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P-51 Crash
When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a
refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. |
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On 2011-09-17, bobm46 wrote:
When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. When I read about those crashes and deaths, I always wonder, why can't they organize the races or shows so that the planes fly not too close to the crowds? |
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On 9/17/2011 5:42 PM, bobm46 wrote:
When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. Planes in that category are like "King Arthur's Original Battle Axe" - the handle has been replaced three times and the head twice. Can you really say that age contributed to the accident? At what age must people not be allowed to do things? |
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:00:21 -0500, Ignoramus30681
wrote: On 2011-09-17, bobm46 wrote: When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. When I read about those crashes and deaths, I always wonder, why can't they organize the races or shows so that the planes fly not too close to the crowds? It's human nature to want to be as close to the action as possible. Have you ever been in the front row at the starting line of a drag race when either top fuelers or funny cars were running? Remember _feeling_ the sound (beneath your muffs and ear plugs) and breathing the nitro exhaust? I remember wading up to my waist in Mission Bay on an outside corner where the thunderboats were racing. We got splashed by Miss Budweiser who flew by us at 100mph not 50 feet away. Hayseuss Crisco, I wouldn't do that foolish thing again (now that I'm sober) but it was a very memorable experience. The bottom line is the bottom line. If people aren't thrilled and can't experience some of the risk, vendors sell fewer tickets. Fewer tickets means lower prize awards. Lower prize money attracts fewer top acts and the bottom falls out of the sport. -- Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear. -- Thomas Jefferson |
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On 9/18/2011 1:00 PM, Ignoramus30681 wrote:
On 2011-09-17, wrote: When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. When I read about those crashes and deaths, I always wonder, why can't they organize the races or shows so that the planes fly not too close to the crowds? You can fly as high as you want. But it's harder at higher altitude. The pylons define the turn points and it's not like you pull up to the pylon and turn left. The course is almost 8 1/2 miles long. At 500 mph that takes just under 1 minute. I'm not sure what the turning radius would be at 4 Gs but it would be a rather large arc! Pretty close to an oblong circle? In order to even see the pylons you have to be down close to the ground. Here is a map of the race course. http://aafo.com/racing/news/99/images/UL99MAP-2.jpg |
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:06:25 -0400, Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote:
On 9/17/2011 5:42 PM, bobm46 wrote: When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. Planes in that category are like "King Arthur's Original Battle Axe" - the handle has been replaced three times and the head twice. Can you really say that age contributed to the accident? At what age must people not be allowed to do things? If what is assumed to have happened actually happened, 80 or 18 would not make a significant difference - and as for the plane - calling it a 194X P51 is stretching it - as large parts of the plane will have been replaced, modified, and rebuilt several times over during it's racing carreer. It's a bit like a funny car. It might LOOK like a 1982 Camaro - - - - - - - -. Or even a Nascar stocker. It might LOOK like a Toyota Camry ___ _ _ _ _. In the case of the plane it's a LITTLE different - because at one point it actually WAS a P51 Mustang. |
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Ignoramus30681 wrote: On 2011-09-17, bobm46 wrote: When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. When I read about those crashes and deaths, I always wonder, why can't they organize the races or shows so that the planes fly not too close to the crowds? If the planes didn't fly close, nobody would attend. |
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"Ignoramus30681" wrote When I read about those crashes and deaths, I always wonder, why can't they organize the races or shows so that the planes fly not too close to the crowds? I see car races all over the world with spectators sitting on the edge of death. And sometimes it comes. Steve |
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wrote In the case of the plane it's a LITTLE different - because at one point it actually WAS a P51 Mustang. I think it's going to get real interesting legally. Obviously the pilot was a man of means, and that spells lawsuit. It tickles my curiosity about who has the responsibility to make the final determination regarding the aircraft modifications. I'm sure it is the FAA. But since this is such a rare bird, the "laws" and "regulations" about such changes will be, I think, ........ vague. This one had some changes that were noteworthy enough to become part of the "news" about the crash and facts that were reported. Did I just infer facts and newspeople in the same sentence? Sorry. Isn't Nancy Grace going to have fun with this one? Steve |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (was P-51Crash)
Speaking of planes: I took a joy ride today - what a hoot, as they used
to say. I have the picture to prove it: http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/BettyJane.jpg |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (wasP-51 Crash)
Bob Engelhardt wrote:
... http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/BettyJane.jpg Well, OK ... that is a stock picture and I'm not in it. But I did have a ride in that very plane. Not only rode in it, but flew it, a little bit (it's the only fully dual-control P-51 in the world). The pilot would have given me all the aerobatics, but after a 4-point roll and a little inverted, I started getting queasy. I really felt cheated ... it would have been so cool to do more. If only they had warned me to take some Dramamine, there's no telling what I would have been up for. Bob |
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On Sep 18, 6:51*pm, Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Bob Engelhardt wrote: ... http://home.comcast.net/~bobengelhardt/BettyJane.jpg Well, OK ... that is a stock picture and I'm not in it. *But I did have a ride in that very plane. *Not only rode in it, but flew it, a little bit (it's the only fully dual-control P-51 in the world). The pilot would have given me all the aerobatics, but after a 4-point roll and a little inverted, I started getting queasy. *I really felt cheated ... it would have been so cool to do more. *If only they had warned me to take some Dramamine, there's no telling what I would have been up for. Bob Where did you do this?? Milton C. |
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On Sep 17, 5:42*pm, bobm46 wrote:
* * * * When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. * * * * Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. * * * * To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. * * * * I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. Initial investigation and a pretty clear photograph show that the elevator trim tab separated from the elevator, which would have caused a major loss of pitch control. The modifications to the wings would have had nothing to do with that. People sit close to the action at air races because, well, that's what they want to do. It's part of the excitement. The slogan at Reno is, "Fly low, fly fast, turn left." |
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Steve B wrote:
wrote In the case of the plane it's a LITTLE different - because at one point it actually WAS a P51 Mustang. I think it's going to get real interesting legally. Obviously the pilot was a man of means, and that spells lawsuit. It tickles my curiosity about who has the responsibility to make the final determination regarding the aircraft modifications. I'm sure it is the FAA. But since this is such a rare bird, the "laws" and "regulations" about such changes will be, I think, ........ vague. This one had some changes that were noteworthy enough to become part of the "news" about the crash and facts that were reported. Did I just infer facts and newspeople in the same sentence? Sorry. I've been thinking about that too. As I understand the FAA regs, an experimental aircraft, after major mods, has to undergo 40 hours of flight testing over an FAA-approved, unpopulated area to shake loose stuff like this. I think there will be some interesting questions raised. |
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"Jim Stewart" wrote I've been thinking about that too. As I understand the FAA regs, an experimental aircraft, after major mods, has to undergo 40 hours of flight testing over an FAA-approved, unpopulated area to shake loose stuff like this. I think there will be some interesting questions raised. Today, Monday, 1PM MST, I saw a new video of the crash from another angle and much closer to the impact point. At the end of the broadcast, the "news" announcer said the FAA would (paraphrasing, IIRC, and all that) likely make changes regarding crowd placement at future races. From the angle the video was taken, I would have considered where the plane impacted to be a VERY dangerous position too close to the action, and would have never sat there. I go to, and have gone to, hundreds of various sporting events. I prefer to be back enough to have a better overall view, and for a safety factor. IMHO, those people were much much too close. But there are purely stupid people in the world who want to get next to the race track, or close to a police gunfight or whatever. You can't fix stupid and they will continue to do it. Steve |
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Milton C. wrote:
Where did you do this?? Beverly, MA. Offered by the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom". They travel the country with a B-17, a B-24, and the P-51. Their schedule: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm The P-51 ride was so expensive that I could only justify it as a "once in a lifetime" experience. Kinda' in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. Bob |
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On 9/19/2011 1:59 PM, Jim Stewart wrote:
As I understand the FAA regs, an experimental aircraft, after major mods, has to undergo 40 hours of flight testing over an FAA-approved, unpopulated area to shake loose stuff like this. I think there will be some interesting questions raised. You do not understand the FAA regs. You are quoting from a portion of Experimental Amateur-Built for when a non-type-certificated engine, propeller, or engine/propeller combination is installed. After the initial flight testing, a testing period for later modifications may be assigned a much shorter period of time, in the Amateur-Built class. The flight test area is determined by the operator and the overseeing FAA FSDO. These modified planes for racing are operated under Experimental-Air Racing, Group III. All flight and maintenance operations, including, various flight testing regimes and areas, are defined and restricted by the individual airplane's program letter which is tailored specifically for the individual airplane by the operators and the overseeing FAA Flight Safety District Offices. Any modification to the program must have prior notification to the governing FSDO by fax, with concurrence of the FSDO and any new FSDO involved. In other words, the rules for Experimental-Air Racing are tailored to each individual airplane's situation with direct FAA oversight and lots of internal FAA policy making. |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:38:44 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote: "Jim Stewart" wrote I've been thinking about that too. As I understand the FAA regs, an experimental aircraft, after major mods, has to undergo 40 hours of flight testing over an FAA-approved, unpopulated area to shake loose stuff like this. I think there will be some interesting questions raised. Today, Monday, 1PM MST, I saw a new video of the crash from another angle and much closer to the impact point. At the end of the broadcast, the "news" announcer said the FAA would (paraphrasing, IIRC, and all that) likely make changes regarding crowd placement at future races. From the angle the video was taken, I would have considered where the plane impacted to be a VERY dangerous position too close to the action, and would have never sat there. I go to, and have gone to, hundreds of various sporting events. I prefer to be back enough to have a better overall view, and for a safety factor. IMHO, those people were much much too close. But there are purely stupid people in the world who want to get next to the race track, or close to a police gunfight or whatever. You can't fix stupid and they will continue to do it. Steve The crash was pretty much ON the runway, yet he started way out in the race course. It was the luck of the draw where he hit. It could have been on the far side of the course, it could have been away from the runway, it could have been behind the crowds...frankly..it could have been anywhere. It didnt happen during takeoff or landing...the luck of the draw was what happened. Ya takes your chances and you makes your bets. Shrug Gunner "In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our country." - David Lloyyd (2008) |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:46:46 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote: Milton C. wrote: Where did you do this?? Beverly, MA. Offered by the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom". They travel the country with a B-17, a B-24, and the P-51. Their schedule: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm The P-51 ride was so expensive that I could only justify it as a "once in a lifetime" experience. Kinda' in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. Bob I saw them at Ft. Myers Paige Filed a couple of years back....and you sure are correct about the "if you have to ask..." part. I could only afford an autographed book!! Seem to recall they even had a price on getting a walk/crawl-through on the B-17 and B-24. Take care. Brian Lawson, Bothwell,mOntario. |
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"Steve B" on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:38:44
-0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following: "Jim Stewart" wrote I've been thinking about that too. As I understand the FAA regs, an experimental aircraft, after major mods, has to undergo 40 hours of flight testing over an FAA-approved, unpopulated area to shake loose stuff like this. I think there will be some interesting questions raised. Today, Monday, 1PM MST, I saw a new video of the crash from another angle and much closer to the impact point. At the end of the broadcast, the "news" announcer said the FAA would (paraphrasing, IIRC, and all that) likely make changes regarding crowd placement at future races. From the angle the video was taken, I would have considered where the plane impacted to be a VERY dangerous position too close to the action, and would have never sat there. I go to, and have gone to, hundreds of various sporting events. I prefer to be back enough to have a better overall view, and for a safety factor. IMHO, those people were much much too close. But there are purely stupid people in the world who want to get next to the race track, or close to a police gunfight or whatever. You can't fix stupid and they will continue to do it. Granted, all I have is the brief video clips, but it appears that the pilot was trying to miss the grandstands. In order to have completely safe viewing, nobody would be allowed within miles of the track (be it cars or airplanes), and the race shown on HD large TV screens. Same goes for baseball games -those batted balls are hard and traveling fast. People get hurt all the time. And don't sit so close to the screen, you will ruin your eyes. tschus pyotr Who 'se first response after there was a fatal accident at work was "Well, you knew the job was dangerous when you took it." -- pyotr filipivich Gott hilfen und wir leben. (God helping and we live ..) |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:38:44 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote: "Jim Stewart" wrote I've been thinking about that too. As I understand the FAA regs, an experimental aircraft, after major mods, has to undergo 40 hours of flight testing over an FAA-approved, unpopulated area to shake loose stuff like this. I think there will be some interesting questions raised. Today, Monday, 1PM MST, I saw a new video of the crash from another angle and much closer to the impact point. At the end of the broadcast, the "news" announcer said the FAA would (paraphrasing, IIRC, and all that) likely make changes regarding crowd placement at future races. From the angle the video was taken, I would have considered where the plane impacted to be a VERY dangerous position too close to the action, and would have never sat there. I go to, and have gone to, hundreds of various sporting events. I prefer to be back enough to have a better overall view, and for a safety factor. IMHO, those people were much much too close. But there are purely stupid people in the world who want to get next to the race track, or close to a police gunfight or whatever. You can't fix stupid and they will continue to do it. Steve The safest place for the spectators would have been Heathrow, but then, how many tickets would have been sold. Gerry :-)} London, Canada |
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On 9/19/2011 7:20 PM, Jim Stewart wrote:
Fair enough. Then tell me this, would major airframe changes such as reducing the length of the fuse and ailerons typically require testing over an uninhabited area before flight near the public? Yes, to flight testing after major airframe changes, the amount of time or location, we will not know until we are privy to all the details in the program letter. No, to flight testing over an uninhabited area. Numerous references in Experimental-Exhibition/Racing, including multiple flight test phases, the text: During all operations, this aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways. All operations must be conducted in a manner and in areas that, in the event of a bailout, ejection (unless otherwise authorized by AFS-800), or in-flight structural failure, persons or property on the surface or other aircraft in flight are not endangered. "Densely populated" and "Congested" are constantly reoccurring words in multiple sections and sub-paragraphs. Another defining phrase in the General Experimental Flight Test section when defining flight corridors to and from the airport and the flight test area: Note: An acceptable approach/departure corridor exists when the corridor provides reasonable opportunity(s) to execute an off-airport emergency landing that will not jeopardize other persons or property. It also states, if, those conditions cannot be met the aircraft must be moved to the flight test area by other means than flight the densely populated areas. [ie. by truck,(my interpretation)] After flight testing, the governing FSDO office could also disallow any requests for flights or flight areas the FSDO is not comfortable with when requests for program letter changes are made. The section on Experimental-Exhibition/Racing certification was re-written effective about 18 months ago to tighten up the rules and I suspect we will see another re-write in the very near future. |
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"Brian Lawson" wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:46:46 -0400, Bob Engelhardt wrote: Milton C. wrote: Where did you do this?? Beverly, MA. Offered by the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom". They travel the country with a B-17, a B-24, and the P-51. Their schedule: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm The P-51 ride was so expensive that I could only justify it as a "once in a lifetime" experience. Kinda' in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. Bob I saw them at Ft. Myers Paige Filed a couple of years back....and you sure are correct about the "if you have to ask..." part. I could only afford an autographed book!! Seem to recall they even had a price on getting a walk/crawl-through on the B-17 and B-24. Take care. Brian Lawson, Bothwell,mOntario. My Dad was a flight engineer on a B24M in the Asian Theater. I would have been up for a tour, screw the price. Steve |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:46:46 -0400, Bob Engelhardt
wrote: Milton C. wrote: Where did you do this?? Beverly, MA. Offered by the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom". They travel the country with a B-17, a B-24, and the P-51. Their schedule: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm The P-51 ride was so expensive that I could only justify it as a "once in a lifetime" experience. Kinda' in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. Bob Someone told me that a P-51 burns 90 gallons of gasoline an hour during takeoff but only 60 gallons per hour while cruising. Not a cheap ride. |
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:32:03 -0400, Brian Lawson
wrote: On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:46:46 -0400, Bob Engelhardt wrote: Milton C. wrote: Where did you do this?? Beverly, MA. Offered by the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom". They travel the country with a B-17, a B-24, and the P-51. Their schedule: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm The P-51 ride was so expensive that I could only justify it as a "once in a lifetime" experience. Kinda' in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. Bob I saw them at Ft. Myers Paige Filed a couple of years back....and you sure are correct about the "if you have to ask..." part. I could only afford an autographed book!! Seem to recall they even had a price on getting a walk/crawl-through on the B-17 and B-24. Take care. Brian Lawson, Bothwell,mOntario. Maybe that's why I'm so poor,all that airplane experience as a kid. I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech & Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. Check out the 3rd picture down, that's a new one me. The backwards bent prop would be cool on a wall. Been to a bunch of crash sites also and use to play on abandoned bases. I like the B-29, truly amazing for the technology, like 20' (seems like) to the bottom of the wing. http://www.planepictures.net/netsear...d%2 0Lodestar SW |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (wasP-51Crash)
Bob Engelhardt wrote: Milton C. wrote: Where did you do this?? Beverly, MA. Offered by the Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom". They travel the country with a B-17, a B-24, and the P-51. Their schedule: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm The P-51 ride was so expensive that I could only justify it as a "once in a lifetime" experience. Kinda' in the "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" category. No kidding. But the cost per hour of flight has to be covered by the customers and those old planes aren't fuel efficient. I've seen some of their planes on display at the Ocala airport. -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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P-51 Crash
Richard wrote: On 9/18/2011 1:00 PM, Ignoramus30681 wrote: On 2011-09-17, wrote: When I first heard about the crash I thought the plane was a refurbished WW II standard P-51 and that it was being flown in a War bird exhibition. I felt bad for the pilot, and for the people who died in the crowd and for the loss of an historic aircraft. Today (Sunday 09-18-11) I read an article in the paper about what happened. It seems that the P-51 had been highly modified for greater speed in an air race. One of the mod's was to remove 5 feet off of each wing tip and to modify the edge of the remaining wing. Couple this with the age of the pilot and the speed and g-forces involved and the chances of a crash increase greatly. To me it seems to have been bad judgment to make these mod's to an aircraft of this vintage and history, and extremely bad judgment on the part of the pilot to fly in the race. I Still feel bad for the deaths and injuries to all those involved, but also feel that it should have been avoided. When I read about those crashes and deaths, I always wonder, why can't they organize the races or shows so that the planes fly not too close to the crowds? You can fly as high as you want. But it's harder at higher altitude. The pylons define the turn points and it's not like you pull up to the pylon and turn left. The course is almost 8 1/2 miles long. At 500 mph that takes just under 1 minute. I'm not sure what the turning radius would be at 4 Gs but it would be a rather large arc! Pretty close to an oblong circle? In order to even see the pylons you have to be down close to the ground. Here is a map of the race course. http://aafo.com/racing/news/99/images/UL99MAP-2.jpg Here are a couple photos I took of his Leeward Air Group, flying at our Veteran's Park: http://www.flickr.com/photos/materre...7617628185878/ -- You can't have a sense of humor, if you have no sense. |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (wasP-51 Crash)
Sunworshipper wrote:
I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (was P-51 Crash)
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:06 -0700, Jim Stewart
wrote: Sunworshipper wrote: I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. I want a plane so bad I was thinking of making one. Was wondering how to find a book that teaches/shows how to build wooden doped fiberglass stitched planes. Got lots of wood around here. Was also thinking of ways to split and dry wood for that purpose. Also ... which kinds of woods are suitable and their characteristics, cedar maybe. Oak? Beech trees are hard to find. Huge's spruce...sappy evergreens? I have the patience and tedious stuff down. I've watched alot of it, but was in a way blocked from knowing cause and effect type of stuff cause they where afraid I'd take their jobs away from them. Like I wouldn't show them any respect, as they say now a punk. Maybe back to a J-3 with a VW engine. I was saving for one back when. Use to read all the PA's and such in the trade a planes. Was up to 5 cars, but needed more to sell and get the $6,000 that they went for back then, but needed to be recovered or something. Then my life went to ****. I really like the dropping into nowhere as if back in the days of that movie dances with wolfs. Can't afford the plans at the moment. SW |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (was P-51 Crash)
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:01:43 -0500, Sunworshipper SW@GWNTUNDRA
wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:06 -0700, Jim Stewart wrote: Sunworshipper wrote: I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. I want a plane so bad I was thinking of making one. Was wondering how to find a book that teaches/shows how to build wooden doped fiberglass stitched planes. Got lots of wood around here. Was also thinking of ways to split and dry wood for that purpose. Also ... which kinds of woods are suitable and their characteristics, cedar maybe. Oak? Beech trees are hard to find. Huge's spruce...sappy evergreens? I have the patience and tedious stuff down. I've watched alot of it, but was in a way blocked from knowing cause and effect type of stuff cause they where afraid I'd take their jobs away from them. Like I wouldn't show them any respect, as they say now a punk. Maybe back to a J-3 with a VW engine. I was saving for one back when. Use to read all the PA's and such in the trade a planes. Was up to 5 cars, but needed more to sell and get the $6,000 that they went for back then, but needed to be recovered or something. Then my life went to ****. I really like the dropping into nowhere as if back in the days of that movie dances with wolfs. Can't afford the plans at the moment. SW Remember this one? http://www.evansair.com/ |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (was P-51 Crash)
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:06 -0700, Jim Stewart
wrote: Sunworshipper wrote: I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. What happened to it? "In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our country." - David Lloyyd (2008) |
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Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:06 -0700, Jim Stewart wrote: Sunworshipper wrote: I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. What happened to it? "In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our country." - David Lloyyd (2008) http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lockh...d0a2bcfd44f2d3 Exterior in '98 -- Steve W. |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (was P-51 Crash)
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:29:54 -0400, "Steve W."
wrote: Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:06 -0700, Jim Stewart wrote: Sunworshipper wrote: I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. What happened to it? "In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our country." - David Lloyyd (2008) http://www.airliners.net/photo/Lockh...d0a2bcfd44f2d3 Exterior in '98 That doesnt look very bad. Looks like it was painted with house paint..but..... Gunner "In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our country." - David Lloyyd (2008) |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (wasP-51 Crash)
Steve B wrote:
My Dad was a flight engineer on a B24M in the Asian Theater. I would have been up for a tour, screw the price. The walk-through isn't expensive - $6 for both bombers. A flight in it is another story. The B-24 has an adopted identity from a European theater plane. But the actual plane flew in the Pacific. So_maybe_ it is the actual plane your father flew in. It's _possible_. Bob |
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This thread is hijacked - everyone stay in their seats. (wasP-51 Crash)
Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:41:06 -0700, Jim wrote: Sunworshipper wrote: I've stripped the beautiful interiors that they put into DC-3's and Beech& Lockheed -18's like you'd see in a Shirley Temple show. My airplane is hangered not 50 feet from NC6166, Cary Grant's Lodestar. Sadly, it's not much to look at anymore. What happened to it? I don't rightly know. It was bought by my neighbor across the apron. He flew it for a time and it's rumored to have had a gear-up landing due to a hydraulic failure. It was repaired then someone from Australia bought it and came over to ferry it home. He pulled it out, spewed a few gallons of avgas and oil on the apron, gave up and pushed it back in it's corner, where it still sits. There's also a derelict DC3 at the airport north of Lodi. You can see it from highway 99 coming to Sacramento. I heard it used to be a jump plane for the skydiving operation. |
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