Airventure - Part 7 ( Glacier Girl)

[Roughrider]

This post should stir you guys up a little.  Enjoy, Mark

[a1]

Cool 8-)

Somehow I thought the P-38 would be smaller.

[Mobius]

Nice pics Mark.  Did you guys get to see it fly in the heritage flight with the F-22 and the Sabre?

[C]

Nice to see her back in working order...

[Roughrider]

[quote]Nice pics Mark.

[beaky]

Nice pics Mark.  Did you guys get to see it fly in the heritage flight with the F-22 and the Sabre?

No, She didn't fly the 4 days we were there. They flew the other p-38, I have alot of shots of that.

Funny you should mention that... I have (cough) one good pic of that formation flight... and some video.  And a memory that will never fade.

That should make up for Mark posting pretty much the same static shots that I have... coming soon!

[ozzy72]

Without a doubt the best looking fighter to come out of the US during WWII 8-) 8-) 8-)

[spitfire boy]

Without a doubt the best looking fighter to come out of the US during WWII 8-) 8-) 8-)

Oooh, I dunno... the P-51's pretty good....

It's by no means a bad-looking aircraft... quite the opposite.... but I like the P-51 more.

Of course you all know what I like the most... ozzy in particular...  ;D

[ozzy72]

Yes but the P-51 was built for the British and initially the USAAF wanted nothing to do with it
Whereas the P-38 was just pure loveliness 8-) Probably my favourite twin engine plane after the Mossie 8-) 8-) 8-)

[spitfire boy]

Yes but the P-51 was built for the British and initially the USAAF wanted nothing to do with it
Whereas the P-38 was just pure loveliness 8-) Probably my favourite twin engine plane after the Mossie 8-) 8-) 8-)

The first marks of the P-51 were crude and unlovable.

But once they got that teardrop canopy and the scoop slung under the fuselage...beautiful...and despite them being built initially for the RAF, they were American, albeit ending up with the all-encompassing British Merlin engine.

As for my favourite twin-engine fighter... the relatively little-known Westland Whirlwind tops my list, with the mossie a close second.

[ozzy72]

The Whirlwind had a lot of engine issues.
Personally for looks I'd have said the P-51B was my favourite of the 'Stang family. I saw one undergoing restoration at Duxford last Xmas and have to say the hi-back is a handsome beast... mind you I'm not a bubble canopy kinda guy!

[Mictheslik]

I'm so disappointed she couldnt make Duxford....oh well....

lovely shots

.mic

[spitfire boy]

The Whirlwind had a lot of engine issues.

Still, it looked fantastic.

I tend to think of engines as almost separate from the aircraft - if the engine is problematic, the aircraft itself doesn't have a problem, it's just being let down by the engine.

Conversely, if the engine works well, then it's kinda like a friendship between airplane and powerplant.

I'm talking utter drivel aren't I?

[ozzy72]

I'm talking utter drivel aren't I?

Yup

[Omag 2.0]

I never was a big fan of this type of fighter, it just looks weird with the fuselage disconnected from the tail... But I must admitt she looks pretty impressive, and she has quite the history....  :)