Author Topic: VINTAGE COMBAT PLANE FESTIVAL! (Read 3271 times)

C.T. Schaefer · « **on:** May 28, 2013, 02:36:25 PM »

September 8, 2013 at the Garden State Circle Burners field in Lincoln Park, N.J.
Get your old Voodoos, Giant Killers, Half Fast, Wow's or whatever and bring them out to fly or just show. Other than the usual AMA safety rules there are none! Matches will neither be encouraged or discouraged. The main idea is to see and hear the old junk fly!

Any questions: Tom Schaefer earthingbrush2@yahoo.com or Tom Hampshire th31919@gmail.com

C.T. Schaefer · « **Reply #1 on:** May 28, 2013, 02:46:25 PM »

PS Please bring your own food and drink.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #2 on:** May 29, 2013, 09:29:42 AM »

Too far for this old man. Glad to see ya back kid.

55chevr · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2013, 11:16:31 PM »

Tom,
How about I bring a couple of Jim Walker Firebats and my last Veco Renegade ... Johnson Combat Special ... of course.

Joe

C.T. Schaefer · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2013, 07:38:47 AM »

Now Thass what I'm talkin about!!

tom hampshire · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2013, 01:16:00 PM »

About 3 weeks to go... This might be a real good time to drag your Half Fast down from the rafters and patch up the silk.

Bill Little · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2013, 01:53:26 PM »

If I can the almost 50 year old Voo Doo up and running with the Johnson CS then all I will need is a ride to the field!

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

55chevr · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2013, 02:04:09 PM »

How about a Veco Renegade / Johnson Combat Special?

Joe

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #8 on:** August 20, 2013, 07:16:16 PM »

10am?

C.T. Schaefer · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2013, 02:07:04 PM »

Yes. 10am sounds good! Please bring out any thing from 'the day'. I guess a pull test would be a good idea, eh?

Frank Imbriaco · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2013, 06:17:02 AM »

This is going to be a fun day. I'll have my" unfinished" new Scrambler for display.

Too much stunt these days ...

C.T. Schaefer · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2013, 06:54:14 AM »

Just fly it!!

Frank Imbriaco · « **Reply #12 on:** September 09, 2013, 11:33:27 AM »

PLEASE check out the "CONTEST RESULTS " column post ( 09/08/2013) by Tom Hampshire regarding the "results " of one of the best gathering of combat ships from the 50s , 60s, and 70s in a LONG, LONG TIME !

kenneth cook · « **Reply #13 on:** September 09, 2013, 02:55:06 PM »

I truly enjoyed Banjock spinning around flying the MK7. It was neat to see Dan and my son in the circle just enjoying themselves. Ken

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2013, 05:45:09 PM »

Ok. Here is some more footage from the festival.

C.T. Schaefer · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2013, 06:47:23 PM »

Keep em coming!

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2013, 05:55:46 AM »

Al's Voo Doo

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2013, 06:46:29 AM »

Tom tearing up the sky with his Combat Cat! fastest plane of the Day!

Frank Imbriaco · « **Reply #18 on:** September 17, 2013, 06:49:49 AM »

Tom,
Nice video. To those who are interested in viewing more great still shots of the day, go to GSCB.US and click on 2013 pics.
Thanks go, I believe, to Tom Hampshire and Rich Peabody. Apologies to anyone else who may have provided pics.

Chad Hill · « **Reply #19 on:** September 17, 2013, 07:36:57 AM »

What was Tom using on the front end of that Cat?

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #20 on:** September 17, 2013, 10:26:35 AM »

G21-.35

Chad Hill · « **Reply #21 on:** September 17, 2013, 01:34:17 PM »

Thanks...it was a-hummin' nicely

Did I hear someone say the time was 15.5? If that was so, then the Cat was doing 116 mph

C.T. Schaefer · « **Reply #22 on:** September 17, 2013, 07:10:19 PM »

I think TL must have edited that film. Shortly after, the stab pulled out of the boom and the Cat tumbled through the air and planted itself several inches underground. Repairs are underway! Motor ok thanks to the softish GSCB earth. G-21 sounded good with a prop I never tried before. APC 7.8x7. Al had me at 15.2. TS

Chad Hill · « **Reply #23 on:** September 17, 2013, 08:57:21 PM »

15.2, that's over 118 mph

. I'll have to try that prop. How much nitro? The Cat looked like it turned pretty good, too.

Tom Luciano · « **Reply #24 on:** September 18, 2013, 04:52:10 AM »

john e. holliday · « **Reply #25 on:** September 18, 2013, 09:14:36 AM »

Thanks for the videos. It is great watching the old planes flying again and the older boys flying them..