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Old 03-24-2008 | 08:28 AM
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Default RE: BVM T-33

I have a bunch of flights on a BVM T-33 that was powered by an AMT 180. I would probably go with a P-70 or P-80 in the T-33. A P-60 will fly it, but takeoffs will be longer.

The BVM T-33 flys very nicely. I always loved the way that airplane looked and sounded in the air. It was, however, not the easiest plane to land. You had to get it down on the main gears only with just a small amount of sink rate or it would bounce. If you didn't catch it on the first bounce, then bad things happened. There are plenty of jets that have this problem, and the T-33 is one of them. More than once the T-33 that I flew (belonged to a NASA group I work with) was in the shop for a new nose gear, or new gears all around...

Bob