Father purchased a Tora Zero in Chino CA 1990's?, came with an R1830 and a DC-3 prop. It would beat Rusty Gardners P-38 to altitude for the movie shooting Iron eagle #3? Two seats but the second seat was turned backward...lol
I was a little kid when this movie came out and my dad was a pilot for Braniff Airlines at the time. I'm still fascinated by any mention of it even to this day (the movie was that big of a deal). Great video and thanks for the info about the production. Glad there are a few of these planes left and that you got to work with one.
I’m really enjoying the new format. I hope you continue with it. Being I’m in the flight test business myself you really make it easy to understand for the folks not in the test and evaluation realm. Keep up the awesomeness.
Some of the Tora Tora performers were based at my home airport when I was learning to fly as a kid, and one of them was my Stearman/BT-13/AT-6 instructor. Great guy, who also flew one of the planes in the more recent “Pearl Harbor” movie. I don’t think this particular Tora plane was ever at our airport, but we had a couple of others.
Elliot! You keep upping yourself. This is one of the finest bits of aviation content on TH-cam. You've got an amazing job, and thanks for sharing so much detail with us. Cheers from ksts
Awesome! Great video! Not regretting having hit the subscribe button, at all! In fact, you are legit the first channel I'm going to actually "hit the notifications" bell on this channel.. . which I guess is no big deal... but significant for me, as Ive been on YT for at least 11 years, and Ive never done that before.
I love your enthusiasm for the experimental aircraft world. I also love how methodical approach to testing. Very much how I imagine a military test flight would operate. I also very much enjoy the breakdown of what and why you’re doing certain things. Makes me want to get and aerospace engineering degree!
Thank you for the music so much. It’s perfect timing for music and then when to give us the plane’s musical sounds. I love my aviation and you’re the only one that tickles my music funny bone perfectly! The rest I don’t mind because it’s aviation so I have no choice but you’re in a my brain. I just moved to Roseville Ca and don’t know anyone so aviation videos are how I pass through my boredom. I look forward to everyone because it’s to my beat in life! Thank you 😊
Always enjoy your videos, Elliot. They are very informative even for us non-pilots. Just finished reading Robert A. (Bob) Hoovers autobiography. Talk about "cool" !
It’s hard to believe. My Dad’s first airplane flight was in a T-6 during his first primary flight school lesson in 1953. Moultrie GA USAF Flight School owned by Bevo Howard.
Thanks for comment and the question. Short answer is safety, looking like a dork is a small price to pay for any amount of added protection. Mask/Oxygen 1. Crash protection 2. Better Comms 3. Smoke in the cockpit More info below: th-cam.com/video/a-lceaOL2E8/w-d-xo.html
Elliot! Love the videos. Question: Could you please do a video explaining your opinion and operation of parachutes, when you use them? What is the decision making behind that? Should everyone be flying with chutes? Pros and Cons? Maybe a good opportunity to shout out the sponsors as well.
Dude love your vids, but please get your audio mixed to one level of volume, it is very quiet when you talk and then loud again with the music... one has to adjust his volume constantly...
Refer to 23.177, but to summarize rudder (appropriate magnitude to the type of aircraft) is added slowly looking for a lateral response without help from the ailerons. In a certification environment this would be checked in all gear, flap, and power configurations from 1.2 Vs1 to Va. In this case I only looked at it clean at cruise power and speed, and only out to 25% rudder deflection.
The story is the that on some accident the fuselage will bend in such a way that the canopy will jam. So if the canopy is closed you'd be trapped inside. It's also been said that it's much harder to see the gear down locks with the canopy closed.
I seen that plane at a Wings of Eagles Air Show in Fulton NY when I was a youngan! I think it was like 86 or 87? On a side note Jim Franklin (God rest his soul) scared the wee out of me with an inverted flat spin in his Wild Waco.
Fantastic. I am not sure if the races will happen or not, that being said I know it would be a strange addition to an already strange year without them. Fingers crossed.
Thank you. Yes that matches my understanding, the stock T-6 has the AN-1 1340 which is direct drive and rated at 550 HP. While this airplane has the S1H1-G geared version for the Otter rated at 600 HP.
Elliot Seguin - Well.. I say you grab a warbird (or any aircraft) and fly up this way (KRDD). Live close to the airport, no problem for me to drive over and go for a ride :)
Fun stuff watching....Cause all of the flying l can do now is sitting in a chair....But hay at my age that's just the way it is......Glad you did not have any "fubar" lol....Tora" means "tiger" in Japanese and the name is a play on the code name for attack used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during their attack on Pearl Harbor, "Tora, Tora, Tora".....Thanks my young friend....Stay safe up and down.....!
It's common in round motor operation. But specifically on this gear ratio engine there is a belief that pulling the engine through before flight (to prevent hydraulic lock) could in itself hydraulic lock the engine. So the procedure is to crank the engine for 6 blades before turning the mags on, to clear the bottom cylinders.
Elliot, as always a professional approach to checking a new aircraft. Did you find any difference to take off or climb between the 3 bladed prop with gear reduction and the 2 blade direct drive? It is definitely quieter with the 3 blade, not going supersonic at the tips. How much difference in slow down between 3 part Flaps and the 2 part?
Elliot, I have a stupid question but none the less a question. What type of air is coming through your face mask when you do these test flights? Are you hooked up to oxygen or is this more of just fresh air from outside the plane just in case of smoke or something in the cockpit?
Are you a T6G flier that has never over-primed at startup? Hint, there is a reason my T6G manual has a step to close the canopy when the starter is engaged. Asking for a friend. ;-)
These guy and girls are certifiably nuts!! DO NOT go anywhere near their Squadron. NUTS I TELL YOU!! But if you have to fly in formation or any kind of close-prox airspace with them, there's no one else that many of us in the 'big slow movers' would want on our wings. If you DO decide to go to the reception tent, get there early or there won't be a B-B-Q rib left. They eat the same way they fly... And drink with even more enthusiasm. Their safety record in flying, drinking and eating is unsurpassed.
Hey Elliot, Couple questions; I notice take off and landings are with the canopy open. Is that a comfort thing, or requirement? Also with the oxygen setup, do you run O2 every flt or is it an emergency bottle should you need it? Again, as others have said, great content, and have learned a lot from your vids; Cheers - Rick
Open cockpit is a safety thing. There is some risk that in an accident the fuselage could tweak and jam the canopy closed, trapping the pilot. As far as the mask. I wear it for three reasons: 1. Crash protection 2. Better Comms 3. Smoke in the cockpit More on the O2 system here: th-cam.com/video/a-lceaOL2E8/w-d-xo.html Thank you
Father purchased a Tora Zero in Chino CA 1990's?, came with an R1830 and a DC-3 prop. It would beat Rusty Gardners P-38 to altitude for the movie shooting Iron eagle #3? Two seats but the second seat was turned backward...lol
Awesome!!
You are such a kid and yet incredibly professional at your work. You make all this stuff like physics I may not even understand truly fun.
Thank you for the comment and the support.
The format and length are great, and the subtle little things I learn from watching you, perfect
Thanks for the comment!!
I was a little kid when this movie came out and my dad was a pilot for Braniff Airlines at the time. I'm still fascinated by any mention of it even to this day (the movie was that big of a deal). Great video and thanks for the info about the production. Glad there are a few of these planes left and that you got to work with one.
It’s a great movie. I was stoked to touch a piece of its history. Thanks for the comment, and for coming along.
Love hearing those old radial engine startup
I’m really enjoying the new format. I hope you continue with it. Being I’m in the flight test business myself you really make it easy to understand for the folks not in the test and evaluation realm. Keep up the awesomeness.
Thank you Geoff. I appreciate the feedback!
Elliot, I'm really enjoying these longer, more detailed and educational videos. Keep them coming!
Fantastic!! thank you
I've always known about the Tora T6, but I never knew it was anywhere near operational today. This was an awesome video.
Glad you liked it!
I hate it when mechanical thing “fix” themselves. Been waiting for new content. Thank you, stay well.
#truth!! Thank you
Really enjoying the longer videos, Elliot - keep up the good work.
Good to hear! Thank you!
Some of the Tora Tora performers were based at my home airport when I was learning to fly as a kid, and one of them was my Stearman/BT-13/AT-6 instructor. Great guy, who also flew one of the planes in the more recent “Pearl Harbor” movie. I don’t think this particular Tora plane was ever at our airport, but we had a couple of others.
cool!
The long format and music are great, the timestamps are a bonus. Thanks.
Tremendous!! Thank you
Great content with a killer soundtrack. Keep up the quality work both in the cockpit and on the editing suite.
Thank you Nick
Elliot! You keep upping yourself. This is one of the finest bits of aviation content on TH-cam. You've got an amazing job, and thanks for sharing so much detail with us. Cheers from ksts
Glad you enjoyed it!
Being an snj5 pilot....that panel is just wrong. Awesome video. Gotta love those windows for the gear pins!!
Thanks man, it's weird how you get so used to the stock layout.
Awesome! Great video! Not regretting having hit the subscribe button, at all! In fact, you are legit the first channel I'm going to actually "hit the notifications" bell on this channel.. . which I guess is no big deal... but significant for me, as Ive been on YT for at least 11 years, and Ive never done that before.
I saw the Mooney-shirt. You're officially my hero now !
Woot woot!
I love your enthusiasm for the experimental aircraft world. I also love how methodical approach to testing. Very much how I imagine a military test flight would operate. I also very much enjoy the breakdown of what and why you’re doing certain things. Makes me want to get and aerospace engineering degree!
Thanks for the feedback. Keep me honest if I am saying things that don't seem right or make sense.
Thank you for the music so much. It’s perfect timing for music and then when to give us the plane’s musical sounds. I love my aviation and you’re the only one that tickles my music funny bone perfectly! The rest I don’t mind because it’s aviation so I have no choice but you’re in a my brain. I just moved to Roseville Ca and don’t know anyone so aviation videos are how I pass through my boredom. I look forward to everyone because it’s to my beat in life! Thank you 😊
Thanks man!!
Again Elliot, another superb production. I love the longer vids and learn so much from you 👌 Stay safe!
Glad you like them!
Great flight and great video. Very cool plane as well
thanks for the comment! I agree about the plane!
Intelligently made and informative airplane videos are cool 👍
We're tryin, using both hands ;)
Love this! Able to learn so much from this kind of videos. More of these please! Awesome!
Thank you! Will do!
I love the longer videos Elliot! keep em coming!
Thank you!!!
Always enjoy your videos, Elliot. They are very informative even for us non-pilots. Just finished reading Robert A. (Bob) Hoovers autobiography. Talk about "cool" !
Thanks for the comment. Great book for sure!!!
It’s hard to believe. My Dad’s first airplane flight was in a T-6 during his first primary flight school lesson in 1953. Moultrie GA USAF Flight School owned by Bevo Howard.
Excellent Elliot! Thanks so much!
Rich.
Thanks Rich!
What a cool plane! I dig those longer videos, that was great!
Thank you!
Awesome episode, Elliot! I love the level of detail in this one, very interesting stuff! 👌🏻
Thank you!!!
Was there any known decrease in drag from the new canopy design? It definitely looks more aerodynamic than a stock T6.
Nothing significant. I agree it looks a lot cleaner.
Love your videos. Thanks for sharing such great content.
Thanks Chuck!
Great video, learn something every time
Thanks man
Top notch filming with cams in good places. Top notch explaining and top notch flying by a passionate professional aviator.
#airplanesarecool
Thanks!!
What a coooooool career, so dynamic.
Thanks 🙏
Great content as always! Really wish I had a bit more A&P experience under my belt (and my pilots license). This is my dream job.
Thanks man. Best of luck on the A&P stuff, let me know if I can help!
I love your videos. Genuine question - why the military-style jumpsuit and oxygen mask?
Thanks for comment and the question. Short answer is safety, looking like a dork is a small price to pay for any amount of added protection.
Mask/Oxygen
1. Crash protection
2. Better Comms
3. Smoke in the cockpit
More info below:
th-cam.com/video/a-lceaOL2E8/w-d-xo.html
@@utopiasnow Thanks Elliot!
@@utopiasnow Just watched that video, and now I get it. The microphone in your mask is a lot better than in the one I used with my old Mooney 252!
Elliot! Love the videos.
Question:
Could you please do a video explaining your opinion and operation of parachutes, when you use them? What is the decision making behind that? Should everyone be flying with chutes? Pros and Cons?
Maybe a good opportunity to shout out the sponsors as well.
Thank you Bryce!!
Great effort, love those videos!
Thank you
Elliot Seguin I watched and enjoyed the Pony videos too but I‘m a wardbird guy 😁
Will there ne more videos with the Sanders Sea Furys?
Badass dude! Livin the dream!
Thanks man, good to hear from you!
You brought it to my home airport. Cant wait to see it!
You are in for a treat!
That engine sounds sweeeeeeet!
So fucking amazing, thanks for share with us all these videos Elliot
Thank you Ivan!
Dude love your vids, but please get your audio mixed to one level of volume, it is very quiet when you talk and then loud again with the music... one has to adjust his volume constantly...
Thanks for the feedback!
Great video! How’s the dihedral test done? Just apply full rudder and maintain it for how long?
Thx Elliot!
Refer to 23.177, but to summarize rudder (appropriate magnitude to the type of aircraft) is added slowly looking for a lateral response without help from the ailerons. In a certification environment this would be checked in all gear, flap, and power configurations from 1.2 Vs1 to Va. In this case I only looked at it clean at cruise power and speed, and only out to 25% rudder deflection.
@@utopiasnow it's great to learn new things! thank you very much!
Awesome video Elliot!
Thank you Shane!!
Love the videos!!
On the takeoff, did you have the cockpit open for any specific reason like easier bailout, or just general heat?
The story is the that on some accident the fuselage will bend in such a way that the canopy will jam. So if the canopy is closed you'd be trapped inside. It's also been said that it's much harder to see the gear down locks with the canopy closed.
I seen that plane at a Wings of Eagles Air Show in Fulton NY when I was a youngan! I think it was like 86 or 87? On a side note Jim Franklin (God rest his soul) scared the wee out of me with an inverted flat spin in his Wild Waco.
Franklin was always impressive, thanks for the comment!!!
When are you going to fly the Raptor ?
When the Corona passes. :)
@@utopiasnow Good to know. Great videos, really interesting. Can't wait to see you test the Raptor.
Curious about the use of oxygen mask if not flying at high altitudes?
Ever figure out your gear problem?
Love the T6 had a ride in 290 at Camarillo airport Air Planes Are Cool. Does your gut feeling tell you that the Reno Air Races will take place?
Fantastic. I am not sure if the races will happen or not, that being said I know it would be a strange addition to an already strange year without them. Fingers crossed.
That’s not Billy Parkers tots zero is it? If so I have some great air to air shots of it back in 2003
With such aircraft variance how do the owners handle insurance? I’m assuming some are self insured?
Cool video!
I'm confused, I thought T6 had a direct drive and fast prop rpm, this looks and sounds like it has reduction gear for the big 3 blade
Thank you. Yes that matches my understanding, the stock T-6 has the AN-1 1340 which is direct drive and rated at 550 HP. While this airplane has the S1H1-G geared version for the Otter rated at 600 HP.
@@utopiasnow thank you for the detailed reply!
Awesome video, Really cool. Used to love stopping by Nut Tree as a kid. Are you guys near the Sacramento area? Ever fly up to Redding area?
Yes we are near Sacramento. Redding is a nice area, I haven't been up there recently.
Elliot Seguin - Well.. I say you grab a warbird (or any aircraft) and fly up this way (KRDD). Live close to the airport, no problem for me to drive over and go for a ride :)
Fun stuff watching....Cause all of the flying l can do now is sitting in a chair....But hay at my age that's just the way it is......Glad you did not have any "fubar" lol....Tora" means "tiger" in Japanese and the name is a play on the code name for attack used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during their attack on Pearl Harbor, "Tora, Tora, Tora".....Thanks my young friend....Stay safe up and down.....!
Thanks man!!
@@utopiasnow Which do you like the best ? Stick in the middle or joy stick deal for controlling.....Just wondering...Thanks
Great video. Why are you cranking over the engine before switching on the mags? Is there a particular reason?
Greetings from Germany 😊
It's common in round motor operation. But specifically on this gear ratio engine there is a belief that pulling the engine through before flight (to prevent hydraulic lock) could in itself hydraulic lock the engine. So the procedure is to crank the engine for 6 blades before turning the mags on, to clear the bottom cylinders.
very nice!...
you ride a broken aircraft AGAIN?!! :O :)))
Thank you
Elliot, as always a professional approach to checking a new aircraft. Did you find any difference to take off or climb between the 3 bladed prop with gear reduction and the 2 blade direct drive? It is definitely quieter with the 3 blade, not going supersonic at the tips. How much difference in slow down between 3 part Flaps and the 2 part?
Thanks for the comment.
It's definitely quieter with the slower turning propeller.
The flap drag is not hugely different.
Thanks for the comment!
airplanes are cool. 👍
#truth
Outstanding vid
Fantastic - Really interesting to watch. Have you been able to fly any of the higher power warbirds yet?
Thanks man!
Elliot, I have a stupid question but none the less a question. What type of air is coming through your face mask when you do these test flights? Are you hooked up to oxygen or is this more of just fresh air from outside the plane just in case of smoke or something in the cockpit?
Thanks for the question.
More info here th-cam.com/video/a-lceaOL2E8/w-d-xo.html
@@utopiasnow You are the man...watching it now! haha Love the videos!
@@ZachTate Thanks for saying that. Let me know if your questions aren't answered by that video.
@@utopiasnow haha it answered my question and much much more. You always do great explanations. Thanks again!
Are you a T6G flier that has never over-primed at startup? Hint, there is a reason my T6G manual has a step to close the canopy when the starter is engaged. Asking for a friend. ;-)
Hahaha!!
@@utopiasnow Hope you make to GA. someday soon. I hoped to meet you at the Raptor airport.
These guy and girls are certifiably nuts!! DO NOT go anywhere near their Squadron. NUTS I TELL YOU!!
But if you have to fly in formation or any kind of close-prox airspace with them, there's no one else that many of us in the 'big slow movers' would want on our wings. If you DO decide to go to the reception tent, get there early or there won't be a B-B-Q rib left. They eat the same way they fly... And drink with even more enthusiasm. Their safety record in flying, drinking and eating is unsurpassed.
I hope I get to meet the Tora guys someday!!
@@utopiasnow It is a major fond memory for me. They KNOW what they are doing.
Is that a stick of Beeman's?
Are your flight suits Nomex ??
Yes
Hey Elliot, Couple questions; I notice take off and landings are with the canopy open. Is that a comfort thing, or requirement? Also with the oxygen setup, do you run O2 every flt or is it an emergency bottle should you need it? Again, as others have said, great content, and have learned a lot from your vids; Cheers - Rick
Open cockpit is a safety thing. There is some risk that in an accident the fuselage could tweak and jam the canopy closed, trapping the pilot.
As far as the mask. I wear it for three reasons:
1. Crash protection
2. Better Comms
3. Smoke in the cockpit
More on the O2 system here:
th-cam.com/video/a-lceaOL2E8/w-d-xo.html
Thank you
@@utopiasnow Thanks for taking the time to reply. Cheers - Rick
Can I start the Wisconsin branch of Wasabi?!
Thats a new question!!!
Same typa question any faster and can it be raced at reno ? or is it stock t6 only type of thing?
The t6 class is very restrictive about modifications. So no it can't be raced.
love your youtube btw
Thank you!!!
A warbird should be a hour long video minimum. 😂
Hahahha, awesome
just like the Otter...pump the first few gallons of gas in by hand!
You got it
This is good except for that crappy music. Music really takes away from the video. T-6s aren't A6Ms not matter what you modify.
Good stuff, but very annoying music. Would have been just perfect listening the engine and its soundtrack.
Boah, dieser Typ. Ne ne ne