Category Archives: Automobiles and Driving

October 8, 2012 · 5:45 am

And the War Eagles Keep on Coming

Continuing with that road trip in the roadster from last week, we once again stumble amongst the classic aircraft on view at the War Eagles Air Museum.

Hope you’re not yet tired of seeing all these great vintage aircraft. I know I never get tired looking at them.

One note of interest reference the inverted gull wing you see on the Voight F4U Corsair (of Baa Baa Black Sheep/Pappy Boyington fame) — that interesting design feature had absolutely nothing to do with aerodynics and everything to do with providing enough ground clearance to keep that massive propeller from hitting the ground.

: Republic F-84 Thunderstreak

: Casper the Friendly Ghost

: Hughes 500 Helicopter in Battle Dress

: North American P-51 Mustang — So Good They Named a Car After It

: Just Love That Waco . . . Obviously

: Vought F4U Corsair

: J-3 Cub, Model T Speedster, and Your Own Gas Pump — What More Could You Possible Need?

: Cessna T-37

: Fi-156 Fieseler Storch

: Magnificent Obsession

: P-51 Mustang Cockpit

: Vought F4U Corsair

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October 5, 2012 · 5:45 am

More War Eagles

As you can tell, the War Eagles Air Museum has a lot to do. Here’s part two . . . of just the aircraft:

: Hawker Sea Fury — 5-Bladed Propeller

: South African Air Force F-86

: That Waco Still Rhymes with “Taco”

: Boeing Stearman Nose

: Observing Requires Lots of WIndows

: Canopy of a Lockheed T-33

: Fi-156 Fieseler Storch

: Douglas DC-3

: The Rather Daunting Douglas Dauntless

: Boeing Stearman Tail in Training Colors

: T-38 Talon — In Service Since 1961

: Lockheed P-38

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October 3, 2012 · 5:45 am

Trip Two — Drivin’ Through

We got a late start on that Sunday trip and had to bypass another fun spot — The War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa in New Mexico.

Thus it was on the following Saturday that we got an earlier start in the roadster.

See how many of these old warhorses (and civilian aircraft) you can identify: