The BEAR can and DID FLY
09-21-2002, 08:57 PM
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The BEAR can and DID FLY
Tom Street and BB Weber did it today at the Bomber Field B-17 gathering. They did do a great job with that 22 FT. "Bear". Just simply awesome.
Beautiful flight, a thing of grace and beauty in a clear blue sky with light winds just slightly off RW heading.
Everything worked, a beautiful landing and taxi back.
Yes, the BEAR can fly.
Sights to remember:
3 big Bearcats in a flyby with smoke on.
4 B-17s, everything working, and very low passes down the runway and then nice landings to complete their show.
A beautiful day, a huge crowd, loads of pre-event newspaper and TV publicity, and fantastic continuous Big Bird flying with no mishaps during my time there. Oh a couple bumpy landings but no "tin-benders" that I saw.
Horrace Cain
Candidate, AMA Executive Vice president.
Beautiful flight, a thing of grace and beauty in a clear blue sky with light winds just slightly off RW heading.
Everything worked, a beautiful landing and taxi back.
Yes, the BEAR can fly.
Sights to remember:
3 big Bearcats in a flyby with smoke on.
4 B-17s, everything working, and very low passes down the runway and then nice landings to complete their show.
A beautiful day, a huge crowd, loads of pre-event newspaper and TV publicity, and fantastic continuous Big Bird flying with no mishaps during my time there. Oh a couple bumpy landings but no "tin-benders" that I saw.
Horrace Cain
Candidate, AMA Executive Vice president.
09-23-2002, 09:29 AM
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Was one incedent
I too made it to this great event.
Got there early and guess about 9:30 am, guy was flying his scale Corsair approx. 90" wingspan.. awesome plane. He lost it and crashed by runway. Felt it when it hit. Poor guy, i shed a tear for him. I so much like Corsairs.
This was an awesome show. Weather was picture perfect. I did leave before the Bear flew. How bout those Bearcats. Wow! And the Stuka and the...................... Be back next year.
duke
Got there early and guess about 9:30 am, guy was flying his scale Corsair approx. 90" wingspan.. awesome plane. He lost it and crashed by runway. Felt it when it hit. Poor guy, i shed a tear for him. I so much like Corsairs.
This was an awesome show. Weather was picture perfect. I did leave before the Bear flew. How bout those Bearcats. Wow! And the Stuka and the...................... Be back next year.
duke
