Author Topic: Chino Airshow Phots (Caution Dial up Folks) (Read 632 times)

Sparks · « **on:** May 22, 2006, 12:40:13 PM »

Where here are my efforts:-

One of my favourite planes - the Bearcat

A custom painted F4 with smoke system

The F16 guy was good - excuse the grain but it was dull and I had to shoot at 800 ISO

This is the high speed pass I missed - I need to practice more

Sparks · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2006, 12:46:01 PM »

and more :-

the Zero

The sound of the Tigercat was wonderful

The Sky radier was well flown

There was a neat display by a Sea Fury. Hea had wingtip smoke to show tip vortices. This was a pass showing the initila trails ....

The trails then joined up to show a smiley

The Fairy Firefly was really well flown

And it was closed with the USAF Heritage flight

A really cool day but pity about the grey skies for photos

Waffle · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2006, 01:09:49 PM »

Whoever painted that JP kill marking on the f4u got a little overzealous and painted the whole plane.

Airscrew · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2006, 01:16:06 PM »

excellent pics

thanks Sparks, especially the tigercat

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2006, 01:54:06 PM »

That Sea Fury flies a great display every year. The pilot is a nice guy too if you see him.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2006, 03:30:53 PM »

Nice pictures. They look really good.

What shudder speed did you shoot at? Also, if you don't mind my asking, what lens did you use?

midnight Target · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2006, 04:18:52 PM »

Yeah.. that's what I meant for my pics to look like.

Did you get any good shots of the P-39? First time I've ever seen one flying and my pic is awful.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2006, 04:23:35 PM »

That is not an F4U Corsair, it is an F2G2, the R4360(4 rows of cylinders instead of 2) powered corsair that never saw mas production.

That one is painted as it was when it ran in the old airraces back in the late 40s.

Fantastic pics though!

midnight Target · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2006, 04:26:27 PM »

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
That is not an F4U Corsair, it is an F2G2, the R4360(4 rows of cylinders instead of 2) powered corsair that never saw mas production.

That one is painted as it was when it ran in the old airraces back in the late 40s.

Fantastic pics though!

Yep, I believe he said there were only about 60 produced.

Called it the "Super Corsair" and I want one.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2006, 04:58:05 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Yep, I believe he said there were only about 60 produced.

Called it the "Super Corsair" and I want one.

I am pretty sure there were less then 20, and I am not sure more then 3 real ones are around.

That particular one made an emergancy landing at the Hollister airport back in 99.

At the time it was the only F2G-1D flying(prolly still is), and it was owned by Robert Odegaard. One of three in existance.

I still have the paper it was in sitting on a shelf at work (now in front of me).

It was coming back from reno at the time and had trouble with the plug wires.

midnight Target · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2006, 05:50:27 PM »

You are correct, there were 15 total produced and this is the last flying version.

One other (with clipped wings)

"The Super Corsair caught fire and crashed at the Phoenix 500 Unlimited Air Race on March 19, 1994. Pilot Kevin Eldridge struck the left horizontal stabilizer and was seriously injured as he exited the flaming airplane."

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http://www.air-and-space.com/Goodyear%20F2G.htm

BUG_EAF322 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:33:03 PM »

Missed this, great shots Sparks!!

And there is a P38 also

thanx

Hawklore · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:38:35 PM »

Wish I was there..

Airshows here in FL really suck..

Sparks · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2006, 11:46:24 PM »

Thanks guys but considering the gear I'm using they should be WAY better.

ChickenHawk - I took these on a Canon 350D (Rebel XT in USA) using a Canon 100-400 EF L zoom. Speed was 1/250th or 1/320th on speed priority and the aperture was getting a bit big. I started on 200 IS but that was too slow and ended up at 800 by the end of the show just to keep above f5 as the sky darkened.

I'm trying to practice panning but I'm still crap at it - hence the missed fast pass (I also blame the fact he took me by surprise and came right to left

)

Sorry Midnight but where I was (right down at the end by the F18's) the P39 never gave me a shot - he was always straight and level - would have looked rubbish. You could really see the difference between the good display pilots and the bad, the Tigercat and Skyraider guys were great.

ChickenHawk · « **Reply #14 on:** May 23, 2006, 12:04:42 AM »

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Originally posted by Sparks
ChickenHawk - I took these on a Canon 350D (Rebel XT in USA) using a Canon 100-400 EF L zoom. Speed was 1/250th or 1/320th on speed priority and the aperture was getting a bit big. I started on 200 IS but that was too slow and ended up at 800 by the end of the show just to keep above f5 as the sky darkened.

Thanks for the great info. I just got a 20D with a 70-300 lens and that gives me a good place to start for this years air show.

It looks really good when the prop isn't a total blur and yet isn't completely static. You picked the perfect speed.