Simviation Forum - Planes of Fame-part 2

Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 12:15am

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There's sort of a scrapyard/graveyard area just behind the museum. I don't know anything about the status of these items, but they sure were a treat to see!

Forget your white elephants... who's in the market for a very worn-out-looking C-46?

Hmmmm.... Convair, maybe.

And what have we here...?

Another potential project, minus tail and wings.

There must be a verrrry interesting story about this lucky-looking F100. It looks like the engine came apart, but the engine itself doesn't look too bad. If this happened in flight, I'd like to meet the pilot who landed it.
Mostly to rub his head for good luck. Grin

The Soviet designs are well-represented at Chino, if unairworthy: a very complete MiG-15.

Moving inside the first hangar: this "Fishbed" is very impressive.

This is an old non-flying replica, but it gives a good impression of what these ancient racers were all about... a pre-WWI Deperdussin. I'd be absolutely terrified to fly one of these... square floats with no step, seriously overpowered (160 hp double Gnome and gross weight of under 1000 lbs), and not very draggy, considering. A real handful. Roll Eyes

This type was the first airplane to exceed 100 mph, BTW (130 mph... in 1913!)
But I'd probably have to try it if I got the chance. Grin

Fortunately for me, none are flying anymore. Wink

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Reply #1 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 12:49am

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Greats shots! Hopefully that B-29 will one day be put back together and put inside a museum (or used as parts to finish another project).

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Reply #2 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 3:44am

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Some interesting kites there.

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And what have we here...?

My first guess is a couple of Folland Gnats. Undecided

Here's one I took at the Shoreham RAFA show. http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/da-IMG_6701-rafa.jpg

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Reply #3 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 7:12am

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Great shots! I love stuff like this. If they would have taken the floats off and gone with conventional landing gear on that last one it probably would have been able to go much faster. Wink

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Reply #4 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 7:55am

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Hagar wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 3:44am:

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And what have we here...?

My first guess is a couple of Folland Gnats. Undecided

I'd say that's the most likely.

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Reply #5 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 9:10am

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I think the F100 was a target drone,there's a pic of it on Airliners

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Reply #6 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 10:02am

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Aerophile wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 7:12am:

Great shots! I love stuff like this. If they would have taken the floats off and gone with conventional landing gear on that last one it probably would have been able to go much faster. Wink

My post was misleading: the 100-mph mark was passed by the wheeled version. But the float version won the first Schneider Cup race, at an average speed of less than 50 mph (enough to win in those days).

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Reply #7 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 10:08am

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61_OTU wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 9:10am:

I think the F100 was a target drone,there's a pic of it on Airliners

Steve

I hadn't thought of that- had no idea "Thuds" were used as drones. Well, whoever landed it remotely has my respect... Grin

Here's an excerpt from another site with more info on this plane:

"The orange tail is a clear indication that North American F-100 Super Sabre #56-3141 was converted to an unmanned QF-100 target drone in the last stages of its airworthy life. In the late 1980s, while being flown by Tracor Flight Systems in Mojave, California, it was the recipient of a missile fired during a U.S. Army test. The entire right-hand stabilator was blown off, along with much of the rudder and afterburner casing and rear fuselage skin. The fact that it was able to return for a landing is impressive."

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Reply #8 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 10:48am

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beaky wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 10:08am:

61_OTU wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 9:10am:

I think the F100 was a target drone,there's a pic of it on Airliners

Steve

Well spotted Steve.

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I hadn't thought of that- had no idea "Thuds" were used as drones. Well, whoever landed it remotely has my respect... Grin

Indeed but I thought the Thud was the F-105?

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Reply #9 - Oct 2^nd, 2007 at 10:59am