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I rechecked my figures and Blumer's outfit attacked 55 FW-190's. The dog fight had between 60 to 70 fighters shooting at each other. The Luft lost...
I knew ace, Larry Blumer, who shot down 5 FW 190's in 15 minutes in what has been identified as the biggest dog fie in WW2 with over 55 airplanes...
I should make it clear that the air base to which I refer had a mixture of B-24's and B-17's. So the air was filled with sounds of the R-1820 as...
I cannot accept these as" B-17 simulators" for anything B-17. The B-17 didn't need a simulator for anything that I know of and those things don't...
One of the commandments. Thou shall not blaspheme thy instructor for they believe that they are God The other, Thou shalt maintain and airspeed...
This isn't far from what instructors I had in 1944-1945 except for the influencer.
Years ago I had an Army chopper pilot tell me that the nut that holds the rotor hub on is called "the Jesus Nut". When I asked why , he said...
I forgot that. Thinking back, the tyre on the original wheel was a metal ring fastened to the outer surface of the rim to protect it from the...
A tire is a tire, pressure or not.
I was thinking about things past and how people have changed the meaning and content of words. Lately the TV personalities refer to airplanes...
Thanks. At my age I can look back at a lot of history. Dinosaur-t0-Dinosaur, I guess. I enjoy participating in a group that has respect for...
I think that the DC-3 proved that it was a perfect fit for a long time.....inexpensive to own, operate, and to maintain. You're correct, though,...
The 247 was a big leap over the Ford Tri Motor and Curtiss Condor and Boeing could have held the lead for a longer time than it did if it hadn't...
I think that we should recognize that the pilot at the controls of an airplane at this level knows what the situation is and attempts address it...
Ain't no way that thing is going to work unless you've got ground effect that's 20 ft. thick.
The engines always have fire inside them. It's interesting to see the fire outside some times. It's really interesting to see the fire in the wing.
Ridged traffic pattern etiquette is an absolute requirement at an un- controlled airport.
I'll go out on a limb and say that i don't believe that you would ever see the wing come off a Boeing airplane even if the main landing gear had...
If that had happened on bare concrete , it would have burned.
That.s shocking!
