LSP_Ron Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I may have posted this before but I was just watching it again as it's one of my favorite planes and best demo of it I've ever seen or witnessed. Amazing flying skill shown here, very smooth and if you watch closely a lot of speed brake and flap use through out the display. Hope you enjoy. Jeff, Chek, LSP_K2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 My old man, a former GAF Zipper jock himself, just watched the video: "Yeah, nice. But I've seen better ones..." Anyway, watching the video put a huge smile on his face. Absolutely priceless. (Due to his terminal illness, you'll rarely see him smile...) A couple of years ago, he had the chance to meet Rick Svetkoff and Wolfgang Czaia. Wolgang Czaia was one of his instructor pilots, by the way. Thanks for sharing! Erik LSP_Ron and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 A nice display, and interesting to see when the airbrakes were applied. Whatever happened to the T tail? Still a fixture on lumbering transports, but disappeared from fighters about the mid '50s. Seems everyone went with the Lightning's low rear mounting style , which I imagine helps in hi alpha situations. Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Takes me back to CFB Cold Lake in the '70's........ love the '104............ thanks Ron... good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) A nice display, and interesting to see when the airbrakes were applied. Whatever happened to the T tail? Still a fixture on lumbering transports, but disappeared from fighters about the mid '50s. Seems everyone went with the Lightning's low rear mounting style , which I imagine helps in hi alpha situations. In the seventies/eighties we had this 104-demo pilot, Hans van de Werf, in the RNLAF (netherlands), who was famous for doing a 360 turn within the airbase boundaries in full afterburner with these airbrakes fully out, which was pretty tricky to do as i recall his comments on that manoeuvre......awesome to see Edited March 18, 2018 by Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Airfixer Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) Fancy some F-104 howling? Edited March 19, 2018 by Airfixer Chek and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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