BT-13
Fri May 01, 2009 8:14 am
Fri May 01, 2009 8:39 am
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.
Fri May 01, 2009 9:11 am
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...
Fri May 01, 2009 1:14 pm
Ooooohh...Shiney! 
SN
SN
Fri May 01, 2009 1:25 pm
Spectacular plane and photography!!!
Fri May 01, 2009 1:45 pm
Great photo's! I think the BT is a better looking airplane then the T-6!
Fri May 01, 2009 3:58 pm
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.
Ducks and hides, waiting for N3N Jeff to blast me.....
Gary
Fri May 01, 2009 4:11 pm
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.
Fri May 01, 2009 4:54 pm
Really?! The BT-13 is not rated for Aerobatics, must be a mistake, if not, I sure would like to see that!
Fri May 01, 2009 5:06 pm
Man, what a beauty
Fri May 01, 2009 5:07 pm
What kind of polish do you use?
Fri May 01, 2009 5:09 pm
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)
Fri May 01, 2009 5:14 pm
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.
Fri May 01, 2009 5:51 pm
Those look like pretty normal limitations for a trainer to me.
Funny Thing
Fri May 01, 2009 6:07 pm
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?