Grumman F3F-2 “Flying Barrel”
In 1935 the U.S. Navy placed an order with the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, then of Farmingdale, for the design and construction of a new fighter, the F3F. Based on earlier Grumman biplane designs, the F3F was faster and more maneuverable than any Navy fighter to date. By 1937, due to the slow development of the early monoplane fighters, the Navy ordered more F3Fs, this time an improved model, the F3F-2. The F3F-2 was strong, fast, maneuverable, and was considered a wonderful aircraft to fly. Its pilots considered it the ultimate biplane fighter; in fact it was the last biplane fighter produced in the United States.
With its silver fuselage, yellow wings, and red, white, and blue markings, it was among the most colorful military aircraft ever built, but it heralded the end of an era.
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Klezmer Brass All Stars
My friend Frank London and his band The Klezmer Brass All-Stars played a concert Saturday night at Espace Senghor in Etterbeek, Belgium. The paintings are by Richard Kenigsman. Susan Watts sang, which was a treat. vid by Little Shiva
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Matisyahu Live on Letterman
Hasidic reggae superstar Matisyahu performs “King Without A Crown” on Late Night with David Letterman
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Matisyahu “King Without A Crown”Grumman F-14s In Iran
Second part of a 1977 Grumman promo for the Iran F-14 contract, focusing on the effort to provide for thousands of American employees and their families in the midst of massive culture shock. Not depicted is that the IIAF (and later the IRIAF) suceeded in supporting this complex aircraft on their own after the contractors departed. The IRIAF continues to field many of them today, visible in Google Earth.
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