"TIM RICHARDSON -> ROSS SAUER"  wrote in
news:17967$MATZDOBRE{at}JamNNTPd:

 TR>> And there are;


 TR>> B-17's


 TR>> B-24's

 RS>> Small correction, there's only one flying B-24 left.


 TR> There are two. There are also B-29's.

You sure about the B-24? Because this is from the Sheboygan Press
article:

Three World War II aircraft -- two of which are the only of their kind in
the world still flying -- flew into the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
on Monday.

The Wings of Freedom Tour has sent the rare bomber and fighter aircraft
on national tours for the last 20 years. The tour has returned to the
Aviation Heritage Center and will be on display through Wednesday.
The tour includes a B-24J and dual-control P-51C Mustang, which are the
only of their kind left in flying condition. It also features a B-17 --
one of the most widely recognized aircraft from World War II -- that is
one of only nine in flying condition across the country.


 TR>> One of the original `flying wing' aircraft


 RS>> One actually is still around? Prop or pure jet?


 TR> Prop.

2 or 4 props?
Because I know that when the flying wing concept was first put into
practice, they had a 2-prop prototype.

Then they built a turboprop 4-engine model, and finally a pure jet.
Nowadays the B-2 uses much of the tech developed back then.

 TR>> An F-86 Sabre Jet


 TR>> Two Russian Migs


 RS>> Mig-15's?


 TR> I don't know.

The Mig-15 and the Mig-17 looked somewhat like the Sabre, except the 17
was a "souped-up" version.

The Mig-23 was the one with the cone in the front air intake.

 TR>> Propeller fighters for Air Craft Carrier WWII operations
 TR> (Corsairs, TR> Mustangs, etc etc


 RS>> Mustangs were used on carriers?


 TR> I don't know. But there was a four-blade-prop fighter plane that, just
 TR> as it lifted off the pilot was required to throw the stick hard over
 TR> in the opposite direction of the propeller spin, or the engine's
 TR> torque would turn the plane upside down and crash!

Might have been the Wildcat or Hellcat.

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