Classic Airplanes

[spike.t]

Don't forger the Junkers ju87 "stuka" dive bomber with the screaming siren....

 

[spike.t]

Always liked the look of the FW 190 fighter...

Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - Wikipedia

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[Pondoro]

Noorduyn Norseman and de Havilland Beaver...seaplanes of the Great North..!

Noorduyn Norseman - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[grand veneur]

One of my dreams was always to own one of these warbirds from the WWII. Unfortunately the price and everything that comes regularly afterwards, maintenance, fuel and so on, was far beyond my financial capabilities. However, my brother and I own a plane that is more comparable to what was used in WWI and it is also fun to pilot something like that.

The video was made by a satisfied passengers and client.

 

[BFaucett]

video posted to YouTube on Jul 11, 2017

WACO YMF-5

WACO YMF-5 | Brand New Land or Amphibious Biplane

The WACO YMF-5 is the Perfect Combination of Classic and Contemporary. Based on 1930's Design, this Brand New Open-Cockpit Biplane is Equipped with Modern Technology and Safety Features. Powered by a 300 Horsepower Jacobs Radial Engine and Optional Amphibious Floats.

www.wacoaircraft.com

 

[grand veneur]

 

[BFaucett]

This mental health break has been brought to you by . . .

Stevie Triesenberg
1949 Cessna 140A (N9477A)
1952 Beechcraft Bonanza C35 (N5921C)

Stevie Triesenberg

27 · pilot & software engineer · california 1952 C35 Bonanza - N5921C 1949 cessna 140A - N9477A

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[Altitude sickness]

Everything in the 1940s had style. The clothes, planes, trains, car, motorcycles.

But you said plane style. I also love the WW1 military planes.

The French SPAD S.VII, the British Sopwith Camel, and the German Fokker D.VII

 

[BFaucett]

At 1:50 watch for the formation flight with WWII fighters.

Howard 500
The Howard 500 is an American executive transport aircraft produced by Howard Aero Incorporated during the early 1960s. The Howard 500 can accommodate 10 to 14 passengers with a large window for each. Maximum range with full reserves of 2,600 miles. Maximum cruising speed is 350 mph at 21,000 feet. The prototype flew in September 1959, and type certification was achieved on February 20, 1963.

Maximum speed: 410 mph at sea level
Cruise speed: 350 mph at 21,000 ft (economy cruise)
Never exceed speed: 450 mph
Range: 2,600 mi
Service ceiling: 35,000 ft
Rate of climb: 2,550 ft/min
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CB17 18-cylinder 2-row radial engines, 2,500 hp each
Propellers: 4-bladed Hamilton-Standard 24E60-7037A-50 propellers
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_500

 

[Zinz]

Surprised the Alaskan hunters haven’t chimed in with the workhorse of the tundra.

Piper Super Cub

 

[Red Leg]

A superb aircraft for it's day. Most of us love the fighters, but the transport's like the DC-3 were the reason others could do what they did.

My first commercial flight was in a Trans Texas Airways DC-3 from Lake Charles, LA to Memphis, TN with stops in Shreveport and Little Rock. This would have been around 1962 before the airline switched over to "modern" Convairs.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Also, the De Havilland Beaver flying all over Canada and Alaska as we speak

 

[BFaucett]

My first commercial flight was in a Trans Texas Airways DC-3 from Lake Charles, LA to Memphis, TN with stops in Shreveport and Little Rock. This would have been around 1962 before the airline switched over to "modern" Convairs.
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[375 Ruger Fan]

My buddy’s father in law was a B-58 Hustler pilot during the Cold War. Lots of crazy stories he has…

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Super sonic, long range nuclear bomber.

Ed Z

John Denver’s dad was a B-58 pilot and I believe was one of the record setters. The B-58 was a piece of junk that was very unreliable and never got things sorted out. Convair was the manufacturer and their reputation took a hit.

That aircraft set so many records that still haven't been broken..

 

[Tintin]

But you said plane style. I also love the WW1 military planes.

@Altitude sickness - you’re probably aware of Peter Jackson’s (Lord of the. Rings director) collection.

 

[Red Leg]

North American B-25J "Old Glory"

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Little ol' me


The view from the tail gunner's position while in flight:

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Model: B-25J-15-NC
Serial Number: 44-28938
FAA Registration: N7946C
Mfg. Plant: Fairfax - Kansas City, Kansas
Completion Date: August 9, 1944
Delivery Date: August 11, 1944

North American B-25 Mitchell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell

The photos are from 2002. (Where has the time gone?)

Cheers! Bob F.

My father (on the right) Flew 85 missions as a bombardier/navigator in the China / Burma theater and survived being shot down twice in B-25 G and H models earning a Distinguished Flying Cross in the process.

The B-25 was a fabulous warbird, made famous by the Doolittle Raiders, but doing its most lethal work after being turned into both a well defended medium bomber in the J series which yours appears to be (?), and the G model which was built for low-level attack following the concepts of Pappy Gunn for a strafing gunship and ship killer. That aircraft eliminated the glass Bombardier position replacing it with a closed nose with two to four forward firing fixed 50 cal MGs and a 75mm cannon. Four additional forward firing 50's were in blisters either side of the forward fuselage. Even the top defensive turret could be locked forward in a strafing run to put down a devastating amount of fire as the aircraft conducted anti-ship skip bombing attacks or anti-airfield parafrag drops. The Bombardier flew in the co-pilot position in this aircraft. Dad swore that the airframe paused in mid-air when the 75 was fired.

 

[Hogpatrol]

Lockheed C-69 Constellation - "California to Washington D.C." - 1944


Lockheed C-69 Constellation

Lockheed C-69 Constellation - Wikipedia

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Lockheed C-121 Constellation

Lockheed C-121 Constellation - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Lockheed Constellation

Lockheed Constellation - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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A Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation ("Super G") from the 1950s

TWA Lockheed L-1049 Constellation - "Sally Flies to New York!" - 1956


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Cheers! Bob F.

Flew with a former Connie pilot. He said they carried a spare engine on the transatlantic flights.

 

[Hogpatrol]

I'll take the P51, Cadillac of the skies.

 

[mitch4570]

Curtiss P-40 warhawk should be on this list.

 

[fourfive8]

Noorduyn Norseman and de Havilland Beaver...seaplanes of the Great North..!

Noorduyn Norseman - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Agreed. Beaver- workhorse of the north. Spent some time in one on floats a couple of months ago. Got a kick out of the decal on the dash