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The Demonstration Team has two aircraft, one is traditional and one only looks traditional. I may get to the traditional aircraft in a later post. Clearly the most interesting aircraft is the one that looks like a barnstorming bi-plane. The looks are where the similarities diverge.
The Screamin' Sasquatch.
The Screamin' Sasquatch is power by two separate power plants. There is a P&W radial engine to drive the prop. And... If that wasn't enough, there is a GE J-85 attached to the undercarriage for a little extra kick. A bi-plane with 4,500 lbs of thrust. Is that legal?
I'm guessing the original 1929 Taperwing Waco body is a bit reinforced. Just a bit. To see a video of flight: Screamin' Sasquatch in flight.
I have to wonder what value the prop has, other than visual and possible a speed brake.
ASA 100, f/8, 1/800 sec, 450mm
On a side note, I have a connection to the J-85 jet engine. I don't talk about my time stationed at Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX. Nothing wrong with the time there, but it just wasn't exciting. Reese was a pilot training base. I was assigned to the 64 FMS in the engine shop. I worked supporting the T-38 Talon - which is powered by two J-85 engines. With an afterburner attached. Supersonic. In the engine shop, we tore them apart and rebuilt them. Most of the maintenance was scheduled, however being a training base there were a lot of over speeds and over temps that kept us busy. After working on the J57s in Okinawa which powered the KC-135 and B-52s, the J-85s were quite small. And the parts were small. And the torque values were much different.
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