North American T-28 Trojan Startup And Taxi
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- After the Ada Air Expo ended I was able to get over and see this T-28 startup. Video is showing finishing up checklist, startup, taxi out and take off. Small clip of "Miss America" the P-51 Mustang taxiing as well. Enjoy the beautiful sounds!
Non-standard start procedure, at least per my Navy training. From memory:
Battery and anti-collision lights on.
Then, with the ignition and fuel off, press "start." That started the prop turning. We counted 11 blades going by, to pump oil from the inverted cylinders back into the oil reservoir. If you didn't do that first, you could overpressure a cylinder full of oil and blow its seals.
OK, after the 11 blades, you put the ignition to "both," then pressed the "prime" button. This would give a rich mixture, but close enough to start 'er up.
Then, when the engine caught (a lot more quickly than this one did), you'd enrich the mixture 'til it started to cough, release the "prime" button and further enrich the mixture 'til the engine ran correctly.
Then, radios on, etc.
I own a T-28B which was a VT-27 aircraft, BuNo 138178. Our start procedure is very similar to the one you described, but slightly different due to the addition of a preoiler, etc.
@@christopherbabb1409: Tht must be a fun aircraft.
@@KutWrite they have one on a stick at one of the schools in my area never got to saw them fly sadly they had switched to the t-34c when i was growing up it pays to live near whiting field lol
@@Chicken_Wing91: I probably flew one over your house!
@@KutWrite i wouldn’t doubt it even had a NOLF a few streets away if we were lucky driving by we’d see one touch and go bud sadly they turned the air strip into a solar grid now
In the mid 70's I was assigned to the OMD Line. We had 2 of the T-28's for Officers assigned to the base to get their flight time in. I was in an aircrew status at the time and I woild get back seat time in the T-28 to get my flight skins each month.
Went through Marine Corps flight training in 1961/62 in T-34, T-28, SNB, Bell 47, and Sikorsky UH-34D. Carrier qualified in T-28 in '62. Returned to Pensacola as flight instructor in T-34 and Bell 47 and discharged in Dec '65. Crop dusted for 4 years in Bell 47 "El Tomcat".
Amazing video! Thanks for sharing! Super Sound! Channel subscribing!
Also, canopy needs to be full open or full closed to avoid the possibility of sucking exhaust into the cockpit. Not partially open when taxiing. I think I remember that in the book
I was on the roof of the Lex when the T-28's made their last carrier landings.
Awesome thanks for posting great plane!
Well, our checklist had us put the mixture to rich for starts, yah.
In the T-28, mixture was off at first. Starter on, count 11 blades, then ignition to "both." Press "prime." After the engine catches, THEN slowly advance the mixture, release "prime," etc.
The T-28 was one of the easiest planes to start. The 1820 always started smoothly, I don't know why the guy had so much trouble, looks like too much fuel.
Decent Old Plane to Fly for the Money
What engine from which nearby aircraft and type are we hearing??
Rolls royce Merlin from the Mustang
Way too rich...
I flew one of these today but it was radio controled
Lol
Nowadays, that counts!
That P & W didnt sound too healthy, maybe only the microphone.
Not a Pratt and Whitney it's a Wright cyclone
Not a Pratt & Whitney, they never were. It`s a Wright, so If you are waiting for PW noise you`ll never hear it!!
Lousy start up. I had a T-28 for 15 years. Never sounded like this.open the throttle just a touch more .
Most certainly the worst trained T-28 pilot I've ever seen. Trying to start it like a Cessna.