Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:49 am
Wow, nice...
What were we talking about again? I seem to have lost my train of thought.
-David
What were we talking about again? I seem to have lost my train of thought.
-David
Re: If Santa gave you one choice ... P-51, Bearcat, B-17, et
Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:45 pm
Hellcat wrote:If you could choose one free warbird to own .... any warbird, what would it be? .... you have to be a little logical, logistics, insurance, maintainance, operational value, ... all that stuff. I'm guessing I would own a P-51 over a bearcat or sea fury .... seems the best choice for many reasons. Even a T6 or T-28 over a Mustang, what about an F-86 or Mig? or etc. ... And you can't sell it either, you would want to keep it in this question. And also lets assume you are qualified to fly it too.
Thats easy... Mustang. And since it's from Santa and he obviously has a few extra-ordinary powers I'll have to ask for a specific one... NA73X
Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:04 pm
B-29B. A Superfort AND a biplane! 
General Frank Armstrong's personal Superfort, Fluffy FuzIII. I think the series went as far as Fluffy FuzV.
Scott
General Frank Armstrong's personal Superfort, Fluffy FuzIII. I think the series went as far as Fluffy FuzV.
Scott
Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:46 pm
Due to family history...I'd have to say a B-17.
Or maybe a C-124 so I could experience the drone of the recips across the Pacific and across the Arctic like my dad did.
For a fighter....a P-51 or Corsair.
Matched set?
A 1950s ARS marked H-19B and HU-16B set. The ARS guys don't get their due in the warbird word for the risk...and sacrifices...they made in the post war era.
We now interrupt this fantasy for a message from the REAL WORLD....
Okay, a Cessna Bird Dog...I can actually afford to fly it...and not kill myself.
Or a H-13/Bell 47...
Merry Christmas to all...
And God bless those that gave their lives for our freedoms...and those that they left behind.
Or maybe a C-124 so I could experience the drone of the recips across the Pacific and across the Arctic like my dad did.
For a fighter....a P-51 or Corsair.
Matched set?
A 1950s ARS marked H-19B and HU-16B set. The ARS guys don't get their due in the warbird word for the risk...and sacrifices...they made in the post war era.
We now interrupt this fantasy for a message from the REAL WORLD....
Okay, a Cessna Bird Dog...I can actually afford to fly it...and not kill myself.
Or a H-13/Bell 47...
Merry Christmas to all...
And God bless those that gave their lives for our freedoms...and those that they left behind.
Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:48 am
A Spitfire MK 24: the ultimate Spitfire! Clipped wings, Griffon engine... imagine the power in one of those! I'd probably go with the markings of one of the squadrons based in Hong Kong during the Korean War.
My second choice would be an F7F-3N Tigercat with the authentic radar in the nose. I would have John Ellis fly an acro routine in it, just like he used to fly in the Air Zoo Tigercat. Tigercats are pretty much the most b.a. twin engine plane out there
My second choice would be an F7F-3N Tigercat with the authentic radar in the nose. I would have John Ellis fly an acro routine in it, just like he used to fly in the Air Zoo Tigercat. Tigercats are pretty much the most b.a. twin engine plane out there
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:31 am
Hmmm...if I had to feed and maintain it? While my first choice would be a Corsair, they are a bit expensive and complex.
On my budget, still, a simple systemed aircraft with a radial would be most cost effective, so whichever of these had the most comfortable ( i.e. BIG) cockpit:
FM-2 or F4F-4
P-36
P-64
P-66
On my budget, still, a simple systemed aircraft with a radial would be most cost effective, so whichever of these had the most comfortable ( i.e. BIG) cockpit:
FM-2 or F4F-4
P-36
P-64
P-66
Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:46 am
OV-10 Bronco. I'll be rich on alimnoy soon so I can afford it