On 04/30/2021 3:02 PM dwskjerven@aol.com wrote:
Thank you Dick. Is is all
very informative. Can I send it on to our ORD Delta Group? David W.
Skjerven
In a message dated 4/29/2021
9:45:19 PM Central Standard Time, dickhendrickson@comcast.net
writes:
Hey guys, how are you all
doing. Yes, I also got very teary eyed watching that video by Chris Woods.
The question about what aircraft, the
P-51 or the Corsair and which is the better aircraft, well I have some time in
both aircraft, the 51 is pure SEX where the Corsair is pure mean and ugly in
it's own way. Sort of like the F-4. The 51 is powered by a Rolls Royce V1650 cu
in engine which produces 1,450 HP and is water cooled, the Corsair is powered
by Pratt & Whitney R-2800 cu in engine which produces around 2,000 HP and
is air cooled. Some as high as 2,500 HP with water injection. Same basic engine
as in the Delta DC-6 & CV-440.
Now come on, when you sit in a 51 you
feel like you are part of the airplane. With that long narrow nose and those 12
exhaust stacks barking at you.....SEX. The Corsair is a BIG airplane, big roomy
cockpit with a very long round nose. If you look straight down while sitting in
the cockpit, your just aft of the trailing edge of the wing. It's very quite in
the cockpit as you are so far behind the engine.
One has a pointy nose and the other has
a big drag producing nose. That's why the 51 is so fast with so much less horse
power. But one bullet in the cooling system brings the 51 down. Both are easy
to fly and land. Don't believe all that stuff that you hear, yes demanding but
with a lot of T-6 time it's no big deal. Hey, 20 year old's came out of the T-6
and into those airplanes.
If I had the money, ha, I would
prefer the 51.
When I purchased my T-6 in 1969, a 51
was going for around $25,000. A corsair for some what less. Now the 51 is
+$2,500,000 and the Corsair +$3,000,000. But hey, we had just purchased a brand
new 4 bed room home in Buffalo Grove for $33,500 and got a VA loan to do it.
The video by Chris Woods, I believe Jim
Brooks the 51 ace was born in 1921 and died in 2020 at age 99. A great ride.
Best,
Dick
P.S. I miss Delta, the flying and the
guys I flew with. Now Delta is another thing and what they did to us retired
pilots. Morally???
On 04/29/2021 2:56 PM dwskjerven@aol.com wrote:
Hi Dick, Hope all is well. Randy
Witaker has a question for you. What about the P-38 Lightning?
David W. Skjerven
From: whitakerfamily94@att.net
To: dwskjerven@aol.com
Sent: 4/29/2021 10:35:09 AM Central Standard Time
Subject: Re: Good video ! If you ever flew an airplane or care anything about
aviation you will love this!
I actually had tears watching this! Dick Hendrickson… which is a better plane, F-4U or P-51???
Randy & Jody Whitaker
On Apr 27, 2021, at 3:59 PM, dwskjerven@aol.com wrote:
Thank you Capt Shutack. This is a very nice video. And thanks to all the WWII vets which includes my Mother and Father. David W. Skjerven
From: dshutack@gmail.com
Subject: Good video ! If you ever flew an airplane or care anything about aviation you will love this!
Date: April 25, 2021 at 6:48:57 PM PDT
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