Hand-Cranking the Inertia Starter on Restored 1934 Boeing P-26 "Peashooter" Fighter Plane !

[CWO4Mann]

While I love to see the old war birds fly, this aeroplane is unique, being the only one left in the world. I would think twice about taking it for a spin.

[mreid08]

I bet those didnt fly much when its cold, you would run out of ground crew to crank it.

[SgtGrant23]

Good Ole hand cranked inertia starter's. 

[MrElSatan]

was it a race plane?

[octane130]

@MrElSatan: The Boeing P-26 was a front-line U.S. Army Air Corps fighter (pursuit)plane from 1933 until about 1938. China also used 11 of them against the Japanese in a futile effort. The Philippine Army also used a few of the obsolete aircraft against the Japanese and actually shot down one of their aircraft in 1941.

The colorful paint scheme on the Planes of Fame P-26 Peashooter is that of an early unit based at March Air Force Base (then March Field), California.

[MrElSatan]

@octane130 Thank you,with that big radial I tough was a race plane! thx

[MrElSatan]

awesome!

[Dunwyche]

Nice Octane, thanke for the post. That one is an oldie!

D~

[jimnrel]

Sweet!! love fly over rummble of the radial :-)

[BigWheelHawaii]

Great Video, thanks for posting...

[darthfurious80]

would have been neat to see the video from the other side, watching the guy crank would have been cool too.

[darthfurious80]

didn't the Messerschmitt Bf 109 have an inertia starter as well?

[DrPilotRedC]

Brilliant video.

[ra301]

OH MY GOD!!! Thank you!!!

This is the first clip I saw of inertia starter in action. Sounds really wonderful! I wish the Zero at POF had an inertia starter.

[dave440c]

Very pretty. Good audio as well. Thanks!

[flynmid]

Ahh much better. Thank you

[Indogyearsimdead]

BEAUTIFUL...