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  • Blue Angel Bearcat

    Not on the entry list but was at PRS? There is a pretty cool website: http://grummanbearcat.com/
    Random Air Blog

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    Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

    Those quoted performance numbers look fairly conservative for a show-cat [almost wrote pony, oops]..
    Didn't the USN do a spectacular airshow time-to-climb 0-10,000ft stunt in one of theirs?

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    • #3
      Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

      Yes they did a F8F vrs F9F at the Cleveland Air Races & the "Bearcat" was at altitude circling while waiting for the"Panther" to get there.
      Lockheed Bob

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      • #4
        Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

        Not sure if you know this or not, but Courtesy Aircraft has that Bearcat for sale. It's priced at 2.3 million $$. I know we'd all like to see more enteries in the unlimited class...........so here's what I'm willing to do. I'm going to enter into negotations, I think I can get it for $2,000,100. I think I can come up with the $100, but I'm going to ask eveyone on here to chip in and let's make this a go. If only 20 people give me $100,000 each, I can get it. I'm pretty sure RARA will waive PRS for me, once I've explained all the experience I have about pylon racing.....albeit in my dreams..........hey, experience, is experience. I promise, if I get the Blue Angle Bearcat, I'll be at Reno.....so let's get those donations started.
        Thanks.
        Brian

        PS....don't forget, your donations are tax deductible......unless you're audited by the IRS.

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        • #5
          Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

          Hey, I'm in for another $100.00. All we need now are another 20 people to give us $99995.00

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          • #6
            Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

            I remember reading somewhere that a Bearcat and Mustang were lined up at the end of a runway. Both got flagged off and the Bearcat accelerated so fast and rotated, rolled and got a gun pass on the Mustang before it got off. That seems impossible......although Bears were designed as interceptors. Any truth to that story?

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            • #7
              Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

              Did the 'Thunderbirds' USAF team run the F-51H?
              Maybe if they'd had a full ADI tank & were blowing 90+ inches through the Merlin, it would've been a better match..

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              • #8
                Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

                Their first aircraft was the F-84G.
                Leo Smiley - Graphics and Fine Arts
                airplanenutleo@gmail.com
                thetreasuredpeacock.etsy.com

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                • #9
                  Re: Blue Angel Bearcat

                  Thanks, Leo, I kinda doubted those jet-bent USAF guys would want to operate old ANG-type cast-offs..

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