3rdWrightBrother Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Had coffee with Bigen several months back, he suggested that some members here might be interested in things aviation related. Living in Reno is a big plus being a fan of the National Championship Air Races, which were started in 1964. Last year I helped crew in the International Formula 1 class, and have gotten to know many of the photographers and some of the pilots and crew from some of the other classes. Check out rara.org for more info on the air races, I will post more photos if people are interested. The gentleman I crewed for last year took me for my first ride in a light aircraft today over Lake Tahoe in a Lancair 235. What a thrill. Hope everyone enjoys the photos.Russ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgallamore Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 very cool.been close but not in reno latley, i will give you a shout when i do. Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Mike is a pilot an he will be interested. I work on the shit that gets airplanes in the air, to their destination, then back on the ground safely.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Nice pictures! i have always had a passing intrest in WW-II aircraft,as my maternal grandfather was a right-door gunner on a B-17 from 1943 to 1944,as well as a small plane pilot in cillian life. The plane in the picture reminds me of a smaller version of a P-51D "mustang".............Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Yea, I'm a Rare Bear fan. Been wanting to go but never have been. The plane looks similar to the Socata Trinadad I used to fly in the picture. The Lancair is a great flyer and beautiful also. By looking at the Skyforce GPS, your ground speed is 155 kts. nice. Sorry got to go help someone. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Been a Rare Bear fan since 1995. I have a VCR tape of the 94 event. The Bearcat is a Grumman F8F, once had a Pratt & Whitney 2800 Radial engine. Now has a Wright Cyclone 3350 with 4 rows of 7 cylinders with over 4,000 HP on Nitrous Oxide Injected. Has a shortened wing span by 4.5 ft. get this.....consumes 600 gallons per hour of racing fuel. Tanks hold 180 gallons....you do the mathematics. My screen saver here at work is of a Bronse Class Racer named Risky Business, it is a P51D Mustang with pilot Bill Rineschild at the controls. I was fortunate enough to fly a P51D back in June of 2005 from Falcon Field, Atlanta from the trainer seat. It had only the bare essentials to get the pilot trained. It was mostly original except the rudder fabric was changed to a different color. The Mustang is called "Ole Red Nose"incase you want to look it up. The seat pans allow you to sit down on your parachute, inwhich you are buckled into, same as the WW2 pilots. The only thing missing I recall is the bomb sites. Very few have them today anyway. Other than me flying it around the area 10 miles south of the airfield we did a high speed dive at a small airport...and yes it was just below the tree line across the numbers at 320 kts. People were running out to see us fly by. They could have thrown a rock at us, we were so close to them. I had the time of my life that day. One that I will never forget. The mustang is my favorite airplane since it was the first plane that I sat down inside of in 1963, here in Nashville. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 very cool arial view..i really like those old cropdusters myself,,double wing jobs..bitchin baby..we also go to air races..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I...uhhh...am way out of my league here. I woulda guessed 154.8 kts-nice pictures though! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdWrightBrother Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 I...uhhh...am way out of my league here. I woulda guessed 154.8 kts-nice pictures though!Here's a couple for the Bear fans here. The last photo is a Wright 3350that Anderson Aeromotive had on display at the races, they are the company that built the engines for FIFI, the CAF's B-29, currently the only flyable B-29in the world.Bob- You should come out to Stead next month for PRS, you can park your lawn chair and cooler right on the ramp and watch the flying.Russ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theakerstwo Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 One that i built or a freind built for me from a fuel management problem. Quote glenn akers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Well, I guess this counts as aviational, I have always been completely fascinated by radial engines, the bigger, the better. I wish I could put one in my truck. Sorry, I know im wierd, cant help or explain it. randyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Well, I guess this counts as aviational, I have always been completely fascinated by radial engines, the bigger, the better. I wish I could put one in my truck. Sorry, I know im wierd, cant help or explain it. randypIt's OK Randy, we understand. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgallamore Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 It's OK Randy, we understand.awh hell Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hey Randy,.........CONTACT!!!!!!!!!LOL!...............Mark 1 Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 It's OK Randy, we understand. I hope Spot did not make a booboo in the seat. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 heh heh,,thas too good Tom! I been watching a show on National Geographic lately, dont know what its called, bout a man running a couple of old DC-46's?, i thinks thats what they are called, moving freight and passengers around Alaska in weather bout 30 below. They got big radials. The mechanic goes with them, and several times has had to work on them between stops, outside, brutally cold weather. Hes a young guy, but seems to really know all bout them. They look like a nightmare to wrench on though. randyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 CONTACT!!!!!!!! Mark, that looks just too fun to fly! Dern radial engine just has a sound all its own,,,randyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I hope Spot did not make a booboo in the seat. mike Mike, I let Spot come in house one time this winter, really cold day, he sat by fireplace a while being really behaved. My wife said, "If he does a booboo in my house, Im gonna rub his nose in it!" I got up and let him back out, she asked me why I did that, I just told her I didnt wanna see her get her arm chewed off up to her shoulder. Spot wont allow anybody to get rough with him. randyp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Randy's radial engine B model should really scoot going backward cause the prop rotates to the right looking from the rear of the engine and not as the depiction represents. This is true with both Pratt&Whitney, and Wright Aeronautical engines.Must be technologically correct you know.Rob Quote Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 heh heh,,thas too good Tom! I been watching a show on National Geographic lately, dont know what its called, bout a man running a couple of old DC-46's?, i thinks thats what they are called, moving freight and passengers around Alaska in weather bout 30 below. They got big radials. The mechanic goes with them, and several times has had to work on them between stops, outside, brutally cold weather. Hes a young guy, but seems to really know all bout them. They look like a nightmare to wrench on though. randyp I think it takes a special kind of dedication to want that kind of job. I've watched that show back several months ago but did not see the DC aircraft. Randy if you go to the web-site of the Rare Bear and look at the You-Tube of it taking a practice run around the patch we Fly-Boys call it, you will enjoy the lope that those 28 cylinders put out as he taxis out to the runway. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 One that i built or a freind built for me from a fuel management problem.ya,,,russ thats what we usually wind up doing anyway,,cause my wife is too cheap to pay entry..pisses me off cause the veiw is much better if you go in,,hehe bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I...uhhh...am way out of my league here. I woulda guessed 154.8 kts-nice pictures though!ya,,,thats what we have to do anyway...wife is too cheap to pay the entry fee,,pisses me off,cause the veiw is much better,inside,hehe bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdWrightBrother Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 Also on the ramp last year was this- V3420 Allison. Basically 2 Allison v1710 V12s cuopled to a Reduction gearbox through individual prop shafts. Wish I could hear that beast run 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Actually I would like to see those twins inside of a vintage hydroplane racing boat. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 man alive,,,thats some heavy duty machine,and yes i would also like to see it go,wow..bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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