Wednesday, December 25, 2019

F-86


2 comments:

  1. My favorite sub-sonic ( at least in level flight ) jet aircraft.

    Thanks for the post.
    Paul L. Quandt

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  2. Even more remarkable that the F-86 is North American Aircraft’s record of significant aircraft. B-25, Mustang, B-70 Valkyrie, BOne and Space Shuttle to name a few. Their version of a Skunk Works just lacked like PR.
    In ‘53 or so, a simple balsawood F-86 was my first model airplane. The love affair endures. Lucked out attending an airshow at Andrews AFB where an F-86 and MiG-17 performed a mock dogfight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV0Yh92xUlc
    Same show or the one after, a P-51 performed. 12-cyl. Merlin is a joy to hear. And yes, Mustangs leak like a sieve. When I fire up my PC, I swapped out factory startup sound with 6-8 seconds of a RR Merlin startup.

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