WARBIRD LOTTO THOUGHTS..
Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:09 am
Ok your rated in both ,take one to the Airshow, Right or left --(NO BOTH),
no worm cans. somewhat logic!! NO SPITS ,BOLTS, RAIDERS FURY'S ETC.
no worm cans. somewhat logic!! NO SPITS ,BOLTS, RAIDERS FURY'S ETC.
Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:35 am
The one on the right.
One or two other Mustangs are already going to be there anyway.
One or two other Mustangs are already going to be there anyway.
Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:35 am
The left one. I figure I could keep it running longer!
Ryan
Ryan
Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:51 am
I would take the Corsair. It seems to me rom what I have read that any of the Navy fighters are easier to fly than the Mustang. The Navy really seemed to insist on relatively easy flight characteristics knowing that the planes were going to be flown by low time pilots where landing on a carrier was going to dangerous enough without having to overcome any quirks in handling or operation. I once read somewhere that one pilot said that in reality the Hellcat was a good trainer for transition to the SNJ!
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:24 am
Easy one...Corsair. Only problem is, at today's prices, the lotto might not make it possible 
(oh, and my brother would be in formation with the Mustang).
(oh, and my brother would be in formation with the Mustang).
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:26 am
I'd take the Corsair. I'm in Texas. It's hot here. Air-cooled fighters do better in the heat than liquid-cooled fighters. Plus, there's nothing like the sound of an R-2800 at full throttle! 
Cheers!
Cheers!
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:51 am
Interesting Corsair pic, small fuselage insignia.
My lotto money would be better spent than going to a silly airshow.
My lotto money would be better spent than going to a silly airshow.
Last edited by mike furline on Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:44 am, edited 1 time in total.
Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:05 am
Corsair, hands down.
Jerry
Jerry
Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:24 am
Mike, I thought you already have one of those and The Corsair is an -N model.
Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:28 am
A Corsair? Now I know you must be from CT! No....when I win LOTTO I will head to Kalamazoo and make an offer on their F6F Hellcat, get it flying and bring it back to Long Island. I'd see if the guys at WOLI would want to manage it for me? 
Pete
Pete
Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:35 am
kenlyco wrote:Mike, I thought you already have one of those and The Corsair is an -N model.
The one and only BuNo. 97361. Can you post a bigger pic of it.
Thanks,
Mike
big 2nd!...
Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:28 am
mike furline wrote:Interesting Corsair pic, small fuselage insignia.
My lotto money would be better spent than going to a silly airshow.
Id take her and the mustang to some secluded tropical paradise for a weekend of.....well you get the idea.
Re: big 2nd!...
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:40 am
n5151ts wrote:Id take her and the mustang to some secluded tropical paradise for a weekend of.....well you get the idea.
Why fly to a tropical island just to do maintenance?
Re: big 2nd!...
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:51 am
mike furline wrote:n5151ts wrote:Id take her and the mustang to some secluded tropical paradise for a weekend of.....well you get the idea.
Why fly to a tropical island just to do maintenance?
Maintenance could be pretty high with curves like that!
Oiling it everyday would be pretty costly and time consuming.
You might not even ever get something that nice out of the hanger due to the extreme maintenance aspects.
I'D BE WILLING TO HELP, HOWEVER.
Jerry
Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:57 am
Then there is the problem of staying current.