| Author | Message | ||
     Mark Luft Frequent User Username: bentleyman1993 Post Number: 89 Registered: 10-2016 |
This week in Oshkosh, WI. is the annual air show. This is the first time two B-29's have flown together in decades. It's quite a site. I thought everyone might be interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsZ-lqjzBUE | ||
| Patrick Lockyer. Grand Master Username: pat_lockyer Post Number: 1439 Registered: 9-2004 |
And the factory where first built! What a plane at the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z6YNgJ6RNE | ||
| ross kowalski Grand Master Username: cdfpw Post Number: 500 Registered: 11-2015 |
Mark, Sure would have liked to have scene that. I used to live in WI, and the week before Airventure you would see all kinds of stuff flying up the coast. My two favorites were a low flying B2 which might be stealthy on radar, it's crazy loud in terms of noise. The other was when a group of 4 p51's flew over, two broke formation and put on a little show. It was great to hear those engines straining. Parick, Nice video | ||
| Mark Luft Frequent User Username: bentleyman1993 Post Number: 90 Registered: 10-2016 |
Ross, I work in Bedford, VA. near the D-Day Memorial. Every Anniversary of D-Day and every Memorial day we get a flyover by at least one P-51, Awesome sight and sounds. | ||
| Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 1481 Registered: 5-2015 |
A Lancaster and a Spitfire flew over my house at 500 ft once. (Bournemouth / Hurn air show) | ||
| Patrick Ryan Grand Master Username: patrick_r Post Number: 1625 Registered: 4-2016 |
Thanks for posting that Mark. Beautiful aircraft. I wonder how much of their DNA is in current Boeing aircraft? I have to admit I have never seen such graceful take off and landing as these amazing machines, the airspeed seemed not fast at all, just "up" they went. Fantastic!! | ||
| Patrick Ryan Grand Master Username: patrick_r Post Number: 1626 Registered: 4-2016 |
Great short factory video Patrick L. Love seeing the ladies all working on those machines. At time of war everyone does their bit. Is that still the location of current Boeing production? The camera on the overhead crane was a great idea. | ||
| ross kowalski Grand Master Username: cdfpw Post Number: 501 Registered: 11-2015 |
Robert, If they were joined by a Mosquito you'd need a cigarette afterwords. | ||
| Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 1483 Registered: 5-2015 |
Ross The DH Mosquito is my favourite war bird. They also had a Hurricane but it had to fly off to get spares for another Lancaster (the Canadian one). The display was meant to be a Spit , Hurricane, Lancaster -City of Lincoln- 2nd Canadian Lancaster I have had also fighter jets at 500mph and 300ft fly over then you get the roar which makes the hair on me neck stand up. I am 197ft above sea level (sat nav). In north Wales is a valley where the RAF fly jets at high speed and one can climb to the top of the hills and look down at the jets going fast through the valley. I would love to have go in a jet 50ft at 600mph | ||
| Patrick Ryan Grand Master Username: patrick_r Post Number: 1630 Registered: 4-2016 |
I'm with you Ross and Robert. The Mosquito is amazing. Anything that runs 2 Merlins in an aircraft that light has got to be awesome. Gents When entering "the Pacific" part of the Australian War Memorial, this is what you walk under.  | ||
| Jean-Pierre 'JP' Hilbert Prolific User Username: jphilbert Post Number: 168 Registered: 9-2013 |
Seen at the Moscow airshow last week. Most unusual flying machine ever!  | ||
| ross kowalski Grand Master Username: cdfpw Post Number: 506 Registered: 11-2015 |
??? | ||
| Patrick Ryan Grand Master Username: patrick_r Post Number: 1637 Registered: 4-2016 |
Yep, that's pretty unusual!!!! | ||
| Robert Noel Reddington Grand Master Username: bob_uk Post Number: 1489 Registered: 5-2015 |
I bet it has a Jacuzzi. |
