Lackland Airfest 2008 photos

[RyanShort1]

Lynn, Pat was in the light green one. I understand he had a gear failure while doing media rides at Stinson Friday; however, flew it back to San Marcos rather than land there. Did little additional damage on landing at HYI however the gear mechanism was already really messed up (ie causing it to be stuck at about a 45 during the flight back)

If it was the light green one, then what became of 310 with the bomb?

Ryan

[bilwor]

Thanks Ryan for the P-39 Airacobra photos. Seeing one flying is rare now days. Are any more flying? If so not very many.
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[kalamazookid]

Thanks Ryan for the P-39 Airacobra photos. Seeing one flying is rare now days. Are any more flying? If so not very many.
bill word

The only other flying P-39 is in the UK with The Fighter Collection. Fighter Factory should have one flying sometime in the next couple years, and I know there are several others being worked on but i have no idea how far those are away from flying. Hopefully we'll get to see a few more in the near future.

[kalamazookid]

Thanks Ryan for the P-39 Airacobra photos. Seeing one flying is rare now days. Are any more flying? If so not very many.
bill word

The only other flying P-39 is in the UK with The Fighter Collection. Fighter Factory should have one flying sometime in the next couple years, and I know there are several others being worked on but i have no idea how far those are away from flying. Hopefully we'll get to see a few more in the near future.

[RyanShort1]

To make up for the lack of Spooky photos during the show - here are a few from this morning.











Ryan

[RyanShort1]

Ever wonder what the field looks like after a pyrotechnics display?



Ryan

[warbird1]

In this picture, who's A-37 is that? Where is it based? More details please!

[LadyO2Pilot]

Lynn, Pat was in the light green one. I understand he had a gear failure while doing media rides at Stinson Friday; however, flew it back to San Marcos rather than land there. Did little additional damage on landing at HYI however the gear mechanism was already really messed up (ie causing it to be stuck at about a 45 during the flight back)

If it was the light green one, then what became of 310 with the bomb?

Ryan

310 (darker green) was the one that had the gear failure Fri. The light green one was brought in by Pat to fly Sat and Sun. The other darker green one in your picture is 301 which is Doug Peoples'.

All these green thingies are so confusing...LOL

[RyanShort1]

In this picture, who's A-37 is that? Where is it based? More details please!

1. I didn't get close
2. The pilot wasn't around
3. There were no plaques nearby
4. I have a soft spot for the "Tweets" and wish I could help you out with the question

Ryan

[bluehawk15]

Pat McClure was doing media rides out of Stinson on Friday when the left main got stuck about halfway. He returned to San Marcos (with a media passenger) and did a HECK of a job landing the plane. He shut the fuel off over the threshold and was albe to keep the Kate (#310) on the right main until airspeed wouldn't maintain the left wing up any longer. By this time the engine was stopped and the prop horizontal. As it settled on the left side, the gear folded up under the weight and the plane made a 90 degree turn on the runway, and skidded a short distance to a stop. This is what I was told by people who were there during the landing.

The only apparent landing damage to the plane was a slightly worn spot on the trailing outboard tip of the left aileron, the outboard aileron hinge, and the low hanging aileron trim tab bracket, as well as some fiberglass repair needed on the trailing edge of the wing tip.

It appears the stuck gear was a result of the actuator being pulled from the wing. The cause is still being looked at. This damage will be a little more difficult to repair, but it appears to be repairable. The wing will have to come off to do the repairs.

[spookyboss]

Ryan, Thanks for the pic's of Spooky.