Author Topic: Tight Squeeze... Indoor flying in a P-38 (jpg) (Read 1383 times)

streakeagle · « **on:** January 16, 2001, 11:37:00 PM »

Offline I do a lot of low level flying and barnstorming. I have long perfected the ability to fly through hangars level, but still have to work some more on inverted.

This shot is dedicated to Citabria and any other P-38 jocks out there. I am more of a Mustang or Corsair man myself

But Lightnings sure are cool too

bolillo_loco · « **Reply #1 on:** January 16, 2001, 11:53:00 PM »

videos of gardner doing rolls n high speed passes, you can download them and veiw them on M player.

ftp://ftp.one.net/pub/users/jschust/white_lightnin.av
http://www.aoe.vt.edu/aoe/faculty/Mason_f/fdiproject/fdiproj.html

bolillo_loco · « **Reply #2 on:** January 16, 2001, 11:59:00 PM »

sorry, the other m player video is at the bottom of this page
http://w3.one.net/~jschust/movies.html

tshred · « **Reply #3 on:** January 17, 2001, 05:03:00 AM »

Lot's of fun,ain't it?

One day while vulching a field in my trusty '38 prior to troop arrival, bombers were trying to launch from the hangar, so I lined up and and popped one just as I entered the hangar, good thing he exploded and dissappeared, or I wouldn't of made it though! Only had the opportunity once, have tried other times but never get lined up in time to do it

ts

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Jimdandy · « **Reply #4 on:** January 17, 2001, 05:34:00 AM »

Man after watching the P-38 I would have to say it was Whispering Death. Neat vido clips. Thx bolillo

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Westy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 17, 2001, 08:15:00 AM »

lol Tshred. I did that once in a 38 also

I havent done it in any other plane yet. But that one time sure brought a smile to my face when the bomber blew just as I came out the other side of the hangar.

-Westy

CavemanJ · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2001, 10:30:00 AM »

I've gotten a few maneuver kills by ducking through the hangers while vulching a field and a bandit arrived from another field while in the 38

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2001, 12:10:00 PM »

Not doing a show off contest here but :

The hard way, landing gear extended to oblige a 15,000 pound slow flight. The image have been inverted to put it "upside down".

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streakeagle · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2001, 01:51:00 PM »

way to go on the inverted pass... I lose control of my sink rate while lining up and my canopy hits the ground almost every time

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 17, 2001, 02:44:00 PM »

Don't worry, anybody can do it with some training. You will master it very soon.

How about before the end of the week you post the same picture for us? P47, inverted, landing gear extended.

streakeagle · « **Reply #10 on:** January 17, 2001, 10:38:00 PM »

Actually, I am still working on doing the P-38 inverted at WEP gear up (the same conditions I use when level). One question though, is it just me, or is the hangar in your pic huge compared to the ones I am squeezing the P-38 through?

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #11 on:** January 17, 2001, 10:55:00 PM »

It was a bomber hangar.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #12 on:** January 18, 2001, 12:31:00 AM »

Click on the image for the .ahf file

AKDejaVu

streakeagle · « **Reply #13 on:** January 18, 2001, 07:01:00 AM »

wtg AKDejaVu.

I almost have my tight squeeze perfected inverted... I now trim for inverted flight with rock solid stability, but I am still having trouble judging distance to the ground.

I am so close to succeeding. I am lined up to pass through both hangars, but when I try to get low enough to make it through, I either hit the ground or I impact just above the door opening.

Kind of like Star Wars: "...negative, negative! just impacted on the surface!"

Mighty1 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 18, 2001, 08:00:00 AM »

Do that thru a VH and I'll be impressed.