NZFF

Another well presented open day for NZ Warbirds today, Ardmore is certainly a mecca for WWII vintage aircraft, all the usual suspects - Spitfire, Kittyhawk, Mustang, Trojan, Dak, Cat, Harvards all flying, new addition the ex Wanaka L-39 displaying. And an interesting visitor obviously getting some TLC done to it

Steve Great photos , pleased you targeted that Corsair and engine

Good stuff...that Corsair engine looks pretty serious. Did the Kittyhawk fly?

I"ve been up close and personal with that Corsair a few times, but never seen it without its jacket on - man, that's a lot of cylinders packed in there!
Thanks for the pics Steve, I was sorry I couldn't make the day, looks like a good outing.

Great photos, it was definitely a great day - lots of good air displays and plenty on static display too.

Just doing some minor research on how many aircraft were/are powered by the 2800 which powered the Corsair....quite a list but the Corsair would appear to be the only aircaft in NZ with a R2800...courtesy of wikipedia

The following is a partial list of aircraft that were powered by the R-2800 (and a few prototypes that utilized it at one point):

Brewster SB2A Buccaneer
Breguet Deux-Ponts
Canadair CL-215
Canadair C-5 North Star
Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf
Convair 240, 340 and 440
Curtiss P-60
Curtiss XF15C
Curtiss C-46 Commando
Douglas A-26 Invader
Douglas DC-6
Fairchild C-82 Packet
Fairchild C-123 Provider
Grumman AF Guardian
Grumman F6F Hellcat
Grumman F7F Tigercat
Grumman F8F Bearcat
Howard 500
Lockheed Ventura/B-34 Lexington/PV-1 Ventura/PV-2 Harpoon
Lockheed XC-69E Constellation
Martin B-26 Marauder
Martin 2-0-2
Martin 4-0-4
North American AJ Savage
North American XB-28
Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet
Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Northrop F-15 Reporter
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave
Sikorsky S-60
Vickers Warwick
Vought F4U Corsair
Vultee YA-19B

Paul , you should update the list with type/performances

Great photos there

Here is one of the Kittyhawk.

Thanks Gavin, thought I'd get some of my poor shots posted before the pros got in

Kittyhawk display was quite high, not easy for photography unless you had a telescope attached to the end of your zoom lens lol

Highlights as usual the spitfire, very polished display, nice display of the albatross, Roaring Forties have a great routine, lovely prince of wales feathers to complete the display,..... and the rest!

Nice pic on the TV One Weather programme last night, Gavin.
Too brief to drool over properly, perhaps we could see it here?

Fauville wrote:

QUOTE (Fauville @ Dec 6 2010, 10:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks Gavin, thought I'd get some of my poor shots posted before the pros got in

Kittyhawk display was quite high, not easy for photography unless you had a telescope attached to the end of your zoom lens lol

Highlights as usual the spitfire, very polished display, nice display of the albatross, Roaring Forties have a great routine, lovely prince of wales feathers to complete the display,..... and the rest!

which ones are Poor they all look great to me Thanks for shareing - cheers.

Will post the three ship picture soon.
Here another couple.

Frank Parker makes a gun run on our Harvard in the L-39


Caught up with these two, will post some better shots of these two another time.

Great stuff Mr C..and Steve...Arent those L-39's photogenic...in real and virtual life.

Steve, that corsair engine shot is just magic....

That little Albatross may have more to explain later on , but the Dak and the Cat , they are always more upfront