The Reveal by bmac62
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For all:
A day ago I put a question in the write-up for this posting: Hors d'oeuvre
The question asked the interested viewer to identify the blue plane in the lower left corner. I didn't mean to make it as hard as it was. Most identified it as a Navy A-4 Skyhawk which it is not.
After photographing in excess of 400 planes in ten days in early June, I've decided this is my favorite when it comes to sleek and elegant.
This collage presents a Grumman F11F-1 Tiger. The US Navy Blue Angels flew this aircraft during their 1968 season. The jet's last performance was at an airshow in Olathe, Kansas. It was then transferred to the University of Kansas' Aerospace Engineering Department. In 1980 the aircraft was transferred to the Combat Air Museum where we see it today. The Army National Guard moved this plane to the museum using a CH-54 Tarhe (Skycrain)...[a huge helicopter].
BTW, bmac62 is a University of Kansas grad...oh, the tangled web we weave :-)))
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For aviation enthusiasts:
FIRST: Here is a great render of the Navy F11F-1 done this weekend by fellow Renderositian Neil (neiwil) in period Navy paint while flying off the USS INTREPID during 1958-1961. F11F-1 Tiger, VF-33
A key design feature of the F11F was the waisting (known as area-rule) of the fuselage just behind the main wings. Viewed from above, the shape looks a bit like an old Coke bottle. This design reduced drag at supersonic speeds. The Tiger was the Navy's first supersonic fighter. The folding wing tips were necessary for the aircraft to be carried and stored aboard aircraft carriers.
Some 200 Tigers were built and served in six US Navy Fighter Squadrons. This aircraft flew with Fighter Squadron VF-33 from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS INTREPID on various cruises from 1958-1961. Tigers began to phase out of frontline use in 1959. In 1962, the Tiger's designation was changed from F11F-1 to F-11A.
Manufacturer: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, Bethpage, Long Island, New York
Date type first flown: July 30, 1954. Production completed in December 1958.
Type: Day fighter
Crew: Pilot only
Power plant: One 7,540 lb s.t. Wright J65-W-18 turbojet
Dimensions: Span 31 ft 7 1/2 in; Length 46 ft 11 1/4 in; Height 13 ft 2 3/4 in; Wing area 250 sq ft.
Weights: Empty, 13,428 lbs; Gross, 22,160 lbs.
Performance: Max speed, 750 mph @ sea level; cruising speed, 577 mph @ 38,000 ft; Service ceiling 41,900 ft; Range 1,270 miles.
Armament: Four fixed forward firing 20 mm guns; four underwing Sidewinder 1A or 1C air-to-air missiles.
HISTORICAL NOTE: During the F11F flight test program, on September 21, 1956, Grumman test pilot Tom Attridge shot himself down by flying into shells he had only fired moments before while in supersonic flight. The press used the incident to dramatize the speeds that the new jets were capable of flying.
Thanks for all your continued great support via comments and favorites. They are very much appreciated.
Please ZOOM.
Bill:)
Comments (27)
MagikUnicorn
I love Blue Angels AirShow one of the Blue Angels pilot are posting here ;-) Come see the Canadian AirShow with the "SNOWBIRDS"
Osper
BUSY!!!!!! Nice collage. Yep he shot himself down and they didn't even give him a little plane picture on the side of his next one. ;)
auntietk
Ha! I didn't know what it WAS, but I knew what it wasn't! Beginner's luck. I'm quite pleased with myself, nonetheless. It's very pretty. :)
flavia49
gorgeous!!!
sandra46
fabulous collage (and aircraft!)
dbrv6
Excellent collage and set of captures. Great writeup.
junge1
Great collage Bill. i didn't know but I was about to look it up. BTW, I like the Blue Angels better than the Thunderbirds. They fly a tighter formation.
drace68
Sleek.
bimm3d
great collage!!
neiwil
Super collage Bill.A great looking plane, and from these shots looks like a cool Museum. (Thanks for the link).
beachzz
Lol at Tara---a "pretty" plane, somehow that doesn't seem quite right, but well, yeah, it IS pretty!!
durleybeachbum
A beautiful and shiny set of pics, Bill!
lyron
Great work!!
anahata.c
oh, wonderful shots of the sheen and sweep and majesty and compactness of these beasts of the air. I appreciate all the time you put into explaining them, and as a layman, I can see these have both history and lots of technical background. The sweep of your shots is wonderful, and they make us see both the sleekness of these planes as well as their squat "intimate" feeling (as compared to a huge airliner, for instance). And I never knew how much care went into color schemes! Fine bunch of shots Bill, even for an amateur like me: I not only get into the visuals, but what they say of aviation and all the purposes it's been put to. A caring upload in every way.
ledwolorz
Fantastic photos.
Buffalo1
Lovely collage of one of the most attractive and elegant fighters ever designed! Looks like she has a Jenny, Fokker Eindecker and some Migs for company!
kenmo
Excellent collage my friend....!!!!
JaneEden
Fabulous collage of such a striking looking aircraft!! Thanks for your support this morning, you are a star! hugs Jane xx
skipper62
Great shots of a sleek looking bird. I still think the F-4 is the prettiest one ever built. ;-)
PD154
Great shots, and nicely worked on Bill, good narrative again, I enjoy your reads
proteus2
Beauty P.
Tamarrion
D'oh! A Tiger. I'd forgotten about those. Great collage. The Tiger has a certain elegance & grace you don't often see in fighters.
jendellas
Great collage, I love reading the history, interesting even though not plane minded.
goodoleboy
Wow, talk about an optical illusion! You sure had me fooled with the original photo. Excellent POVs employed for the excellent shots in this excellent collage, Bill! Actually, I was pretty close with my guess of the Grumman F9F Cougar/Panther, which preceded the Tiger and also served as Blue Angel aircraft. I know you'll give me an argument on this, but the first American fighter jet to incorporate the area-rule wasp-waisted fuselage was the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger. I remember the big deal made over this when it was first revealed.
npauling
It certainly is a sleek neat machine. Beautiful captures and lovely info.
orig_buggy
I seen them last year they are fantastic!!!
debbielove
As I'd never seen one before, (in real life!) this was a great treat for me! Another stunning collage, Bill. It was certainly an interesting museum, if slightly crowed! Rob.