Redlands Hangar 24 2018 Airfest

[LukeFF]

Some photos I took at this year's airshow, which is just a 5-minute drive from my house. Missed the Canadian CF-18 demo team on Saturday, but we certainly heard them flying over our house. 

 

[NETSCAPE]

Cool! I'd love to go to something like this but the heat would kill me!

[Danziger]

3 hours ago, NETSCAPE said:

Cool! I'd love to go to something like this but the heat would kill me!

Yeah. California is just way too hot.

[LukeFF]

6 hours ago, NETSCAPE said:

Cool! I'd love to go to something like this but the heat would kill me!

 

3 hours ago, BorysVorobyov said:

Yeah. California is just way too hot.

 

Lol, it was actually very nice weather all weekend for the show - mid-70s and a mild breeze. I didn't even need to put on sunscreen, which says a lot for me. ?

[TheBlackPenguin]

Wish I knew beforehand :). 

 

Nevertheless, thanks for sharing the photo's.

 

Edited May 26, 2018 by TheBlackPenguin

[LukeFF]

My pleasure, all! The story behind that Hellcat is pretty crazy:

 

https://www.cafsocal.com/our-aircrafts/our-aircraft-and-history/gruman-f6f-hellcat/

[angus26]

Did they let you get a look inside the b-25? Always have loved that bird, we have one down in San Marcos, TX, (CAF) and they occasionally will give tours of it. I believe they do rides on it, but it costs the big bucks. 

[LukeFF]

5 hours ago, angus26 said:

Did they let you get a look inside the b-25? Always have loved that bird, we have one down in San Marcos, TX, (CAF) and they occasionally will give tours of it. I believe they do rides on it, but it costs the big bucks. 

 

I don't recall them having tours of the B-25, though I was able to get a really good look at the nose area. One of the C-47s was available for interior tours.

[angus26]

2 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

I don't recall them having tours of the B-25, though I was able to get a really good look at the nose area. One of the C-47s was available for interior tours.

Yeah, touring the aircrafts is a very neat experience and you learn a lot about the ins and outs of the inside, for instance, the little “tunnel” you crawl through in that b-25 nose is tiny, and it’s just all around a cramped aircraft for me. Also being 6’3” makes it quite a struggle to navigate nearly any ww2 bomber I’ve been in. The only aircraft I can actually be comfortable in was the b-24, it’s an incredibly spacious aircraft inside. 

[Gambit21]

Nice Luke.

Love the whistle of the Hellcat as it flies by.

 

 

[Hoss]

If the gun ports are sealed you won't hear the whistle, same on the Mustang.  It's just like blowing into a beer bottle......................  some people think it's a supercharger sound..... 

 

Cheers

 

Hoss

 

[Gambit21]

Thanks Hoss - I was wondering what caused the whistle.