This article is about vintage military aircraft. For the comic book superhero, see Carol Danvers. For the Star Trek type of spacecraft, see Romulan § Romulan Warbird.
Although the term originally implied piston-driven aircraft from the World War II era, it is now often extended to include all airworthy former military aircraft, including jet-powered aircraft and helicopters.[1][2]
Sometimes, modern production aircraft such as Allison V-1710-powered Yakovlev Yak-9s from Yakovlev and replicas and reproductions of vintage aircraft are called "warbirds", such as Messerschmitt Me 262s built by the Me 262 Project and Focke-Wulf Fw 190s by Flug + Werk; this can include any one of a large number of different aircraft designs from between World War I and the late 1930s, when military aircraft design was less complex. Such replicated warbirds may even be powered by vintage engines from the era of the aircraft design being flown, as Cole Palen and others associated with his institution did at Palen's Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome aviation museum with accurate and airworthy reproductions of the Fokker Dr.I, Fokker D.VII, Fokker D.VIII, Sopwith Camel, and Sopwith Dolphin World War I aircraft.
Vintage warbird restoration, or classic aircraft restoration, is the process of taking aircraft from the previous era, and performing processes such as maintenance, repairs, and refurbishments to restore the aircraft to its original military configuration (minus any working weaponry). According to Classic Warplanes, some of the tasks performed on these vintage aircraft include:[6]
Structural repairs
Standard maintenance
Interior and exterior paint
Decals and stamps
Upholstery replacements
Control heads and radios
Parachutes, ejection seats, and ejection seat cartridges
Rewiring
Replacement of real weaponry with nonoperating replicas
Restored warbirds are a frequent attraction at airshows. Airshows are held all over the world annually. Warbird Alley claims that some of the best-known airshows that feature warbirds are:[7][failed verification]
In Australia a biennial event, Warbirds Downunder, is held at the Temora Aviation Museum in Temora, NSW "for a two-day celebration of Australian aviation history".[8] The event features warbirds from private and museum collections around the country (such as the HARS collection), both in flying and static displays, as well as being regularly supported by current squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force, including No. 100 Squadron and the RAAF formation aerobatic display team, the Roulettes.
Air racing
Highly modified and "stock" warbirds can also frequently be seen at air races, since World War II-era fighters are among the fastest propeller-driven airplanes ever built.
The premier event for warbird air racing is the Reno Air Races, held each September near Reno, Nevada. There are several classes of racing that facilitate the application of warbirds in the sport, including the:
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA): The primary focus of the group started with building individual airplanes, and it soon grew to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters, and contemporary manufactured aircraft.
Warbirds of America is a nonprofit organization formed in 1964. A year after its start, it became a branch of the EAA.
^"Jet Class Gallery | National Championship Air Races". Reno Air Races. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
Further reading
Mikesh, Robert (2009). Restoring Museum Aircraft. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. ISBN978-0-7643-3234-0.
Wayland, Kent Allen (May 2006). A Better Past Through Technology: World War II Warplanes as Cultural Heritage (Thesis). University of Virginia. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
External links
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The Fighter Collection
Shuttleworth Collection
Warbirds Downunder
April 05, 2023
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This article is about vintage military aircraft For the comic book superhero see Carol Danvers For the Star Trek type of spacecraft see Romulan Romulan Warbird This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Warbird news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message A warbird is any vintage military aircraft now operated by civilian organizations and individuals or in some instances by historic arms of military forces such as the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight the RAAF Museum Historic Flight or the South African Air Force Museum Historic Flight Hawker Hurricane and T 6 Texan warbirds in flight over Finland Contents 1 Naming 2 Major operators of historic aircraft 3 Restoration process 4 Airshows 5 Air racing 6 Clubs and organizations 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksNaming Edit A restored privately owned de Havilland Vampire warbird Although the term originally implied piston driven aircraft from the World War II era it is now often extended to include all airworthy former military aircraft including jet powered aircraft and helicopters 1 2 The several different types of warbirds include the fighter trainer bomber jet transports utility etc Examples of aircraft types include the North American P 51 Mustang Vought F4U Corsair Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress North American T 6 Texan Beechcraft T 34 Mentor Messerschmitt Bf 109 Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire Sometimes modern production aircraft such as Allison V 1710 powered Yakovlev Yak 9s from Yakovlev and replicas and reproductions of vintage aircraft are called warbirds such as Messerschmitt Me 262s built by the Me 262 Project and Focke Wulf Fw 190s by Flug Werk this can include any one of a large number of different aircraft designs from between World War I and the late 1930s when military aircraft design was less complex Such replicated warbirds may even be powered by vintage engines from the era of the aircraft design being flown as Cole Palen and others associated with his institution did at Palen s Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome aviation museum with accurate and airworthy reproductions of the Fokker Dr I Fokker D VII Fokker D VIII Sopwith Camel and Sopwith Dolphin World War I aircraft Major operators of historic aircraft EditAlpine Fighter Collection of New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum Amicale Jean Baptiste Salis Lancaster B I PA474 in 460 Squadron RAAF colours escorted by Hurricane Mk IIc LF363 in 249 Sqn livery operated by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Historical Aviation Restoration Society Shuttleworth Collection An AH 1 Cobra from the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation 3 Royal Australian Air Force No 100 Squadron Temora Historic Flight Temora Aviation Museum The Fighter Collection s TF 51 a training variant of the P 51 The Fighter Collection In the United States Army Aviation Heritage Foundation 4 Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation 5 Collings Foundation Commemorative Air Force EAA Aviation Museum 4 Fantasy of Flight Lone Star Flight Museum Military Aviation Museum Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Planes of Fame Museum Yankee Air ForceRestoration process EditVintage warbird restoration or classic aircraft restoration is the process of taking aircraft from the previous era and performing processes such as maintenance repairs and refurbishments to restore the aircraft to its original military configuration minus any working weaponry According to Classic Warplanes some of the tasks performed on these vintage aircraft include 6 Structural repairs Standard maintenance Interior and exterior paint Decals and stamps Upholstery replacements Control heads and radios Parachutes ejection seats and ejection seat cartridges Rewiring Replacement of real weaponry with nonoperating replicasAirshows Edit HA 200 T 34 and T 6 warbirds fly in formation 2008 Commemorative Air Force AIRSHO Restored warbirds are a frequent attraction at airshows Airshows are held all over the world annually Warbird Alley claims that some of the best known airshows that feature warbirds are 7 failed verification Alliance Airshow Fort Worth Texas Commemorative Air Force AIRSHO Midland Texas Dayton Airshow Dayton Ohio EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Oshkosh Wisconsin History of Flight Airshow Geneseo New York Indianapolis Airshow Indianapolis Indiana Miramar Airshow Miramar California Sun n Fun Lakeland Florida Warbirds over the Beach Virginia Beach Virginia Warbirds over Monroe Monroe North Carolina Warbirds over Wanaka Wanaka Otago citation needed In Europe one of the best known warbird airshows is the annual Flying Legends arranged in Imperial War Museum Duxford in UK La Ferte Alais air show in France collects warbirds annually too Warbirds fly also in most of the Shuttleworth Collection flying days in UK every summer In Australia a biennial event Warbirds Downunder is held at the Temora Aviation Museum in Temora NSW for a two day celebration of Australian aviation history 8 The event features warbirds from private and museum collections around the country such as the HARS collection both in flying and static displays as well as being regularly supported by current squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force including No 100 Squadron and the RAAF formation aerobatic display team the Roulettes Air racing EditHighly modified and stock warbirds can also frequently be seen at air races since World War II era fighters are among the fastest propeller driven airplanes ever built The premier event for warbird air racing is the Reno Air Races held each September near Reno Nevada There are several classes of racing that facilitate the application of warbirds in the sport including the Precious Metal a highly modified P 51 at the 2014 Reno Air Race Jet Class T 6 Class Unlimited ClassSome of the most popular warbirds for racing are the North American P 51 Mustang the Hawker Sea Fury the Grumman F8F Bearcat and the North American T 6 Texan In more recent years straight wing jet powered warbirds such as the Aero L 29 Delfin Aero L 39 Albatros BAC Jet Provost De Havilland Vampire and PZL TS 11 Iskra have seen the conception of their own racing class known simply as the Jet Class 9 Clubs and organizations EditThe examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject You may improve this article discuss the issue on the talk page or create a new article as appropriate November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Some organizations in the United States are Experimental Aircraft Association EAA The primary focus of the group started with building individual airplanes and it soon grew to include antiques classics warbirds aerobatic aircraft ultralights helicopters and contemporary manufactured aircraft Warbirds of America is a nonprofit organization formed in 1964 A year after its start it became a branch of the EAA Classic Jet Aircraft Association Commemorative Air ForceSee also EditAntique aircraft Aviation archaeology Aviation museum Category Lists of surviving aircraftReferences Edit New CAF Living History Program Launches with Helicopters and Vietnam warbirdsnews com March 13 2016 Retrieved 1 June 2022 English Electric Canberra and de Havilland Vampire set to Return to the Air warbirdsnews com June 6 2017 Retrieved 1 June 2022 Army Aviation Heritage Foundation and Flying Museum armyav org Retrieved 16 May 2022 a b Carry Pat Warbird Museum Directory Warbird Alley Retrieved 28 July 2020 Kearney Kevin BAHF Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Retrieved 28 July 2020 Spick Mike 1991 Classic Warplanes New York Smithmark ISBN 0 86101 622 X Airshow Links Warbird Alley Retrieved 28 July 2020 Warbirds Downunder Airshow Warbirds Downunder Retrieved 2022 05 10 Jet Class Gallery National Championship Air Races Reno Air Races Retrieved 2022 05 10 Further reading EditMikesh Robert 2009 Restoring Museum Aircraft Atglen Pennsylvania Schiffer Publishing ISBN 978 0 7643 3234 0 Wayland Kent Allen May 2006 A Better Past Through Technology World War II Warplanes as Cultural Heritage Thesis University of Virginia Retrieved 28 July 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Warbirds Australian Warbirds Association Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation Classic Jet Aircraft Association Commemorative Air Force Experimental Aircraft Association EAA AirVenture EAA Warbirds of America New Zealand Warbirds Temora Aviation Museum The Fighter Collection Shuttleworth Collection Warbirds Downunder Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warbird amp oldid 1144680609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
