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Title: Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film
Post by: DREDIOCK on December 24, 2010, 03:30:32 AM
Dunno if this has been put up yet. But in light of the most recent request for the plane over in the wishlist

Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo-f2x8T7d8&feature=related
Title: Re: Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film
Post by: lyric1 on December 24, 2010, 12:32:27 PM
Good stuff nice find. :aok
Title: Re: Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film
Post by: 007Rusty on December 24, 2010, 12:34:54 PM
 :cheers:
Title: Re: Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film
Post by: twitchy on December 24, 2010, 08:03:12 PM
Awesome post. One of my all-time favorites, would be a great plane to add to this game despite it's reputation as a night fighter which is often hailed as an excuse to not add it. I think the real problem is more likely 'coading' the onboard radar for the game in alot of the later models.
God the preflight checklist for these planes always amazes me, if we had to go through all that in game we'd never get off the ground.

Love the narrator's little comment at the end there, "She's that kind of plane."   :D
Title: Re: Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film
Post by: colmbo on December 25, 2010, 02:59:26 AM
The terminology used during the war years is humorous.   When they are talking about start procedures the narrator mentions the "putt putt" which is what they called the gasoline auxiliary generator used for ground/start power.

In the pilot manual for the B-24 in the section of engine power loss on takeoff under the "2 engines out" section it starts with "This shouldn't happen to a dog".

It was a different time then.
Title: Re: Flying The P-61 "Black Widow" Series Airplane 1944 Film
Post by: Spork on December 28, 2010, 05:59:39 AM
Love it. Thanks for the awesome post  :aok




Spork