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Anyone go to CAF Airsho last weekend?
I make an annual tradition of the CAF Airsho but this year it was on a
weekend that was impossible for me to attend. This Airsho has changed little in the 25+ years I've been going but it has never gotten old. As a kid I loved the fire & explosions, as an adult pilot/mechanic It's more a love of the sound & sight of big radials and slim Merlins. WWII aircraft actually flying through the air (especially Mustangs) still can bring a tear to my eye; and that's why I drive 5 hours, or fly 2.5, almost every year. Did anyone here go this year? The main reason I ask is I am wondering if "FIFI," the world's only flying B-29 is back in service afte a 4 engine overhaul? I remember with fondness the Texas Raiders B-17 smoking & landing on two gears (nose and 1 main) after being "damaged" by a Japanese Zero. They haven't done that in years, perhaps insurance reasons? I also remember Lefty Gardner making an annual appearance and doing aerobatics in his P-38, including one-engine and then no-engine manuevers, landing dead-stick, and then rolling up to the crowd in that red & white Lightning. I wonder who thought of that first? Lefty or Bob? Anyway, if anyone went, an airshow report would be appreciated. Thanks, Ricky |
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Anyone go to CAF Airsho last weekend?
Ricky wrote:
I remember with fondness the Texas Raiders B-17 smoking & landing on two gears (nose and 1 main) after being "damaged" by a Japanese Zero. They haven't done that in years, perhaps insurance reasons? That must have been some trick. I've never seen a tail dragger landing on only the "nose and 1 main"). -- Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Boise, ID |
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Anyone go to CAF Airsho last weekend?
Frank Stutzman wrote:
That must have been some trick. I've never seen a tail dragger landing on only the "nose and 1 main"). Yeah, maybe it landed backwards or maybe it was a B-24, -25, etc. |
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Anyone go to CAF Airsho last weekend?
On Sep 29, 9:47*am, Frank Stutzman wrote:
That must have been some trick. *I've never seen a tail dragger landing on only the "nose and 1 main"). Oops, I meant ONLY one main gear... Ricky |
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Anyone go to CAF Airsho last weekend?
Didn't see the show, but about a month ago I spoke with a man who had
various CAF patches on his clothes and handcarry bag (who happened to be standing next to me in line at an airport). He identified himself as a flight engineer of B17 and B24 CAF aircraft. I asked him about the B-29, and he said that they were planning to re-enginie the plane with a different type powerplant. Apparently overhauling the original Wright engines is not feasible. He didn't know what the substitute would be. BTW I've seen the CAF show in the past - including Lefty Gardner in his P-38, and the B-17 landing on the mains only (tail up), then taxiing around in that condition. Dave |
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