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I film airplanes that I find then research their history and make a movie. It often causes me to do repeat visits with more info.
2024 SR-71 Blackbird Airpark - Palmdale California
This is the third time I've been here but this is the first time it is open. The other times have been weekdays and this museum is only open on weekends. It's still worth coming here 24/7 because these rare and special aircraft can be seen quite well from the sidewalk outside the fence. In fact you can continue around the corned and head west along the fence line of the much larger museum next door - The Joe Davies Heritage Airpark - formerly the Palmdale Plant 42 Museum.
Blackbird Airpark is home to three very special vintage Lockheed airplanes that still belong to the USAF. They're on loan to the Edwards AFB Flight Test Museum. Flight Test is in the process of constructing a huge new museum at Edwards AFB West Gate. I'm not sure if they are going to move these birds over there but I hope so. It would get them out of the weather. They are currently outside in direct sunlight and it is taking its toll. Priceless airplanes should be kept indoors.
The first and definitely the most special is the Lockheed A-12 prototype #60-6924. This is the first airplane in the Blackbird family, before it was called the blackbird. This airplane flew 332 times for a total of 418 hours. It was only used for flight test and I am amazed that it survived. A lot of stuff had to be figured out with this airframe including the camera systems.
Also present is a veteran SR-71A model serial # 61-7973. This is a combat aircraft that flew many missions. She was retired in July 1987 after an accident at Middenhall England with at total of 1730 hours on her.
The U2 on display is an early model serial # 56-6721. It was the 28th U2 built and it was an A model. It was damaged when it was one year old by a belly landing and Lockheed rebuilt her as a two seat D model. Today she is the only surviving D model. I could look at these planes every day, I'm sure I'll be back.
Blackbird Airpark is home to three very special vintage Lockheed airplanes that still belong to the USAF. They're on loan to the Edwards AFB Flight Test Museum. Flight Test is in the process of constructing a huge new museum at Edwards AFB West Gate. I'm not sure if they are going to move these birds over there but I hope so. It would get them out of the weather. They are currently outside in direct sunlight and it is taking its toll. Priceless airplanes should be kept indoors.
The first and definitely the most special is the Lockheed A-12 prototype #60-6924. This is the first airplane in the Blackbird family, before it was called the blackbird. This airplane flew 332 times for a total of 418 hours. It was only used for flight test and I am amazed that it survived. A lot of stuff had to be figured out with this airframe including the camera systems.
Also present is a veteran SR-71A model serial # 61-7973. This is a combat aircraft that flew many missions. She was retired in July 1987 after an accident at Middenhall England with at total of 1730 hours on her.
The U2 on display is an early model serial # 56-6721. It was the 28th U2 built and it was an A model. It was damaged when it was one year old by a belly landing and Lockheed rebuilt her as a two seat D model. Today she is the only surviving D model. I could look at these planes every day, I'm sure I'll be back.
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German Fieseler Fi 156 Storch Engine Runup
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I'm at the Paul Allen collection at the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Everett Washington in late 2023. This museum gallantly endeavours to operate as much of its inventory as possible. Many of its aircraft are flyable and in much better condition than when they were originally built. It is completely amazing to see and hear them running. If you're lucky you'll get to smell them too...
Consolidated Vultee B 36 Convair Peacemaker 42 13571 Soplata Collection
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Yes you read that right, actually 5.1 of these survive of 384 built. It is widely reported that there are only 4 surviving B-36's in existence but actually there is one more in pieces in Ohio and another being built from scratch in West Virginia. The Ohio bird is considered the fifth Convair ( Consolidated Vultee ) B-36 Peacemaker and it was rescued from a scrapyard in 1972 by Walter Soplata. H...
2024 Convair B 36 Peacemaker
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We find a B-36 at Castle Air Museum in Atwater California. This plane is ginormous. Ridiculous huge. Ten engines. Six turning and four burning. 10,000 mile range at 50,000 feet. They built 384 of these monsters but now only four remain. It could carry any payload in the USAF and SAC inventories. They even modified one to carry a nuclear reactor. It flew 48 times. This fleet was replaced by the ...
B-25 Mitchell WW2 USAF Bomber
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This B-25 Mitchell has undergone a white glove restoration by Paul Allen. It is nicer than new. New skins, new plexiglass. It used to fly and I've cut in flying footage from Jason at Fight to Fly Photography. Built in Kansas in 1944 this Mitchell never saw combat. She was used for training until 1950 then transferred to the Canadian Air Force and used by them until 1960. At that time she was so...
2024 General Dynamics FB-111A Aardvark US AIR FORCE
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We are at Castle Air Force Base. They've got a very large collection of military aircraft from WW2 to present. One of only four B-36 ten engine bombers. I have a walk around the F-111 Aardvark and marvel at its features. This aircraft entered service in 1967 as a low level bomber. This was just before smart bombs. The design stayed in service until 1996 which is a very long time for a supersoni...
North American NAVY A 5 Vigilante USN Nuclear Bomber
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We find one of the most beautiful supersonic bombers from the early jet age. The North American A-5 Vigilante looks fast standing still. And it's big. What's even more amazing is it was a US NAVY carrier airplane. It's a big aircraft to land on a boat. The first design started in 1954 to build a supersonic bomber that could carry a nuclear bomb. The contract to build a prototype was issued on 1...
2023 Learjet Model 24
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I am circling behind a large museum in Oregon and I spot the most perfect little Learjet. She looks mint with a new coat of paint.
2024 Palm Springs Air Museum Walking Tour
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My wife and I take a walk through the very large Palm Springs Air Museum. The collection is mostly American Aircraft from 1940-1970. Some of it still flies and they give rides in P-51's, T-6's, T-28's, a C-47 and a T-33. Additionally they do maintenance and restoration work for customers with warbirds. There is a B-17 there that has been under heavy maintenance for the last three years. It will...
Kitplane at Home - Vans RV6A
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I built a kit airplane in my garage. I've been at it for years off and on but I've been hard at it since covid in 2020. Last year we had the actor and writer strike and I dedicated a full time effort at completing her. My construction logbook is approaching 3600 hours and I am almost finished. I'll be painting her soon then it's off to the airport. Yes the wings come off for travel. This is an ...
2024 Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Air Park California NASA Boeing 747
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We are next door to the Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale California. The next property to the west is the Lockheed Skunkworks. This is Palmdale Regional Airport KPMD. Air Force Plant 42 is on the north side. Lockheed and Boeing have a large presence here. It has been a very busy place over the years. Years ago Plant 42 created an outdoor museum on the south side. It is only open on weekends and th...
SR-71A Blackbird #61-7960 2024 Castle Air Base California
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My wife and I drove to California last month. Near the end of our second day we made it to Castle Air Base with an hour left of the museum open. They were having their annual spring car show and the place was packed. When we arrived we found the entire property covered in cars. The grass around the SR71 was a parking lot. We found an empty spot about 20 feet away from the cockpit and began the ...
B-17 Flying Fortress - Palm Springs Air Museum
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There are two flyable B-17's at in Palm Springs California. The international airport has a massive air museum. It is a functioning warbird maintenance facility and it is keeping a large group of historic airplanes in the sky. The Palm Springs Air Museum. This is a walking tour in April 2024. The first hangar a visitor sees upon entering the Palm Springs Air Museum holds a Spitfire, P51 Mustang...
Bill Anders T-34 Beechcraft N268FA
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Footage from a few months ago at Bill Anders' museum in Washington State. Bill had three of these airplanes in his collection. Sadly he contacted water at full speed pulling out from a dive in N268AF on June 7 2024. He was near his home in the San Juan Islands. Bill was a NASA astronaut who flew around the moon on Apollo 8. He went on to run General Dynamics through the years they developed the...
Mark 14 Torpedo US NAVY Ordinance
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The Mark 14 was the Toledo that the US NAVY used throughout the second world war and beyond. It was designed in the 1930's and its initial deployment was not very successful. It had several severe flaws that were not discovered until 1942. Its early use in WW2 was a disaster with most torpedos missing their targets or hitting the target and not exploding. Initial Mark 14 production was very slo...
Rutan Scaled Composites White Knight One
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Rutan Scaled Composites White Knight One
FG-1D Goodyear Vought Corsair Seattle F4U
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FG-1D Goodyear Vought Corsair Seattle F4U
1942 Republic P-47D-2 RE USAAF sn 42-8205
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1942 Republic P-47D-2 RE USAAF sn 42-8205
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Restored To New at FHCAM 2023
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Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 Restored To New at FHCAM 2023
Messerschmitt Me 262 A1aU3 Werk Nummer 500453
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Messerschmitt Me 262 A1aU3 Werk Nummer 500453
Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Reconstruction Update 2023 FHCAM
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Junkers Ju 87 Stuka Reconstruction Update 2023 FHCAM
2023 USAAF Boeing B 29 Superfortress T Square54
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2023 USAAF Boeing B 29 Superfortress T Square54
Aerospatiale BAC Concorde SST British Airways G-BOAG
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Aerospatiale BAC Concorde SST British Airways G-BOAG
WW2 German Focke Wulf Fw 190 D 13 Dora 1
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WW2 German Focke Wulf Fw 190 D 13 Dora 1
Good job. I enjoyed it. I will have to check it out next time I am close by. It was very informative as well. CAVU
Aaand this is why the CIA needed to get into the drug trade.
Dad said he was on the initial carrier qual crew for the Vigilante. Had a really killer defense contractor plastic model on his bedroom dresser of the Vigilante. One of the few I didn't break as a child.
Thanks for sharing!
You bet!
6 turning and 4 burning..... god that was massive aicraft
I have visited the one at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. It is a very impressive bomber. I also remember the James Stewart movie Strategic Air Command. The movie covers a lot for nostalgia fans. Both are worth a visit and watching. 🇺🇸👍
The Dayton Ohio one is probably in the best condition as of 2024. It was restored then straight into the hermetically controlled museum. The Jimmy Stewart movie is impressive. I wonder if it was a big hit at the time. It was one of the first colour movies.
I came to see this plane in 2020. I was the only person at the museum that day lol. Drove from San francisco, over the top of mount hamilton past the lick observatory and down the other side to go see it. Right after the wildfires, everything was deserted. Amazing museum. Couldn't believe the aircraft they had there mouldering out in the sun. Im from the UK originally and we have some awesome aircraft museums there, but to see a B-36, B-52, B-47, B-58, B-29, B-50, B-17s, a b-25 an SR-71, a d-20 drone, all in one place... AND an Avro Vulcan. Castle has a phenomenal collection. Wish it was indoors but I can see why that would be a bit costly with that collection...
I wish it was indoors too but imagine the cost. It would have to be moved closer to the i5 or a big city to afford it. Have you ever been to the McMinnville Museum? Always deserted because it is too far from anything. If it was next to the i5 it would be full of people. Thanks for the comment.
4 burning, 6 turning
There was one of these on display an Chanute AB, Illinois when I lived there from 1988 until it closed. I remember them towing the B-36 to the flightline where they disassembled it to put it on a train. I heard it was going to California, but this one in the video isn't it. Late one afternoon my dad and I drove out to the flightline while it was being taken apart after everyone had left for the day. I got to poke my head up inside.
This is the same airplane. Hopefully it gets restored soon as the weather is taking a toll. It might still have a bunch of the magnesium skins on it. If you stand under the main landing gear well you can look up at the underside of the top wing skin and it is rotten full of holes. Heavy corrosion.
One of these massive bombers crashed in Newfoundland in 1953. They were flying a mission to test if enemy aircraft could fly undetected into North American airspace. After crossing the Atlantic from the Canary Islands, in adverse weather conditions the plane crashed on a barren hilltop on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland. General Richard Ellsworth along with all 22 crew members were killed. Planes were sent out from The United States Air Force Base at Stephenville to search for the downed bomber, but one of them, a B29, was also lost and never found. For more information on this crash search Burgoyne's Cove B-36 crash.
Wow, what a story. Thanks for the comment.
Good job on one massive plane. The other three are at the USAF Museum in Dayton, Ohio, Pima Tucson, Arizona, and the SAC Museum in Ashland, Nebraska, in case anyone was wondering. CAVU
and the 5th is in Ohio on Walter Soplata's old property s/n 42-13571 and there is a 6th being built from scratch in West Virginia. See CZcams channel "Building a B-36" for the valiant efforts of Brian. He has build a serious piece of a B-36 in his garage.
@@Militartaviationmovies Cool, I saw that video and will have to check it out; I hope he has a three-car garage :-)
I think the one at Pima used to be on display at the old Greater Southwest Airport. Climbed all over it as a kid. Then they built DFW and moved the aircraft to Carswell AFB. Saw it again there, it was in bad shape. Glad the took it to Arizona and restored it. It’ll survive better in that climate.
@@db5757 Handshake: Thanks for the info. Pima is on the list to check out. CAVU
@@db5757 That is correct
in my Mind, THE Medium Bomber of all time. Especially in its later, more Aggro variants with 9999 Guns in the nose 🙂
We were there at Edwards to watch the Shuttle on display on top of the 747. What a thing to see. That was in the fall of 1977.
Yossarian "That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed. "It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed." ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22 Nice airplane, always like the looks of a B-25. CAVU
My Boy Scout master flew B25s in WW2. He spent a year in a German POW camp.
Excellent video, I have an NOS Holley aircraft carburetor for a B-25 Mitchell, I have all of the original paperwork and box, it is really neat, dated 1945
With paperwork! Commemorative Air Force would love that.
@billchesser1475 I'm a history nut and a carburetor nut so it's always had a good home, but it would be cool to see others appreciate it, I did a video on it, titled Holleys biggest carburetor
That's awesome, what's the link to your video?
@@Militartaviationmovies hope you find it interesting! czcams.com/video/6l9g0vIev6s/video.htmlsi=JnELFAtD0ZhA94zc
@Militartaviationmovies I shared the link, it may pop up under comments needing approval
Thanks for this. We appreciate it. One note if you see a slightly open canopy on a plane its to allow them to breath in the summer heat if they are on the active ramp on the airport. Thank y6ou again for visiting us.
Thank-you for your reply. I did not know one could go inside the B-17 so I must come back. Also, visiting museums and filming aircraft for a hobby creates a deep dive after the visit. I research the tail numbers to find out everything I can about that plane in particular. For example your NAVY F-16 is a cool story. I hope to see you guys again soon.
2:16 Fuel dump nozzle....as in dump and burn.
Got it thanks - I've now seen a picture of this being done - huge flame
Nice. I enjoyed it. The crew ejection system is sound; at least you know you have a campione along for the ride. I'm thinking (Oh NO) the Bone (B1B) has one as well. Is this one at Castle Air Museum in Atwater? Noticed the B-36 in the background. CAVU
Good eye on spotting the B-36 - yes this is the fabulous Castle Air Museum in Atwater California. Thirty miles east of the I-5.
@@Militartaviationmovies@Militartaviationmovies Though it was, I guess they will have an open cockpit day in October. I've been to one, and it was fun. Not all of them were open, but lots of the good ones were. The SR-71 you did a video on should be one that is open.
I got to see one in flight in 1980. I was based at NAS/NATTC Memphis, TN when one flew into the base while I was walking back from town. At first, I thought it was a Tomcat flying over, but then I saw it had a single tail. Shortly after it arrived, it was converted to a static display across from the chow hall. The last time I looked on Google Maps, the Vigilante was still there. The A-5 entered the fleet in 1961. Its original mission was to be a high-speed sea-based strategic bomber capable of carrying nukes. The bombs at the time of its development were still quite large and heavy, so a big airframe was needed to accommodate them. Because of a change of policy that relied more on submarine-based strategic weapons at the time of its service, the A-5 became redundant. Its mission then became that of a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft, being redesignated as the RA-5 in 1963. The one I saw in Tennessee, BuNo 156608, was the last operational example, formerly based on the USS Ranger with RVAH-7. Its final deployment was aboard Ranger in 1979. RVAH stands for Reconnaissance Fixed-wing Attack, Heavy.
great comment, thanks
The rear 'ejection' was never used after testing....instead extra fuel tanks were installed. I think the crack in the 'dome' is just wear-and-tear from sitting through the seasons. Yeah, it was a very difficult jet to land on a carrier. Same turbojet engines as the F-4/ F-104/B-58s.
great additional information, thank-you
One of the sleekest jets in the military of all time. The A-5 was based at NAS Albany (GA) in the late 60s & early 70s. As an early teenager, I saw them (& other jests) frequently; they looked so aerodynamic & fast. Very common to hear the sound barrier being broken back then, too. My family house had 6 large windows that vibrated heavily when this happened. The base closed shortly after the VN war ended. So few NAS's left these days. Sad.
Good Video! Yeah, You Don't See Too Much About It & I Always Thought It Was A Good Looking Plane, Too. Thank You. (Like #47)
Thanks a lot!
3:25. He loves that thick shaft.
All A5's had the center cam pod.
Thank-you for that
Nice video
thank you
For christs sake get someone to do the narration
Dude is Ned Flanders
Think it was the largest aircraft that was able to land take off from a carrier. good video. CAVA
Cool channel man, im looking at doing something like this in nz
We used to fly in a 1970 24D Lear so I think this one would be a late sixties model. The 24D was owned by a company my Dad worked for called American Realty based out of Memphis.
I wonder if she is airworthy
Fitz Fulton was the pilot on this plane. He was also a pilot in the huge xb70 Valkyrie bomber
Pure sexy!
I flew the 25D for 3 years followed by the last 24E produced for two years. This is not a 1977 Lear as the round windows went away with the introduction of the 24D. I would figure that this is maybe a 71' or earlier Lear. The Lear 24E was the most exciting airplane that I have ever flown. Just walking up to it and realizing you were going to get to fly it was a great feeling. The climb rate of the 24E without the weight of the fuselage tank was spectacular. Burying the needle of the VSI at over 6,000 FPM up was just a normal thing. Thanks for the memory.
Why didn't we get an inside view?? (Through the windows doesn't count)
I flew from Dallas to Chorpus and back i the early 70's, We got an unrestricted climb to FL 410. It was mind blowing.
Excellent.
thank you
Thanks, another gem needing to be check out. seems like a good collection with a few head scatters. CAVU
Neat video to pop up on my feed during Airventure. If you enjoy b17s, i suggest stopping at the EAA Air Museum in Oshkosh. The Aluminum Overcast has sadly been grounded, but its a plane with great history. I grew up playing on it as a kid while it was restored, and after 30 yeas of touring, she is back home(in such a sad way)
Thanks for the info. Oshkosh is on my agenda when my plane is ready to fly.
here at Oshkosh myself. just got done watching the ultralights. CAVU
F-105 is the Thunderchief, F-84 was the Thunderstreak
I finished my 6-A in 2011. Yours looks great.
Thank-you very much. First flight scheduled for January 1 2025.
*_Blackbird Air Park_*
Blackbird Airpark is right next door to this place
👍
The unpainted B-17 you said flys does not. It hasn’t flown for more than 15 years when it flew from Hemet California to Palm Springs. I know this because I flew the chase plane to pick up the crew when it landed. It would be a major project to get that thing back in the air.
Wow - thank-you for the comment. That's great information.
FlyerBob - Miss Angela is in very good shape.
@@PalmSpringsAirMuseum maybe as a static display but it will take alot of work to get it back in the air. Don’t know when the last time those engines were run and I’ll bet almost every rubber hose on it needs to be replaced. As far as I know it hasn’t moved from where it is for many many years. The museum is going to have to throw a lot of money at the airplane to get it airworthy again.
@@flyerbob124 Any stored aircraft will have to be gone through for liability/safety reasons. The days of waking up a long-stored radial - are long gone - regardless of maintenance. But insinuating it's the condition of the aircraft is simply wrong. That may or may not cost $.
Pogo Wheels out on the ends of the wings of the B-52 are there because the wind is droop especially when it's full of fuel that actually keeps the wind keeps from hitting the ground when it's full
I worked at LockMart in Fort Worth when N911NA landed at Carswell with Endeavour on top for an overnite stay. (2009) LM distributed multiple pictures to employees. but I got to walk up close to a Shuttle and a NASA 747.
The mounts on the F14 is for the AIM 54 Phoenix
If the B-52 wing was full of fuel, the wing would bend and the outrigger gear would touch touch the ground. The missile next to it is a Hound dog nuclear cruise missile.
I had to look that up. Apparently B-52's have had several different wings in their long lifetime. There is not much on the current B-52's that is original. The early 1950's aircraft had their fuel in a series of fuselage tanks. Later a new wet wing was designed and the G model has 6 large wet sections adding 38,000 lbs of go juice.
1:00 that F-86 is painted in TWA markings...it just needs TWA on the tail.
interesting
Cool! Over the last year I've seen the ones in Kalamazoo, Dayton, and NYC.
Yes I too am on a mission to see as many as possible. I've seen 12
@@Militartaviationmovies Wow, I'm only at 7 (including A-12s). Dulles, Huntsville, LA, Seattle, and above.