Aircraft

Four-Eyed Buck · July 28, 2009, 07:57:02 AM

Thanks, TLD.

Texas Lawdog · July 28, 2009, 03:52:00 PM

Talk to the folks in charge of the Museums, they know for sure.

Four-Eyed Buck · August 03, 2009, 03:37:44 PM

In today's paper, they revealed that "Nine'O'Nine", "Witchcraft", and a '51C that is a two seat trainer are going to be paying a visit to our local airfield/MAPS area this weekend. This is about 13 miles from me, hope they fly over on their way in on Friday.........Buck

Texas Lawdog · August 04, 2009, 10:22:22 AM

Nine O Nine is a B17 and Witchcraft is a B24. B24s were built several places, two of which were the Ford plant in Dearborn and Consolidated in Fort Worth.

Arcey · August 04, 2009, 12:32:36 PM

The Liberty Belle, a B-17, will be back in Chesapeake this weekend. Kindah wonderin' why she ain't at the museum in Pungo. Maybe the grass strip isn't suitable for an airplane that large.

Don't figger it matters. At $430.00 a ride I ain't goin'.

Texas Lawdog · August 04, 2009, 01:38:12 PM

That'd be a little out of my budget.

Four-Eyed Buck · August 04, 2009, 05:38:45 PM

Definately out of mine, too, TLD. And $2200 for a half hour training flight in the two seat Mustang is WAY out of mine..........Buck

Texas Lawdog · August 04, 2009, 05:42:57 PM

Owning a Warbird of any type is definitely a rich man's hobby. Jack Roush owns a P 51 and Johnny Rutherford had one over in Fort Worth at one time.

Delmonico · August 05, 2009, 11:26:36 PM

A news flash from Langley Field, Va:

A giant of the skyways poises for flight, Langley Field, Va. The four powerful engines of a YB-17 bomber are warmed up before a takeoff.

One of America's new warships of the air, a mighty YB-17 bomber, is pulled up at a bombardment squadron hangar, Langley Field, Va. It is all set to taxi out to a runway and take off.

Taken May of 1942 on color slide by Alferd T. Palmer, photographer for the U.S. Office of War Information

Forty Rod · August 06, 2009, 12:34:42 AM

Kewell. I like the nose gun arrangement.

Texas Lawdog · August 06, 2009, 03:41:54 AM

Those are some great pictures, Del. Thanks.

Delmonico · August 06, 2009, 10:52:00 PM

Here's 3 more from that collection, Inglewood Califoria, North American testing new P-51's:

and one with Brit markings:

Texas Lawdog · August 07, 2009, 03:41:57 AM

Those are P51B models with the Allison engine. They switched to the Rolls Royce Merlin engine when they built the D model. The Merlin was a better, more powerful engine.

Four-Eyed Buck · August 10, 2009, 04:29:37 PM

Had errands to run up south of the airfield today. just gettin' out of the car at Gander Mountain when i heard a sweet powerful enigine coming. it was the two seat '51C leaving for it's next stop. Could see the greenhouse type canopy when he went by...............but not for long! He was going hell-bent for election.Got finished in Gander, and while leaving the lot, over came "Nine'O'Nine! What a sweet throb those four radials made! There was only about 10 minutes between the two, so we stuck around the lot for a bit hoping "Witchcraft" would come along. Didn't happen when we thought it would. We were in the Belden Village area about ten minutes later and just before we got into the Sprint store lot, over came "Witchcraft"! Was still driving, so I didn't get as good a look at her. Not sure if the 24's and 17's had the same powerplants, but the 24 sounded somewhat different than the 17 did. Unles she wasn't climbing out like the 17 was. So, I got to at least see all three, although not as close as I would've liked to...................Buck

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Texas Lawdog · August 10, 2009, 05:43:29 PM

The B17 had 4 Wright 1820R engines and the B24 had 4 Pratt and Whitney R1830 engines.

Leo Tanner · August 10, 2009, 07:07:59 PM

Quote from: Texas Lawdog on August 10, 2009, 05:43:29 PM
The B17 had 4 Wright 1820R engines and the B24 had 4 Pratt and Whitney R1830 engines.

Just fer fun, what was the tappet/pushrod clearance on them 1820 R's? More important, how'd ya know when they was just right? I would not be suprised at all if Tex knew this stuff.

Texas Lawdog · August 11, 2009, 05:08:17 AM

Leo, That's classified information, If I told you, I would have to shoot you.

Leo Tanner · August 11, 2009, 01:35:40 PM

It's perty simple, no up an down play but able ta freely spin. The ignition points were set so ya could gap em with a matchbook.

Everything was designed on the KISS system.

Ozark Tracker · August 11, 2009, 01:43:26 PM

but you know all them things back then was KISS, you didn't have to have a feeler gauge to get a set of points to work, you just eyeballed em and they fired, most hydralic lifters, ya backed em off til they clattered, then snugged em down one round. they worked, carbruators, you adjusted by listening to em, then ya reved em up a little and adjust em a little more.

I miss some of them simple times.

Texas Lawdog · August 11, 2009, 01:56:11 PM

Those days are long gone. Everything has to be adjusted by computers now days.