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Grandpa Takes the Kids Out For a Stroll
m88.358win
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From the NY airshow a few years ago:
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The island to the right of the Statue of Liberty is actually Ellis Island.
The island with the statue is named Liberty Island.
Great pic!! Since I am to lazy to look it up, what island is that to the right of Ellis Island???
Water....[;)]
Thanks
Here's an interesting factoid...
When you look at this picture you probably think the F-15 must be right at about stall speed so it can stay with the P-51.
However, ironically, the stall speed of the P-51 is actually higher than that of the F-15. So the F-15 can actually maintain stable flight at below the stall speed of the P-51.
The F-16 actually has the hardest time with only a 150mph delta between the top speed of the P-51 and the stall speed of the F-16. Yet in a race the F-15 wins hands down, with a top speed of over 4x the P-51 (or over 1,250 mph faster).
Also of note, the top speeds of the A-10 and the P-51 are within 60mph of each other. The A-10 wins, but not by much.
Just from an aerodynamics perspective, it's a pretty interesting picture.
Edit...Dad always said if he ever met a P-51 pilot "I'd kiss him!" If you knew Dad you'd know why this is funny. The P-51's flew out of a different base than Ridgewell (where the Mighty 381st were) so they only saw them when they came up through the clouds in support of their missions over Germany.
Just for fun I looked up A-10 and Corsair to see who was fastest and its the Corsair.