YAK attack

[plthijinx]

today was a good day. a friend of mine at the airport let me go along for a ride in his WWII Yak-52 trainer. it was so fucking cool! the pics and vids don't do it justice! on the take off vid we pulled 3 g's!!


<img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/yak1.jpg">

<img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/yak2.jpg">

<img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/yak3.jpg">

the instrument on the upper left is the g-meter!

<img src="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/gmeter.jpg">

quicktime videos:

<a href="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/flyby.MOV">flyby</a>

<a href="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/engine start.MOV">engine start</a>

<a href="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/take off.MOV">3 G take off</a>

<a href="http://www.myrefrigerator.com/YAK/landing.MOV">outside the canopy landing</a>