Very cool!
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
Nice! How did you get that pic?
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
Where was the crew?
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
Wow, cool
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
Nice sunset
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
I miss tropics...
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
Uhhhhh
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
WHAT?!
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
CRASH.
Written on 08/12/2019 by Jonah Crosby
super!
Written on 08/12/2019 by Fabian Dirscherl
so hab ichs auch noch nicht gesehen, dass so einer gepusht wird
Written on 08/12/2019 by Fabian Dirscherl
klasse!
Written on 08/12/2019 by Fabian Dirscherl
Nice photo from The Freight Dock
Written on 08/12/2019 by ken kemper
Nice shot! <3
Written on 08/12/2019 by nicolas50
Amazing photo.
Written on 08/12/2019 by Andre Blanchard
All hail the Phabulous Phantom. One of my all time favourites.
Written on 08/12/2019 by Andre Blanchard
@Dave; "applied by FA when typing CORS" -- YEP, that's the issue. The P51's prototype was NA-73X, but few know that AND FA doesn't make that mistake on the 51. Clearly the 'CORS' should be changed to F4U
Written on 08/12/2019 by a mentor
FA doesn't admit to errors and doesn't care about accuracy
Nice shot! <3
Written on 08/12/2019 by nicolas50
Great shot! <3
Written on 08/12/2019 by nicolas50
love those winglites
Written on 08/12/2019 by anthony96
The V-166 tag is automatically applied by FA when typing CORS into the aircraft type field. This point has been discussed at great length in this forum. The V-166 was the prototype of the Corsair.
Written on 08/12/2019 by Dave Sheehy
http://www.f4ucorsair.com/history.html
In April 1938, Vought proposed its two designs to the US Navy. One, called V-166A by Vought and "Vought A" by the USN, was powered by the R-1830. The other, the V-166B or "Vought B", was designed around the new Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine. This was an 18-cylinder, two-row air-cooled radial. This engine would later also be installed in the competing Grumman F6F Hellcat and in the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt for the USAAF, but the new Vought fighter was the first to use this engine. The R-2800 later acquired a reputation as a powerful and very reliable engine. But it was also very bulky, and aircraft powered by it tended to be big.
"In May 1938, the Bureau of Aeronautics evaluated the proposals. The "Vought B" was deemed to be the best one, with a merit figure of 86.4 on a scale from 0 to 100. Hence on 11 June, a contract was given for development of the Vought V-166B, the fighter that would become famous as the F4U Corsair."
Thanks Todd, that's a great shot of your turbocharged C model PA30 parked at Birmingham KBHM.
Written on 08/12/2019 by CHRIS ROBEY
Awesome ...
Written on 08/12/2019 by Levend Ordulu
That's a pretty nice snap. Great pic. (and just what is a "Hard Eight" BBQ?)
Written on 08/12/2019 by Viv Pike
RIC:
Written on 08/12/2019 by Joan Williams
I am not stationed on the USS Ronald Reagan am just a family member of someone who is part of the air wing stationed on there. And I am not stationed in Hawaii. Just a trip.
A true Beech Debonair... from 1962...!!! :-)
Written on 08/12/2019 by cliff731
Gary, you're welcome. Glad to hear you're on the mend. Us old dogs were made tough back in the day.
Written on 08/12/2019 by Viv Pike
Great snap, Gary. Love the detail, excellent framing, "brilliant" contrasting colours.
Written on 08/12/2019 by Viv Pike
JOAN:
Written on 07/12/2019 by warmwynds
Is it safe to say that your a member of this crew and stationed in proximity to the Hawaiian Islands?
No more ?????
OH............K
Written on 07/12/2019 by warmwynds
Long story short. I am Dean. Not Joan.
Written on 07/12/2019 by Joan Williams
Based on what I just read is there an FA member who uses the name JOAN as in JOAN WILLIAMS and is a guy named DEAN? At least that is what I interrupted from this last comment. Is there another Joan?????
Written on 07/12/2019 by warmwynds
Rich (real name)
F4U, not F-4U, yes it's a nit
Written on 07/12/2019 by a mentor
Hi Michael. Still flies great. What airport did you fly 44U at?
Written on 07/12/2019 by Stefan Donaubauer
The airframe itself is marked F4U-1 as the Planes of Fame @ KCNO are as fanatical as I am
Written on 07/12/2019 by a mentor
minutia : F4U-1a at KCNO
Written on 07/12/2019 by a mentor
Planes of Fame's Chance Vought F4U-1A Corsair
There is NO V-166 type
This Corsair was manufactured by Goodyear (hence the type FG-1D)
Written on 07/12/2019 by a mentor
Sorry -- this is the Grumman F8F-2 @ KCMA
Written on 07/12/2019 by a mentor
Viv, Dave, and Hundo .... Howdy to all of you and TYVM for the comments/complis. Viv and Dave ..... A special Thanks to both of you and also to Alien and my young friend Dean (aka "Joan") for your concern and friendship during my prolonged absence. Each of you should have received an e/m within the past 30 hours or so. I'm back in action a full six weeks earlier than the Dr told me I would be. Both the Doc and the home care P/T therapist are truly stunned but they have both given the green light -- I can drive a car again, I can carry my photo equipment bag again, and I can do almost everything I could do two months ago (except I am still prohibited from climbing up mountains or even ladders and I am still required to use a cane at all times). But the bone that was snapped cleanly in two just 6 weeks ago is healing together perfectly and the metal rod has done its job - I'm already able to walk over a mile and Doc says with a bit more patience and a lot more common sense I'll be good as new by New Years Day. Once again, TYVM to each of you. (Wave)
Written on 07/12/2019 by Gary Schenauer
Even FA Registration
Written on 07/12/2019 by a mentor
https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N179PT
says Summary 1948 CHANCE VOUGHT F4U-5
Rich
Written on 07/12/2019 by C.W. Reed
All very cool! United retired their Caravelles shortly after I was born. My father used to love flying on United's Caravelles & Viscounts way back when! The triangular PAX windows on the Caravelle gave excellent downward views I heard. Stay warm too, my friend!:)
Hundo
Up until a few months ago, the midafternoon SEA-RNO-SEA roundtripper was serviced by Horizon (QXE) Dash 8s. When the passenger count on the route rose steadily throughout the year, Alaska made the decision to replace the QXE Dash 8 equipment with an ASA Boeing to handle the increase number of pax flying the route on the midafternoon flight. Thus, RNO now sees one Alaska Boeing 737 arrive here daily. Not only did that mean more seats available on the route, it also meant there was now the possibility that some of Alaska's special livery schemebirds would appear here. And that is what happened a couple of days ago when ASA's "Spirit Of The Islands" Hawaiian paint made its first-ever visit to RNO.
Written on 07/12/2019 by Gary Schenauer
C.W.
Written on 07/12/2019 by warmwynds
Thanks for the comment.
I posted a number of photos early this morning and was surprised to see this as a staff pick. Happen to get all the decals and it's clear but average to me. Not much lately on TMC and Wheels UP. Will keep watching.
WIll be posting an old kodak photo from 1973 tomorrow from the airport in Nice France that I took that will tie into the recent Caravelle posting from a few weeks back that is doing well. Stay warm!
Thanks Bartolommeo I appreciate that. This truly is the best job ever!
Written on 07/12/2019 by Kyle LeBouton
Beautiful shot, Seth.
Written on 07/12/2019 by Doug Fehmel
Great shot of that "ATP" multi-engine trainer, Rich!:-)
Written on 07/12/2019 by C.W. Reed
Hundo
Excellent shot of TMC's sister ship! Thanks Gary!:-)
Written on 07/12/2019 by C.W. Reed
Hundo
I wish, ha ha
Written on 07/12/2019 by jesse kyzer
JMB65:
Written on 07/12/2019 by warmwynds
Thank you for the specifics on the seating in the Caravelle as I made the correction in the description. I did not mention it but I did get to fly in one from Geneva to Nice while in the military in June 1973.
Great to hear from an actual dispatcher of the Caravelle's.
