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/yabb Real World >> Specific Aircraft Types >> B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive /yabb?num=1349558378 Message started by wahubna on Oct 6^th, 2012 at 5:19pm

Title: B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive
Post by wahubna on Oct 6^th, 2012 at 5:19pm

My dad's latest flight took him to Chicago where he got wind of "some big twin radial with a mid set wing was sitting in the hanger over there"...he promptly ran over and sure enough, it was this fine B-26C!

He quickly sent these 2 pictures to me and called me giddy as a school boy!
Pardon the graphic nature of the nose art.....and the bald guy grinning ;D

Some other pictures (not from my dad)
http://vectaris.net/id654.html

Her history:
http://vectaris.net/id665.html

My dad said to get to the cockpit he had to crawl through a 30" high by 20" wide tunnel! He asked the pilot/maintainer about how loud it is at cruise, apparently those twin radials at cruise are quieter than a King Air 8-).....naturally the purr of radials is better than the whine of a turbine ;)

Title: Re: B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive
Post by wahubna on Oct 6^th, 2012 at 5:26pm

If anyone is curious about trying an Invader or its kin (like the Marketeer) out, SOH has it, this will give you a start:
http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/local_links.php?catid=6

To clarify, the Marketeer is an executive version of the Invader, not to many of these conversions were made as the makers, On Mark at Van Nuys got caught up making B-26Ks for use in the Vietnam War.

You can have your King Air, Ill take a Marketeer any day! 8-)

Title: Re: B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive
Post by expat on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 7:35am

Wow, viewable nipples on an American aircraft, no scratch that, in America ;D ;D

Matt

Title: Re: B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive
Post by Flying Trucker on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 10:16am

Nice set Adam...thanks for posting them... :)

Title: Re: B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive
Post by wahubna on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 10:57am

expat wrote on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 7:35am:

Wow, viewable nipples on an American aircraft, no scratch that, in America ;D ;D

Matt

Yeah you see the look on my dad's face? Absolutely priceless!
It turns out a 50+ year old pilot acts the same way around a gorgeous airplane with gorgeous nose art as an 18yr old ;D

Title: Re: B-26C Marketeer "Sexy Sue" at Chicago Executive
Post by expat on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 11:37am

wahubna wrote on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 10:57am:

expat wrote on Oct 7^th, 2012 at 7:35am:

Wow, viewable nipples on an American aircraft, no scratch that, in America ;D ;D

Matt

Yeah you see the look on my dad's face? Absolutely priceless!
It turns out a 50+ year old pilot acts the same way around a gorgeous airplane with gorgeous nose art as an 18yr old ;D

Most pilots I know are very professional 15 year old boys when it comes to things like this.................. ;D

Matt