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A fraction of the inventory.
https://youtu.be/N2boBdrrw4w
Another from the Texas Flying Legends show.
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Team Sanihut.
They are always there to save the day.
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Pretty Polly left her shoes.
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And another from the TFL
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Snowbird line up at my last show at Santa Maria, CA; Hard at work at Seafair; How many Blue Angels can you fit in an elevator?!
Nice parking job, interesting photo, a lot going on there.
The perks of the job, all that is missing is a Corona w/lime.
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Sunday morning tease. :cool:
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When was this? I recognize the nose art from a videogame I played years ago called "Battlestations Midway"Quote:
Originally Posted by Desertdawg
That was 2014.Quote:
Originally Posted by CubersWrist
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Collings Foundation came to town.
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Gee Bee QED = Cool Plane
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Awesome aircraft. But you have to ask...who the hell thought THAT was a good idea! :D:dunno:Quote:
Originally Posted by Desertdawg
Nothing special here but couple cellphone shots...
Jim Moss did. Interesting story with a sad ending though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Air Judge
I wonder where the aircraft ended up. I believe his widow sold it. A beast of an airplane with the R-1820 up front.
GP
I don't think any of the racing GB's had a happy life. A lot of crashes and pilots lost over the various models histories. Even the much more docile sport planes were reported to be a handful.
"Mr. Awesome" always reminded me of one, a huge engine attached to a cockpit with just enough structure to keep them pointed in more or less the right direction.
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September 2014
Not that long ago and quite a few planes that fall into "raced at Reno in years past" category.
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Oh Miss Fay
Short skirt piston. :cool:
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The last I heard, it hadn't found a buyer yet. That was as of a couple months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by gp70442
Shows how far ahead of the "curve" the Granville brothers were. Delmar Benjamin wonderfully demonstrated that if pilots and runways had been equal to the task, the R1/R2 performed exactly as designed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leo
The original QED seemed fine in handling. Sadly, it's pilot met his fate from a misplaced rag near the engine intake. The airframe was minimally damaged and currently on display in Mexico.
Model Y won more races than the other GB's combined, IIRC. It crashed from fabric failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leo
Delmar told me the Z was a "pussycat" to fly, one of his favorites.
Was Delmar's built as per the original? I thought he had made some minor tweaks to the airfoil section, incidence, or some such. I'm not sure and could just be brain farting.
I know that Doolittle in his autobio said he didn't enjoy it much but if you kept the speeds correct and flew it within it's abilities it was fine.
A different time with different skill sets and experience.
Weren't most of the Gee Bee's accidents contributed to pilot errors?
I think most accidents are, even now. A lot of it depends on ability, training, etc. Any aircraft will kill you if not flown correctly, and the higher the performance the more likely that a minor mistake (or series of them) will cause something bad to happen. Just look at the B-26 and many of the fighters of that time. They didn't fail, the pilots did.
I just always felt that the GeeBee series were heading into unknown territory at that time. Like many racers at that time they had "habits" that were a bit beyond the common skill set available to all but the best pilots.
Just my .02 and probably not worth even that.:cool:
We all know that even today's top unlimited planes are a handful to fly. It takes above & beyond pilots to fly them as the planes all have there little secrets to overcome. As one of the sayings go "Fly the Plane Don't Let It Fly You".
And we have lift off.
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Nobody do the VooDoo like You Do; Bip Action; Pylon Judge view thru the can at Outer 6.
Just got back home, spent 6 days on my boat fishing in the California delta (Rio Vista-Collinsville). This time of year is good for striper and sturgeon.
Plus very peaceful/relaxing. Kind of a test run for what retirement will be like in 11 months. :cool:
Heres CM a few years back.
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Remember that sequence of events very well...got a bit dicey for a minute!Quote:
Originally Posted by Desertdawg
Monkeying around
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Another good luck monkey
Now after the fact of posting this, another look and I think "me and my wingman" is better
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Speedball Alice good looking good.
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Da' Bear...
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Originally Posted by Desertdawg
Here's a little aircraft recognition test...
Is the guy in the back of that Sikorsky S38 pulling the anchor in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Air Judge
LOL! Perhaps...after all they were known as "Deckhands!" :)Quote:
Originally Posted by toldjaso
Delmar and Steve Wolf both said the plane was built exact to original as possible, lacking the actual plans. New England Air Museum allowed them to document their build of the R1 by measurements/photos/etc., but could not allow the two access to plans per agreement with the Granville family.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leo
Delmar was emphatic he wanted an authentic Sportster.
Good catch there, I just noticed the guy in back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Air Judge
Deckhands - great reply.
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