Way OT: ME-262 projects at Boeing (Paine) airfield, Seattle.

[Jdub]

If you enjoy the old warbirds, you might visit Boeing's Paine field to check out the ME-262 replicas being built there from specs from an actual plane found rusting away.

http://www.stormbirds.com/project/index.html

Jw

PS: Saw the B-17 FF overhead about four times at different points in Seattle over the course of a week (it was at the airshow). Mighty Eight regalia, red tail, the whole shebang. Absolutely amazing to hear this critter overhead at 200 feet. Big fat radial engines and a presence that is quite impressive.

[JohnC]

Now THOSE were HIGH PERFORMANCE aircooled engines(american made, high quality, high performance, massive quantities). Some were even turbocharged and supercharged.

[joehahn]

...hate to perpetuate off topic but.. Grandfather was shot down flying B-24 over Ludwigshaven in 1944. Later became a Maj. General etc. Point being I got to fly in the restored B-24 "All American" last summer and see me-109, etc up close. OH MY GOD... you think driving a P-Car is exhilarating, fly in one of these unpressurized monsters with all waist and tail guns opened. Clearly the designers of these old birds did not have "safety" in mind when they thunk 'em up!

[Jdub]

I have to reflect on British cars and how, if you sit in an old one (XK120 for example)and look at the dash, components, etc. and consider how they drove these, howinnaheck did these guys fly airplanes of the same vintage? Can you imagine your MG set up with a pair of 20 or 50 calibers? You have to get it to the location, set up your shot(s), support your compatriots, and get away clean, all without mechanical failure, exacerbated by flak/bullets/cannon expressly designed to cut your plane out from under you.

Jw

[Roland Kunz]

Hello

In fact the sportscar marked was boomed by all those pilots searching for some push in the vains. And they needed speed like others need the usuall drugs. The y loved hard loud uncomfartable things that could fall apart as this even would add to the thrill.

Hang on snoopy

Grüsse