Part 3 of 5 The Grumman F4F Wildcat was an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service with both the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy (as the Martlet) in 1940. First used in combat by the British in Europe, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of World War II in 1941 and 1942. (Although the Brewster Buffalo was the Navy's first monoplane fighter, it proved disappointing in combat. It was withdrawn very early in the war and replaced by Wildcats as they became available.) With a top speed of 318 mph (512 km/h), the Wildcat was outperformed by the faster and more nimble 331 mph (533 km/h) Mitsubishi Zero, but its ruggedness, coupled with tactics such as the Thach Weave, resulted in an air combat kill-to-loss ratio of 5.9:1 in 1942 and 6.9:1 for the entire war. - en.wikipedia.org The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United States Navy (USN) service. Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat, it was a completely new design powered by a 2000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. Some tagged it as the "Wildcat's big brother". The Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair were the primary USN fighters during the second half of World War II. - en.wikipedia.org
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Grumman F3F-2 "Flying Barrel"
In 1935 the US Navy placed an order with the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, then of Farmingdale, for the design and construction of a new fighter, the F3F. Based on earlier Grumman biplane designs, the F3F was faster and more maneuverable than any Navy fighter to date. By 1937, due to the slow development of the early monoplane fighters, the Navy ordered more F3Fs, this time an improved model, the F3F-2. The F3F-2 was strong, fast, maneuverable, and was considered a wonderful aircraft to fly. Its pilots considered it the ultimate biplane fighter; in fact it was the last biplane fighter produced in the United States. With its silver fuselage, yellow wings, and red, white, and blue markings, it was among the most colorful military aircraft ever built, but it heralded the end of an era. By 1939 all US Navy and Marine fighter squadrons flew Grumman biplane fighters exclusively. Of the 164 F3Fs built, 140 were still in service, as trainers in United States, at the time of the US entry into World War II in December, 1941. Today the F3F is an extremely rare aircraft, with but two original surviving examples. General characteristics Crew: 1 pilot Length: 23 ft 2 in (7.06 m) Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m) Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) Wing area: 260 ft² (24.15 m²) Empty weight: 3285 lb (1490 kg) Max takeoff weight: 4795 lb (2175 kg) Powerplant: 1× Wright R-1820-22 "Cyclone" 9-cylinder radial engine, 950 hp (710 kW) Performance Maximum speed: 229 knots, 264 mph (425 km/h) at ...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
The original, "Home on the Range" cabin
¤W0 54 ]] C2.5 G 0 [[ *cg a1001 Jared Cerullo Near Athol, KS ¤W1 24 ]] C2.5 G 14 [[ RUNS=14 5038 - You may not recognize this small one-room cabin in North central Kansas or even the name of the man who once lived here, but I'm almost certain you will recognize the name of the poem he wrote here 140 years ago. 5052 ¤W2 22 ]] C2.5 G 5 [[ RUNS=5 (Nats of home on the range chorus) ¤W3 22 ]] C2.5 G 5 [[ RUNS=5 3933 - When you've heard the phrase the latchstring is always out? You're welcome to enter the cabin. 3938 OH GIVE ME A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM. THE WORDS FIRST PENNED BY BREWSTER HIGLEY IN 1871 AS THE PEOM 'MY WESTERN HOME.' A LOCAL BAND GAVE IT THE FAMOUS CHORUS AND THUS HISTORY WAS MADE. THIS WAS HIGLEY'S HOME... A SMALL DIRT-FLOOR CABIN NEAR ATHOL, KANSAS. ¤W4 61 ]] C2.5 G 0 [[ *cg a1001 Orin Friesen Prairie Rose Wranglers ¤W5 24 ]] C2.5 G 10 [[ RUNS=10 3638 - There's a lot of state songs out there, deep in the heart of texas and tennessee waltz and those things, but none of the state songs are as well known as home on the range. 3648 (Nats of singing) EL DEAN HOLTHUS IS PARTLY IN CHARGE OF THE TRUST LEFT BEHIND BY HIS AUNT AND UNCLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE CABIN. ¤W6 22 ]] C2.5 G 3 [[ RUNS=3 (Nats of singing.) ¤W7 22 ]] C2.5 G 8 [[ RUNS=8 3641 - This really is a 4-fold tribute to dr. Higley, to the song, to the cabin, but also to our aunt and uncle pete and ellen rust. 3649 THE RUSTS CAME TO OWN THE PROPERTY WHERE THE CABIN RESTS MANY YEARS AGO. THEY HAD ...
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