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Title: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Warren Leadbeatter on May 01, 2011, 04:58:55 AM
It's a shame the video wasn't better but here it is anyway...

3 of Matt Spencers twin engined profile warbird stunters flying this afternoon in the same circle at the same time!

Well done Matt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFKjW0tBukk

Cheers


Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: PerttiMe on May 01, 2011, 05:12:24 AM
Twin Warbird Racing :)

Pit stops would be interesting  y1
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: john e. holliday on May 01, 2011, 07:35:55 AM
Yeah too bad the video person did not know what he/she was doing.   Would love to see more of Matt's planes in the air.  Yes Matt, I will get started on the Folkerts one of these years.   H^^
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Warren Leadbeatter on May 01, 2011, 07:53:36 AM
The Cameraman was former F2C World Champion Pitman Grant Potter and to be kind, I didnt tell him that the camera was in video mode, he thought he was taking stills.

Heres one I took with my left hand while flying...

Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Fred Cronenwett on May 01, 2011, 08:04:39 AM
Here are two videos that we shot in the Denver area with two CL scale models several years ago

The first video has the video camera attached to the airplane itself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GriWVo5T_yw

the second video has my F7F tigercat in formation with Lynn's P-38.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AymKi6WHyjk&NR=1

Enjoy,
Fred Cronenwett
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on May 01, 2011, 09:32:55 AM
Fred,
Those two videos are fantastic. Is the P-38 Don Hutchinson's design?
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Fred Cronenwett on May 01, 2011, 10:13:14 AM
The p-38 was built by Lynn Boss from scratch using a 3-view (enlarged). The F7F was also scratch built from my own plans (enlarged 3-views). In fact that F7F is now over 14 years old and was flying before Brodak had his kit released. The Red and white large camera plane was also scratch built from my own plans and design.

Fred Cronenwett
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: jim gilmore on May 01, 2011, 01:22:16 PM
That first field photo looks like a me-262 an unknow and a mosquite to me ?
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: john e. holliday on May 02, 2011, 05:48:41 AM
Thanks for the videos Fred.   For those that don't know, that is Lynn's back yard.   H^^
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Warren Leadbeatter on May 02, 2011, 06:53:37 AM
That first field photo looks like a me-262 an unknow and a mosquite to me ?

Almost right,  Right to Left,  ME-262, De-Havilland Mosquito and Westland Whirlwind.  The Mosquito has 2 Veco 19's whereas the other two have OS20's.  Matt also owns a P38 Lightning and a Bristol Beaufighter... so next time we could get 5 UP!

Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Annette Elmore on May 02, 2011, 07:30:13 AM
The Whirlwind has been one of my fave twins (along with the DH Hornet) ever since I had an Airfix kit of one when I was very young....
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Fred Cronenwett on May 02, 2011, 02:50:28 PM
The ME-262, Mosquito and the Whirlwind look great. Fun stuff flying in formation. Having 5 in the cirlce will be challenge. We flew 4 in the circle at one time and that was interesting. The lead model developed engine troubles and you should have seen the scramble to get out of the way and we all had throttle control.

Awesome stuff

Land softly
Fred
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: W.D. Roland on May 02, 2011, 06:58:40 PM
Ah Now I know what Matt has been up to. No wonder He's been quite lately.

Cool Matt !

David
Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: Mark Misegadis on May 02, 2011, 08:01:31 PM
The p-38 was built by Lynn Boss from scratch using a 3-view (enlarged). The F7F was also scratch built from my own plans (enlarged 3-views). In fact that F7F is now over 14 years old and was flying before Brodak had his kit released. The Red and white large camera plane was also scratch built from my own plans and design.

Fred Cronenwett

Here is Lynn with that plane in 2009.

Title: Re: 3 twin engined profile warbirds in same circle!!!
Post by: M Spencer on May 02, 2011, 08:44:40 PM
Most unfortunate, the chap with the box of streamers had left by this stage .