Archive for September, 2008
Interesting IL-2 machinima movie
September 18, 2008 8:47 pmOccasionally I stumble across a machinima movie (a movie made from a computer game) that is sort of interesting but not particularly noteworthy. This is an exception. The “cinematography” and music as well as the editing made this video quite a bit more dramatic than is the norm for these types of endeavors. So I figured I would share it with you. Comments are of course welcome.
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Sorry… technical difficulties
September 17, 2008 9:22 amExperimental Projects Files – Northrop XP-56 "Black Bullet"
September 15, 2008 1:57 pm
The XP-56 “Black Bullet” was conceived of at a time where almost any concept could find official backing. This environment led to some interesting designs and one of the strangest was Northrop’s model N2B (later given the designation XP-56).
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This Week In Military/Aviation History 15 – 21 September
September 14, 2008 9:54 pmHello Folks, I’m back! Quite a week, eh? Seventh anniversary of 9/11, hurricanes hitting the coast. Everything else is back to normal though. Aren’t you getting tired of the candidates sniping at one another every freakin’ day? Now what’s gonna come to mind when you hear the word “Lipstick”? Sheesh. Then I read where the Folks who were getting hit with the hurricanes were being forced to pay about $4.89 for a gallon of gas as there might be a fuel shortage due to the storms. What’s wrong with THIS picture? Well, let’s move on to some serious history, shall we?
Have an AB FAN week,
Take Care and Be Safe,
Tom K. 
20 September 1904
Wilbur Wright makes the first ever circuit flight in an aeroplane.
21 September 1908
Wilbur Wright makes first significant long distance flight by covering 66 kilometers (41 miles).
15 September 1911
Edouard Nieport dies after making an emergency landing during army maneuvers in the Ardennes in France.
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Warbird Of The Day
September 11, 2008 4:10 am
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Serial #: 41-34154 |
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September 10, 2008 4:01 am
Warbird Of The Day
September 9, 2008 7:53 am
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Serial #: 42-25234 |
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Warbird Registry Entry: Thunderbolt 42-25234
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September 8, 2008 7:45 pm
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Bureau #: 97359 |
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Warbird Registry Entry: Corsair 97359
FROM CAF Headquarters – MIDLAND, Texas – (Sept. 5, 2008) – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has gone to court to keep one of its heroes – an F-82 “Twin Mustang” – flying. Ironically, the “culprit” who is trying to ground this unique, twin-engine World War II/Korean War era fighter aircraft is none other than the United States Air Force Museum.
The dispute between the CAF and the United States Air Force Museum (USAFM) centers on the ownership of the F-82. The CAF believes – and has documentation to prove – that the F-82 belongs to them. The USAFM thinks otherwise.
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio Western Division heard arguments on July 1, 2008, and ruled in the USAFM’s favor. But CAF President Stephan Brown promised to appeal the ruling.
“To say we’re surprised and disappointed at this ruling is a monumental understatement,” Brown exclaimed. “We’re surprised the trial judge failed to address a mountain of factual evidence – including the Air Force’s own documents proving the CAF’s ownership – and, frankly, disappointed in how the USAFM has handled this entire situation. We must continue to fight for what is right, in honor of the veterans who built, maintained and fought in these WWII airplanes. We will appeal.”
Brown referenced extensive documentation that chronicles the history of the F-82. It begins in 1966, when the CAF (then known as the “Confederate Air Force”) founder Lloyd Nolen reached agreement with the Air Force to transfer physical possession of the F-82 to the CAF through a “Donation Certificate.” The certificate contained stipulations regarding the airplane’s eventual return.
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Based on earlier design studies, the Shinden was conceived of by the Yokosuka Air Technical Depot in early 1943. The canard design had been proven by the J.N.A.F Aeronautical Engineering Arsenal using three tail first gliders (designated MXY6) built by the Chigasaki Manufacturing Company in 1943.
Originally receiving the designation of X-18, the design eventually ras re-designated the J7W1 and allocated the name Shinden (Magnificent Lightning). The Japanese Naval Air Force was so impressed with the design that the type was ordered into production before the first prototype was completed. The production contract was awarded to Kyushu Hikoki K.K. and construction of the two prototypes was commenced on June 4, 1944 at their Zasshonokuma factory.
The first prototype flew for the first time on August 3, 1945 at the Mushiroda J.A.A.F. base in Northern Kyushu. Both the Kyushu Zasshonokuma factory and Nakajima’s Handa factory had reached advance tooling stages by this time with an estimated production rate of 150 aircraft per month.
Initial flight tests proved successful with only minor, and correctable, problems encountered. The second prototype was barely completed but never flew since the war ended Japanese combat aircraft development.
