NAS MOFFETT FIELD 1986 LOCKHEED P 3 DEMO

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A Lockheed P-3 Orion from VP-31 based at NAS MOFFETT FIELD performs a flight demonstrstion at the 1986 airshow From my old VHS tapes.

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  • I was the pilot. I was an instructor in VP-31 at the time, the video only shows a couple of the maneuvers but we maxed out the g's several times. For the airshow we had a minimal fuel load and only 4 people. The plane was very nimble at that weight.

  • I was at the 86 airshow as well! Was there on sunday...Saturday was my 30th birthday party and I stayed up all night, left at 3 AM from Los Angeles and drove up to Sunnyvale. As well as the Italian Frecce Tricolore, there was also a performance by the German Navy "Vikings" and their F-104s. Amazing show.

    Thanks for posting this.

  • I always enjoyed going to airshows at Moffett. They usually had the Blue Angels there but 1986 was different - they had the Tri-Colored Arrows from Italy perform. There was an F-14 and that pilot put on one hell of a demonstration that year. And actually I was always very impressed with VP-31s Orion demos. The P-3 is a big airplane and they made it dance. Thanks for posting this video.

  • Heh, heh, I wondered what a P-3 could possibly do at an airshow to entertain a crowd?

    Shut off an engine, feather the prop, re-start engine, open bomb-bay doors, close bomb-bay doors. That's about it, folks!

    Not dissing the P-3 as it's served well for a long time now (well, a bit too long, it's time for the P-8 Posiedon), but in an airshow it's entertainment value is relatively low.

  • VP 31 was the training Squadron permanently based at Moffett. Everyone went through VP31 prior to going on to their assigned squadrons. Was there 76' to 78' with VP31 then VP9.

  • i would give anything to work a moffett airshow nowadays. Nasa refuses to put on a show.

  • I love watching the P-3 back up. You jet jockys can't do that!

    In my 3 years at NAS Moffett I never had to work the annual air show - lucky for me.

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