Best warbird to own

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Peter Kemp peter_n_kempathotmaildotcom@ wrote:



Mosquito, no question. Reliable, fun to fly, seats two, plus carries
up to 4,000lb of "baggage". Of course finding one to buy could be a
little tricky, but we are talking fantasy here.

Hmmm, if you're thinking of a twin I'd go with the P-61 Black Widow.
You'll need an LOA but oh man, talk about an evil looking airplane!!

Think of the excitement you'll cause among the "black helicopter" crowd.
G

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

I nominiate the Polikarpov I-16. Fits the bill nicely except for being two
seat. However it makes up for this by being open cockpit.

see http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/i-16-links.html

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

I think a Storch would be great for dropping into nice areas for coyote and fox
calling.

-- Charlie Springer

Subject: Best warbird to own
From: (Regnirps)
Date: 11/9/03 9:42 AM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

I think a Storch would be great for dropping into nice areas for coyote and
fox
calling.

-- Charlie Springer



I flew a Feissler Storch in Schleissheim in 1946 Sure beats the hell out of
Cubs.

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

In article ,
Frank Stutzman wrote:

I nominiate the Polikarpov I-16. Fits the bill nicely except for being two
seat. However it makes up for this by being open cockpit.

see http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/ram/i-16-links.html

The first of the "modern" monoplane fighters, and a true
classic. Reputation for tricky handling on the ground and
in landing, though - backed up by comments in Aeroplane
mONTHLY a year or so ago when they had an article by
someone who'd just flown one.

If we regard this as simply an exercise in theory - that
is, it doesn't matter that there aren't any for sale
then I'd be inclined to go out on a limb and suggest
one of the classic Hawker two-seaters (Hart, Hind, Demon
or Osprey - pretty, fast for their day and the Kestrel
should be usefully less thirsty than a Merlin. Or a
Fairey Fox, for that matter. And having brought Fairey
up, I'd be inclined to go right out on a limb for the
monoplanes and suggest a Battle or Fulmar - Merlin
powered, so plenty of upgrade potential for power,
usefully quick (you're not going to be hanging a
full bomb load under tha Battle..), agile (spectacularly
so in the case of the Fulmar), notably sweet-handling and
viceless, certainly in the case of the Fulmar (Norman
Hanson reckoned it to be one of the most polite aeroplanes
he'd flown) and tough as old boots, especially in the case
of the Fulmar again (a carrier aeroplane *and* a Fairey
product - go figure). You could probably pack at least
another seat in too.

Failing that, and if you can compromise on turbines, how
about a DH Vampire trainer - two side-by-side seats,
easier handling 'tis said than late-generation piston-
engined warbirds, small and neat.

--
Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
http://users.aber.ac.uk/azb/
"Time has stopped, says the Black Lion clock
and eternity has begun" (Dylan Thomas)

From: Dale net

Hmmm, if you're thinking of a twin I'd go with the P-61 Black Widow.
You'll need an LOA but oh man, talk about an evil looking airplane!!

Think of the excitement you'll cause among the "black helicopter" crowd.
G

--
Dale L. Falk

Are there enough P-61 parts to cobble together a flyable one?

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

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(B2431) wrote:



Are there enough P-61 parts to cobble together a flyable one?

There is one under restoration in Reading, PA. Last I heard the plan is
to fly it.

--
Dale L. Falk

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing
as simply messing around with airplanes.

http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html

Dale wrote:

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(B2431) wrote:


Are there enough P-61 parts to cobble together a flyable one?

There is one under restoration in Reading, PA. Last I heard the plan is
to fly it.


Indeed. http://www.maam.org/p61.html

Bob McKellar

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Dale wrote:

In article ,
(B2431) wrote:



Are there enough P-61 parts to cobble together a flyable one?

There is one under restoration in Reading, PA. Last I heard the plan is
to fly it.

The big problem, as I understand it, is the proliferation of 7075
aluminum and magnesium in the structural airframe. Both corrode far more
readily than 2024.

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Orval Fairbairn wrote:

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Dale wrote:

In article ,
(B2431) wrote:

Are there enough P-61 parts to cobble together a flyable one?

There is one under restoration in Reading, PA. Last I heard the plan is
to fly it.

The big problem, as I understand it, is the proliferation of 7075
aluminum and magnesium in the structural airframe. Both corrode far more
readily than 2024.

They're basically going to have to rebuild most of it by hand.

--
cirby at cfl.rr.com

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