Warbirds

1
Warbirds
2
(No Transcript)
3
The Birddog, made by Cessna, has an outboard
taper to the wing and the standard C170B vertical
tail. The Stinson L-5 has a constant cord wing
with rounded tips and a much larger vertical
tail.
L-19 Birddog
The L-5 also has two smaller struts instead of
the L-19s larger single strut. Yes, if you look
close, you can see these differences from the
tower.
L-5 Sentinel
4
02 Oscar Deuce
Basically a Cessna Skymaster with attitude!
5
(No Transcript)
6
T-6 Texan
T-28 has a much deeper fuselage and a more
modern, squared off tail. Oh yea, the Trojan has
tricycle gear and the T-6 is a taildragger
T-28 Trojan
The Navy version of the T-6 is called the
SNJ Youll see lots of both!
7
F8F Bearcat
Bearcat wing is mounted mid fuselage, and
fuselage is short and stubby compared to the
Corsair.
F4U Corsair
Then, theres the gull wing and the rearward
retracting landing gear of the Corsair.
8
(No Transcript)
9
P-40 Warhawk
P-40 has a greenhouse style canopy (I.e. lots of
metal braces), a rounded vertical tail and a
small air scoop above the spinner
Fuselage of the Sea Fury slopes up to the
windshield. It has a longer, narrower fuselage
than the P-47 Thunderbolt, and the tail is taller
and more rounded. The P-47 tail almost comes to
a point.
Hawker Sea Fury
10
Grumman TBM Avenger
Largest of the single engine, WWII Grummans.
OV-1 Mohawk
11
(No Transcript)
12
Not to be confused with the B-26
Marauder which had a much fatter aft fuselage.
From the side, the A-26 has a very narrow aft
fuselage, much like a Meyers 145
A-26 Invader
B-25 is distinctinguished by its twin vertical
tails. Also, from the front, the wings, outboard
the engines, are bent down.
B-25 Mitchell
13
This will probably be the only one at Oshkosh,
pretty rare.
Junkers Ju-52
14
(No Transcript)
15
Venom is the big engined version of these early
DeHavilind jets. The other one is the Vampire.
Both jets look the same with the twin tail booms
and the small vertical tails.
DeHavilind Venom
Fouga is the only warbird jet we will work with a
V-tail. Probably wont see more than one or two
of these
Fouga Magister
16
T-33 is the most common two seat version. There
is also a single seat version called the P-80
Shooting Star.
T-33
This little twin jet trainer was made by Cessna.
You may also see the A-37 variant which looks the
same, but with bigger T-38 motors and hardpoints
on the wings for bombs or drop tanks
T-37
17
(No Transcript)
18
Foland Gnat
Soko Galeb
19
(No Transcript)
20
Usually get 1 or 2 Delfins and half a dozen
L-39s. Both do jet speeds, but the Albatross can
be much faster on approach due to the small, thin
wing
L-29 Delfin
Both have straight wings as opposed to the F-86s
swept wings.
L-39 Albatross
21
Tom Woods North American F-86 Sabre Jet
Same paint scheme as his North American P51-D