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:''For the comic book superhero, see Ms. Marvel.'' Warbird ''is also a general designation for Romulan starships in Star Trek.''
'Warbird' is a term used to describe vintage military aircraft. Although the term originally implied piston driven aircraft from the World War II era, it is now often extended to include all military aircraft, including jet powered aircraft, that are no longer in military service. Vintage jet aircraft in flyable condition, however, are much rarer due to technical complexity.
Sometimes, the term "Warbird "also applies to newly built replicas of vintage aircraft, such as Allison V-1710 powered Yak-9s from Yakovlev, Me 262s built by the Me 262 Project and FW 190s by Flug Werk.
Restored warbirds are a frequent attraction at airshows. Highly modified as well as "stock" warbirds can also frequently be seen at air races, since late-war fighter planes are among the fastest propeller-driven planes ever built. The most popular warbirds for races seem to be the P-51 Mustang, the Hawker Sea Fury, the F8F Bearcat, the T-6 Texan and the F4U Corsair.
★ Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
★ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
★ Champlin Fighter Collection
★ Collings Foundation
★ Commemorative Air Force (formerly ''Confederate Air Force'')
★ Fantasy of Flight
★ Lone Star Flight Museum
★ Shuttleworth Collection
★ Willy Messerschmitt Foundation
★ Yankee Air Force
★ Vintage warbird restoration
★ Paintings of Warbirds by a french artist Jean-Alain MARTIN
★ Warbird Resource Group
★ Warbird Alley
★ Ezell Aviation - Warbird Restoration Company
★ Warbird Registry - Tracking the history of individual warbirds
★ Fly Vintage
★ Authentic warbird drawings online
★ Courtesy Aircraft, traders in vintage aircraft
★ Me 262 Project
★ Flug Werk
★ Messerschmitt Foundation Hangar at EADS.
★ The Warbird Factory (replicas of warbirds)
★ Palm Springs Air Museum
★ Vintage Warbird Photography
''Critical Mass'', a modified Sea Fury air racer.
A SBD-5 Dauntless Dive Bomber is salvaged from the depths of Lake Michigan.
The same model after restoration.
'Warbird' is a term used to describe vintage military aircraft. Although the term originally implied piston driven aircraft from the World War II era, it is now often extended to include all military aircraft, including jet powered aircraft, that are no longer in military service. Vintage jet aircraft in flyable condition, however, are much rarer due to technical complexity.
Sometimes, the term "Warbird "also applies to newly built replicas of vintage aircraft, such as Allison V-1710 powered Yak-9s from Yakovlev, Me 262s built by the Me 262 Project and FW 190s by Flug Werk.
Restored warbirds are a frequent attraction at airshows. Highly modified as well as "stock" warbirds can also frequently be seen at air races, since late-war fighter planes are among the fastest propeller-driven planes ever built. The most popular warbirds for races seem to be the P-51 Mustang, the Hawker Sea Fury, the F8F Bearcat, the T-6 Texan and the F4U Corsair.
| Contents |
| Major operators of historic aircraft |
| See also |
| External links |
Major operators of historic aircraft
★ Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
★ Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
★ Champlin Fighter Collection
★ Collings Foundation
★ Commemorative Air Force (formerly ''Confederate Air Force'')
★ Fantasy of Flight
★ Lone Star Flight Museum
★ Shuttleworth Collection
★ Willy Messerschmitt Foundation
★ Yankee Air Force
See also
★ Vintage warbird restoration
External links
★ Paintings of Warbirds by a french artist Jean-Alain MARTIN
★ Warbird Resource Group
★ Warbird Alley
★ Ezell Aviation - Warbird Restoration Company
★ Warbird Registry - Tracking the history of individual warbirds
★ Fly Vintage
★ Authentic warbird drawings online
★ Courtesy Aircraft, traders in vintage aircraft
★ Me 262 Project
★ Flug Werk
★ Messerschmitt Foundation Hangar at EADS.
★ The Warbird Factory (replicas of warbirds)
★ Palm Springs Air Museum
★ Vintage Warbird Photography
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