F7F Tigercat aerobatics by Steve Hinton

[1339LARS]

A most elegant aircraft !

[elvisisalive01]

beautifull! Great vid!

[Heathh49008]

I worked with this plane when it was owned by the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. I was just a kid who hung around the hanger until they put me to work as "Hey Kid!" pulling props and running firebottles.

I always loved that plane, and I know she's in good hands. Just giver her a pat on the old "ass pad" for me the next time she tries to squat on her tail when you tow her. Maybe I'll get down there to visit her at a show someday.

[marthmaster79]

Man I miss Chino airshow and the Tigercat, one of my favorite planes that appears there, but it's just at a time of year when it's way too hot for me to handle :(

out of curiosity, how many of these planes are left in flying condition, does anyone know?

[usmctate]

who would dislike this?????

[mleer58]

this plane is awesome :)

[jak9200]

god i wish i could fly this thing just once!

[sanfranciscobay]

Look how narrow the fuselage is shown 4:50

It's like a dart with wings and motors attached. Super narrow.

[TheSchoegglnator]

the tigercat is friggin awesome

[DIMZEROCENT]

Thanks for the answer, TJDOZIER1 !  A beautifull plane, really !

[DIMZEROCENT]

Is this a WWII plane ? Never seen that type before.

[TJDOZIER1]

@DIMZEROCENT

The Tigercat was not used in combat in WWII,

but did experience some combat service in the

Korean War.

[REVBia]

@TJDOZIER1 Sorry, you're wrong. A single squadron of (unarmed) F7F1P's saw service in 1945. Their job was to photo-recon the potential landing zones for the initial invasion of Japan. I have the honor of knowing one of those very few, very brave pilots. His love of the Tigercat surpasses even his first love, the F4U. I wish you could meet him.

[BKrystall]

the tigercat is a twin engine fighter. its like and F6F and an F8F flying together.

[RK1Hatty]

My favorite fighter manufactures. The Wildcat, the Hellcat, the Tigercat, and my personal favorite, the Tom Cat. All of em' going down in history as some of the greatest fighter planes ever built.

[jackaldot70]

nice but not a patch on the dh mosquito to look at..

[NVanWendy]

C'mon, Steve; how 'bout a little strafing run for old times' sake?

[keefer2111]

Steve is if not one of, he is the best pilot there is when it comes to the War Birds.

[check6ii]

LORDY! WRING THAT KITTY CAT OUT STEVE!!!!!

[GerryK61]

Beautiful Aircraft!

Amazing pilot too.

[JackFlemingFan]

Excellent!! Grumman sure did have their act together when they designed and built the F7F Tigercat!!

[flyspotty]

Steve Hinton is the best warbird pilot forever.

[SINNER4T25]

Steve is a lucky man

[1bearcatf8f]

one of the best aircraft ever

[check6ii]

Steve Hinton is a freaking GOD!

[zimmermann10]

The best peformance from all youtube!

[mcdonnell220]

LOVE Tigercats!!

Thanks a million. :-)

[kirkconway]

Im glad that steve is with the Planes of fame museum in Chino Calif,

Its one of the rare museums that all the aircraft fly and if they arnt flying then thier in restoration, or being serviced,

I saw steve senior in the roaring warbirds Video of the corsair, nd he just goes thru the checklist like it was second nature, and then strats the R-2800,

warms it up and taxis out, takes off and goes thru some things like direndells and loops like it was nothing,

Yes He is really something,

[TJDOZIER1]

Steve jumps from airplane to airplane like you or I walk from room to room in our homes. What makes it even better is that Steve, actually both Steves', are really nice approachable people. I see them both, usually every week, and they always have time to say hello.

[AntiqueRadiodoc]

Beautiful aircraft. Steve Hinton is Thee Pilot!

[kirkconway]

there are warbird pilot's and then there is Steve Hinton,

He has a sense of what is right all the time and has a really affectionate heart for the WW2 plane's,

He's an excellent pilot and he knows how to get out of an emergency in a plane should one arise,

If He was in WW2 he would have been there with Bong, and Pappy and I believe even better in alot of respect's,

[TJDOZIER1]

Steve Hinton is nothing short of amazing and I agree he would have been among the best aces in military service. And now there's Steve Hinton Jr.. Another Hinton to carry on the tradition of excellence in flight. Steve Jr, (Steveo) just became the youngest man to ever win the Reno Air aces. He did it at age 22, and took the record from his father who held it at age 26. I have flown with both, and I will fly anything, anywhere with either Steve. Both are pilots for the Air Museum Planes of Fame.

[zimmermann10]

The desigh of the wing is similar to mustang`wings, so this is the secret of this amazing acrobatic peformance!

[zimmermann10]

This pilot is almost a Genius!

[TJDOZIER1]

Steve Hinton is the premiere warbird pilot in the world today. I will fly in anything with Steve.

[zimmermann10]

A true ace!

In WWII would shot down many aircrafters

[zimmermann10]

After 60 years Argentines tried to build something similar called *pucará*.They failed.Estupid people!

The old F7F already is better then *Pucará* although conceived sixty years ago!

[tinchou85]

Mr. zimmermann10

The Pucara it´s a good plane,but the human factor is the most important element.

"stupid people"...envy?

anyway,this video is great,good job!!

[zimmermann10]

Por qué usted no compara la pucará com lo F7F? ?No ves que é mais????

Fue construída hace sesenta anõs

[tinchou85]

Porque el Pucará fue hecho pensando otros factores mr. Lumpen:

- Apoyo a tierra

- Anti-helicopteros

- Misiones COIN

No se si esta operativo el Grumman,pero el Pucará sigue activo y esta pendiente para actualizarlo.

[zimmermann10]

After sixty year the industry from Argentina is not yet able to produce a aircraft like F7F.

A failure and a shame for that country

[tinchou85]

ahá...of course.

Brasil haven´t failure and shame?

pff..

argentina is perfectly qualified for produce an aircraft...but:

- USA makes restrictions in sud america

- We had diferent and disgusting politics, after and before ´90

We have great engineers no doubt with that,how about Augusto Cicaré?...the 1° helicopter made ,integrally in Sud America (Argentina)

If you don´t know this,you´re a perfectly asshole.

[zimmermann10]

"helicopter made ,integrally in Sud America (Argentina)""

Ah ahha hhhahahhh!

[tinchou85]

"Ah ahha hhhahahhha"

Did you hurt with de reality o it´s a smile?

check it...proyect Cicaré CH-14

go away dancing samba with garotos ¬¬

[zimmermann10]

The pilots from A4 ask for their command the urgent replacement of old cannons because they have problems, oft crashs!

Belive-me, the command didn`t do that, just some simples cannons and finnaly laucht the Argentines Pilots in cruel war completely degraded.

[zimmermann10]

....

[zimmermann10]

Beggars!!

[zimmermann10]

Bell 47 has more or less 50 years since the first flight and i dont have doubt that it is much bettar then this kind of toy(CH-14) from argentina, sorry!

it is also grotesque.

We build many of these in garagem with the engine of volkwagen!

[zimmermann10]

Now, my favorite video!!!

[zimmermann10]

how can he burne the old engine like he did?

[TJDOZIER1]

I dont understand what you mean.

[zimmermann10]

Forcing the old engine(R2800) to the top of rotation, to the top of power, can you undestand now?

How get pieces for fix the engine after?

Forcing the structure of a old aircraft with 4.5 G´s or more, undestand now what i am traying to say?

[TJDOZIER1]

We never overstress our aircraft or engines. These aircraft are flown so the public can experience these examples of aviation history. Seeing them in books or on video does not compare to the live experience. Parts are purchased, traded, and when needed hand fabricated.

[zimmermann10]

Dear Tjdozier, do you know any vid about F8F with the same level of peformance?

[TJDOZIER1]

Look to the right and see my video titled

"F8F Bearcat Aerobatics". It is a F8F Bearcat performance from the same airshow as the F7F Aerobatics video.

Planes of Fame Airshow..the greatest warbird airshow in the world.

[zimmermann10]

The best

[fighter0w1]

I think it sounded like another plane doing a start-up.

[TJDOZIER1]

Every time I fly with Steve I think he does some "awesome pilot work stuff" myself!

I've been at 350 Kts at 50 feet in the AD Skyraider with Steve, and it was awesome.

[TJDOZIER1]

Thats the sound of an aircraft tug starting on the ramp in front of where I was standing starting up, its not the Tigercat.

[ibbiggs]

Might this be the one that races at reno?

[TJDOZIER1]

This is one of the Tigercats that was at Reno but did not race.

[cajunhornet60]

the F7F could MOVE...a beautiful ship!!

[RedGreen8GE]

This brought back fond memories of my youth seeing this particular Tigercat performing at the High on Kalamazoo Airshow. Glad to see it still thundering through the skies and wowing audiences. Thanks for sharing!

[BasicModelling]

Didn't realise the fuselage was quite so narrow./.. :)