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Reno Air Races 09
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Hello all. Well, this Sept. I went to the Reno Air Races and had a blast. Just thought I'd share some photos from the weekend. It was incredible to hear the warbirds in absolute full throttle!!! :rock:
Attachment 270992 A Ford GT40 at the airshow Attachment 270993 Attachment 270994 Sorry Dondo, you've got nothing on this!!! :rollingla Attachment 270995 |
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Attachment 270971 Attachment 270972 A stock Bearcat Attachment 270973 A rubber chicken on a Bearcat Attachment 270974 A highly modofied Bearcat, RareBear Attachment 270975 Attachment 270976 Czech Mate, a Yak 11 Attachment 270977 A P40 Attachment 270978 Another P40 Attachment 270979 An F7 Tigercat Attachment 270980 The F7 Tigercat's nose art Attachment 270981 A Hawker Sea Fury Attachment 270982 Sawbones, a Sea Fury Attachment 270983 Riff Raff, a Sea Fury Attachment 270984 Dreadnought, a Sea Fury I think he's over 4000 HP Attachment 270985 A Sea Fury Attachment 270986 Strega, a P51 and the winner of the Gold Unlimited class. The plane clocked in over 500 MPH for 3 consecutive laps in it's qualifying heat on Saturday. Attachment 270987 A P51 Attachment 270988 Voodoo, a P51 Attachment 270989 Miss America, a P51 Attachment 270990 Air Biscuit, a FM-2 Wildcat Attachment 270991 |
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A purpose built racing biplane. He absolutely smoked all of the other planes in his class. I believe he lapped every plane in the race. Attachment 270965 Planes from the Formula class Attachment 270966 Team Poky. I believe you can buy a plane like this from only about 125-250K and it'll do over 400 MPH Attachment 270967 Poky on take off Attachment 270968 Nemesis Attachment 270969 Relentless |
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A Corsair Attachment 270956 Lady Jo, a P51 Attachment 270957 Attachment 270958 Attachment 270959 Merlin's Magic, a P51 Attachment 270960 Attachment 270961 Czech Mate a yAK 11 Attachment 270962 Attachment 270963 Voodoo, a P51 |
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Attachment 270942 The Gold Unlimited class awaitng take off Attachment 270943 The Gold Unlimited class at the start of the race Attachment 270944 Attachment 270945 A Corsair crossing the finish line Attachment 270946 A Sea Fury at take off Attachment 270947 Attachment 270948 P51s going at it Attachment 270949 Attachment 270950 Corsair vs. P40 Attachment 270951 Sea Fury vs. P51 Attachment 270952 Attachment 270953 The T6 class (air racing's Nascar) at the start of the race. Attachment 270954 T6s at the first turn of the race. It was a tight pack and there was almost contact. |
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The A10 Warthog, my favorite plane. Attachment 270931 The A10's 30mm cannon. Attachment 270932 A 30mm round for the A10 Attachment 270933 F15 Eagles Attachment 270934 An F15 prepairing for take off Attachment 270935 An F15 at take off with a long low pass Attachment 270936 Attachment 270937 Attachment 270938 Attachment 270939 F15s in the air Attachment 270940 A Russian jet. |
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This is Fat Albert, it's the Blue Angels C-130 support plane. Attachment 270922 The Blue Angels on the way to the runway. They even taxi extremely close. Attachment 270923 Blue Angels taking off in tight formation Attachment 270924 Attachment 270925 Fly by with Carrier landing gear extended Attachment 270926 Attachment 270927 18" of seperation Attachment 270928 Attachment 270929 All 6 of the Blue Angels in formation. |
Im totally jealous! I want to go do that one of these years. What I would do to fly a P-51. Though P-38 are my favorite WW2 plane though.
Did you get any movie clips? I hear Paul Allens collection of planes fly around my house all the time. Ill run trip scramble to get outside to see them. Thanks for the pictures!!! |
Man, that's one hell of a telephoto lense you've got there. The perspective on some of those races is awesome, did you manage to get above their flight level in a few cases? I wish I'd had a lense like that or at least good binoculars for when the blue angels were here...
I'm totally jealous though. A-10's and C-5's were above my house daily growing up but every summer, there was a stunt plane that practiced every afternoon, but I've never seen anything like those races! |
I wish i was a pilot
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where's the rx8? i'm confused...
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Originally Posted by dondo
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where's the rx8? i'm confused...
You'll be alright |
Great pics.
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