National Air Tour - The Golden Age (real pics)

[Chessie_Flyer]

Despite a change in plans, courtesy Hurricane Isabel, the National Air Tour 2003 made it into Frederick, MD (KFDK) as scheduled. What a beautiful sight to see all these awsome aircraft all in one place!

I've also provided links that provide more info for each plane.

1929 Travel Air E-4000. http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...aircraft_id=21
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...7771eb8932.jpg

1932 Waco UEC (cabin). I love this plane! :-)
http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...?aircraft_id=5
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...7a7306227e.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...99766f2ab6.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...eb769f2ab6.jpg

1928 Travel Air 6-B. http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...?aircraft_id=7
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...29739b3e5f.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...5975f8e065.jpg

1931 Stinson Tri-motor. http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...aircraft_id=31
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...b77455558e.jpg

1928 Fairchild FC-2W2. http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...aircraft_id=33
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...d2757c48fe.jpg

1930 Stearman Speedmail. Sweet! I LIKE those fairings!
http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...aircraft_id=22
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...b777c43295.jpg

1929 Fokker Super Universal. This thing was something - look how thick the wing is at the leading edge.
How about the "open" (and tiny) cockpit? :-eek
http://www.nationalairtour.org/pilot...aircraft_id=15
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...e079d5cda0.jpg

http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/Use...4f7a761cc0.jpg

That's it for now - I got a little carried away. I'll try to post some more later. I ran into Omar (jran225) and I suppose he'll post some shots too. Hopefully his are a little better that mine. ;-)


Rob

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[scotland_rules]

Hey Rob.
Those are some really cool real life pics of some Golden Age airplanes! I loved looking at them, thanks for sharing.

[Chessie_Flyer]

Hey Chris - yeah, it was a pretty cool day. Glad you enjoyed 'em. See you later.

Rob

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[yv35p]

Hey Rob:-wave

Man, what a sweet way of wake up!(is early morning here in Caracas:D)..thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures, loved the Stearman speedmail:-eek amazing bird!..well, all of them are spectacular..see you my friend!

Carlos

[Peer]

:-jumpy :-jumpy What a planes!!!!!! I want that Waco!!!!!

Jan Henk Peereboom

[jran225]

Exellent shots Rob!!:-eek :-eek
It was nice running into you at the last minute...if you decide to go to another airshow in the area in the future, you can notify me and maybe we can meet there. At the end I took a ride in the Sceneic Airlines Trimotor...what an experience!!:D
I will be sure to post my pics later today!!

Regards,
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-Omar

[MIKEYORCHIE]

Sweet!!!

[Orville]

What I wouldn`t give to be there. Did they have any DH Dragons?

[UAFORLO]

Hey Rob, great shots, you were right, that is the same show Tim (AOATANGO) and I visited last week in FtWorth.

[LionBaron]

Excellent post Rob ,I really liked those pics great job.

Earl