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| BrianCunningham | Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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or a B-24, B-25 or P-51?
Heading up tomorrow for this: Quote: Wings of Freedom Tour 2008 The rest of the schedule is here. http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm |
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| pianoguy | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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Man, that'll be a rush!!
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Posted on: 2008/9/19 3:12
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| bogus | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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I helped restore one when in high school. Way cool experience.
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Posted on: 2008/9/19 4:11
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| BillH | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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I'll be they were the same guys that were flying over my house at 200 ft. last week.
They were here for the Reno Air Races. |
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Posted on: 2008/9/19 14:37
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| JrRifleCoach | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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I got a ride in a Mustang a few years back. I'll always cherish that 30 minutes.
Inside: very noisy, rough. Its hard to believe that the aviators of the time spent countless hours at the controls. Understandably I know now why most of the aircrewman of the day are now deaf. Outside: they sound (and look) fabulous. Enjoy the ride and make sure some gets a pic of you in the air! |
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| bogus | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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A friend of mine here was a Corsair (Vaught 4F-U) pilot during WWII in the Pacific... It had to be an experience of a lifetime...
A ride in a Mustang... dude, that had to be BAD to the BONE! I can't imagine. Noisy and rough? Yes... that V12 was hard mounted to the airframe!!! no rubber bushings... like a big fat Harley motor from hell. And for some reason, I don't think machine balancing work was all that precice back then. |
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Posted on: 2008/9/21 4:18
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| BillH | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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Wow, I'd rather ride in a Mustang than one on the bombers.
And I'd rather ride in one of the air race ones, the Mustangs had something like 1500 HP, the race ones are bumped to 3,000. |
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Posted on: 2008/9/21 14:32
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| JrRifleCoach | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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I hope Brian gets a photo op like this.....
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Posted on: 2008/9/21 14:44
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| Matatk | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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So did you go for a ride? How was it.
I got to go for a ride in a USCG helicopter once....thought it was the coolest thing. I'd love to take a ride in an old fighter jet. Matthew |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Want to ride on a B17? | ||
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The rides booked up too fast for us to get on
 Still, glad I went. I got some nice videos of the P51 landing and taking off, as well as lots of stills. The vet talking about the ball B-17's ball turrent actually serve in one during WWII. |
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