ww2 warbirds

[t walgamuth]

They had a small group of ww2 warbirds at the Purdue airport yesterday and this morning. The sound they make is just fantastic!

The flight pattern takes them nearly directly overhead of my house.

I just now ran outside to see if I could see them, but there are too many trees unless they are directly overhead.

The sound though is wonderful.

They had a B 17 a B 24 and a P 51 mustang. (one of the prettiest planes ever to take the sky.)

[Angel]

Next time you are near Cincinnati - this place has one of the 50(?) remaining P-51's around...

Tri-State Warbird Museum in Cincinnati Ohio


Kinda steep to get in, and not real friendly for my young children, but awesome local dudes who are keeping a small fleet of old aircraft going...

But if you are near Cincinnati, the AF museum in Dayton isn't much farther away...


-John

[t walgamuth]

Yeah, the one at Dayton would take a week to see at leisure.

[dynalow]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

They had a small group of ww2 warbirds at the Purdue airport yesterday and this morning. The sound they make is just fantastic!

The flight pattern takes them nearly directly overhead of my house.

I just now ran outside to see if I could see them, but there are too many trees unless they are directly overhead.

The sound though is wonderful.

They had a B 17 a B 24 and a P 51 mustang. (one of the prettiest planes ever to take the sky.)

Tom,

That sounds like some of the Colling's Foundation Warbirds. They're out your way for s few days. Lafayette, IN - The Collings Foundation
Be here again in early Sept.
I went up in their B-17 a few years ago. The Nine-O-Nine. Immaculate condition.
Well worth the $400.00. You ought to give it a shot.
Aircraft - The Collings Foundation

They have a 2-seater P- 51. Now you're talking money to take a spin in that.

Short video to wet your whistle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMhb53pv0wk

[Idle]

When you hear the sound of the fighter planes you wonder how they could ever get close to anyone to attack them.

But I put this question to a guy with a few of these aircraft about 30 years ago. He said he would arrange a small demo.

One Sunday I went to a park on the east side of Dallas and myself and several friends took up a spot on a picnic table. The park is surrounded by trees on three sides.

All was silent and then suddenly there was a warplane over our heads. And I mean with no warning at all. The pilot did this several times and we never heard him coming. Well, we might have had two seconds tops to respond, or just enough time to look up and realize there was nothing we could do.

He later explained that if he came in low and fast, low being just above the trees, we would not see him or hear him. He would know where the target, being us, was because he had seen it from thousands of feet up. Then, when he came in to attack, it would be at a height, angle and speed that worked to his advantage and not ours.

You often see fighter planes in films flying very low. There is a reason for this: Because it really, really works.

It has been a long time but I think the aircraft he used was called a 'Texan'.

[t walgamuth]

Originally Posted by dynalow

Tom,

That sounds like some of the Colling's Foundation Warbirds. They're out your way for s few days. Lafayette, IN - The Collings Foundation
Be here again in early Sept.
I went up in their B-17 a few years ago. The Nine-O-Nine. Immaculate condition.
Well worth the $400.00. You ought to give it a shot.
Aircraft - The Collings Foundation

They have a 2-seater P- 51. Now you're talking money to take a spin in that.

Short video to wet your whistle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMhb53pv0wk

Do they give you a parachute?

[dynalow]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Do they give you a parachute?

Not to go up in the B-17. You are, however, seatbelted in sitting on the deck. Once up to altitude you can get up and walk around except in the tail and the flight deck. On the trip I took a passenger was with his grandfather who crewed in a B17 in WWII. Nice.

[75Sv1]

The Texan AT-6 was an advanced trainer. Also called the Harvard. I think Australia used the wings from them for their fighter the Boomerang. It was used only in rear area defense.
Only 50 Mustangs. I think 35,000 were made. There were only 10,000 Zeros made. About the mid 80's, there were only 3 flyable ones. I read an article recently, that there are 10 flyable now. One recently flew over Japan. A Japanese business man bought the one salvaged in Paupa New Gunie (sp) some years back for 3M. Had it restored to flyable condition.

[INSIDIOUS]

On a similar note to the OP ... I got buzzed by 2 F-16's today. Now that gets your full attention in a special way right quick!

[dynalow]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS

On a similar note to the OP ... I got buzzed by 2 F-16's today. Now that gets your full attention in a special way right quick!

Pity, then, the poor folks who live near a Naval Air Station with F-18s, like Oceana VA.

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[INSIDIOUS]

I do not live near any mil air base of any sort These guys were way off the rez ...

[t walgamuth]

There's been a B-17 at the Purdue the last few days. I have heard it three or four times including just now. i saw it flying yesterday.

The sound is like nothing else.

[engatwork]

I experienced a B1 doing a low pass where it came in silent one time. We did not know it was there until it was right on top of us. Scared the crap out of me and the family.

[dynalow]

Originally Posted by t walgamuth

There's been a B-17 at the Purdue the last few days. I have heard it three or four times including just now. i saw it flying yesterday.

The sound is like nothing else.

it's the Collings Foundation Tour. The sound of a B17 IS like nothing else.
Events Archive - The Collings Foundation

$5 - $15
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Walk Through Tour Times (no reservations needed):
8/7/2017 – 12:00 PM till 5:00 PM
8/8/2017 – 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM
8/9/2017 – 9:00 AM till 12:00 PM
$15 Adults / $5 Children 12 and under.

Flights take place before and after tours.
30-minute flight on the B-17 or B-24 is $450 per person
30-minute flight on the B-25 is $400 per person
30-minute flight training on the TF-51D is $2200
60-minute flight training on the TF-51D is $3200

They'll be out here in Joisey in a few weeks.

Going up in one is like nothing else either !!!!

[t walgamuth]

Cool!