And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
an example of design to utilize the absolute minimum of magnesium and aluminum in order to streamline an R-2800 radial engine. weapons carrying ability and carrier ops were also a bonus. I can only imagine the torque roll and p-factor at very low airspeeds during a go-around. the landing gear is pure mechanical engineering artistry.
Step-dad (Korean War Naval Aviator) was put into the F8F in advanced training (NAVCAD Program) after CarQual in the SNJ (T-6 Texan). Somewhere in the neighborhood of 180 total hours and an instructor standing on the wing pointing out stuff. Sink or swim young eagle, sink or swim.
Some racing Bearcats. I saw Conquest 1 race at the Mohave air races in 1973 Last time I saw Rare Bear was at Reno in 2015 https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/grumman-f8f-2-bearcat-conquest-i https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Bear
They used to call the F8F "an engine with a saddle."
ReplyDeletean example of design to utilize the absolute minimum of magnesium and aluminum in order to streamline an R-2800 radial engine. weapons carrying ability and carrier ops were also a bonus. I can only imagine the torque roll and p-factor at very low airspeeds during a go-around. the landing gear is pure mechanical engineering artistry.
ReplyDeleteDesigned to provide first-line fighters for Escort and Light Carriers.
ReplyDeleteBasically condensing all the goodness of the F6F into a smaller, lighter platform. Less guns, less wing mounted armament, but all fight.
Step-dad (Korean War Naval Aviator) was put into the F8F in advanced training (NAVCAD Program) after CarQual in the SNJ (T-6 Texan). Somewhere in the neighborhood of 180 total hours and an instructor standing on the wing pointing out stuff. Sink or swim young eagle, sink or swim.
ReplyDeleteSome racing Bearcats.
ReplyDeleteI saw Conquest 1 race at the Mohave air races in 1973
Last time I saw Rare Bear was at Reno in 2015
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/grumman-f8f-2-bearcat-conquest-i
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Bear
"Last time I saw Rare Bear was at Reno in 2015"
ReplyDeleteWow! I haven't been to the air races in nearly 30 years and Rare Bear was racing then.
Paul L. Quandt