Getting giddy...

[smitty44]

Time for some airshows and air races! Reno next weekend and the California Capital Airshow and the USAF Thunderbirds the next! 

[smitty44]

I think I will root for Full Noise for my Russian aircraft loving friend Martin.

[Bomber_County]

My bucket list is Reno for some racing and then Oshkosh followed by visit to Seattle.........I reckon instead of Martin’s pick are there any 51’s or Sea Fury’s.....

[smitty44]

Just now, Bomber_County said:

My bucket list is Reno for some racing and then Oshkosh followed by visit to Seattle.........I reckon instead of Martin’s pick are there any 51’s or Sea Fury’s.....

Yes! I think Miss America and Dreadnought are the favorites right now. Actually the field is all P-51's and Sea Fury's except for the Yak 3 and one P-63

[Bomber_County]

A KingCobra..........wow .....

[smitty44]

Number	Aircraft Name	N-Number	Aircraft Type	Aircraft Color	Primary Pilot
2	Goldfinger	N551MB	F-51D Mustang	Polished/Gold	Brown, Mike
3	Eagle's Wings	N63SF	TMK 20 Sea Fury	Bare Aluminum	Sanders, Dennis
8	Dreadnought	N20SF	TMK 20 Sea Fury	Silver/Red Trim	Swager, Joel
11	Miss America	N991R	P-51D Mustang	Red/White/Blue	Hisey, Brent
21	Crusader	N51JT	P-51D Mustang	Silver/Yellow	Thibodeau, JP
31	Speedball Alice	N64824	P-51D Mustang	Green/Gray	Vance, Dan
35	Full Noise	ZK VVS	Yakovlev 3M	Gray Camo/Red	Frew, Graeme
41	Lady B	N151FT	P-51D Mustang	Gray/Blue	Pfleger, Michael
44	Blondie	N151D	P-51D Mustang	Silver/Red	Seghetti, Brant
62	Bunny	N151BP	P-51D Mustang	Polished/Red	Nightingale, Tom
63	Pretty Polly	N163BP	P-63C Kingcobra	Green/Gray/Red	Dale, Jim "JD"
71	Sawbones	N71GB	FB 11 Sea Fury	Dark Gray/Gray	Brown, Curt
81	Lady Jo	N327DB	P-51D Mustang	Silver/Blue	Gordon, Rob
114	Argonaut	N19SF	MK 11 Sea Fury	Dark Gray	Smoot, Sherman
924	924G	N924G	TMK 20 Sea Fury	Dark Gray/Yellow	Watt, Mark

[Martinnfb]

hmmm

[Martinnfb]

4 hours ago, smitty44 said:

I think I will root for Full Noise for my Russian aircraft loving friend Martin.

I would rather see the original C-11

[Clunkmeister]

Whatever happened to Dago Red? Always so very close.....

[smitty44]

[smitty44]

[Jeff]

Stupid question time...... again.... is Miss America the 'same' Miss America P 51 as the one that Howie Keefe flew, way back in the day?? or is it a newer one, I haven't seen a pic of that airplane for years..

Jeff

[smitty44]

I'm double checking, but I am pretty sure it is the same aircraft.

[Martinnfb]

bloody gorgeous

[Clunkmeister]

Miss America has always been Miss America. A box-stock P-51D except for chopped wings and some engine tweaks.

[smitty44]

[Jeff]

YUP that's the one I remember at the Abbotsford Air Show, MANY years ago, I'm glad they diudn't cut her up to look like Strega, et-al...... she is one BEAUTIFUL aircraft, I'd LOVE to see her again....... thanks for the pics of her

Jeff

[Clunkmeister]

14 hours ago, smitty44 said:

I've seen her fly many times, just never at Reno.

One thing I've loved about her is that she's always been "Miss America".  Never changed, or in ant way made different, just kept as the old classic Miss America.  The temptation must have been strong for some guys wanting to make her "theirs".

[Clunkmeister]

Maybe this year there'll be a big Yak attack.  It'd be cool to see some Russian iron be competitive.

[smitty44]

5 hours ago, Clunkmeister said:

Maybe this year there'll be a big Yak attack.  It'd be cool to see some Russian iron be competitive.

The Yak 3 is all there is.

[Martinnfb]

Not much "Russian" on those planes. Many of them were licence build C-11s , and to find original engine is not possible.

[smitty44]

Full Noise is sporting an Allison for Reno. From what I understand they overhauled an original engine for her, but temperatures could not be properly managed in the racing environment.