Warbird Information Exchange

Do you see the top of the mountain way,way in the back of this photo. Thats Snow. we go there when we want to play and then we go home. this was taken today. it was very,very cold. only approx 80. There was no fun at the airport. got a couple pics but thats it. I did however, take a couple of pics of my current project.i saw a post awhile back where someone mentioned the penny they mount on a Pratt motor. here it is. I guess the focus was a little off. sorry,yes there is a penny in there

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my front yad is full of snow. I had to put on my boots to go to work today. And a sweatshirt. It was awful. I haven't worn anything but flipflops in years so I got a blister and cried. But it was okay because on the news today they said it would be in the 70's again next week.

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"I knew the jig was up when I saw the P-51D-20-NA Mustang blue-nosed bastards from Bodney, and by the way the blue was more of a royal blue than an indigo and the inner landing gear interiors were NOT green, over Berlin."

Something seems to have gone terribly wrong with the landing gear on that camo Cessna.

-Tim

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It has what is known as "crosswind Gear";

"Many have been equipped with swiveling cross-wind landing gear which allows landing with up to 15 degrees of crab. While the crosswind gear simplifies landings it makes the aircraft difficult to ground handle. The 195 is equipped with a retractable step that extends when the cabin door is opened, although some have been modified to make the step a fixed unit".

I seen a guy ground-loop one with that type gear

I've never flown one myself, but my understanding is that the better you are at crosswind landings in non-crosswind landing gear tailwheel aircraft, the more likely you are to bend one of those like pictured above. You have to deliberately land in a crab instead of the preferred and traditional wing-low method. Some Bird Dogs have them as well, though most have them removed.

Ryan

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

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I have to agree,I didnt notice it at the time but the landing gear looks kinda tweaked.wudda I know?

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today up here in mass it was -11 in the morning. Can't imagine why the collings foundation goes south

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" I am a nobody in aviation, but somebody to my family."

That C-46 use to sit in a scrap-yard outside of Davis-Monthan 10 years ago

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What happened to the P-2V behind it?

i hate to brag guys but today it wasnt just warm in Chino,it was actually hot.at least 85 degrees,I'm not trying to needle you guys in the cold but it was beautiful today. got some pics and will post them in the morning but the weather here is great. enjoy the snow and cold!

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Snow in Chino,


Last years airshow, Sunday. From the south side of the airport, Wing on a RH Downwind.
We drove up to Mt. Baldy on Monday after the airshow weekend. Saw the waterfall, and snow at 6200'

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"Hindsight is usually 20% off!"

did anybody save her?

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Yes, it was bought and taken to Chino several (10) years ago. it's the one in the picture near the top of this thread. Don't know what the plans are for it though...

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"Everyone wants to live here (New Jersey), evidenced by the fact that it has the highest population per capita in the U.S..."

ok, thanks for update

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I was at Pima last weekend and there is still a Neptune (at least one) in the same compound that the C-46 used to sit in. I'm going to assume it is the same Neptune as in the pic but I could be wrong.