The Early Evening News From Duxford ~ June 15th 2012

[bomberflight]

Rain and blustery strong winds didn't bode well for any warbird flying today ~ so I toddled off home after lunch.

Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call from someone on the airfield to say there was a P-47 sitting outside the American Air Museum !

Having had the prop re-balanced ~ a "Snafu" engine run was in order ~ under the watchful eyes of the engineering team .....



With the temps and gauges in the green ~ the power was pushed up



After engine shut-down ~ the anticipation began to build when the pilot stayed seated while talking to the ground crew.

And then it was off into the blue yonder for an air test



Followed by a short practice display



And back for a smooth landing on the grass runway with winds gusting to 32 knots



Pilot Stu Goldspink looked rightly pleased with his efforts in the cockpit today



Well done The Fighter Collection as they beaver away in preparation for Flying Legends at the end of the month

[Lightjug]

Thank you Peter. Can't wait to see her fly in two short weeks!

[Baldeagle]

I once asked Stu what his favorite airplane (aeroplane!) was to fly, thinking it would be some mark of Spitfire, and he instantly replied "P-47!" . Big, comfortable, and apparently a nice flying machine.




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[SPANNERmkV]

Thanks for posting Pedro-
Can't wait to see it myself.

Lightjug- if you see a Yank asleep standing up that will probably be me. Say 'ello!

Excellent work TFC folks!


SPANNER

[JohnH]

Great pics, what a great airplane. Sorry, guys I'm not on top of everything like I used to be, where did this one come from???? Is this the ex Lone Star Stutsman airplane?

[CWBuff]

Is this the ex Lone Star Stutsman airplane?

Yessiree...


Thanks for sharing these killer photos! I miss seeing this big'ole gal around these parts... *sniffle*

Here's some not-so-killer, but still kinda nice shots of her in Geneseo and Hamilton, respectively... circa the early-mid '80s...


S.Donacik photo


Norb 'Bruno' Donacik photo


Fade to Black...

[Dan Jones]

Just out of curiosity, if anyone has a manual for one, how much runway does a P-47 need at say, 2800' ASL and 15C? I know we've had P-51's here at my home strip but I doubt 3000' would handle a Jug. I'd guess a minimum runway would be 4000'-ish.

[corsair166b]

I've seen P-47's take off in less runway length than the P-51's they were taking off with....and I was stunned!