gary9648
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Joined: 10/22/2002
From: Troy,
OH, USA
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Hello all, Great NEWS. The T-28 is no longer a virgin! The DOGS Fly-in at the National museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton,Ohio got into full swing today. We had overcast sky with brief sprinkles and about 10-15 knot winds all day. Mostly right down the runway. Anyhow, Frank Noll was gracious enough to do the honors of the first flight this afternoon. The plane needed little trim and flew like it was on rails. With 15 degrees of flaps it lifted off the runway after about a 60 foot roll. Could not believe it. Flew around mostly at half throttle at a scale like speed. After landing on first flight Frank tried the brakes. She stopped true and straight. He taxied back down the runway, and turned into the wind, looked up the brakes and ran the engine up to half speed and let the brakes go. The plane went air born in a shorter distance this time. Had to pry the transmitter from Franks fingers...LOL. I flew it around for about five minutes. Could not believe this plane flies like it does. The plane follows your stick movement, and was not effected by the wind. I guess there is something to say about heavy metal...LOL.
Frank brought it around and dropped the flaps with little or no trim change in the plane. He then dropped the gear and proceeded to land it so smooth you could hardly tell when the wheels hit the ground. He then slowed the plane with the brakes and turned around and taxied back to turn the planes tail to us and then hit the engine remote kill and the prop just spooled down.
Frank wanted me to refuel so he could take it up again immediately!!
I said sorry, I will throughly inspect the plane and then we will fly it again tomorrow, weather permitting.
So great to have some one like Frank to test fly your new model. I relieves me of the case of nerves, and I get to watch my new bird with out concentrating on flying. Frank has test flown just about every new war bird I have built. I know that if there is a problem, he will have the greatest chance of getting it back on the ground in one piece.
Will have flying photos soon.
Talk about neat, Jeff holesinger flew his new TURBOPROP aircraft today. This is a true turbine turbo prop system. Jeff says it is one of two in country. Plane weighs 27 pounds and the system produces 57 pounds of static thrust...... You do the math.
Really impressive.
Again, will post photos soon.
Good Day,
Gary Webb
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