The Corsairs were freaking huge. But the double stack Pratt & Whittney made ample power to turn the 4-blade prop with authority. And the dropped wing design to keep that big prop out of the ground taking off was really genius.
Your poodle is fabulous, Norm. I was attracted to him at first sight !
Great photos as always MM!With all of this talk about aircraft, I'd better take the opportunity to show the latest batch of photos that I processed today.
They're already bringing back smiles, as I look at them.
Every Air Show should start with an Army Golden Knight bringing down the flag, as the national anthem plays, and everyone stands with respect.
And as long as the rest of the parachute team are in the circling aircraft, let them come down in a dizzying spirals !
This first act was a wild man. He does some stunts that no other performer even tries, and is a great warm-up act for the things to come.
But when the Air Force sends in a surprise (F16) , that's when the heart starts to race ! Just because the Blue Angels were headlining the acts, doesn't take away from the awesomeness of the USAF !
EAT DIRT NAVY !!!
And what's better than (1) F-16 ? How about TWO F-16's !
(the crowd went wild with happiness !
That's all for today, gangsters. As always, don't forget to click on the pics to enlarge them. Most of my photos are really meant to be viewed at 13" X 23" (about the size of a 22" computer monitor)
Thank you, kindly !
For me the F4U Corsair pushes all my buttons.
Agreed. I got out during a bit of time I had around noon and was doing some work on some lighting under the bench area on my back deck. The combination of heat and lying flat on my back working was not a good one right after eating lunch. Made for soaking through sweat and not feeling great pretty quick.
That because your view was the closest to the action?
I wanted to be a pilot. Until a family member in the Air Force told me I would be too tall to fit in the cockpit. I was crushed.
Too bad that was the best we could come up with.
