Vertigo Studios F9F Panther

[mal998]

Chuckles:: Just understand that the cougar has always been one of my most desired aircraft :0 to me, its beautiful ...

me too!

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here's one from the days when the Navy knew how to paint a plane!
low-viz...gag

 

[mal998]

Here's another great photo...

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[heywooood]

Cougar, Panther - all US Navy jets are good, early or late..

 

[warchild]

Cougar, Panther - all US Navy jets are good, early or late..

:: Aint that the truth.. But i still favor the cougar

 

[DennyA]

ahh crap I posted that in the wrong thread, sorry.. been a long day :$

We're not letting you off that easy, Dean. Now you have to do an expansion pack for the Panther too!

 

[Deano]

Depending on how well we pull off the F8F expansion pack if its a good idea we would then most probably release '1' for the Panther and cougar.

 

[DennyA]

:: Aint that the truth.. But i still favor the cougar

Warchild, since you're in Bend, I assume you've seen the Cougar at Evergreen in McMinville?
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[warchild]

Warchild, since you're in Bend, I assume you've seen the Cougar at Evergreen in McMinville?
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njope, never been to Mcminville, but now that i know whats out there, i gaurantee that i'll be there next wednsday, with camera ( and extra memory cards )

 

[spotlope]

njope, never been to Mcminville, but now that i know whats out there, i gaurantee that i'll be there next wednsday, with camera ( and extra memory cards )

It's been a while since I visited Evergreen, Pam, but I drove past it a few weeks ago coming home from the coast. It looks like they've really expanded their offerings. Anyone who lives close enough to visit definitely should. It's an aviation nut's dream! I'm planning a trip back there soon myself.

 

[DennyA]

Warchild, you gotta go! I was there a few weeks ago on the way to Cannon Beach via my Dad's place. They've expanded like crazy. They have three buildings right now: Aviation, Space (complete with an indoor vertically mounted Titan missile -- the bottom 1/4 is in an underground silo!), and an IMAX theater. Along with the Spruce Goose, there's a great collection of WW2-to-modern planes (including an F-102 and F-106, for fans of 50's/60's jets).

Next year they're opening a fourth building. This one is a family water park. They've taken the 747 they converted into a firebomber and put it on top of a building. You'll go up into the 747, and waterslide down from inside it down to the main building!

 

[BOOM]

I had no idea that the Panther/Cougar carried early versions of The SideWinder Missile,pretty cool!

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[bruce448]

I had no idea that the Panther/Cougar carried early versions of The SideWinder Missile,pretty cool!

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Boom they were first tested in Feb 1951.

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AD-4 Skyraider BuNo 123920, Sidewinder 1 missile, China Lake, 08 Feb 1951.

Bruce

 

[peter12213]

Some of you guys might like this video I found!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq61EV-FqYw

 

[txnetcop]

Some of you guys might like this video I found!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq61EV-FqYw

Nice videos. Thanks

 

[bruce448]

how about this picture then, 1952,An F6F drone was reportedly used to launch the first Sparrow from an aircraft because there had been a couple of fatal accidents at China Lake as a result of rocket launches. This picture, furnished by Phillip Fridell, shows an F6F drone (note the extended tail wheel) carrying a Sparrow, although it was being piloted at the time.

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[BOOM]

Amazing to think that weapons I/We associate with "Modern"Warfare have been around for over a half a century!

Fantastic pic bruce! Thanks for sharing that!!

 

[muletrain]

Thanks for sharing the video, Pete.