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Love the Cap-10b. Took a 10 hr acro class with Daniel and Montaine from The French Connection in their Cap-10. This was just prior to their tragic crash. Great people and great airplane.
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Now that is how you make a memory!
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https://airrace.org/racers/
Looks like it will be a good showing this year, being the last RENO Air Race. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Another tragic Osprey accident. Something is obviously wrong with the design, crew training, or maintenance it would seem. What else could it be?
"The V-22 Osprey has had 15 hull loss accidents that have resulted in a total of 54 fatalities. During testing from 1991 to 2000, there were four crashes resulting in 30 fatalities. Since becoming operational in 2007, the V-22 has had ten crashes, including two combat-zone crashes, and several other accidents and incidents that resulted in a total of 24 fatalities." |
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I hope Bell is able to sort out the issues and they’re not inherent to the design. The US Army’s replacement for the UH60 Blackhawk is a tilt rotor, they’ll be buying thousands of them. Personally I think Sikorsky should have won the bid with their offering. |
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Old timers will know but what about the younger
Serial Number AO-041-044. Hint #1. Milton Caniff |
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Highlights of our little local Skyfest show were the B-17, B-25 and a P-51
My Dad was a photographer in WW2, his perch and camera were in the glass nose of a B-17. Lots of recon and bomb test photos... what a view he had! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693452288.JPG |
Surprised to find out the best flying replica of the Spirit of St Louis is here in a local hanger.
They measured and documented every thing possible when the Smithsonian had the real deal on the ground and even found a pair of pliers under a floor board looking around with a borescope... safety wired it where they could get to it. Turns out the fuel tank valves are difficult to turn by hand while airborne. And- it's for sale! Owner/builder said insurance alone for a flight was 70K... the fact you have to look through a periscope to see forward made me decide against buying it:D She's a beauty! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693453081.JPG |
This showed up in the hangar yesterday... almost 300hphttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1693454101.jpg
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I guess there are not many Steve Canyon Fans, I just found the series on ROKU TV. I like seeing all the F-102 in the opening scene. |
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