Warbird Information Exchange

Plus, that Stewart is a nice flying ship, too.
VL

The Collings Foundation's "Wings of Freedom Tour" of the B-17G Flying Fortress, B-24J Liberator, B-25J Mitchell and newly added TP-51C Mustang will be making a stop in Valparaiso, IN on July 21-23 at the Porter County Municipal Airport Terminal Building. Tours and Rides will be available as always.

Walkthrough Tours: $12 Adults/ $6 Children 12 and under. WWII Veterans are Free
July 21 - 2PM to 5PM
July 22 - 10AM to 5PM
July 23 - 10AM to 12PM

Flight Experiences: $425 B-17 or B-24 and $325/ $400 B-25. P-51 flights are $2,200 for 30 minutes and $3,200 for 1 hour.

For more information or to schedule a ride please call 800-568-8924.

Local EAA Chapter 104 will have food and beverages available to patrons. Items available will include donuts, sandwiches, snacks, coffee and cold beverages.

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I'm hoping to make it out to West Chicago at the end of the month. Anyone know what time they'll arrive on Friday?

Around 2PM!

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I'd have to say the Thunder Mustang with the Falconer V-12 would trump Stewart. Also suffered the same demise however.

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Vlado, if you have flown the Stewart 51, how about a pirep? It is a nice looking machine, especially that one. I can say the Thunder Mustang was a very high performance plane, about the same as a real Mustang. Of course you had to build it and it was complex and expensive, but it looked pretty good and handled well. It approached a little fast, what it needed, rather than trying so hard to be as fast as a Mustang, was a couple of feet more wingspan to lower the stall speed and landing speed.

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Bill Greenwood
Spitfire N308WK

I'll be out at Chicago Executive Airport this Sunday the 20th. Going for the B-17 ride in the morning.

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I'm going to try to be out there early so I can see y'all in the air!

I'll be at the Valparaiso stop but not the West Chicago.

A number of media organizations have agreed to cover the event. Hopefully we have a decent crowd, the County Fair is only a mile down the road and will likely draw-in some visitors.

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as of right now...7/16, the 25 is still in Anoka for an engine change...not sure when she will catch up with us.

Jim Harley

Bummer. Hope they get her back in the air soon. Preferably before the 25th!

Stewart Mustang: Great performing aircraft with cruise speeds above 200 knots. Akro is easy - stalls docile. Look out the canopy and one sees a familiar P-51 wing. But look inside the cockpit and it is a homebuilt with custom configured controls and systems. Everything functions like a Mustang but with homebuilt nuances. Landings in the Stewart are easy, very stable touchdown and rollout....if you've landed a Pitts, you are very familiar how much closer you are on the ashphalt than in a real P-51. A shame many more Stewarts are not flying. Definately a high performance homebuilt, not for the beginner flying wise and system wise.
VL

I'm hoping to drive my '36 Ford out on Friday to West Chicago.

If the weather works out I'll see you there with my '31 Ford.

Any news on the 25?

I've got my eyes to the skies today!