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WWII Mosquito flys again.......!
I know this isn't Corvette, but there's a lot of us who love the old war birds and the restorations thereof. This Mosquito took 5 years to restore, and it flew yesterday for the first time, as is the only flying Mosquito in the world, according to the author. Go big screen, the photography and scenery is beautiful.
All right - strap your *** into some plywood and fabric and away you go! Mosquitos were neat aircraft. A fast two-seater interceptor. It and the Spitfire were two classic designs.
And if you like "all wood", how about the Heinkle He-162
It was made from "non-strategic" materials (I think it had some sheet metal, but mostly plywood and such, except for the jet) and set a record that still stands today... Drawing board to flying in 90 days.
For those of you with too much money and time when you come down to NCRS end of next month: http://www.warbirdadventures.com/. Right there in Kissimmee!
I did a warbirds aerobatic ride in Fredericksburg, VA years ago and it's definitely one of those "bucket list" things.
And Kermit Week's "Fantasy of Flight" near Lakelad is certainly worth the drive.
Last edited by Frankie the Fink; 12-26-2012 at 01:18 PM.
My Father was a 30yr Air Force mechanic - and for fun, he was a member of the Confederate Air Force (CAF) - it is now known as the Commemorative Air Force.
I used to help him with the maintenance of the airplanes, and I had several opportunities to fly in a few of the birds of the Southern Minnesota Wing.
The B-25 was loudest thing I have ever been in.
Whenever someone mentions the sound of freedom - this is what I think it sounds like
Basically, a flying Rocket. Just enough fuel for a few bomber formation passes, then glided on home.
But hey... 1,123 km/h.. almost twice as fast as a Mosquito
Here is a neat list of Ranked WW2 Fighters by speed... they had to include "theoretical" aircraft, and stuff that wasn't ready to use in theater to get Allied planes in the top 15 or so.
Neat nonetheless http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircr...d-by-speed.asp
The first link in post (from local TV) has a couple of fast low flybys.
00.48 is Jerry Yegans owner
01:19 is test pilot (I think his day job is flying for Cathy Pacific !!)
01:40 is guy who was in charge of the rebuild Warren Denholm)
All the scenery and footage you see in first post this thread, is in and around Waikato river & inland waterways around New Zealands largest city Auckland.
Last edited by Nev Williams; 12-26-2012 at 05:17 PM.
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WWII Mosquito flys again.......!
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