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Title: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 01, 2011, 08:45:31 PM
Here are a few videos I took of some ol' war birds starting up and flying around. Sorry for the shaky camera work. Enjoy! <S> fudmukkr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeG1uVKito0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh4R5DBybW8
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: flight17 on August 01, 2011, 09:00:41 PM
lol, you need to get your son playing AH so he can learn who the bad guys are...

commented on the 2nd vide, but is that a COD between 38-43sec?
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: oakranger on August 01, 2011, 09:01:06 PM
Here are a few videos I took of some ol' war birds starting up and flying around. Sorry for the shaky camera work. Enjoy! <S> fudmukkr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeG1uVKito0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh4R5DBybW8

What was the plane before the PBY?
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: flight17 on August 01, 2011, 09:04:59 PM
What was the plane before the PBY?
i thnk its a cod... thats what i just asked lol
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: AAJagerX on August 01, 2011, 10:33:24 PM
What was the plane before the PBY?

It was the PBJ.  They had to retire it because it was so delicious that the aircrew would eat critical parts during long flights.   :D
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Masherbrum on August 01, 2011, 10:48:26 PM
I met up with BERN1 prior to the start of it.    It was a great Airshow, as always.   The B1B flyby was sweet, have seen it twice there (last was in 95)
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: nrshida on August 02, 2011, 01:07:57 AM
Nice vids thanks Fud. That first aircraft to taxi out, the dark blue one with US Navy written on yellow down the side was a Bearcat?

Very interesting to see the relative sizes of the aircraft, the Zeros, err sorry the bad guys, look small!
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: flight17 on August 02, 2011, 01:29:49 AM
Nice vids thanks Fud. That first aircraft to taxi out, the dark blue one with US Navy written on yellow down the side was a Bearcat?

Very interesting to see the relative sizes of the aircraft, the Zeros, err sorry the bad guys, look small!



yup it is

finally searched for the site. wasnt expecting for it to still be up though
http://yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/performers_attractions.php

since a C-1 is on the list, im sticking with my guess that it is the plane before the PBY.
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: nrshida on August 02, 2011, 01:40:26 AM
yup it is

Looks rather purposeful. Not very much of an expert on American aircraft I'll have to read up on it.

Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: flight17 on August 02, 2011, 01:44:55 AM
Looks rather purposeful. Not very much of an expert on American aircraft I'll have to read up on it.


the Blue angels flew them in the 50's i believe and thats the paint scheme it is wearing.
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Tupac on August 02, 2011, 01:46:37 AM
That is a bearcat.
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 04:59:33 AM
the Blue angels flew them in the 50's i believe and thats the paint scheme it is wearing.
actually it said Blue Angels on it...Good eye!
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 05:00:16 AM
Heres one more vid (finally processed lol)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6PQCcco9XU
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: NatCigg on August 02, 2011, 01:12:19 PM
was this in june? I was at MIS for the nationwide race and we got a fly-over from 4 P-47s. 

I would like to down to the air show some time. Was it fun?
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 02:34:41 PM
was this in june? I was at MIS for the nationwide race and we got a fly-over from 4 P-47s. 

I would like to down to the air show some time. Was it fun?
ToM was a few weeks ago and although the temps were in the mid 90's, it WAS fun. I went for the old warbirds and left before the Blue Angels went gear up. They do the same thing every year. So wasn't missing much.
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: flight17 on August 02, 2011, 06:36:22 PM
ToM was a few weeks ago and although the temps were in the mid 90's, it WAS fun. I went for the old warbirds and left before the Blue Angels went gear up. They do the same thing every year. So wasn't missing much.
do you have any still pics of the COD (c-1)
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Skulls22 on August 02, 2011, 07:50:43 PM
You have to tell me when the next one is! Haven't seen one of those in a long while!
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 08:04:41 PM
You have to tell me when the next one is! Haven't seen one of those in a long while!
they have Thunder over Mich every year toward the end of July...The Blue Angels every other year. The times when the BA are not there they have a fly-in of WW2 aircraft. Last time I was there with out the BA, they had B-17's hogs ponies, 109 spits and much more.
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 08:05:37 PM
do you have any still pics of the COD (c-1)
I'll see if I can screen shot one from a video.
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 08:06:11 PM
http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 08:36:25 PM
do you have any still pics of the COD (c-1)
Sorry...no joy:(
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 02, 2011, 08:37:52 PM
lol, you need to get your son playing AH so he can learn who the bad guys are...

commented on the 2nd vide, but is that a COD between 38-43sec?
My son is learning to shooting drones offline and hes getting pretty good at it lol
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: flight17 on August 02, 2011, 09:35:46 PM
My son is learning to shooting drones offline and hes getting pretty good at it lol
:aok
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: nrshida on August 03, 2011, 01:48:58 AM
My son is learning to shooting drones offline and hes getting pretty good at it lol

Keep him away from the 4hogs!   (http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9965/hitoverhead.gif)
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Fud on August 03, 2011, 08:40:47 AM
Keep him away from the 4hogs!   (http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/9965/hitoverhead.gif)

funny you mention that..He can tell the differences between hog cockpits. When I up a Dhog, he says thats not your plane Daddy....lol
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: Masherbrum on August 07, 2011, 12:38:21 AM
Some shots from the Saturday show:

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000334.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000340.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000336.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000338.jpg)

Roush's Gentleman Jim Mustang (that has been parked at the Show for the last 4 years, so it was good to see it flying)
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000344.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000346.jpg)

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000374.jpg)

A restored Hetzer
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c62/Masherbrum/P1000345.jpg)
Title: Re: Thunder over Michigan 2011!
Post by: B-17 on August 07, 2011, 12:43:32 AM
OOOOOOHHHHHHHH... look at that BEAUTIFUL Avenger... :D