Sightings: Hazy's Hits
A photo gallery of airplanes at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.
- By Michael Klesius
- AirSpaceMag.com, November 17, 2009
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Dane A. Penland
Chance-Vought created the F-8 Crusader for the U.S. Navy beginning in 1955. The jet was the first carrier-based fighter able to exceed 1,000 miles an hour. Its low-speed handling characteristics and pilot visibility were improved by a main wing that could elevate up to seven degrees along its entire front edge while rotating about its rear spar. The museum’s model is an RF-8G, one of 73 reconnaissance versions made. Its 7,475.2 flight hours total more than any other U.S. Navy Crusader.
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Comments (12)
Don't forget another first for the B-29: the most expensive weapon system of World War II, even more than the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb -- over three billion dollars. (Manhattan Project cost about two billion.)
Posted by Franklin D Moore on December 19,2009 | 12:25 PM
did I miss something ? I had flying model Newport 28 or did the model mfg just change the spelling. EDITORS' REPLY: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuport_28
Posted by Richard Kurtz on December 19,2009 | 02:17 PM
Dane,
Thank you for shooting this fantastic aircraft of history. The lighting must have taken a bit of time to set but looking at the results. It's magnificent. I would like to know if you had considered adding some gels for very different effect?
Thanks again!
Posted by Sergio Maraschin on December 19,2009 | 11:29 PM
Very nice, sleak and incredibily beautful. Like to see other variations of this shot and again like the Enloa gay Add some gels to this one too!
Posted by Sergio Maraschin on December 19,2009 | 11:33 PM
i thought your display of warbirds in this online issue was great keep them coming
Posted by stephen j zagorski jr on December 20,2009 | 07:12 AM
Good pictures and info. especially liked the B 29. I was stationed at Chanute Field after the end of WWII and they had a number of B29 and B50 parked ther for some time.
Thanks
dkt
Posted by Donald Townsend on December 20,2009 | 11:34 AM
Nice pictures...I think I took better ones when I was there the other year. Not to brag but these are just some really poor mag' photos. Would you people like to see the ones I took? EDITORS' REPLY: Readers wanting to share photographs of any aerospace topic may visit: http://www.airspacemag.com/reader-scrapbook/reader-scrapbook-form/
Posted by Michael Dravuschak on December 20,2009 | 08:23 PM
I am looking for an SAR aircraft circa 1960. These short stubby little "Dumbos" were deployed in the central Pacific/Kwajalein for seaplane duty and search and rescue. I want to say S-16, but I"m not sure thats the number and I haven't been able to bring up anything relevant. Any ideas? Thanks, Navy Brat
Posted by billy howard on December 24,2009 | 11:48 AM
Responding to posting by Billy Howard of 12/24/09 of a 1960s SAR aircraft. The SA-16 Albatross was used as SAR by both the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
Posted by Robert R. Borradaile Sr. on February 3,2010 | 03:20 PM
Responding to Billy Howard 12/24/09 about SAR a/c flown in the 60's. I believe the correct designation was HU-16 and was a GRUMMAN A/C. I flew one when I was stationed in Rosy Roads in 1970.
Posted by Bob Hollerbach on February 3,2010 | 12:36 AM
I would love to see something about the B-32, which supposedly was to be the replacement for the B-24. I saw one once at a distance at Mountain Home AAF Base, Idaho, in 1945-46, where I was stationed.
Posted by Stephen F. Orban on February 26,2010 | 02:13 PM
Is there any way to get larger versions of these fantastic pictures? I'd love to use the shot of the B-29 as a background on my computer! EDITORS' REPLY: Mark--Please send your email address to editors@si.edu. We will forward your request on to the photographer, but we need your contact info.
Posted by Mark on April 21,2010 | 02:49 PM