Why did they ever get rid of the 3-blade prop?! That thing was simply majestic! Once they went to the 4-bladed prop, it seemed like it lost not only a bit of character, but performance as well.
darkjedi74 The 3 blade propeller was very hard on the airframe, the torque from it was huge, plus John Penney said the he could feel it in his feet..... the propeller beat the tail and rudder up pretty hard.
JaArRyi FleshBlood She was definitely fast with the 3 blade prop, but she was very difficult to handle on the course, at high speeds she felt like she wanted to swap ends due to the huge amount of torque produced by that prop. They figured that with a healthy engine and the four blade propeller, she was just as fast, and way easier to control on the course.
JaArRyi FleshBlood oh, yes!! Even on a small Cessna 172 you feel the torque from the prop and it will pull you off the side of the runway if you’re not countering it with rudder, now amp that up a LOT with 4,000 plus horsepower, and that big heavy prop spinning out front.
My dad & his crew were the reason the bear got the top qualifying spot for that years race. I remember he spent weeks at the hanger tearing that plane apart, buying parts, & repainting it. Penny could've smoked everyone in the first lap if he would've opened her all the way up but penny being a chicken shit refused to.
It's a shame so many of the unlimited are not racing.Sure miss Rare Bear,Precious Metal,Sept.Fury,Checkmate and the rest of the cool and fast birds.Are Voodoo and Strega coming back? I'm a newly retired a&p out of Wichita and was hoping to go to Reno when they race again,thanks!
JetTech Don Unfortunately pretty much all the top Unlimiteds are done racing, Strega will not come back unless someone fronts a large amount of money to sponsor her, and Voodoo was retired and donated to the Planes of Fame air museum (they still maintain her in race form, and there’s plans at another world speed record attempt) but she probably will never race at Reno again. You still have Dreadnought that races, and she’s a very fast plane on the course when needed, but these last few years, they haven’t had to really push her too hard. Also Dr. Hisey still races Miss America, and she is pretty fast too, so if you do end up going, you won’t be too disappointed, there’s plenty of warbirds still racing which is fun to see, and the sport class keeps getting faster every year.
@@Voodoo1650 I'm pretty uneducated on the history of the reno air races, so I'm wandering why all these unlimited racers are being retired? I know a lot of money is involved racing them but is a lack of funding the whole issue or something else? Also, if a lack of funding is the issue, why is it now when it wasn't before? Thanks in advance, love your channel👍
Reno is at ground level, but WW2 fighters like the Bearcat were designed to fly their fastest at about 30,000 feet, for dogfighting and to escort bombers. So what top speed would Rare Bear be able to reach at 30,000 feet, a/ if no adjustments were made to its current engine and b/ if it were adjusted to give its best at 30,000 feet?
I miss Rare Bear, Still don't know what exactly is going on with her either, I heard rumors that she might even be sunk as an artificial reef, I really hope not, thing belongs in a museum!
You didn’t listen to Bear with the 3-blade, you felt it
Exactly. Would love to hear, ur, feel that sound again!
Back when Rare Bear sounded like a pissed off C-130.
Or a P-3 since that's what the prop was from ;)
The most beautiful airplane ever made!!!! What great memories
The speed and the engine sound are simply gorgeous. Thanks for that.
I remember seeing these on a website years ago, I forget what the URL was, but I would watch them almost religiously.
Beautiful Bear,very fast!! I really enjoyed that!!
I remember reading about this aircraft about 30 years ago, when the late Lyle Shelton set a new World Record in it.
That thick 3 blade Buzz is so Deep.
If you like that, check out the blades on the FW-190D at the USAF museum someday
What ship they steal that screw off of?
Why did they ever get rid of the 3-blade prop?! That thing was simply majestic! Once they went to the 4-bladed prop, it seemed like it lost not only a bit of character, but performance as well.
darkjedi74 The 3 blade propeller was very hard on the airframe, the torque from it was huge, plus John Penney said the he could feel it in his feet..... the propeller beat the tail and rudder up pretty hard.
Voodoo1650 was there a slight change in performance?
JaArRyi FleshBlood She was definitely fast with the 3 blade prop, but she was very difficult to handle on the course, at high speeds she felt like she wanted to swap ends due to the huge amount of torque produced by that prop. They figured that with a healthy engine and the four blade propeller, she was just as fast, and way easier to control on the course.
Voodoo1650 that’s good, does hp and to Toque really matter when it comes to piston racing planes...?
JaArRyi FleshBlood oh, yes!! Even on a small Cessna 172 you feel the torque from the prop and it will pull you off the side of the runway if you’re not countering it with rudder, now amp that up a LOT with 4,000 plus horsepower, and that big heavy prop spinning out front.
The original Cruise Missle with Steve Hinton at the controls
I forgot what pilot it was but he said you know when the Bear was coming with that Thump, Thump, Thump sound
So very cool!!!...🤙😎🤘
The good old reliable r3350
how can i want that you share more of this particular case the fastest rare bear of ever 2003 with big propeller
Total hot rod!!!! It just sounded so pissed off with that p3 prop
Nice plane
My dad & his crew were the reason the bear got the top qualifying spot for that years race. I remember he spent weeks at the hanger tearing that plane apart, buying parts, & repainting it. Penny could've smoked everyone in the first lap if he would've opened her all the way up but penny being a chicken shit refused to.
Great to see this again! Will Rare Bear ever race again? Thanks!!
JetTech Don Kast I heard she was retired from racing, but there have been rumors of them going for the 3 kilometer world speed record again.
It's a shame so many of the unlimited are not racing.Sure miss Rare Bear,Precious Metal,Sept.Fury,Checkmate and the rest of the cool and fast birds.Are Voodoo and Strega coming back? I'm a newly retired a&p out of Wichita and was hoping to go to Reno when they race again,thanks!
JetTech Don Unfortunately pretty much all the top Unlimiteds are done racing, Strega will not come back unless someone fronts a large amount of money to sponsor her, and Voodoo was retired and donated to the Planes of Fame air museum (they still maintain her in race form, and there’s plans at another world speed record attempt) but she probably will never race at Reno again. You still have Dreadnought that races, and she’s a very fast plane on the course when needed, but these last few years, they haven’t had to really push her too hard. Also Dr. Hisey still races Miss America, and she is pretty fast too, so if you do end up going, you won’t be too disappointed, there’s plenty of warbirds still racing which is fun to see, and the sport class keeps getting faster every year.
@@Voodoo1650 I'm pretty uneducated on the history of the reno air races, so I'm wandering why all these unlimited racers are being retired? I know a lot of money is involved racing them but is a lack of funding the whole issue or something else? Also, if a lack of funding is the issue, why is it now when it wasn't before? Thanks in advance, love your channel👍
@@danraymond1253 money and pilots most of the pilots are getting old and there isnt a next generation of well funded racers to pick up the torch.
Nice
Reno is at ground level, but WW2 fighters like the Bearcat were designed to fly their fastest at about 30,000 feet, for dogfighting and to escort bombers. So what top speed would Rare Bear be able to reach at 30,000 feet, a/ if no adjustments were made to its current engine and b/ if it were adjusted to give its best at 30,000 feet?
I miss Rare Bear, Still don't know what exactly is going on with her either, I heard rumors that she might even be sunk as an artificial reef, I really hope not, thing belongs in a museum!
That is the last place it will be.
Back then they were faster than today