Warbird Information Exchange

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KePs8Rd7 ... re=channel

That was the begining, the Very 1st Venom for Warplanes Inc.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

BTW, I know people are going to ask. The TBM is Hank Avery's old airplane. Its in the registry and was restored in Vermont.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

I love the sound of the De Havilland Ghost engine. A real blast from the past. What a pity that it has the Swiss modified nose instead of the original shape. The old girl only needed a short run before becoming airborne, and the gear sucked up as quickly as ever. Her real forte was the climbing turn and when she was in service nothing could latch on to her tail when she did that. The Swiss appreciated the way it could twist and turn in the mountain passes and kept her in service for many years because of it.

I have always liked those. never flown one and Ive only been around one (that was belly landed) but I really like the lines!

Here is another with the Fougas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxzSIcdl ... re=channel

The C-47 is BusinessAir, they flew cargo in the northeast. I dont remember how many they had, think 7 or 8. All were painted in WW2 markings. Think all of them were veterans.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

BTW, the C-47 is N57NA, I think she is now the one hanging in the D-Day museum in LA. I know its a former BusinessAir airplane but I can remember if it was N57NA or N58NA that went.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

I forgot the Venoms used starter cartridges

Where do operators buy starter cratridges in the 21st century ?

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Aussie expat lost in Indonesia

That's rather ironic -- I just uncovered a photo of N57NA in my archived stacks last night when it was in Nashua, NH getting maintenance from Dave Normandeau (sp?). It was my first year in college there and it was great! The C-47 and the Legend Airways DC-3 were always there, Chris Peatridge had the C-2 Trader there (and threatened to kick me off the airport when I walked down the ramp to see) and the old C-45 that Pat Whitehouse and Jim Vocell owned (when it was still blue and orange...).

Can't believe it's been ten years...

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Ryan Keough
Stow, MA

I see you know Chris.
Jerry

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"Always remember that, when you enter the ocean or the forest, you are no longer at the top of the food chain."