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    aircraft minimum take off distance for carriers

    I just remember hearing of p47s and p51 having a long run to get off the ground
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    aircraft minimum take off distance for carriers

    does any one know the shortest distance a fighter could get off the deck
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    p40s and mustangs on carriers

    does any one know of a p40 or p51 taking off from a carrier or did they didn't have enough room I don't know there minimum take off distance compared to a corsair or wildcat
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    last p 40 kill

    where and when was the last p40 sguadron located and what was the last kill recorded
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    Fabric Covered Control Surfaces

    an oldtimer told me that the metal control surface could jam from bullet damage where the bullet would pass threw the fabric and keep going
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    fw 190 g and f aces

    did any fw190 ground pounders make ace and was it that far removed that they wasn't capable of dog fighting
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    could u slide an airplane sideways

    I was wondering if u could slide an air plane sideways to get a shot in an recover like I do with the dirtbike or truck
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    Efficacy of the Me262 as a schnellbomber

    hitler must of saw the future every fighter I see in the sky around hear has bombs and misssles on it it was just to much with then current technology
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    could u hear getting fired at inside the plane

    I was wondering if u could hear getting attacked by another plane while in flight
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    R-2800 Powered Fw 190

    id love to fly it with the wrong engine or not at the shop here im always doing something that the factory didn't do or wouldn't do and some stuff comes out better thanfactory
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    RCAF HP Halifax Remains: Identification

    ill send u over a hot glue gun u should bedone by christmas
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    german planes at they end of the war

    does anyone know how many servicble planes the germans had at the end of the war
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    has anyone put a turboprop engine in a warbird

    I saw an article where they put turboprops in a c47 anyone else tried this
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    how much ammo did a b 17 carry for the 50s

    I was wondering how much ammo each postion carried and how long it would take to empty there supply
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    military aviation museum in Virginia selling some of there collection

    count those pennies guys maybe some one can get lucky jerry yagen private airforce may have to sell some
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