I'm Ready by bmac62

Photography • Aviation • posted on Aug 27, 2008

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Description

P-51 Mustang waiting for tower clearance to taxi for takeoff. Highly polished top-of-the-line fighter from the World War II era flies together with a modern day F-15 Eagle in what the Air Force bills as a "Heritage Flight". These flights first began in 1997 and have been a big hit at every airshow since. Jets are neat but the throaty roar of a huge piston engine swinging a fifteen foot prop is hard to beat. Let's go, throttle up! For an aviation buff, this sight is sublime. Hope everybody else understands our enthusiasm :-)

Comments (10)

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Richardphotos

6:10AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

I love the plane and your capture.nothing like hearing the roar and the ground vibrating from all those horse power when they make a low pass at 300 or more perhour

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gmvgmvgmv

6:17AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

Nice capture. The Mustang's certainly one of my favorite prop jobs of all time.

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Pannyhb

7:03AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

I love this Bird. The P-51 is a breed unto itself, and this is a great capture with fine DOF.

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BessieB

8:06AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

Great plane and information, it is refreshing to read your enthusiasm, it is infectious Bill :)

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kansas

10:12AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

I remember these P-51s. Great shot.

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debbielove

10:31AM | Wed, 27 August 2008

Indeed, nothing like it. We get them in the U.K. as well now. Great shot again, lovely and clear, Rob.

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-seek-

2:21PM | Wed, 27 August 2008

wow, what a beaut!

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DCLEW2

3:36PM | Wed, 27 August 2008

Those birds are awesome! I was once told that the loud popping sound they make when in a dive or throttled way up is the props breaking the sound barrier. How cool is that?! Great capture.

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