Not sure about racing, but was told they had a horizontal prop brake installed and could belly land with little damage if done carefully.

Written on 2021/11/05

Nice! "That's All, Brother" led the D-day invasion!

Written on 2021/09/17

One letter; the difference between flour, and a sharp knife.

Written on 2021/09/10

Great photo of a true high-flyer!

Written on 2021/08/20

If it's not this one, there's one in nearly identical livery at RQO that flies over most days. Always try to rush outside to hear it's beautiful purr. Story goes that it's a single-handed restoration by the owner.

Written on 2021/04/02

Especially like that you caught the prop at horizontal. Beautiful shot!

Written on 2021/04/02

Once heard someone report that they were at 78,000 on my scanner; didn't think to much about it until I was driving to work. Then I realized, "Wait a minute! Nobody flies that high; nobody needs to." Started researching what could even achieve that and found NAS927 and NAS928; been a fan ever since.

Written on 2021/02/12

How appropriate that your photo revival tips are demonstrated with revival aircraft; that's what the R stands for, right? I've got quite a few aged brown pics of Charleston AFS, ME, from the mid-seventies that deserve to live another day. I'll give it a try. Much thanks!

Written on 2018/11/30

I suspect a nicely-timed ground burst designed to set a carbon ring adrift to be pierced by one of the Tiger Airshows kittens?

Written on 2018/03/02

From Wikipedia: The rollout of the Yukon was a near-disaster when the prototype could not be pushed out of the hangar since the tail was unable to clear the hangar doors. During test flights, many problems were encountered from complete electrical failure to engines shaking loose and almost falling off. Rolls-Royce had problems delivering engines, resulting in the sarcastically-named "Yukon gliders" being parked outside Canadair as late as 1961.

Written on 2017/12/08