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Lol, hasn't really got Scaled Composites written all over that design has it? One look at it tells you whose pencil that came from. Awesome machine(s)

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Not an aeroplane yet... but, a milestone for sure! Possibly the first running of a Yak 1 Klimov V12 since the war.

This engine is earmarked to power the original Yak 1 one being restored over here by the Historic Aircraft Collection/Retrotec.

Would love to hear this in the flesh!

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Nice one BB. (I was able to watch it even though I don´t have FB). Firing the guns made this beautiful P-51 (BBD look alike) rock even though it was strapped. Wonder how it would behave in the air.

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Ooops.....another one I've pinched from the Banana forums but oo-er missus!!! Serious buttock-clenching is to be found at the two minute mark.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hrziTee4b2c

What is it about South Africans and big planes? Not too long ago I was at Yeovilton Airday and a SAA 747 did a flyby ten minute display where the pilot threw this enormous machine around at low level, flaps down, 60 degrees of bank, no worries. He was positively Korean. :blink:

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The good news; Kermit Weeks has got himself one of those Go-Pro head cam thingies a la' Bongodriver. So this is the Curtiss Pusher from the business side. Rather like a flying Combine!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XAlju9EXTw8

and here's his rather gorgeous DVa from the cockpit. First thing that struck me was what a good job RoF has done with the cockpit of their model.

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Great vids Arthur! That SA one is incredible! :o:huh::lol:-_-:rolleyes:

Some of you may know that down in NZ they have a Mosquito very close to flying (scheduled for the end of this month!)

Here is the first glimpse of her 'coming alive'

Pics here:

http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Airshows&thread=16707&page=21

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