John Klatt Airshows Inc | 2013 Kent D Pietsch Jet WACO Taperwing "Screamin' Sasquatch" | cn 001 | N32KP
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis / Langley AFB) - 23 APR 2016
Jeff Boerboon taxis in front of the audience after an amazing aerobatic flight demonstration in the Jack Link's sponsored "Screamin' Sasquatch" Jet WACO Taperwing biplane at the 2016 Air Power Over Hampton Roads on Saturday.
This aircraft is one of a kind. It started out as a classic 1929 WACO Taperwing.
Beyond the obvious aspect of adding a jet engine, The Screamin’ Sasquatch is highly modified in many ways. Every control surface has been specifically engineered for the unique aerodynamic forces encountered during high-speed flight. Portions of the aircraft’s structure have been converted from wood and fabric, to carbon fiber. The cockpit has been moved 3 feet aft, in order to accommodate fuel tanks for both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The cockpit is extremely modern and incorporates the MGL Avionics Stratomaster Odyssey touch screen system, which integrates all of the engine monitoring of both powerplants and the aircraft’s avionics systems – essentially combining a couple of dozen gauges into one screen.
The Screamin’ Sasquatch, Jack Link’s Jet Waco is powered by dual powerplants: a Pratt & Whitney 985 Radial Engine and a General Electric CJ610 (J85) Jet Engine with 3,000lbs of thrust.
This system allows the plane to achieve feats other stunt planes are unable to do. The aircraft has a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1, allowing it to accelerate going straight up.
John Klatt Airshows Inc | 2013 Kent D Pietsch Jet WACO Taperwing "Screamin' Sasquatch" | cn 001 | N32KP
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis / Langley AFB) - 23 APR 2016
Jeff Boerboon taxis in front of the audience after an amazing aerobatic flight demonstration in the Jack Link's sponsored "Screamin' Sasquatch" Jet WACO Taperwing biplane at the 2016 Air Power Over Hampton Roads on Saturday.
This aircraft is one of a kind. It started out as a classic 1929 WACO Taperwing.
Beyond the obvious aspect of adding a jet engine, The Screamin’ Sasquatch is highly modified in many ways. Every control surface has been specifically engineered for the unique aerodynamic forces encountered during high-speed flight. Portions of the aircraft’s structure have been converted from wood and fabric, to carbon fiber. The cockpit has been moved 3 feet aft, in order to accommodate fuel tanks for both 100LL and Jet A fuel. The cockpit is extremely modern and incorporates the MGL Avionics Stratomaster Odyssey touch screen system, which integrates all of the engine monitoring of both powerplants and the aircraft’s avionics systems – essentially combining a couple of dozen gauges into one screen.
The Screamin’ Sasquatch, Jack Link’s Jet Waco is powered by dual powerplants: a Pratt & Whitney 985 Radial Engine and a General Electric CJ610 (J85) Jet Engine with 3,000lbs of thrust.
This system allows the plane to achieve feats other stunt planes are unable to do. The aircraft has a thrust-to-weight ratio greater than 1-to-1, allowing it to accelerate going straight up.