tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post3816138371206036171..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Take off! (and landing)Betty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-17799585634653443332008-07-12T14:34:00.000-04:002008-07-12T14:34:00.000-04:00I live near the Crystal Airport and usually see so...I live near the Crystal Airport and usually see some the Trainer Warbirds flying over off and on during the summer. I'm glad you got to see some of the workhorse aircraft from WW2. A minor note, P is for Pursuit instead of Patrol. B is for Bomber and the Army Air Corps trainers that you saw were AT-6 for Advanced Trainer. After WW2, the P was changed to F for Fighter.<BR/>The B-25 that you saw is also the same type of plane the Jimmy Dolittle flew off of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet for the famous Dolittle Raid over Tokyo. Pretty amazing that those planes took off from a carrier deck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-18448782640851904082008-05-26T18:16:00.000-04:002008-05-26T18:16:00.000-04:00it is very informative and interesting.nanucbeavia...it is very informative and interesting.<BR/>nanucbe<BR/>avialblah.blogspotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-75909248266228294412008-05-22T01:41:00.000-04:002008-05-22T01:41:00.000-04:00The Boeing 727 - a relatively modern plane - is a ...The Boeing 727 - a relatively modern plane - is a trimotor. Same reason: if a motor fails, you only lose a <I>third</I> of your power instead of half or all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-77097240757894830342008-05-21T11:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T11:15:00.000-04:00Check around your local events calendar for Memori...Check around your local events calendar for Memorial Day or Fourth of July events, and you may find one of these. The owners of these planes fly all over the country to show off their "birds." It's fun and exciting to see them close up. I touched the nose of the B-25 and wished her God Speed. Oh, another interesting fact: The American insignia of a blue circle with a white star in its center used to have a red ball inside the star -- and when I saw it on a plane I felt a shock of recognition. I've probably seen it in pictures somewhere. It was removed as it was thought too like the Rising Sun of the Japanese flag.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-81282956471514769822008-05-21T11:14:00.000-04:002008-05-21T11:14:00.000-04:00Check around your local events calendar for Memori...Check around your local events calendar for Memorial Day or Fourth of July events, and you may find one of these. The owners of these planes fly all over the country to show off their "birds." It's fun and exciting to see them close up. I touched the nose of the B-25 and wished her God Speed. Oh, another interesting fact: The American insignia of a blue circle with a white star in its center used to have a red ball inside the star -- and when I saw it on a plane I felt a shock of recognition. I've probably seen it in pictures somewhere. It was removed as it was thought too like the Rising Sun of the Japanese flag.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-76253099417111658712008-05-21T10:03:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:03:00.000-04:00WOW! This is not an event, or information I would...WOW! This is not an event, or information I would have ever tracked down myself. Thank you for broadening my horizons. I enjoyed your outing very much. And yes, we'd have had the pancakes also. What a pleasant surprise for the organization. Fundraising is such a tough job these days, a windfall like this is totally appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com