Aircraft

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Looked around there, TLD, but didn't see any t-shirts for 25's...........Buck

[Texas Lawdog]

The "Lady Lil" T-shirts are in the Historic Aviation catalog that I received in the mail. It is the only B25 T-shirt they have. The sizes run from Medium to 2X. The size codes are #69462A-Medium, #69463A-Large, #69464A-X-Large, and #69465A-XX-Large. The price is $17.95.

[Major E A Sterner]

a friend sent this link to me, Lots of P-51 photos, some B-29 and others, warning there are some graphic photos mixed in from the fighting on Iwo Jima.


http://picasaweb.google.com/7thfighter/IwoJima?authkey=Gv1sRgCIW06db_6oth&feat=email#slideshow/5299163150448181842

[Steel Horse Bailey]

WOW!  To those of us who are "plane crazy" the sight of all those wrecked and burning aircraft, PARTICULARLY P-51s, is sickening and heart-rending!

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Wow!

[Texas Lawdog]

That's really a shame about the planes. I'm curious on how many injuries and or deaths occured during this tragedy.

[Leo Tanner]

That was an amazing show.  Thank you.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

TLD, there was a pic op on the news last night about a WW II plane that crashed, didn't hear where. Looked to be a Russian plane, red star on it. YAK???

[Arcey]

http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=11950319

[Texas Lawdog]

The plane is a Nanchang CJ-6A is a single enjine trainer built in China. The planes are being imported to the US from China.

[Four-Eyed Buck]

That was it................

[Texas Lawdog]

There's an outfit in Los Angeles that is importing them for resale. The pictures show them with military markings.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

Some of those Russkie trainers / stunt planes are fine aircraft and seem to be a pretty good bargain - considering.

There's a car dealer here in Indy who bought a Vultee BT 13 training plane and had it on the dealership roof as a "Looky-here" attraction.  They were going to sell it to me for $500.  (1971)  I was psyched, 'cause I could actually afford it!  It had at least one engine; I think 2.  It had been converted from a 2-place trainer (original) to a single-seat which gave it sort of a cool fighter look.  ...If you didn't know better, that is.


Well, I started looking into expenses and re-build costs.  Mom had been a stewardess with Lake Central Air Lines (what remained became US Air) and she had a good friend, Cpt. Dean Leming who had been her favorite pilot.  Captain Dean had flown "the Hump" in C-47s during WW Twice.  He, Dad (a former Navy fighter/dive bomber/torpedo/Air-Sear rescue pilot) and I went to inspect the plane.  Dean started pointing out things that had to be modified, relaying hanger/parking fees, etc and ... well ... my dreams of becoming a $500 Warbird owner flew right out the window!


It's real shame to see ANY crash.
I don't know what ever happened to that plane - I never got the "N" number or I'd look it up.  It prob'ly got scrapped.

[Steel Horse Bailey]

(I made my post about the surplus and even new Russkie planes, but I realize that the one mentioned is a rice-eater.)




Still a shame.

[Arcey]

Sad to wreck a plane cuz the pilot had ta go potty.

The Fighter Factory could prolly fix it. But I doubt the museum in Pungo they're affiliated with would want it. The thing ain't a WW II or earlier craft. Too new.

Money is why I quit my lessons. I couldn't afford to continue then. I can now 'n have no desire to. The fella I started with took out a loan to finish. Saw 'im not long ago. He ain't flown a plane in the last twenty years.

[Leo Tanner]

Funny thing...when the USAF recruiters talk to a young man these days they are innerested on how much time they spend playing video games.  Some study showed that the gamers made the best pilots.  I wonder if they are outfitting the new planes with Big Gulp holders and a supply of Doritos.

[Texas Lawdog]

Leo, You might need a relief tube also.

[Sir Charles deMouton-Black]

The TWIN OTTER is born again;


http://www2.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/business/story.html?id=705ff203-fce2-4da0-8d4d-1d3f1b3483f0

[Texas Lawdog]

That sounds good for small commuter airlines.

[Texas Lawdog]

I get a Squadron email every week from the B24/B29 squadron of the CAF. I am happy to announce that "FIFI" has 2 new engines installed and the other to be installed in the next few months. She will able to fly again and return to Addison airport to the CAF maintence hangar in Midland.