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vossman
05-06-2016, 20:54
Done anyone know if there was a small plane crash today at Centennial Airport? I was on 470 near 25 about 2pm and there was a small single engine aircraft about 500 ft over 470 struggling to stay up. Came really close to a few buildings on the south side of 470. It was able to get a bit of altitude to get back towards the airport, banked hard left and it looked like it dropped sharply. I lost sight soon after that.
Irving
05-06-2016, 20:55
That's scary. I saw stuff like that sometimes when I worked over there, but I don't know enough about planes to know when something is actually struggling to stay up or just having fun.
Gman
05-06-2016, 21:00
Nothing on the news. I work in the flight path for Centennial and I've seen some crazy stuff. Was hearing and seeing a B-17 coming in an out of there today.
vossman
05-06-2016, 21:02
I saw that too. Pretty cool bit of history.
BPTactical
05-06-2016, 21:08
I was driving south on Wadsworth this morning by Rocky Mountain airport. I was right by the runway when a P-51 coming in to land flew right over me.
That Merlin was spitting and popping as he idled it back to land.
Awesome sight and sound.
ray1970
05-06-2016, 21:12
I think you could take a ride up in that B-17. Not sure if you had to pay for the ride but I imagine so.
vossman
05-06-2016, 21:18
I was driving south on Wadsworth this morning by Rocky Mountain airport. I was right by the runway when a P-51 coming in to land flew right over me.
That Merlin was spitting and popping as he idled it back to land.
Awesome sight and sound.

Amazing plane. Just a ton of motor!
KS63
05-06-2016, 21:29
My wife works for Jeppesen and her office overlooks the runway and she didn't see anything.
Gman
05-06-2016, 21:43
I was driving south on Wadsworth this morning by Rocky Mountain airport. I was right by the runway when a P-51 coming in to land flew right over me.
That Merlin was spitting and popping as he idled it back to land.
Awesome sight and sound.Oooh. One of my favorites. Love the sound of that supercharger.
vossman
05-07-2016, 03:53
Thanks gents.
Bitter Clinger
05-07-2016, 15:42
I think you could take a ride up in that B-17. Not sure if you had to pay for the ride but I imagine so.
500 bucks. Best money I ever spent, that was discounted though because I word at the FRONTIER they were showing it at. Got a ride in a P51 and a thunderbolt? I think, the one with two engines. Awesome job, pay sucked.
rondog
05-07-2016, 17:53
The B-17 Aluminum Overcast is in town this weekend at Centennial.

P-51? Oh hell yeah.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0m2C5LN3IQ
BPTactical
05-07-2016, 18:30
I see your start up and raise you a whistle:


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fjKEXXPQ8
J
05-07-2016, 20:34
Man, what I would give for the opportunity to probably kill myself flying one of those at Max War Power (1760hp).
milwaukeeshaker
05-08-2016, 14:45
That "whistling" sound is one of the intake scoops or the open gun ports. Not all of them make that noise.


I see your start up and raise you a whistle:


http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fjKEXXPQ8
Ridge
05-08-2016, 16:40
Whistling is cool, but how about howling? It sounds like a TIE Fighter


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_ARSE8jEHQ
Aloha_Shooter
05-08-2016, 17:43
If I were a pilot, my top 3 aircraft to fly would be the P-51D, P-38 and F4U Corsair. I understand the Corsair also "howled" in a way that scared the bejeezus out of the Japanese.
Ridge
05-08-2016, 17:51
If I were a pilot, my top 3 aircraft to fly would be the P-51D, P-38 and F4U Corsair. I understand the Corsair also "howled" in a way that scared the bejeezus out of the Japanese.

It was the oil coolers at the kink of the wings.

I'd love to fly/own a P-38, a P-40 and/or a Hawker Hurricane.
milwaukeeshaker
05-08-2016, 18:53
My piloting wish list:
P51D, P47D, Mosquito, Hawker Hurricane, Seafury, finally Bearcat.
Ridge
05-08-2016, 19:01
Yeah, P-47D should have been on my list, but I forgot. I'd prefer a razorback model :)
Gman
05-08-2016, 20:41
I'd also have a Supermarine Spitfire on my list.


http://youtu.be/4iOoiEbtf2w
ChunkyMonkey
05-08-2016, 21:13
^^ thats crazy!!!
ruthabagah
05-09-2016, 09:08
Spitfire all the way. I flew in a modified Spitfire Mk Vb when I was a teenager. Best memory ever....
EvilRhino
05-09-2016, 20:18
I was working on my roof today and a small plane flew overhead. There was a sputtering and the engine sound dropped and I figured I was watching a crash. Grabbed my phone to video but the engine came back. I heard the engine for the next 10 minutes, so I wonder if they set down in a field by Franktown.
Rucker61
05-09-2016, 20:28
Spitfire all the way. I flew in a modified Spitfire Mk Vb when I was a teenager. Best memory ever....

Jealous.