Dancing Hogs

[mlenoch]

Thunderbolt II aircraft, 9-10-11, enroute to Kirksville MO airshow. Somewhere over northern Illinois @ 12,500'



VL

(Pilot: "Mayday! I just had a birdstrike"
Controller: "Say again - Where!"
Pilot: " Third branch from the top")

[Tulio]

Those are great pictures, Vlado!

I like the first one best.

Place and opportunity, that pretty much sums it up, right?

Saludos,


Tulio

[Dan Johnson II]

And I'd bet the house those A10 drivers would have traded places with you in a heartbeat Vlado

[Jack Cook]

Awesome!!
With your caption I was expecting to see Brad up to no good with the piggies again

[RickH]

Vlado, how far did you have to pull it back, so the Hogs could keep up ?

[K5DH]

Great shots, Vlado!

Has anyone ever told you that you have WAY too much fun?

[mlenoch]

Thanks for the comments.......he-he!!
I flew at normal cruise of 35" & 2350 rpm, indicating 225 kts. The Hog drivers said they were sipping gas at that speed and altitude. They arrived at IRK with TOO much gas & spent extra time doing their site surveys (passes overhead to view the surroundings and display box).
For the photogs - that late/low afternoon sun made for some dramatic images.
Enjoy!
VL

[TAdan]

Great pictures Vlado

[Dwhart24]

That first shot is awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[Django]

Great photo! One of my friends texted me that you guys had flown over.

[JohnB]

What type of plane was the photo taken from?

[Dwhart24]

Looks like a P-51.

[corsair166b]

Vlado, love to hear more about the P-51 vs A-10 comparison, are they too fast for you, are you faster than they are, can you keep with them in maneuvers, anything and everything you can expound upon if you get a few minutes....really looks like you had some fun with them, great pix.

Thanks in advance-

Mark

[mlenoch]

Corsair:
The A-10 has more performance capability than the Mustang. But is shares many similarities that its envelope is much more compatible in the Heritage display than say the F-4 or other swept wing jets (We fly FOR the F-4s in the Heritage display: we make slow turns, not too many G's & try to keep our speeds up). Whereas, for the A-10, we do not need to worry at all, the Hog can hang with us all day long in any airshow condition. The Hog has a nice fat wing with lots of lift that equals great turning. It has lots of power (without ordinance of course).
Hope that helps,
VL

[Jerry O'Neill]

Once again, I'm jealous!
Nice pics Vlado!
we all appreciate it!
jerry