June 8th, 2013, 02:13
Don't know about that Bill, but it's a beast that made me laugh out loud. RNAS Yeovilton air show, a few years back, had one on display. This big old stringbag lumbered out to the runway, engine farting and banging away, and I thought what is this heap of old junk? Then it seemed to roll about forty feet and lift straight off the ground, climbing at about 20 degrees (my estimate)! The landing was just as funny, full flaps and throttle cut it sank very steeply, but very slowly from about 400 feet and stopped in enough space to turn a truck. The runway did seem under-used... :icon_lol:
This model is a real treat out of so many good ones these days. :medals: