Lulu Belle

rsv1cox Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:45 am

12 degrees out there with wind. Stuck inside...........again.

I read everything I can get my hands on about Lockheeds P-80 Shooting Star partly because I have had hands-on experiences with it, but also because I think it's one of the cleanest designs ever. Source an engine, wrap an airplane around it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/today-in-aviation-history-first-flight-of-the-lockheed-p-80-shooting-star/ar-AA1xc3ox?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7cc046d3da2f488ab47f4ff017b30a0b&ei=38

akjgardner Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:07 am

rsv1cox wrote:12 degrees out there with wind. Stuck inside...........again.

I read everything I can get my hands on about Lockheeds P-80 Shooting Star partly because I have had hands-on experiences with it, but also because I think it's one of the cleanest designs ever. Source an engine, wrap an airplane around it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/today-in-aviation-history-first-flight-of-the-lockheed-p-80-shooting-star/ar-AA1xc3ox?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7cc046d3da2f488ab47f4ff017b30a0b&ei=38

Cool airplane , I don’t think I’ve ever seen one . Is there one at the Air Force Museum?

Kim Thu Jan 09, 2025 9:29 am

Not tread on Bob's post, but, yes:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195772/lockheed-p-80r/

akjgardner Thu Jan 09, 2025 10:07 am

Kim wrote:Not tread on Bob's post, but, yes:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195772/lockheed-p-80r/

Thanks Kim, I was just there last month with my Son , I didn’t think I saw it inside. We didn’t walk outside . It was too cold

rsv1cox Thu Jan 09, 2025 12:10 pm

Kim wrote:Not tread on Bob's post, but, yes:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195772/lockheed-p-80r/

You can tread on me Kim, but watch out for the Rattle snakes........... Smile