Since my early childhood I was strongly attracted by this warbird,
@JacobA64642 жыл бұрын
listen to that baby roar
@michaelmoran41746 жыл бұрын
It's wonderful to see airplanes like this restored and maintained. I never thought i would anything but pictures and fact sheets about a bird like this. Hats off to the people who do this work!
@russg18016 жыл бұрын
Besides modifying the nose of the fuselage for the Allison V-12, there wasn't a lot of difference between this plane and the P-40. Looks like same wing, tail, landing gear, maybe even the canopy. But, you couldn't paint a shark's mouth behind the radiator opening so it doesn't look as cool! But, as far as owning a 'warbird' aircraft I'll bet the radial engine is cheaper to maintain than the in-line - probably a lot more spare parts available. And I wouldn't sweat a lower top speed or service ceiling since there aren't any Zero's to worry about these days! Probably cheaper on fuel, too.
@CountArtha6 жыл бұрын
The P-40 was heavier too, because of its armor and some extra structure added to the wings. The P-40 was created because the Army thought radial engines were a dead end, but the NACA cowling and better coolers brought them back. At one point the Army took a P-40 and put an upgraded, supercharged R-1830 in it, and it was as fast as an F6F Hellcat. Basically a P-36 on steroids!
@ZeekDuff6 жыл бұрын
My dad was a crew chief for these at Waycross, GA in 1943 when he knocked up me mother whilst on leave to Lake Charles, LA with his buddy early in the year. This model was always his favorite to work on, said it was the easiest to keep going strong. He was definitely a top-notch mechanic & later a machinist making 1/10th scale model steam engine parts for a ride-on train. I still have the last one of those he was working on, unfortunately I have no idea how to get it running, nor the $$ to spend paying someone who could. It's an interesting conversation piece, and a little smaller than a WWII airplane... 😎
@juliannortheast22716 жыл бұрын
Perfect color of this fighter and very low pass indeed
@rcwgs7 жыл бұрын
So, this is the plane whose pilot invented the Cuban 8 ?
@sebastianmarconi28556 жыл бұрын
Tom LaMar That was the Curtiss F11C Goshawk, a biplane.
@schnellguy7 жыл бұрын
It does not get any better than this!
@CrimFerret8 жыл бұрын
I think that's probably one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. As lovely as it looks on the ground, it needs to be seen flying to fully appreciate it. Considering there were only ever four ever made, it's especially impressive that it's kept airworthy and not just stuck in a museum as a static display.
@timuss43299 жыл бұрын
Yeah first time i've seen it fly what a beauty!
@classicaviation47679 жыл бұрын
Hawker Nimrod K3661 at Cleethorpes Airshow in 2013! Nice maneuvers and aerobatics in blustery conditions!