretty steep as you need a pretty high end PC to run this thing. Not to mention a good stick, throttle and rudder setup.

It took me about 2 months of practice to be able to land the F-14 on a carrier.

Some screenshots of me flying.

[mssl72]

Holy crap that looks good!!

[CanCOPO]

Photo given to me by Bruce Crandall (Snake Six). I sponsored his induction into the American Combat Airman Hall of Fame.