22 July, 2011

Profile 56 - "?????" as flown by Ken Dahlberg

›
Busy week, it's Friday and I've got a little time...and a pencil.  Hence the Study of the P-47 above. It's a 'Bolt from the...

Profile 55 - "Little Horse" as flown by a damn good friend

›
Presenting Little Horse - not as she fought in WW2 but as she rides today .   Just to be clear to readers - this is not the airpla...
19 July, 2011

Profile 55 - "Little Horse as flown by Ken Dahlberg (sort of)

›
The nose!  And a fine nose at that. Did you ever read that story, "The Blind Men and the Elephant"?    In case you haven't, ...
18 July, 2011

Profile 55 - "Little Horse" as flown by Ken Dahlberg (sort of)

›
You'll have to "google" Ken Dahlberg for yourself.  He's too big for this little outpost.  Suffice it to state, years ago...
16 July, 2011

Profile 54 - "105" as flown by the SDANG

›
There's a bitter-sweet tinge to this bird.  At once, it's an F-16; arguably the definitive dogfighting jet.  At the same time, it...
14 July, 2011

Profile 53 - "236" as flown by the SDANG

›
Recently, an A-7 came up for sale in the civilian market.  And I missed it. It's just as well as I don't think I could have flown i...
13 July, 2011

Profile 52 - "754" as flown by the SDANG

›
"Gawd what a miserable airplane!" he cried.   "Those brakes were so bad, they had boards of nail strips to stop the things!...
08 July, 2011

Profile 51 - "61114" as flown by the SDANG

›
NOTE:  I'm taking a short break from WW2 planes to focus on a special Commission to do the aircraft of the South Dakota Air National Gu...
07 July, 2011

Profile 50 - "11419" as flown by the SDANG

›
NOTE:  I'm taking a short break from WW2 planes to focus on a special Commission to do the aircraft of the South Dakota Air National Gua...
06 July, 2011

Profile 49 - "01010" as flown by the SDANG

›
NOTE:  I'm taking a short break from WW2 planes to focus on a special Commission to do the aircraft of the South Dakota Air National G...
29 June, 2011

Profiles 49-54 - the defenders of the plain

›
In the business world, second, third, fourth...generation leadership is weighty stuff.  There's a cynical axiom that runs its way aroun...
11 June, 2011

Profile 48 - 511417 as flown by Lt. Col. Joe Foss

›
Done!  The F-51 Joe flew while pioneering the South Dakota Air National Guard (circa 1947) is now aloft in the internet's data pool.  A...
07 June, 2011

Profile 48 - UPDATE

›
Joe Foss's F-51 is about...hmmm.  I'll call it 45% complete.  There's too much to improve/do that I won't list it all, but...
25 May, 2011

Profile 48 - 511417 as flown by Joe Foss

›
Oh man, if I could do it over...! Recently, I was fortunate enough to get a rare Commission - to do the suite of aircraft flown by the So...
14 May, 2011

Profile 46 - "Satan's Chill'en" as flown by W. Mannix and "Dick" Rostrom

›
Satan's Chill'en is alive.  I have much to write about this airplane, but the bulk will wait. Two weeks ago, Dick Rostrom was lea...
23 April, 2011

Profile 44 - "28" as flown by Harold Thune

›
And there it is.  "28" - a workaday F6F-5 as flown by Lt. Harold Thune of the USS Intrepid, circa Fall, 1944. Yesterday morning,...
17 April, 2011

Profile 47 - "1" as flown by Lt. Ted Hutchins

›
Done!  Sort of.  I'm not happy with the wing and I might redo it.  But for now, I'm content to put "1" up for  readers to ...
10 April, 2011

Progress - Profile 46 (Satan's Chille'n) and Profile 47 (#1 - OS2U Kingfisher)

›
Two airplanes at once is proving to be difficult and I don't quite like it.    I enjoy the feeling of focusing on one airplane - after ...
04 April, 2011

Profile 47 - Chance Vought Kingfisher

›
First, would I do this for a living?  I mean - real living? Damn right.  Gawd, I love this part of American history and...you should too....
31 March, 2011

Profile 46 - More of Satan's Chille'n (update)

›
My call for help in capturing the half-naked pinup girl painted on Satan's Chille'n was as expected - so, thank you to those who hel...