Konrad
Posting Elsewhere
Guys,
What are you using as a definition for “Warbird”. Mine is; an aircraft which was derived from the nation’s military industrial complex with the purpose of extending the nation's influence by the threat or actual killing of combatants. I know this leaves “Trainers and transports” out in the cold. But when discussing war I think Napoleon said: Amateurs discuss tactics; the professionals discuss logistics. So I can see an argument in support of military trainer and transports being “Warbirds”.
I was asked not to fly a warbird in racing colors at a recent warbird event as it wasn’t painted in “military" colors. So I ask what is a warbird? What are military colors? So the colorful aircraft of WW I are not warbirds? The between the wars aircraft like the P6-E and P-26 with their yellow wings aren’t warbirds? The military demonstration teams like the Blue Angles and Thunder Birds aren’t warbirds? All are products of the nation’s military industrial complex. To my eyes a warbird is more than a layer of paint with a set of stars and bars on the side or a swastika on the fin.
At a “warbird" fly in I fail to understand why only guys with young eyes would be allowed to fly. Splinter camouflage or low visibility paint jobs are very effective at hiding aircraft. Just what we don’t want when flying and trying to control our RC aircraft.
So what is your take as to what is a warbird?
All the best,
Konrad
What are you using as a definition for “Warbird”. Mine is; an aircraft which was derived from the nation’s military industrial complex with the purpose of extending the nation's influence by the threat or actual killing of combatants. I know this leaves “Trainers and transports” out in the cold. But when discussing war I think Napoleon said: Amateurs discuss tactics; the professionals discuss logistics. So I can see an argument in support of military trainer and transports being “Warbirds”.
I was asked not to fly a warbird in racing colors at a recent warbird event as it wasn’t painted in “military" colors. So I ask what is a warbird? What are military colors? So the colorful aircraft of WW I are not warbirds? The between the wars aircraft like the P6-E and P-26 with their yellow wings aren’t warbirds? The military demonstration teams like the Blue Angles and Thunder Birds aren’t warbirds? All are products of the nation’s military industrial complex. To my eyes a warbird is more than a layer of paint with a set of stars and bars on the side or a swastika on the fin.
At a “warbird" fly in I fail to understand why only guys with young eyes would be allowed to fly. Splinter camouflage or low visibility paint jobs are very effective at hiding aircraft. Just what we don’t want when flying and trying to control our RC aircraft.
So what is your take as to what is a warbird?
All the best,
Konrad