F8F-2 Bearcat "Rare Bear" Reno 2013
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- A few flights of the Bear during the 50th anniversary of the National Championship Air Races held in Reno, NV. The first segment is of the Bear's late afternoon test hop before her turn on the course during the qualifying session the next day.
Every enthusiast needs to witness this bird fly in person. The sound will send chills up and down your spine, the giant motor combined with the unique sound of propellor tips breaking the sound barrier, it's an experience you'll never forget. Make the trip! Hopefully Mr Bear will fly at the next Reno race.
Propeller tips do not break the sound barrier on props or helicopters. There was only one plane that occurred on. It was the F-84 Thunderstreak, it had a counter rotating turboprop it was one of the loudest planes. Called it the thunder screech.
@@davidefland1985 100% bullshit. Every T6 racer spins it's prop fast enough that the tips go SS. F1 racers do the same. Some if the sports and even some unlimited racer do this.
@@BobFeiring l work on Navy aircraft l know
@@davidefland1985 I am the leading mechanic at Viking Air, I have done extensive work on radials, especially the Wasp Junior Radial, I can assure you that on take off, the prop tips on the beaver are spinning faster than the speed of sound. Trust me I know.
@@davidefland1985 apparently you dont know because you are 100% wrong on this... lots of planes that have prop tips break the sound barrier...
Rear Bear has special importance to me. My best friend from childhood, Lyle, picked most of the plane ( crashed) up, on a trailer and drove to my home where it sat for a week. The plane was rebuilt by a wonderful group of mostly volunteers, to eventually become Rare Bear, and speed record holder ! Lyle
passed away at age 77….the number Rare Bear carried.
Reno is at ground level, but WW2 fighters like the Bearcat were designed to fly their fastest at about 30,000 feet, for dogfighting and to escort bombers. So what top speed would Rare Bear be able to reach at 30,000 feet, a/ if no adjustments were made to its current engine and b/ if it were adjusted to give its best at 30,000 feet?
Congratulations........ Best Reno videos I have seen. No rock music, no commentary, just airplane sounds and damn good camera work. Great quality. Thanks!
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LMFAO try saying this in the sh9ite year 2024 kid! You had NO IDEA how good we had it, (we)
My dad worked on this plane when I was a boy. I got to see it in the hanger at Compton airport several times and sit in it once. I remember my dad talking with Lyle Shelton and hearing some of the stories about this plane. My dad lived his whole life around planes and called the Rare Bears hanger his home, literally. He passed his love of aircraft down to me and my brother’s.
Great man!
Thank you. No jockrock BS. Just pure, real sound.
I just love Rare Bear. I've been going to the Reno races on and off for a log time and have always enjoyed looking at the beautiful bird. Best of luck to the crew.
Love the Rare Bear! Lyle Shelton, quite a hero he is. He's buried here in my little town. My daddy's name was Shelton. His girl/partner hung herself here. God Bless their souls. Chick Clark used to run largest flying (spraying) service in the world at one time. He knew Lyle also.
I was lucky enough to be there. It was one of the last races that most of the big name Unlimiteds attended before they were retired, restored to stock or fell to calamity. It was awesome!
With all the time passed it really seemed like that was the last of the great radial vs Mustang races. Sad I missed the voodoo Strega years of the late 2010s
The big R-3350's sound is simply astonishing!
Should be a R2800.
There's No Replacement for Displacement which is why they went with the B-29 engine.
Thought it was powered by a 28 cylinder 4360
@@gruntabro1 it is
Why astonishing?
That paint job makes her look 60 years younger!!
I love it! 😍
hahah, the Bearcat is honestly more prop than it is plane. What a spectacular beast!
DossKat, probably how it goes over 400mph. I was thinking they put a turbo in it.
it’s an engine that has wings
It looked a lot different when they got it for sure. Kinda looks like a cartoon plane now.
Great video - just the real goods in steady high def and great sound - no music, no bad zooms, no jiggles - perfect - do some more!
That sputtering sound is so satisfying
What a spectacular bit of paintwork on this bird. I recall being on the pylons with press passes as a teenager while watching the warbirds whip by. Rare Bear and of course, the Sea furys were my favorite
This probably the best sounding THING ever
I have been most fortunate to see the Bear race in years,past. Great historic air racer of its time.
The Bearcat was always one of my favorite aircraft after seeing this bird perform at air shows!
What a magnificent airplane, gosh darn she’s beautiful
I absolutely love these planes to start with and this particular one is OUTSTANDING! tremendous job building this one. Hats off to you! Well done 👏
Looks like a prop from an Osprey! That thing is massive! Love the video.
It's from a P3 Orion, (Sub killer), a 4 engine turbo prop.
Pure engine sound and stuff thats happening at the time of the flight.... just how it should be!!! Thanks for leaving it raw!! Also who the hell in the right mind would thumbs down this video???? It makes no sense.... because the video is awesome!!!!
That idle is to die for!!! crank up the volume :-)
no it is not to die for! STFU!
What a wonderful sound, beast.
I am happy to see the 'Bear' is alive and well? I am ancient history, was on the 1985 effort. We did the flap 'removal' and other things, lots and lots of memories and pictures. Great time, first shot for 'John Penny', etc., etc. Never forget it!
I never get tired of hearing the roar of that Double wasp engine. Its awesome.
Wright Duplex Cyclone in place of the Double Wasp. Twice the power...when not cranky :-P
Michael Hux Wright R3350 from a Skyraider.
I know very little about aero engines, but the staccato exhaust sound at idle on this machine tells me that I like it! I have been employed for over 25 years in the automobile/motorcycle industry, and am fairly caught up in the performance end of things. So, to hear that plane's engine is very enjoyable to me!
what a piece of history...growing up in socal and flying in and out of VanNuys airport..i used to walk by Rare Bear sitting at a tie down near the cessna FBO....the airframe wasn't modified like it is now..had the original engine in it..painted white with the bear on the vertical stab
My Great Uncle is John Penney, never got to see him too much, but always kept track of what he was doing on the Bear in Reno, unfortunately the chance to go to the Races in Reno never were in the cards, but always had admiration for his love for the skies. I took to the love of things on rails
I was watching this bird when Lyle Shelton ( If I spelled the name right) Was the pilot. Love the sound. Distinctive.
Anyone who is learning to fly watching this should take note of the rudder during take-off, and immediately after the wheels leave the ground.
Holy crap I didn’t know this didn’t have flaps. Of everything about the plane that honestly seems the most incredible. It really sacrifices all for speed
This also helps with attitude when landing, keeping the prop clear of the ground.
And another awesome portrait of an Reno-Racer. Keep up the good work !
Thats how you do a video with the Bear......no gd music Awesome camera and sound sir.
Beautiful video indeed - thank you for sharing this with us.
Great Hi-Def-Video of my favorite Prop-Driven Racer and keep up the Great Work. I changed from being a Mustang-Fan,to a Bearcat-Fan when I saw Bill Fornof 's Copper-Colored-F8F-2 Bearcat perform for the Navy-Relief-Fund, while I was in the Navy years ago.
It is a beautiful airplane. I saw it at Reno when it had the P3 orion propeller and the sound it made as it flew by was chilling!
ctbram0627 It definitely sounded amazing with that prop on her, here's a video of her I posted awhile back, enjoy!! th-cam.com/video/ljUgK3RdEpo/w-d-xo.html
Thanx for yet another great and perfectly done video...
Cripes, that 1st lap wuz QUICK!
cheers
The sexiest unlimited racer of all time, bar none.
It’s a rebuilt F8 Bearcat with the engine from an A1 Skyraider.
Le Rear Bear! Mon préféré même avec ces nouvelles couleurs et son moteur surpuissant il est de plus en plus magnifique! Merci pour cette vidéo
Beautiful plane. May it fly forever!
I just noticed, the tailwheel retracts, too!
If I squint, it reminds me a bit of the T-28 I flew in the Navy - that wonderful radial sound.
Now this is the "Sound of Music", great video, without any crappy, porn, background music to ruin it. Thanks for posting this, Rare Bear, RULES!.
That Is JUST Fucking SICK Thanks A Million..! Once AGAIN YOUR Da Best..
It's YOUR Videos SPREAD OUT Throughout The YEAR, That Get US ALL Through The WAIT For NEXT YEAR..!
CAPS..LOCK
TH-cam should have a heart icon next to the thumbs.
I wanna see more rare bear. that thing's as sweet as it gets. I want it!
Wow! Beautifully done, Jason! As always!
I saw the new engine once after they had just installed it. It was a machinists dream. Just a work of art. A real hot rod. This is supposed to be the baddest plane out there.
Once Upon a Time, an engine was born with a plane stuck at it. What a brutal sound!
Awesome machine. 471 mph lap time is a vast improvement over the stock warbird, but shows the excellence of both the engine and aircraft design.
I went to the Reno Air Races back in 1988 and Rare Bear was one of my faves! We had Pit Passes so we got up close to all of the aircraft.
It is now 8/25/2024. I went to the "Last Reno Air Race". Had been going to the Reno Racer for about 30 years just wonderful , a big Rare Bare fan & supporter. Such amazing airplanes in there race configeration. I'm 81 now waiting for the new Air Race site to be ready. Might be next year, I will be there !! Bruce W
Lovely bearcat video,my favorite Grumman aircraft ,must go to reno oneday ☺
Cool footage, thanks! I like how you can see the alternating cylinders firing at 5:45
And you can clearly hear it too with a "prrr prrr prrr prrr prrr" sound
I've never had the honor of working a radial before. My father sure did. 22 years Navy. Ww2. I remember him talking of triple compounding the Pratt and Whitney 9 cylinders.
that start-up though
Love the Rare Bear!
That sound!!!!
Such a cool looking aircraft.
GREAT !!! Thanks for sharing !
i love seeing these old warbirds being used for something cool
I had the honor to be Lyle’s copilot many times, at TWA, on the MD-80. He was a great stick, but I had to help him on which buttons and knobs to use🤪. The MCP mode control panel was complex.
He was such a great race pilot! He made a very difficult plane to fly around the course, look easy! He and a lot of the air racing greats are very missed. I’m fortunate to have been able see him race in person.
The colors detract from seeing her beautiful form ! Anyone else agree ?
I really miss this plane. It’s not the same anymore.
UNREAL the sound of the P&W .
Roll over Beethoven,tell Tchaikovsky the news,there's a better song going 'round,and it's played by a r-3350,conducted by Stewart Dawson.Sweet,sweet music.Keep it coming Voodoo-1650.Well done sir.
staccatoPOP - absolutely the most fitting comment for the most thrilling video of the ultimate air racing hot rod!
What a beast!
Beautiful! The sound was always awesome. She hauled butt.. if the engine held together.
Yes cooling drag is a problem solved by P-51. The vSpits were SUPPOSED to have a lo-drag system but did not. The later wing by Supermarine was not as sucessful as Mitchells orriginal . It had large amounts of washout to keep the ailerons lively near a stall BUT washout added drag to a really good wing as well.
I love Rare Bear.
OMG the sound!
At idle is sounds like my cammed ls. Fantastic!
A bit of historical info. JohnPenny told me he would 'actually' lose 5 pounds during the race. The 'firewall' on the 'bear' is only a sheet of aluminum, and 18 cylinders pumping out over 4000 HP generates a lot of heat! Part of the reason for wearing the Mask, along with the possibility of asphyxiation. The radios were encased with a pocket to hold ice, to keep them cool enough to keep working! Fun stuff! GO 'BEAR'!
The Hellcat at !:55 is love at first sight!
Andy Solis I saw that too, nice assembly of warbirds there.
My Dad flew Hellcats in the Pacific.
God what a sound.
TheThirdMan nice sound but still not as nice as a merlin
crotchrocket00 _"nearly 200 mph faster than the original"_
Either a typo or a slight exaggeration...
+soaringtractor
Neither Bearcat or Mustang were the fastest (piston engine) WW2 planes. The Tigercat (460mph) and DO335 (475 mph) were both faster. A few later variants of the P47 were faster. The XP47J apparently hit 505 mph in 1944 (but it never reached production).
They're all great planes though.
robert allen Just ignore soaringtractor. He's a troll.
soaringtractor Same old lines Wilbur. Heard them all before. Posting irrelevant and unsubstantiated crap won't make you a pillar of wisdom no matter how hard you try. I'm going to mute the comments here so we don't have to listen to you.
You don't see many American radials with a spinner ?? This installation is super-neat , SeaFury Like , love it !!
DAMN that Bear can sing!
Nice 3 points landing. Textbook.
So beautiful! Какой красивый!
That was the LAP speed!!!
Reno is at ground level, but WW2 fighters like the Bearcat were designed to fly their fastest at about 30,000 feet, for dogfighting and to escort bombers. So what top speed would Rare Bear be able to reach at 30,000 feet, a/ if no adjustments were made to its current engine and b/ if it were adjusted to give its best at 30,000 feet?
That's a good-sounding engine!
The Rare Bear should have kept that monstrous 3 bladed prop!Well, I guess Rare Bear's racing days are over! The new owner has her in a special hangar and appears to have retired the Bear! I guess this plane was so popular, and won so many Reno Golds as well as a lot of other races that is it fitting she be allowed to rest on peace! I certainly wouldn't want this plane to have an accident and crash and be gomne forever so I guess this retirement is for the good of the Sport of Air Racing.
I love how Grumman built aircraft can do 3 wheel lift offs like its nothing lol freaking naval aviation haha
amazing small controle surfices
Yes they are very small, plus no flaps.
I saw this plane back in the mid 90s at the air races in Mesa Arizona. It smoked the field. I think it had a 3 bladed prop back then.
Was the wingspan altered? She looks a bit stubby....
As awesome as this race Bearcat is, I can say watching and hearing a stock late war P51, P47, P38, F4U, F6F or Spitfire really does for me.
what i didn't know until we got there in 2007 is that they run NOS. holed pistons happen.
sounds even more awesome than the r2800!
No flaps, wow what is the landing speed of this thing?
Fast....
Imagine jumping a Zero in one of those.
What a beast
excellent
Thanks for posting this high quality footage. The footage and audio is primo. Just wondering where the "Bear" would reside when not racing? I guess it only flies at Reno and is hangered there? Again, many thanks from Australia
Thanks for the kudos on the video!! Rare Bear is indeed based at Reno, she's been based there for a few years now.
+Voodoo1650 Thanks for that👍
Bear cage? She is impossible
She is Beautiful but I will bet that with the reduced size of the control surfaces and the power of a full race engine, She is a Beast at low speed.
WHAT a SOUND!!! 😳😳😳
That startup sound is AWESOME! I remember being there in the 90’s and again in early 2000’s. Totally enjoyed the experience!
It’s too bad that a few of the big boys retired (Strega, Voo Doo, etc) and the loss of Sherman Smoot is sad.
I hope that someone someday can build new unlimited air racers like the Mustangs and Bear Cats. That would keep the sport going forever!
Maybe someone could approach Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates to see if they could inject capital into a prototype? Remember the Pond racer! He tried.
The sport class is a great alternative but the big unlimited racers are the ultimate in the sight and sound experience!
Go fast, turn left!
That props as big as my house.
473 mph wow ;-)
That is SERIOUSLY fast for a prop driven plane!!
Mustangs do 550 MPH
That airplane has no wing!! I remember seeing Levitz with the conra rotating prop in a P51 fuse. and the lear wings break up, in front of the stands
That's one bad boy of a plane😀