Which warbird would you most like to have a flight in ?

David Burke, the aircraft I refered to had been completely stripped of fabrics, engine dismantled and zero-timed.Don’t know the type of this check for private aeroplane would be similar to a C-check on airliners.

Has anyone got information on the landing speeds for later marks?
Cheers
Andy

From a flight test report by the late Jeff Ethell, flying Rudy Frasca’s MkXVIII:

Touch-down at around 85kts (or 97.9mph)

But that’s a restored one – probably a bit more with an in-service machine, I would imagine.

Top of the props.

The Lancaster is top of my list by a mile.

However since recent events, the Mig 29 or EE Lightning do have appeal.

Mark

i would have to say a trip to Thunder City would pretty much cover me, but would’nt turn down anything if it was offered and especialy a chance to fly in 558 or a victor.

ah well !! the dream is still festering in the bottom of the penny jar on the fire place looks like about £100 in it now only another £10,000 till i get to South Africa !

better go now off to wander the house looking for odd change lying around !!

if they land as slow as I’ve been told (about 75 MPH?)

Right Patty I’m going to get a bit technical now so if you can’t keep up just ask and I’ll explain again more slowly.

According to ‘British Flight Testing. Martlesham Heath 1920-1939 by Tim Mason published by Putnam 1993 Spitfire Mk.I K9787 was tested at Martlesham in early 1939 and the landing speed was measured at 60 MPH. This particular aircraft was fitted with the early type two-pitch three blade propellor and a Rolls Royce Merlin II engine.
Has anyone got information on the landing speeds for later marks?
Cheers
Andy

An early Mk. Spitfire, as I really would like to see if…

1. they’re really that aerobatic, like a Pitts with a Merlin engine. And,

2. if they land as slow as I’ve been told (about 75 MPH?)

Ahh, but they do, Steve. I flew a Mk1 in a previous life. Much nicer to fly than a Mustang 😉

Willy – In fairness any aircraft you fly in has just come out of some kind of maintenance. It could be a full strip down or just oil/fuel and wipe the windscreen . Having looked at some aircraft that are flying about I would say
that an aircraft straight out of maintenance is no bigger risk than something which has a fault developing.

As for choice of warbird flight has to be L-5 Sentinel .

I’d go for something even larger and be a Jimmy Stewart for a bit….
The B-36 Peacemaker….have to be the later ones with the 6 turnin’ and 4 burnin’….. 🙂

…and in which airworthy B-36 would that be in??? :confused: :confused:

An early Mk. Spitfire, as I really would like to see if…

1. they’re really that aerobatic, like a Pitts with a Merlin engine. And,

2. if they land as slow as I’ve been told (about 75 MPH?)

Sea Fury!

Me I’m not fussy, the chance of just one of the above mentioned aircraft will do me!

I wouldn’t, as a schoolboy I survived, fortunately uninjured, a stall at take-off caused by a dead engine coming just out of maintenance in aformer US Air Forde liaison aircraft.
Now, I never fly anymore in an aircraft coming out of maintenance (Wathever the number of engines), a single-engined aircraft of anything oldrr than I am.

With the criteria of having to be currently airworthy and have more than one seat…… :rolleyes:

A tough choice then between either PA474 or either of ThunderCities 2 x Lightning T.5’s……. 😀

A few years ago it would have been an easy descision….RR299….. 🙁

Hunter

Any!

Wouldn’t mind a go in a B-17. I was standing right by Sally B for much of Flying Legends – and I never went aboard!! 🙁

It would have to be a Hind, A fantastic sound and sight when in flight

Erm…….airworthy: Spitfire

Including soon to be airworthy: Tempest II

Any: Tempest V

Woody

Slight problem, none flying.

Perhaps we should limit this to currently airworthy warbirds, as Steve Young’s already suggested.

Otherwise, I’d like to change my choice to a Me323 Gigant!!! 😀

I’d go for something even larger and be a Jimmy Stewart for a bit….
The B-36 Peacemaker….have to be the later ones with the 6 turnin’ and 4 burnin’….. 🙂

Ride

Why the Mid Atlantic Air Museums P-61.
don 😮