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Premier aerobatics pilot, Julie Clark, and her modified T-34 Mentor, took time out from thrilling the air show crowd for a placid soar above the verdant green backwaters of the Mississippi Riverway, near Red Wing, Minnesota. |
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Specifications:
Maker: Beechcraft |
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Powerplant: One 225-hp. Continental O-470-4 flat-six piston engine |
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Initial Rate of Climb: SL 1,000 fpm. |
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Range: 770 miles, Service Ceiling: 20,000 feet |
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Wing Span: 32ft. 8in. - Length: 25ft. 3in. - Height: 9ft. 6in. |
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Weight Maximum: 2,950 lb. |
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Maximum Speed: 188 mph. |
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Crew: Julie and Bernie |
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The T-34, in various models, eventually replaced the T-28 as the Air Force's basic trainer and is now being replaced by the TA-6. |
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Julie Clark and cameraship pilot, pal, and fellow Northwest Airlines captain, Tim Barzen. |
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| CAF Col. Bryan Darnell got this great shot of cameraship and subject making a section take-off. The cameraship is the MNCAF's Harvard (T-6). |
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