tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post3127832608546017684..comments2024-03-05T07:49:47.345-08:00Comments on Vintage Air: The Third CorsairAlan Radeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05363748649625404498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-70280500358356234642012-02-22T16:16:34.330-08:002012-02-22T16:16:34.330-08:00Dale...virtually all first-article flight test air...Dale...virtually all first-article flight test aircraft have a "flight test pitot", which samples air farther out in front, and is thus used to calibrate the accuracy of the production pitot location.Alan Radeckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363748649625404498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-18742285519933843932012-02-22T15:04:04.714-08:002012-02-22T15:04:04.714-08:00This and the F-8 and other planes from the era sor...This and the F-8 and other planes from the era sort of remind me old muscle cars. They just look fast and powerful. Why is the pitot tube so long on the nose?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988411373564226209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-56634154444138927542012-02-21T15:22:39.514-08:002012-02-21T15:22:39.514-08:00Alan is simply the best at taking an unnamed, unpl...Alan is simply the best at taking an unnamed, unplaced image and giving the lost picture a "thousand words". <br />EricAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-31226002922655669442012-02-21T06:41:26.725-08:002012-02-21T06:41:26.725-08:00The A-7 was the first plane to take off from a car...The A-7 was the first plane to take off from a carrier carrying a payload which weighed more than the aircraft itself. This plane was a real workhorse during Vietnam. <br /><br />Thanks for the pictures and memories.kjohannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712418461875911679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5470545423650754178.post-67755945107954557062012-02-21T06:27:58.822-08:002012-02-21T06:27:58.822-08:00The older designations are properly written F4U an...The older designations are properly written F4U and O2U, for what it's worth.<br /><br />Great blog - keep it coming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com