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Gunfighter Ep. 9: The Cockpit

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Posted on April 12, 2010 by heather in Featured Videos, Gunfighter, Videos, WarBikes

In order to make Gunfighter look like the sleek and sexy fighter aircraft she’s based on, Ralph and Kenny give this custom motorcycle an airworthy cockpit.
Delicate instruments tucked into the low, tight windshield make the rider feel like a pilot ready for takeoff.

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Prepping For Flight

The Mustang of the Skies

Posted on April 09, 2010 by heather in Gunfighter, Tech Specs, WarBikes

Since we’re just a few episodes away from the Gunfighter completion, I thought I’d toss some Gunfighter info up here for you.
Did you know:

The P-51 Mustang Fighter became the first single-engine airplanes to attack the Germans in their own homeland when they carried out strafing raids on Dortmund
On escort missions with bombers, the bullet spitting [...]

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Manuals, Training and Takeoff

Posted on April 02, 2010 by heather in P-51, Tech Specs, WarBikes

From the Pilot Training Manual: Mustang P-51 that’s on file in the CAF Airpower Museum Library. They have shelves and racks of resources available, as well as a huge oral history collection. Pretty much anything you want to look up about aircraft from WWII is comfortably residing within this library. There are Flight Manuals from [...]

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Gunfighter Ep. 8: Paint, Powder & Polish

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Posted on March 29, 2010 by heather in Featured Videos, Gunfighter, P-51, Videos, WarBikes

Ralph reacts to Crash’s interpretation of the Gunfighter paint scheme.

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Turning Pages

Posted on March 26, 2010 by heather in WarBikes

Some riders go with whatever boots they have handy. Some riders seek out motorcycle boots that have the right grip and heel. Working around aircraft usually requires steel-toed boots. Come to think of it, working around the garage should require steel-toed boots, too.
Mike, our behind-the-camera producer has been trying out Chippewa Boots for quite awhile [...]

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