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[MikeF]

My best friends dad was a electrician on the SR.
Says in the early days they had two Buick 455's running at full song to spin up the turbines before lighting off! When the Buicks were retired they were replaced by SBC's.
Full load of fuel to get off the ground. Plane would make one turn......then it was gone! Would refuel then start it's flight path.
After decommissioning, he worked on the U2's and w/NASA experimental flights using the U2's.
Been to groom lake too.
The plane in that picture is one of his bird's.

[Norseman]

Here is what I spend most of my time in while flying for fun......1942 Boeing Stearman with P&W R985. It's one of my dads planes, took 5yrs on ground up restoration. About 200 of my 400hrs in this baby and its a blast to fly.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...41Stearman.jpg
Nice!!
I've always liked old Biplanes.
You did a great job on the restoration!!!!!!!!!!

[Norseman]

Gotta love the fuel coming out of the top of the fuselage, incredible aircraft.
You should see it leak on the ground!!!! :frown: :frown:

[ColeTR2]

If you like airplanes this place is a must see!! Cool website link:
National Museum of the United States Air Force (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/index.htm)
The only XB-70 is there and a CONVAIR B-58A "HUSTLER"

[spectratoad]

Glad you didn't i love that shot!!!!!
We need to get up to RENO one of these years !!!!
I live about 3 of 4 miles from the race. We go hang out at the Guard hangar if I go which is on the back straightaway.

[Sleek-Jet]

For all you SR-71 nuts... check this out... http://www.habu.org/
They have pictures and history of most every serial #, including the A-12's...

[rrrr]

Here is what I spend most of my time in while flying for fun......1942 Boeing Stearman with P&W R985. It's one of my dads planes, took 5yrs on ground up restoration. About 200 of my 400hrs in this baby and its a blast to fly.
http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data...41Stearman.jpg
Beautiful!!!! Nothing like doing 85 kts in a Stearman at 1000 feet over the greenery of summer.

[cjordan]

Beautiful!!!! Nothing like doing 85 kts in a Stearman at 1000 feet over the greenery of summer.
True....but this baby does closer to 115 kts with the bigger power. You can throttle back to about 100 kts to get fuel consumption down to about 17 gal/hr from 22 gal/hr. Its tough to get consumption much below 17 gal/hr even @85-90 kts... :notam: Just too much drag!! I took it up to 11,000' one time and was getting 140 kts and burning 17 gal/hr leaned down. Only problem was it got cold with shorts and a T-shirt!!
Thanks for the compliment.