My channel is made up of mostly "side of the runway" videos of military planes and helicopters, some classic aircraft as well as a couple business jets. There is one bicycle race video that I made for a relative. A couple of the videos were taken from inside and outside my 1947 Cessna 120 and a few were made using my DJI Inspire 1 "drone".
I imagine another in another universe the F7F would have a similar role to the P-47 and British Mosquito in ground attack missions and have similar capabilities like the P-38 And the F8F would likely replace the F6F and continue to take down attacking japanese planes until they surrender Purely just my opinion if WW2 lasted until 1946
Back in the 70s, the father and son aerobatic team of Bill and Corky Farnof flew a pair of Bearcats and put on one hellava show. Sadly Bill lost his life when a wing separated from the fuselage during a performance. Glad I got to see them fly. Corky went on to do a lot of stunt flying for movies and television. He flew the mini jet through the hanger in the James Bond flick "Octopussy". No CGI there folks, that's a real person flying a real jet through a real hanger.
It's always a pleasure to see this Grumman cat take to the sky. Has the body of a bear..Cat. 🐻 😼. Hat off to the makers at Grumman for this lovable metal bird.👍✌️🇭🇲🦘🐨
I'm old enough to have experienced the change over from the propeller powered to jet powered commercial aircraft. I used to watch the Connies fly over my house as a child into & out of the airport near my house, I grew up & actually got a job working at the airport. I've been there more that 20 years now, and have hd the privilege of seeing many different types of aircraft in that time including the Constellation, and the B25 Mitchell. I even got to see the B2 and B117 while I've been there.
Sadly not a Single Future President will ever ride this plane If I ever get my dream to be President I would want a replica of the JFK 26000 but would also like this plane as my backup speaking of Presidents would anybody out there be interested in helping me someday run?
One of the most beautifully designed planes EVER..... I've been able to see a few Connies flying over the years. I think that the last one I observed was at Nellis for the 50th Anniversary of the Air Force show.....So it's been quite awhile....but it's a sight you don't forget....
Heck, how do you even get type-rated in something like this? I assume you just have a 4-engine prop rating? I saw this bird when visiting that museum in 2008. I never would have bet then that she'd fly again
They were just before my time, but I hope to see a Super Connie in person, one day - really beautiful aircraft, and this one is especially noteworthy since it served as Air Force One 🇺🇸😁!
Amazing footage! That looks like a huge (a fully grown one? Hopefully it wasn’t a named pet!) fish the bird caught! The fish was struggling, but the hungry Heron managed to fully consume (alive?!) it all okay? It looked like the unlucky thing was still desperately kicking inside too! I wonder, does the large fish stand any chance of escaping if eaten in that condition? Maybe it can turn around inside the elastic neck/stomach and has a chance of survival here.
I have almost 2500 hours on the EC-121 (USAF 963rd, 79th), and there's no finer three-engine aircraft in the world. And just like a Harley... if it runs, it leaks oil. Period!
As I grew up in the '50s, these were the aircraft I saw most often; the DC3, DC4, DC7, Sunderland, Harvard, Vampire, Friendship, Viscount and Electra being the commonest, as we lived at the time below the flight path to Whenuapai and Hobsonville, the International, National and Military air fields. We could identify by sound before we saw them. Those were the days!
My father was a career USAF CWO-4 stationed at Turner AFB in Albany, Georgia from 1959 until he retired in 1965 after 25 years. President Eisenhower flew into Turner a number of times during his presidency to go hunting for Bobwhite Quail. In 1960 he made his last trip as President and my father was able to get my mother and I onboard this plane for a little tour while it was parked. I was 11 years old, and I still distinctly remember the nose art on that plane. There was no security other than one individual who directed my mother to sign a visitors log and then showed us the interior of the plane. Connies are among the most beautiful of airplanes. Standing still, they still look like they're going 300 mph.
Good luck finding your Cessna 120. I've owned this one for 45 years now. It's a great little airplane to fly and a used one will still sell for a reasonable price. If the FAA finally moves the 120/140 into the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) category like many others in this weight and power category already have been such as the J-3 Cub, Aeronca Champ, Luscombe 8A, Taylorcraft and a few others) thereby increasing the numbers of prospective buyers, I'm pretty sure the price of a Cessna 120/140 will likely climb substantially.
