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.
From an aircraft flying in formation ahead of the plane, with a very good telephoto lens. The military does those kinds of shots from C-130s with the back ramp down.
I learned how to fly in a Cessna 150 taildragger in the 70's. In the late 70's I got a joy ride in a Vought V-354 'two-seat' F4U Corsair where I told the pilot I flew a 140. At 2k feet the pilot had turned over the controls to me. He told me to nail it for speed. The plane torqued causing an uncontrolled barrel roll where I was able to regain control after the roll and I was doing 120 knots faster at 400 feet lower. Huge pucker factor. The Corsair was overpowered by my standards but it was what was needed to splash Zero's. Those were special pilots in WWII.
Just spitballin' here boss but, I'd bet that's an F4U Corsair by the way the wing roots are cantilevered down
ReplyDeleteHe's got a smile on his face! Of course.
ReplyDeleteHow does one take a picture like that? :-/
ReplyDeleteFrom an aircraft flying in formation ahead of the plane, with a very good telephoto lens. The military does those kinds of shots from C-130s with the back ramp down.
Delete"He was inverted..."
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That most definitely an F4U Corsair. God bless the jarhead pilots who flew close air support for our troops.
ReplyDeleteand not a few other Naval Aviators
DeleteBaa Baa Black Sheep....
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DeleteThose big ol' round motors have a sound you can feel in your bones. I can only imagine that sound in the cockpit.
ReplyDeleteI learned how to fly in a Cessna 150 taildragger in the 70's. In the late 70's I got a joy ride in a Vought V-354 'two-seat' F4U Corsair where I told the pilot I flew a 140. At 2k feet the pilot had turned over the controls to me. He told me to nail it for speed. The plane torqued causing an uncontrolled barrel roll where I was able to regain control after the roll and I was doing 120 knots faster at 400 feet lower. Huge pucker factor. The Corsair was overpowered by my standards but it was what was needed to splash Zero's. Those were special pilots in WWII.
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