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Originally posted by LateFan View PostReally nice.
Y'know, I can't resist a nice Mustang, especially in motion.
What are the twins in pics 4 and 6 please?
6 is a Douglas B26 Invader, former air tanker. I remember seeing it as a kid up in Abbotsford when it was being flown by Conair as a tanker.
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that howard is a beauty! such a lovely airplane.
a smaller aperature might have tightened up pic #3?
i love your long exposure night shots....they are absolutely amazing.
fun fact: both the t28 and the p51 both come equiped with engines that are roughly 1500+ horsepower. a p51 mustang costs about 2+million dollars and has one seat. a t28 costs less than 200 grand and has two seats.
the 1.8 million dollar difference is a lot of money to date the pretty sister with the sexy ass and big tits.sigpic
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I want to see that Howard 500 some day, it's a seriously cool plane.
Originally posted by flyboyx View Postfun fact: both the t28 and the p51 both come equiped with engines that are roughly 1500+ horsepower. a p51 mustang costs about 2+million dollars and has one seat. a t28 costs less than 200 grand and has two seats.
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well, i think the t28 is an infinitely better looking airplane than a t6.(i think the texan is uglier than a smashed ass) in fact, i absolutely love the way the t28 looks. not as much as a 51, but hey.....
with your reasoning: 400mph costs 200 grand. 500mph costs 2 mil. i don't know about you, but i could be pretty happy with the radial engine advanced trainer.sigpic
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92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black
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That's the thing that sucks about aesthetics, they're too subjective. To me the T28 is a stubby looking tricycle geared abomination, a hideous thing, T-6 is not beautiful but far better proportioned. 343mph vs 440mph (wiki as a source), doesn't really matter that much. Money no object, neither plane is in my dreams. But for $200,000 my money would be in the aerobatic category, not the ugliest warbird.Last edited by varg; 08-02-2019, 02:56 PM.
IG @turbovarg
'91 318is, M20 turbo
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'94 525iT slicktop, M50B30 + S362SX-E, 600WHP DD or bust - updated 3-17
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The T28 looks like a F8F, the t-6 looks like a SBD. T28 wins on looks imo.91' 318is 90' 325is
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Originally posted by flyboyx View Postwell, i think the t28 is an infinitely better looking airplane than a t6.(i think the texan is uglier than a smashed ass) in fact, i absolutely love the way the t28 looks. not as much as a 51, but hey.....
with your reasoning: 400mph costs 200 grand. 500mph costs 2 mil. i don't know about you, but i could be pretty happy with the radial engine advanced trainer.
The Howard 500 will go 400, and you can take lots of your friends with you, for a bargain $750K (It is for sale.)
The pic of the Travel Aire was shot at F22 at 1/25 hand held. It would have been nice had it been sharper overall, but bouncing through the grass at 1/25 isn't going to garner many totally sharp shots. At that slow of a shutter speed, the harmonics of the plane come into play and some things will be out of focus where others are tack sharp. I could have shot it faster, but I was trying for the full prop circle.
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Originally posted by varg View PostThat's the thing that sucks about aesthetics, they're too subjective. To me the T28 is a stubby looking tricycle geared abomination, a hideous thing, T-6 is not beautiful but far better proportioned. 343mph vs 440mph (wiki as a source), doesn't really matter that much. Money no object, neither plane is in my dreams. But for $200,000 my money would be in the aerobatic category, not the ugliest warbird.
As far as aesthetics, I'd say they are both on par. Neither one is strikingly good looking, but neither is hideous either.
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'69 Alfa Romeo 105.51 1750 GTV (R.I.P)
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There was a great article in july’s aopa(?) magazine about those 2 flying Howard’s. Apparently, the guy that owns both of them has a third he is restoring now. The article also mentions that for every hour of flight time, the airplane gets 10 to 15 hrs of maintenance. That is truly an insane number. It also states the engines are about 2500hp each and burn 100gal of fuel per side an hour! I think they are 18 cylinder Wright 3250’s. The same engine on a dc6.
That is an airplane for a guy with very deep pockets.sigpic
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88 cabrio becoming alpina b6 3.5s transplanted s62
92 Mtech 2 cabrio alpinweiss 770 code
88 325ix coupe manual lachsilber/cardinal
88 325ix coupe manual diamondschwartz/natur
87 e30 m3 for parts lachsilber/cardinal(serial number 7)
12 135i M sport cabrio grey/black
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