Restored WWII Grumman TBM Torpedo Bomber Brand-New EngineTest and Flight: Big, Bad and LOUD !
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- This video is of the run-up and flight testing of the Planes of Fame Museum's (Chino, California) brand-new Wright R-2600 engine on our own Grumman WWII TBM torpedo bomber. This aircraft has been plagued with some engine problems over the past years but through the generosity of Tom Friedkin (big warbird enthusiast who donated the new, rebuilt engine, an absolutely HUGE expense, oh my gosh!), and the restoration team lead by Matt Nightingale and assisted by the father and 2 sons of the Pappas family (and also others) who DONATED their time, this aircraft is now up and running, and it is running very, very well. Thanks to everyone involved!
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Another proud graduate of the Grumman "ironworks"....
They remain the only company that's made a craft that landed men on the moon.
One of the reasons they were selected in the first place was because of their experience with making landing gear that could withstand carrier landings, my guess would be that NASA didn't want any nasty surprises when they touched down on the surface of the moon.
Just love the sound of the old radials.
Man, I love watching and turning up the sound!! Next best thing to being there!!! Thanks a mill octane!!!!
What a fantastic video!!! Great work on everyone's part!!!
Love that "lumpy idle"...
At first glance I thought that thing was around the size of the corsair but good lord that thing is huge.
God I love the sound of a radial engine!!! So guttural!! My first time hearing one was the R-2800 on a Grumman Hellcat... the second one was on a Vought F4U Corsair, and it was even more awesome hearing it on the Corsair!! I would love to hear this engine in person as well :)
GENESEO NY AIR SHOW JULY 2018.
Always loved the Avenger since I built a model of it as a kid.
love the sound
Beautiful noise
Yep, that is the type of aircraft that I saw 60 years ago that had tried to land or takeoff from a grass landing field in Northwood, North Dakota the landing gear had sunk into the grass landing field and the propeller was bent up where it hit the grass landing field.
Other than that the plane seemed okay.
The TBM was built by General Motors. The TBF was built by Grumman. 🇺🇸
That's awesome I wanna go for a ride in that
Excellent vid. Thx!
USN Aircrew TBM turret gunner fantastic aircraft
John USN
served much air time aboard the torpedo bombers as the turret gunner ,handling a 50 calliber machine gun
What a beauty.
Beautiful....
For those who haven't....read the book Flyboys......WOW just WOW....
littlestflyable : WOW is correct.
@ktc8308 : I took this video in early May 2011, thanks!
Nice!!!! Reminds me of my early years when we would fire-up that old DC-3 behind our school....
Could you imagine a squadron of those flying at you? Must have been something to behold.
Those folded wings are great! At first glance, I thought the aeroplane is not operational. :)
Two prius (pree ass) owners just simply cannot stand real engines. Thanks for posting this and thanks!!! for not dubbing in stupid music!!
If not for the TBM toughness, we might not have had a Bush 1...
New engines can sometimes be a PITA to start
They were a pain in the ass during the Pacific war. But once started, oh my, the sound of freedom.
Paladin 06 Freedom doesn’t knock, it rings, and I think that this plane does a bit of both. It knocks around the target and has a lovely ring to its name.
Very good Video Wonderful and very nice World war II Planes I like meet pilot, flying world war II weekend but it's a Something tells some body ride around
TOM AVENGER. MUSIC TO MY EARS.
Former President George Bush flew one.
Got his NAVY wings of gold at age 19.
Nice. The higher of the plane
Not to be nitpicky but if it is a TBM, it's not a Grumman plane but a General Motors manufactured plane. Any Avengers coming from the Grumman factory would be designated TBF
And relatively few Avengers came from the Grumman factory. Avenger (and Wildcat) production was switched over to GM so the Grumman factory could be devoted to Hellcat production.
That sound
I remember how surprised I was walking up to one of these monsters...they are so huge compared to Wildcats and Hellcats lol..
When did you take this video? Thx!
Know it well we called it the TBF in 1843 Squadron FAA
S-W-E-E-T !!! MiF
When you say a "HUGE" expense how much would an engine like that be worth? Over one hundred and fifty thousand? Just curious.
Great video. This is the Avenger right?
I know this is eight years old, but yes.
The Avenger was designated TBF when Grumman was building them, but was revised and redesignated as the the TBM when GM took over production.
If it was a true Grumman it is a TBF. If a GM product, a TBM.
Stevo flying it,?
C'mon baby, c'mon...
Red Randell's One Man War
WWII Juvenile publication
TBF pilot flying supplies to Hold Outs on Mindanao..
My first boo on The War, c.1955..
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How do you know it is a TBM and not a TBF? Who built it?
jockellis TBF had less cowl flaps.F was built by Grumman M by goodyear
@@kellyreim6627 TBMs were built by General Motors (Eastern Aircraft division), not Goodyear. Goodyear's designator was G.
I wonder why the guy in the black shirt and carrying a fire extinguisher isn't wearing ear defenders? That spot must be really loud...
probably earplugs
3 things for you to consider...this is a museum not military, none of them have any radio's, and with ear protection, how do they communicate??
baward music to the ears!
John
as a member of a torpedo squadron and a turret gunner aboard this fantastic aircraft,brings back old memories
John USN
I think you mean R-2800 engine don't you?
No, The TBF/TBM had a Wright Cyclone R-2600
That would seem the logical choice for such a large aeroplane BUT its R-2600.
Bad. Ass.
TBF not TBM
Barely adequate aircraft and horrible torpedo!
+Tom Wood You're kidding, right?
You must be thinking of the Devastator, now that was a real piece of shit...
But truly the Mk.13 torpedo was a bad torpedo
My bad, believe you are right...
Fly “old school “ NAVY..!!