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Post by turboNZ on Apr 4, 2005 21:03:55 GMT 12
To be honest I'd never noticed the squared off tips, ...but I did notice the huge slipstream from the R-2800 idling buffeting me while I tried to take the pic !!!!  ;D Yes the Thunder Mustang is quite a machine, pity about the less than nice colour scheme....but I guess in a warbird colour would have made it look tacky next to the "TAF". TNZ |
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Post by Bruce on Apr 4, 2005 21:36:47 GMT 12
Yup, theres something about standing in the slipstream of a big radial engine that gives you goosebumps - The cold!  At the Waikato Aero Club 70th anniversary airshow I was marshalling aircraft. we had the Catalina and T28 waiting to taxi out and I was standing behind them holding back the crowd. A rain sqall came through and with the combined slipstream the temperature dropped to nearly freezing (it felt) but I wouldnt have wanted to be anywhere else at the time.... Just think how historic that corsair slipstream is! |
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Post by turboNZ on Apr 4, 2005 22:13:38 GMT 12
oh yes I know what you mean Bruce. While everyone was standing back, I seized an awesome (2) photo potential. Most people looked at me like I was mad as my Oakleys went flying off my face 25m behind me in the slipstream!!!
However, as it was about to move, I could see there were going to be some added rpms to the big radial, so I didn't push my luck any further.... ;D
TNZ
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Stormbird262
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Post by Stormbird262 on Apr 28, 2005 1:00:07 GMT 12
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Post by turboNZ on Apr 28, 2005 21:00:32 GMT 12
I'm glad you liked, Phil  The photos cannot reflect the noise, the smell and the rumble of all of those historic and spectacular aircraft unfortunately. Quite a gap now until the next airshow I believe  Anyway, what's happened to this forum lately ? Gone really quiet all of a sudden  Cheers Chris |
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, that stack of book's my mate gave me(currently deep in to Cambridgeshire Airfield's, and what flew from them and bombed them too 
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