tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post3369294096820403175..comments2023-11-03T02:47:54.900-05:00Comments on The Cumberland Post: The F-80 Shooting Star: an Adolescent RomanceDapper Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-62375594019861312912012-12-01T15:05:32.527-06:002012-12-01T15:05:32.527-06:00Sarge, Thanks for stopping by. I did build models ...Sarge, Thanks for stopping by. I did build models too, but never got a kit for the F-80. The last one I remember building was a model of a Grumman Wildcat F4F. My uncle flew Corsairs off of what he called a "jeep" carrier in the Pacific at the end of WWII. I'm going to do a post on those two planes one of these days. Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-47401101772694566972012-12-01T15:00:04.276-06:002012-12-01T15:00:04.276-06:00Buck, One thing I've learned in my dotage: the...Buck, One thing I've learned in my dotage: there's always a downside to everything! :-)Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-77158358846440094692012-12-01T14:37:44.287-06:002012-12-01T14:37:44.287-06:00Also a fan of the F-80/T-33. Had a beautiful model...Also a fan of the F-80/T-33. Had a beautiful model of the T-33 back in the day. All silver she was. Good memories, thanks Dan!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-41098070840490671762012-12-01T12:59:05.243-06:002012-12-01T12:59:05.243-06:00I shared your love of the F-80/T-33 in my youth. ...I shared your love of the F-80/T-33 in my youth. But I learned to HATE that airplane back in the '60s when it was used to evaluate radar coverage on weekly test flights called PEGE (Performance Evaluation Ground Environment) and pronounced like the girl's name. MUCH work ensued if one failed one of those flights and that damned T-33 had an absurdly low radar cross-section. I'd venture we (the radar guys) failed about a third of those flights.<br /><br />Thanks, Dan. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-27455496620109983092012-11-30T23:44:32.090-06:002012-11-30T23:44:32.090-06:00I agree, Scooney. Even those old wood, wire, paper...I agree, Scooney. Even those old wood, wire, paper, and dope biplanes of WWI were beauties. Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7867112187125913607.post-89718504278121934112012-11-30T19:36:39.209-06:002012-11-30T19:36:39.209-06:00There was an old guy I used to fly "safe pilo...There was an old guy I used to fly "safe pilot" for when he needed some instrument time in the log. He was a former WWII fighter pilot still sharp as a tack. One day we were just talking and he told me he had never seen an ugly airplane! I kinda think he was right.Scooney Adrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014731857174355364noreply@blogger.com