Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Gathering of P51 mustangs GREAT! must wacth this vid!!!!!!! http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 The Last Maned fighter jet, F22 Raptor Doing the Cobra manunver http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=fe5bd599 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard~SPARTA~ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Awesome vids Athlon P51s and F22 both wicked machines, a couple of years ago I was at RAF Benson for a RAF family fun day and they had the Typhoon or Eurofighter damn thing moves in the air more like a missile than a fighter its a mad piece of kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MH6~SPARTA~ Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Was anyone else expecting pictures of Ford Mustangs, or just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haloelite Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 yeah thats what i thought too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stang~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Not the last The F-35 comes online late this year and then there's a couple of others the Air Force doesn't want to talk about...just yet The Last Maned fighter jet, F22 Raptor Doing the Cobra manunver http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=fe5bd599 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durka-Durka~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 haha yeah I didn't check this thread out until today, thinking it was about Fords, but then remembered the name of the movie! Yah, I'd say the Air Force will keep their fighters manned for a while, if anything to keep their egos in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrester~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) Off course I expected P51's they are amongst the prettiest things ever built. Though I'd love to fly a B25 Mitchell one day, thats my all time favorite. after that come the Vought F4u Corsair and the P38 Lightning..... too bad they are less around. I have been to Duxford many times my wife sleeping in the car and me drewling over these birds..... Edited January 22, 2010 by Forrester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) Im just in love with war birds! What an era to live in, My dad was a LT colonel army air core, flew b17s in the 82 bomber group. Ya, i forgot about F35. But after that one, probley manless after that. The F22 does the slow flight and "cobra" is done useing thrust vectoring. Heres a bunch more http://www.livingwarbirds.com/ Edited January 22, 2010 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Nothing better than seeing these old planes fly. I fortunate, in that where I live I routinely get to see the Battle of Britain flight during the summer months, flying off to various shows. To see a lancaster, Hurricane and Spitfire in the air really makes me proud. And the sound of a Spitfire, there's nothing to beat it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeno~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Needless to say, the Mustang P51D has the same Rolls Royce Merlin engine as the Spitfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Author Share Posted January 22, 2010 (edited) Yes it does, The apachie a36 was the first version of the mustang, It had the lower horsepower packard/allison v12. Our good friends from the U.K, gave us the Rollsroyce/merlin 55,56,57,66 engines and we started building them as well. North american redesigned the A36 apachie into the p51-d in 30 days it went from drawing board to flying prototype. Wth drop tanks they could finely escort the bombers, and they were 100mph faster then the ME109s and shot them down in droves. Its a good thing the ME262 came along late, Or it might have been a different storie. Edited January 22, 2010 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchman~SPARTA~ Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 I was surprised to discover that the Mustang was designed and developed by NAA for the RAF, who had asked them to make the Tomahawk under license. NAA said they could develop a new plane quicker than setting up a facility to copy the Curtis built Tomahawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 Was anyone else expecting pictures of Ford Mustangs, or just me? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) The full movie "Gathering of Mustangs" http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=1bf99434&br=500 Brings a tear to my eye. my dad was part of it. He has passed in 95 Edited February 9, 2010 by Athlon64~SPARTA~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlon64~SPARTA~ Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 Wow last years show was great, wish i was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaz~SPARTA~ Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 lugage probably flew one of these in WW2. hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrester~SPARTA~ Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Wow last years show was great, wish i was there! Maybe next year.... I'm planning on coming over during duxford again, but sadly its not summer holiday then so I have trouble keeping the kids from school... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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