very nice to see Jarod's Skyhawk next to yours! I'm a former avionics guy on A-4M's and TA-4F's and J's. Back then, an "F" was identified by the bent refueling probe, and the "J" by the straight probe. The J was intended to be a trainer only, so the guns were removed and stations 1 and 5 (the outboard ones) were removed. The J also had a lower thrust version of the J52. It's interesting that the Collings Foundation's TA-4F, BuNo 153524, was built as a F, but you can find pics on Flickr of it mod'ed to a J version. Jarod's TA-4, N518TA, was built from bits from a few aircraft, IIRC, and isn't marked with a BuNo or a F or J designation. When I've seen it, it was just painted with "TA-4". Also FWIW... "H&MS" was pronounced as "hams" back in the day.... but that's not going to be understood by the layman. A second bit of trivia... the bent refueling probe was a modification to the A-4 Skyhawk family to avoid having the straight probe interfere with the APG-53 radar. Personally, I liked the bent probe because it made it easier to get aircraft in and out of a crowded hangar. 😀
@FlightSimHistorian2 ай бұрын
The camo trainer is a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, and the "T-6" is a North American T-28 Trojan.
@jeremiahgrogan59632 ай бұрын
Great to see the F-4 out of the hanger again! Also good news about getting the external power situation pretty much figured out! Well done all! 🇺🇸
@trespire2 ай бұрын
Great to have Phantom aircrew and maintainers come to view the jet. Being on the concrete flight line in the blazing sun can be harsh. Good job on finding that defective relay, looking forward to you guys sorting out the electrics.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Indeed! Was a real treat to be able to talk to Phantom Phlyers that flew during Vietnam! Certainly was hot but thankfully not sunburned. I'll pass that along to our electrical guy on that contactor!
@troyledbetter65972 ай бұрын
So nice to see the vintage planes out on display! Thanks phor sharing.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mdkzztop2 ай бұрын
We polished some tail hooks on our RF-4's in the Kentucky Air Guard back around 1987! It looked awesome when we got done!
@jeremiahgrogan5963
2 ай бұрын
Now that would be awesome to see in person!
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Crew Chief Al polished it up for the ramp display, nice and shiny!
@sesampley2 ай бұрын
T-34 Mentor, primary trainer used by all of the services. The thing is basically a Beechcraft Bonanza with a bubble canopy. These got replaced in the 80's or 90's with a "turbo" version the T-34C which had an entirely different nose to accommodate the turbine engine.
@JoshSearcy2 ай бұрын
Looks like a T-34 Mentor
@scarface94782 ай бұрын
Hey Diesel 👋 my cousin and I really enjoyed meeting and talking with y’all yesterday! Looking forward to seeing the F-100 and F-4 back in the air!
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
A pleasure meeting you guys as well! Definitely will have the camera in the cockpits when they take to sky again!
@Mrflyboy302 ай бұрын
Met him yesterday there. It was really fun.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Nice to meet you as well!
@thunderace45882 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@kyleb37542 ай бұрын
Bonzai Bonanza :) Love those planes (T-34) Great video man! Super
@bobroyes5892 ай бұрын
Progress! Nice show.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@josefwitt97722 ай бұрын
What a collection! Unfortunately laid up at home for the weekend, but I'm enjoying learning the basics of the F-4 in DCS. I was just wondering about the generators syncing as I was switching between ground power and generators a few minutes ago... and here's the equipment!
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
It was great to see so many Vietnam era aircraft make it out for the event! The AC power box does a lot of the heavy lifting for electrical switching. What isn't shown is the generator control box that is located in the nose gear bay that manages the operation of the generators.
@fsj1978112 ай бұрын
Yay! Congrats on finding yet another bad electrical part. I can't believe how many of them are in the same circuit and it hadn't been a problem, or it was and never got fixed? You guys have a nice display of aircraft there but I have to say I'm partial to the WWII era with the round engines. They just flat sound better than jets. Not that I don't like jets too. :) As always, thanks for sharing.
@trespire
2 ай бұрын
Looks like a cascade faliour event, where one component causes the failure of another. Phantoms always have something to fix !
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Indeed! Big thanks to our electrical guy for digging deep into that system! Sure was a nice display, and it is nice to see the old warbirds as well.
@stevenlynskey78792 ай бұрын
Great video ,love the Phantom ,brilliant work you are doing on the Phantom,will you be returning the Phantom to flying conditions,greetings from the UK 👍👍
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very nice to see Jarod's Skyhawk next to yours! I'm a former avionics guy on A-4M's and TA-4F's and J's. Back then, an "F" was identified by the bent refueling probe, and the "J" by the straight probe. The J was intended to be a trainer only, so the guns were removed and stations 1 and 5 (the outboard ones) were removed. The J also had a lower thrust version of the J52. It's interesting that the Collings Foundation's TA-4F, BuNo 153524, was built as a F, but you can find pics on Flickr of it mod'ed to a J version. Jarod's TA-4, N518TA, was built from bits from a few aircraft, IIRC, and isn't marked with a BuNo or a F or J designation. When I've seen it, it was just painted with "TA-4". Also FWIW... "H&MS" was pronounced as "hams" back in the day.... but that's not going to be understood by the layman. A second bit of trivia... the bent refueling probe was a modification to the A-4 Skyhawk family to avoid having the straight probe interfere with the APG-53 radar. Personally, I liked the bent probe because it made it easier to get aircraft in and out of a crowded hangar. 😀
The camo trainer is a Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, and the "T-6" is a North American T-28 Trojan.
Great to see the F-4 out of the hanger again! Also good news about getting the external power situation pretty much figured out! Well done all! 🇺🇸
Great to have Phantom aircrew and maintainers come to view the jet. Being on the concrete flight line in the blazing sun can be harsh. Good job on finding that defective relay, looking forward to you guys sorting out the electrics.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Indeed! Was a real treat to be able to talk to Phantom Phlyers that flew during Vietnam! Certainly was hot but thankfully not sunburned. I'll pass that along to our electrical guy on that contactor!
So nice to see the vintage planes out on display! Thanks phor sharing.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
We polished some tail hooks on our RF-4's in the Kentucky Air Guard back around 1987! It looked awesome when we got done!
@jeremiahgrogan5963
2 ай бұрын
Now that would be awesome to see in person!
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Crew Chief Al polished it up for the ramp display, nice and shiny!
T-34 Mentor, primary trainer used by all of the services. The thing is basically a Beechcraft Bonanza with a bubble canopy. These got replaced in the 80's or 90's with a "turbo" version the T-34C which had an entirely different nose to accommodate the turbine engine.
Looks like a T-34 Mentor
Hey Diesel 👋 my cousin and I really enjoyed meeting and talking with y’all yesterday! Looking forward to seeing the F-100 and F-4 back in the air!
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
A pleasure meeting you guys as well! Definitely will have the camera in the cockpits when they take to sky again!
Met him yesterday there. It was really fun.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Nice to meet you as well!
Thank you.
Bonzai Bonanza :) Love those planes (T-34) Great video man! Super
Progress! Nice show.
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
What a collection! Unfortunately laid up at home for the weekend, but I'm enjoying learning the basics of the F-4 in DCS. I was just wondering about the generators syncing as I was switching between ground power and generators a few minutes ago... and here's the equipment!
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
It was great to see so many Vietnam era aircraft make it out for the event! The AC power box does a lot of the heavy lifting for electrical switching. What isn't shown is the generator control box that is located in the nose gear bay that manages the operation of the generators.
Yay! Congrats on finding yet another bad electrical part. I can't believe how many of them are in the same circuit and it hadn't been a problem, or it was and never got fixed? You guys have a nice display of aircraft there but I have to say I'm partial to the WWII era with the round engines. They just flat sound better than jets. Not that I don't like jets too. :) As always, thanks for sharing.
@trespire
2 ай бұрын
Looks like a cascade faliour event, where one component causes the failure of another. Phantoms always have something to fix !
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
Indeed! Big thanks to our electrical guy for digging deep into that system! Sure was a nice display, and it is nice to see the old warbirds as well.
Great video ,love the Phantom ,brilliant work you are doing on the Phantom,will you be returning the Phantom to flying conditions,greetings from the UK 👍👍
I`d say its a Beech T34 Mentor👌
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
I'd say you are correct!
T34
T-34 Mentor or an Navion
9:44 is that a patch on the wing?
@DieselThunderAviation
2 ай бұрын
That could be, though I'm not sure.
Dcs is screaming for a full on vietnam fest