I thought you might be interested. When I was in the USAF at
Wright-Patterson AFB in 1951-1953, the AF was running up the time on several
T-28A aircraft by essentially flying them around the clock. I suppose they
were finding all of the bugs before introducing them into service. The AF
version engine and prop had sort of a rattling sound, reminding me of the
USAF B-25 Mitchell bomber.
The Navy version had a larger engine, so it probably sounds different.
The engines were Wright radials, and the props were Hamilton Standard.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Chris Barker" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: One for Chris Barker
> That's lovely, Jim. I like the look of the aircraft and the way you have
> pictured it.
>
> I shall now look it up to find out if it had a fixed-pitch, a
> variable-pitch or a constant speed prop.
>
> It looks pretty slick as well.
>
> Chris
>
> On 21 Jul 2010, at 18:30, Jim Nichols wrote:
>
>> Spotted this colorful Navy trainer this morning. This North American
>> T-28B from 1955 is now civilian-owned and based in Miami Beach, Florida.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Colorful+Navy+Trainer.jpg.html
>
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