Jetting through the Grand Canyon in a T-33 (1959)

[Lockheed Bob]

Re: Jetting through the Grand Canyon in a T-33 (1959)

Same way with loud TV commercials use the mute . Great video.

[Randy Haskin]

Re: Jetting through the Grand Canyon in a T-33 (1959)

The Grand Canyon video was made on a wind up camera with no microphone (pictured in a B/W slide at the end of the movie) and the 1959 8mm film did not have any sound on it. If it had, I would surely have used it, even though the sound would have been recorded from inside the aircraft and not as dramatic as sound from outside.

It would have just been loud nondescript noise, unfortunately.

The sound from sitting 6 feet behind a Merlin is just noise, too.

[Race5]

Re: Jetting through the Grand Canyon in a T-33 (1959)

The problem with being a real good pilot is just that. You are "A" real good pilot. By definition you are not the only one. If you meet up with another real good pilot opposing you in the Grand Canyon. . . Well you roll facing the outer wall hang close and let him go by. Simple.
Now at 200 MPH you better be a real good pilot to think that fast as the other guy is closing at 400 MPH and just popped around the next corner.
I hope you have God on your side.
But could you imagine being the guy sitting there on the bank of the river with a video camera waiting on the off chance that two T-birds are going to meet right above you? They do it right, pass each other, you get it on film. You're thrilled at your prowess and you are jumping up and down and your buddy is there jumping up and down beside you and suddenly he says:
Man did you see that?
You didn't because you were making sure to got the shot. You missed a once in a life time sight because you were so cool that you were going to show it to everyone.
I 'm laughing because something like that happened to me at Reno this year. I was in the race crew box at the end of the T-hangars when Fat Albert flew down the ramp. I got it all on video and it looks cool, I remember feeling the wind as he flew less than 100 feet above my head and I had my face in the video camera. I didn't see it.
"boink" {hand hitting head} But I got it on video.
If I ever figure out how to put it on You Tube I will. No music. To me the sound of them 4 Allisons can't be beat by rock and roll or country.

That night pass down the ramp was pretty cool. We were down by the Riff Raff pit when he came by. I heard a strange noise, turned around and was looking straight at the nose of that thing.

[AAFO_WSagar]

Re: Jetting through the Grand Canyon in a T-33 (1959)

The sound from sitting 6 feet behind a Merlin is just noise, too.

Granted, I was a bit more ahtn 6 feet behind it, but when I rode in the "back seat" of a Mustang, and lifted my headset for a bit, wern't no noise that I heard.. wuz music!

[split-s]

Re: Jetting through the Grand Canyon in a T-33 (1959)

Granted, I was a bit more ahtn 6 feet behind it, but when I rode in the "back seat" of a Mustang, and lifted my headset for a bit, wern't no noise that I heard.. wuz music!

Aaahh ...



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