Preparing to go Transatlantic in the T-28 Trojan Warbird

[@patricklaine6958]

The T-28 was the very first airplane I ever flew back in 1976 (US Navy). I remember very clearly my first solo in that plane. I was terrified! I later went on to jets, but I will always have a special respect for pilots that flew aircraft like the T-28, Hellcat, Spitfire, etc.

[@georgeganjei6573]

Thank you for your service!

[@kleenk8]

Same here USMC VT-6. Got the Last of the Trojan Drivers coffee mug. Proud moment after night solo. Flew 46's in the Fleet. There were times I wished I was flying the T-34's. LOL.

[@imagrasshopper9510]

Spring of 80 only VT6 was using 28s and about half of the squadron were flying T-34s. Being assigned to VT-2 on check-in to the wing, I had to beg my way into a reassignment to VT6 so I could fly T-28s. So glad I got to fly it. I never knew there was a mug ...

[@jroar123]

I once flew a T-28 and found it to be a fast beast in the air. Its climbing rate was unbelievable and highly maneuverable. All you had to think about was in which direction you wanted it to go and without hardly any input in the stick, it went that way. By far it was my favorite prop aircraft to fly.

[@michaelwoods4495]

The airplane is a B-model, but it appears to have a propeller from a C-model. The C-prop had squared tips because the C-model was the carrier-capable model and when the nose strut compressed in a trap at the boat, the prop had to clear the deck, but the C-prop was far less efficient. The T-28 is pretty slow anyway; I think I remember climb at 130Kts (110 max angle-of-climb) and maybe 170Kts cruise. Also, it is NOT a warbird. It's far too stable with 7 degrees wing dihedral. The roll rate is miserable--an aileron roll took 20 degrees nose-high and with all the aileron it had and some rudder, and we couldn't get it around without finishing 10 degrees nose-low. It was OK for slower maneuvers like barrel rolls and loops, though. The A-4, into which Patrick Laine (comment below) later went had a 720 degrees-per-second maximum roll rate, and we did it, too! Now that was a great airplane, especially later models with the J-52 P408 engine.

[@jehoiakimelidoronila6543]

I love the T-28. Unfortunately there's not a lot here in Philippines. Most ended up as scraps in junkyards long ago. I'm a Filipino by the way. But I hope to find one, buy it, restore to flying condition, register & certify it, & fly it to my heart's content. Maybe used as crop duster, air racer (that would be the first one in here), or just a leisure plane.

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

just do a search, *T-28's for sale*

[@kabbey30]

These are spectacular birds.

[@MidNight8181]

And the Trojan have arrived safely here in Notodden ENNO ^^ can't wait to see it perform at the airshow 4th September =)

[@Warbird-Aviation]

What nice report!!! Thanks

[@kneeslider47]

I like the fuselage’s sexy shimmy on final approach! Haha

[@davidsoom1551]

First time I soloed one I had a gear problem....The gear wouldn't come up! I thought later about how safe it would be to belly one in because you are sitting so high in the air. That is if there is no fire. Great bird, great video.

[@guntherachterhof4876]

This happened to me too.

[@teleman07]

Legend says they are still trying to land on that airfield.

[@Eagle44]

Everything about this video is right loving it

[@JHGwjesusLuv]

Hi, I was crew chief of AT28. 645 in Thailand in the 70's Love the Air plane strong little plane.

[@georgeganjei6573]

A magnificent airplane!

[@tunaflights7258]

What a fantastic video! Thank you

[@rexbentley8332]

In 1973 went for a ride in one of these with my division officer. Did a little this and a little that and he asked what I thought. I answered with stupidest comment one can make to a fighter pilot. That's okay if that's all ya can do. He said well I can do this. Where upon I got more views of the sky, sea, and land than ever care to see again!

[@frankforney8132]

Excellent video! This old warbird looks pretty up to date in its own way. But for a "two-place single-engine all-metal airplane" ?! It's humongus! Compare to Cam Murch's Murphy Rebel! Mister FlightCast I applaud your video work! The news conference on the ramp was great! And lucky to have a tail-cam, eh? Good editing between cockpit and ground video! You have a way of weaving the cuts together to tell a story! Sigurd strikes a heroic figure, don't he? Congratulations on taking advantage of this aviation video opportunity! I recommend more live video like this! Keep your ears open to anything happening at Parry Sound! Thanks!

[@FlightCastaudio]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@KutWrite]

Ditto, except next time, please NO MUSIC!

[@buffordevans6942]

Beautiful

[@KutWrite]

Nice resto. I enjoy engine start, too. It was best while inside the A/C, back in the day! Liked your multi-cam coverage, esp. the slo-mo. Sorry, but for me loud music ruins the flight. Had to mute it.

[@FlightCastaudio]

You made your point several times. There was no engine noise - all wind. Hence the music.

[@mauriceouellette7514]

Bonjour a tous du Canada It's probably a conversion ,the original training plane T-28 had a800 h.p. motor France for Algérie war ,install a B-17 engine ,United State do the same thing ,that give this little monster.

[@noobnyujvamkaubvwj6015]

Bos, i like T28 very much❤

[@Capt_Ron]

Wanted to hear the engine NOT that stupid music!

[@KutWrite]

RUINED by the music. UTTER CRAP!

[@FlightCastaudio]

Nice to hear I ruined it! Creators thrive on that kind of harsh criticism ;) The audio from that gopro was worse than the music, trust me. It was mounted on the tail and all you could hear was an overdriven microphone from wind noise. Zero engine. I appreciate your expert comments though! Cheers.

[@lancesay]

how do they take this back to norway, fly it all the way or shipping it. would have love knowing or seeing it.

[@whocared..1128]

T-28 reminds me during flew in Laos

[@1000saib]

Thanks...have you met Lee Lue or any Hmong pilots?

[@baltazarcarmona8645]

El T28 Troyan al igual que el AT 6 y el PC 7 Pilatus son para mí gusto los mejores aviones de Combate y entrenamiento bien construidos y de mejor rendimiento en cuanto a aviones militares se refiere pues quién escribe esta nota es bastante fanático a los aviones antigüos y le entristece profunda mente que los retiraron del servicio activo so pretexto de que los motores aún funcionando digan estúpidamente que tienen fallas o que son obsoletos que mal por ello mis respetos y admiración para los constructores pilotos y mecánicos que ponen en marcha esas hermosas creaciones poderosas llamadas Aviones Gracias humildemente Baltazar Carmona Juárez mi apodo es Halcón el Piloto Misterioso

[@jrgogol]

Nice job on the video, I liked the Northland music.

[@mach.880]

Cool video! Do you know how much experience the ferry pilot has had flying a T-28 in the past or was this his first time?

[@FlightCastaudio]

Hey Chris! It was his first time flying the T-28 that I know of. They did about an hour in it before Dietmar checked him out in it.

[@Charlie_Norseman]

The Pilot is a very experienced ferry pilot and has done dozens of crossings, but first time in the T-28.

[@alexanderreimer387]

Boy, those big Fowler Flaps come out and do their job well...!!!

[@tww1491]

Must have had extra fuel, but I could not see any tanks. Probably burns about 60 gallons per hour.

[@hughm2615]

Too bad I can't hear the lovely sound of that engine because of the music..

[@unknownsidewinder9945]

How much does a transatlantic flight costs for the owner?

[@jehoiakimelidoronila6543]

That slo-mo tho.

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

How neat is it that the Government would sell these to the Public as Military Surplus when they're done with them

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Have you heard of the fellow in America that bought all of Australia's old F18s(with accompanying radar)? The guy runs a OPFOR company for training. The guy has more than just F18s as well.

[@alexanderreimer387]

A P51 with an 1820 Wright...!!!

[@sambuvca22]

How’s he gonna rip butts in that thing?

[@GaryLaaks1]

Wow!!!

[@KutWrite]

Nice video, except for the music.

[@karlmiller8411]

Could do with out the back ground music. It ruins the video.

[@nivardofloresperez1169]

Hey... Sexy Plane (Minute 7:10) Cool...!! Yeah, it would be good to leave the Original Engine Sound, the most exciting characteristic of Radial Power..!! Anyway, is a good video 👍 Waiting for the Second Part.

[@terrycreighton7223]

Leave the stupid music out & listen to that beautiful radial !

[@chuckallen9778]

I agree but the wind noise was probably so severe that you couldn't hear the engine anyway.

[@FlightCastaudio]

Chuck is a smart man. Bingo.

[@tangerud]

Another nice airplane vid destroyed by music........engine is the music in these kind of vids

[@FlightCastaudio]

My apologies. All I had on the airplane was the GoPro and the rattle from the mount wasn't very nice. Music was the lesser of two evils in this case, as it was a last minute trip to the airport. Very sorry to disappoint.

[@tomthx5804]

the music was great

[@Partykristian]

On KZbin, everyone is a producer...

[@Partykristian]

Tom THX, agreed :)

[@KutWrite]

@@Partykristian: You have your opinion, I have mine. ...and yes, I am also a producer.

[@alexraesz7737]

music is to damn loud

[@johnsekavec4054]

Cut the crap music. Let the engine talk

[@FlightCastaudio]

It was all distorted wind noise. It was either add some music or have silence. The wind noise at the back of the airplane was horrific.

[@airmuseum]

Why the fuckin music???

[@pedrogonzales9202]

The music drowns out that classic radial engine sound. That’s great! No one likes that radial sound anyway!

[@Susanina]

Кофтемэ

[@imagrasshopper9510]

good film. great aircraft. annoying music.

[@karlvanhooten2124]

Turn off the damn music, fer chrissakes!

[@easttexan2933]

stupid music over the beautiful sound of round. geez, when will you people learn? !!!

[@craigpennington1251]

Music ruined a great video.

[@rogermatheny5512]

Sounds like 1300 not a 1820