these planes were given to the royal laos military during the secret war in laos. many was used by the laotion and hmong ppl to fight off the viet cong and nva. also protected the american soldiers by slowing down NVA on the ho chi minh trail.
These were and are fantastic airplanes. Have many hours in them.
Sad thing about them though is that in the 50's these were sold out the door at DM salvage yard in flying condition for $600. Yes that is correct. today you may get a bargain at about $300,000.
Hi all, NOT to brag, but during the Secret War in Laos from 1960-1975, the CIA supplied the Laotian government with the T-28D. One of the those brave pilots who flew these planes was a Hmong Fighter Ace named Lee Lue. He only flew almost 2 years and logged in more than 5,000 missions. Unfortunately, on a sad day on July 12, 1969, while conducting a bombing mission on enemy AAA target, he was shot down by them. He is hailed today as the most daring and dedicated fighter of all time.
I remember those waking me up flying over my house every morning during the summers back in the 80's. I miss that sound. We live close to a landing strip where the pilots train. I used to love watching them fly when I was little.
The shutter speed of the camera is so high that its creating the illusion that the prop isn't spinning. Now if the shutter speed was lowered to like 1/100. You wouldn't be able to see the prop like that. It would just look like a blurred circle.
This is not a big radial, as it produces a max of 1,425 hp. Big radials are those of the mighty Sea Fury, Corsair, Thunderbolt, the F6F, F7F, F8F and more!
Wow - that was great. I worked on these when I was in the Navy in 1981-1984 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Training Squadron 27. These birds were real work horses!
sounds like my lawn mower
ALLERTORLOVER69 10 months ago
these planes were given to the royal laos military during the secret war in laos. many was used by the laotion and hmong ppl to fight off the viet cong and nva. also protected the american soldiers by slowing down NVA on the ho chi minh trail.
unwantedguysss 1 year ago
parkzone did a great job making it look like the real thing
steveoh2395 1 year ago
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!
ColonelKlank 1 year ago
I'd check the spark plugs :)
degas 1 year ago
This airplane looks like a version of the Avenger.
MRSCHUTZE1 1 year ago
is this in New Zealand?
resqme1000 1 year ago
you should get a PARKZONE T-28 TROJAN r/c model. i have one and it is excellent and im 14
p3x197 2 years ago
These were and are fantastic airplanes. Have many hours in them.
Sad thing about them though is that in the 50's these were sold out the door at DM salvage yard in flying condition for $600. Yes that is correct. today you may get a bargain at about $300,000.
flynlownslow 2 years ago
I used to load ordnance on them in 67/68 out of Udorn.
WpnsMech 2 years ago
that's right and after the korean war you could get a p- 51 for 20,000. My uncle bought a stearman in the 30's for $99
DumbAssTV101 2 years ago
Now all of the fighter jets that the military gets rid of they break in half before they are sold to the salvage yards. It's a shame.
swedishvolvo 2 years ago
Your Parkzone T28 is huge! What mod did you use?
TheTechnoRat 2 years ago 7
Haha Beat me 2 it!
blackcarreraGT 2 years ago
You know what that plane sounds like to me, it sounds like Victory!
744682532 2 years ago
Sounds like a harley lol. T28's are great airplanes. The Harley Davidson of the sky!!
chubsmagoo 2 years ago
Hi all, NOT to brag, but during the Secret War in Laos from 1960-1975, the CIA supplied the Laotian government with the T-28D. One of the those brave pilots who flew these planes was a Hmong Fighter Ace named Lee Lue. He only flew almost 2 years and logged in more than 5,000 missions. Unfortunately, on a sad day on July 12, 1969, while conducting a bombing mission on enemy AAA target, he was shot down by them. He is hailed today as the most daring and dedicated fighter of all time.
1000saib 2 years ago
Cool video. I love the sound of the Trojan. One of my favourite planes!!!
warbird417 2 years ago
I remember those waking me up flying over my house every morning during the summers back in the 80's. I miss that sound. We live close to a landing strip where the pilots train. I used to love watching them fly when I was little.
tsntana 3 years ago
my dad flew those
guitarjpm 3 years ago
One of my favourite planes
BitterSweetJoseph 3 years ago
Sound so good. Gotta love that P&W R-1820!
juzzi07 3 years ago
i saw them flying in formation with b-24 liberators before airshow =)
HeyJulieCarp 3 years ago
There are no B24's in Australia. Maybe Temoras Hudson and the Lockheed 12, but there are no B24's in Australia, i wish there was though!!!
warbird417 2 years ago
the appearance of a fast spinning object going slowly is caused by the strobescopic (i think i spelled it right...) effect.
i love the Trojan, especially the sound (as is apparent in the first 40sec of the clip)
Concordski101 4 years ago 2
The shutter speed of the camera is so high that its creating the illusion that the prop isn't spinning. Now if the shutter speed was lowered to like 1/100. You wouldn't be able to see the prop like that. It would just look like a blurred circle.
WhitsonGraphics 4 years ago
This is not a big radial, as it produces a max of 1,425 hp. Big radials are those of the mighty Sea Fury, Corsair, Thunderbolt, the F6F, F7F, F8F and more!
sxakj 4 years ago
I don't know about you, but I would consider an engine that produces as much power as 10 normal cars to be pretty powerful.
oisiaa 3 years ago
Wow - that was great. I worked on these when I was in the Navy in 1981-1984 at Corpus Christi, Texas. Training Squadron 27. These birds were real work horses!
sfzabawa 4 years ago
Does anybody know why anything that spins fast sometimes looks like its spinning really slow or backwards? and what that affect is called?
WAKEUPshift111 4 years ago
it's a strobe effect, the shutter speed matches the prop, slow the shutter timming a tad, for blurry props
MaryMagpie 4 years ago
i love the sound of that big radial engine
samuelbengermin 5 years ago
Wow! Thanks for the vid! My dad worked on t28's while he was in the Navy back in the late 60's. Nice to see one in flight.
blacksurt66623 5 years ago