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I’ve been reading Jurvetson’s blog and flickr posts for a while, cool guy with a budget. Looks like that had some really cool stuff out there.

Thanks for the info. I didn’t realize they had an airshow in Cheyenne.John

John,Don’t forget that the Thunderbirds visit the Cheyenne airshow. I’ve taken the kids and they had a great time. (me too.)

Great photos! It would be nice if the Fort Collins/Loveland airport would host the airshow every year. I can’t remember how long ago the last one was (5-6 years?). That was always one of the perks of being Army Airborne…we…   Read more»

There were 2 P51D’s and 1 P51B

One of those look like a P51 D model.Art

By JetMechQCI got to see these fly at an airshow at paine field a couple of week ago.What a rush!

I vaguely remember seeing something on Discovery channel. The reason planes were scrapped at the end of the war.The manufactures cut a deal with the government. To cut costs for production, they could purchase back the aluminum at a discount…   Read more»

It is a shame! That sort of thing still happens today. Though they are not being piled up and burned, mass amounts of F-117 Stealth Fighters are being chopped up and condensed. An F-117 pilot who goes by “Ghost” told…   Read more»

I remember seeing a documentary about 20 years ago about the end of WWII and they had a whole bunch of film of bulldozers pushing dozens and hundreds of P51’s, B24’s, B17’s, P47’s, etc. into huge piles in England and…   Read more»

Whoops, wrong bird.

I think you guys are thinking of the Mustang, the F4U has a Pratt & Whitney R-2800.Art

Even if you were able to come up with the funds, good luck finding one. I cant remember but I think I heard somewhere that there are like a dozen or less left in the world.ArtThanks indeed. What a great…   Read more»

Clone it!But good luck finding an adequate substitute for the 1500hp Merlin!Ken

Even if you were able to come up with the funds, good luck finding one. I cant remember but I think I heard somewhere that there are like a dozen or less left in the world.ArtThanks indeed. What a great…   Read more»

Yep 🙂 Nice runway though!ArtWow! Not sure how I missed this post but I did and I am glad I spotted it before it made it too far down the list.Just awesome! I had the pleasure of taking off from…   Read more»

Wow! Not sure how I missed this post but I did and I am glad I spotted it before it made it too far down the list.Just awesome! I had the pleasure of taking off from Akron this last weekend…   Read more»

Thanks indeed. What a great story, what a great project! I’ve always had a dream of restoring and flying an F-4U Corsair. Unfortunately my career doesn’t seem to be generating that kind of “extra” income. LOLJohn

Wow! Not sure how I missed this post but I did and I am glad I spotted it before it made it too far down the list.Just awesome! I had the pleasure of taking off from Akron this last weekend…   Read more»

Fantastic! Thank You.