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Paul Krumrei
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Beautiful photos Paul! How well do these things fly? I've spoken to a couple pilots that say they are quite the bear...just curious.

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Beautiful shots! My first warbird ride was in a BT. Payback for helping the pilot polish it. Seems like a small plane until you start wiping the Flitz off with cornstarch...
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Great photo's! I think the BT is a better looking airplane then the T-6!

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262crew wrote:
Great photo's! I think the BT is a better looking airplane then the T-6!


Blasphemy! That's like saying an N3N is better lookin' than a Stearman. :shock: :lol:

Ducks and hides, waiting for N3N Jeff to blast me.....


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At Sun N Fun there was a new aerobatic with a guy using a BT-13. It was earlier in the week. I missed it, but heard it was pretty good. Never heard of someone doing a routine in the BT.
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Really?! The BT-13 is not rated for Aerobatics, must be a mistake, if not, I sure would like to see that!
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Paul Krumrei wrote:
Really?! The BT-13 is not rated for Aerobatics, must be a mistake, if not, I sure would like to see that!



In fact the Flight Manual states:
Normal aerobatics are permitted except
Outside loop.
Inverted flight.
Inverted spin.
Snap roll above 115mph.
Slow rolls above 168mph.
Spins in excess of 3 turns.
(The never exceed speed was 230mph)
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Glyn wrote:
Paul Krumrei wrote:
Really?! The BT-13 is not rated for Aerobatics, must be a mistake, if not, I sure would like to see that!



In fact the Flight Manual states:
Normal aerobatics are permitted except
Outside loop.
Inverted flight.
Inverted spin.
Snap roll above 115mph.
Slow rolls above 168mph.
Spins in excess of 3 turns.
(The never exceed speed was 230mph)




Still wouldn't catch me doing it.
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Those look like pretty normal limitations for a trainer to me.

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Still wouldn't catch me doing it.


Why? That's an interesting quote from somebody who has bt-13.org...

The SB's on the airplane were from the wooden tail models which had failures during excessive acrobatic flight. There are certain airplanes which I would hesitate doing acrobatic flight in, but most of them would do fine in that situation. What is your justification for such a statement?

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