Stearman intercepted for POTUS TFR bust.

[colmbo]

I thought landing gear were hydraulic...

Depends on the airplane.  The B-17 has electrically driven landing gear --  in fact the only thing hydraulic on the B-17 are the brakes and cowl flaps.

[allaire]

Flounder? With a 1:1 thrust/weight ratio? Perhaps not  

Steerman
Power Off Stall Speed: 55 mph
Power On Stall Speed: 51 mph

I'm not sure but I doubt a F 15 can fly that slow.

[MachFly]

With the exception of the cowl flaps everything on the B-24 is hydraulic.

Roger, good to know.

[Babalonian]

Flounder? With a 1:1 thrust/weight ratio? Perhaps not  

True, but the stearman pilot could of dropped flaps, lit up a cigar, and watch the frustration of the F-15 pilots build as their fuel guages dropped faster than the cigar could be smoked.

[Babalonian]

Surprised they only had 15's for escorts... BTW F15 does fine in slow flight.

I believe with the president traveling south to LAX yesterday from the SanFran area, likely along the coast of even off-shore, and it being Air Force 1 and all, it most likely had escort and oversight for the entire short hop provided from centraly located and superbly capable Vandenberg AFB, CA.

[colmbo]

True, but the stearman pilot could of dropped flaps, lit up a cigar,

Have you ever seen a Stearman?  Ain't got no flaps and lighting a cigar would be a challenge in an open cockpit.   

[MachFly]

Someone told me a story of a buddy of his who got intercepted in restricted area flying a Bonanza.
Two F-4s approached him, instead of following them the guy decided to dogfight and not let the F-4s see his tail number (the Bonanza pilot a flew F-4s as well so he knew what they were capable off). After 10 minutes of turning the F-4s ran out of fuel and went back to base.
Ten years later the Bonanza pilot was court martialed for it, they found out this story only because he was telling it to everyone in ever bar he went too.

Unfortunately I don't remember the specific maneuvers he did.

[MachFly]

Steerman
Power Off Stall Speed: 55 mph
Power On Stall Speed: 51 mph

I'm not sure but I doubt a F 15 can fly that slow.

I'm pretty sure it can, but it won't be able to maneuver. Either way it's best not to piss them off, because if you do and they have to send choppers than your really screwed.