Blue Angels and Thunderbirds

Hilton wrote:
And, the highlight of the show, was a Stearman on steroids; i.e. with a
jet!
Each time he needed a boost, he fired that jet - it's amazing to see a
bi-plane literally rocketting up. Even stranger when there is some guy
standing on the wing! I don't think I'll ever be able to watch non-jet
aerobatics again.

Allow myself to correct... myself:

"In 1996, Jimmy Franklin debuted his latest project, the world's only
Jet-powered Waco biplane and will perform this year showing the Salinas
Valley residents what a customized aircraft can do! With the help of Les
Shockley (creator of the "Shockwave" jet truck.hey, his son is at the show
too.) they modified Jimmy's 1940 Waco with a T-38 (J-85) jet engine along
with a 450 horse power Pratt & Whitney radical prop engine, toss in 4500
pounds of thrust and over 2000 horse power and combined, it equals a
performance no one has ever seen or even attempted in this type of plane
before."

Hilton

"Hilton" wrote in message ink.net...
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1940 Waco with a T-38 (J-85) jet engine along
with a 450 horse power Pratt & Whitney radical prop engine...

With a J-85 in the back, there's nothing radical about the P&W :-)

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)