Recent content by R Pope

Remember, the next step was the Shackleton, that served for decades, so the development wasn't totally wasted.

pattern14, Don't be so thin-skinned. You need a more relaxed attitude. Take what you want and leave the rest, like the song sez. Sure, there are some immature jerks here, but that's life. Non carborundum illegitimas, baby!

Converting a land based plane to carrier ops means band aid strengthening for tail hook and launch stresses, as well as folding wings. Plus as mentioned, more fuel capacity. All that weight has to have a detrimental effect on performance compared to the original land plane. Plus you end up with...

Looks agricultural to me. Combine cylinder clearance adjuster?

I believe that Canadian-marked B-47 was on special loan from the US, and was the only one we ever had in Canada. Designated the CL-52, it was the only foreign-operated B-47 ever. Apparently the airframe was twisted out of shape by the big Orenda Iroquois, and it was scrapped on its return to the...

Photo has to be later than 1975, that's a '75 or so Chevelle and a '71 or '72 El Camino in the hangar.

Yep, Stearman. The wing brace wires are a dead giveaway. Double flying wires and splayed landing wires all say Stearman.

The MiG's were high-altitude designs, the combat on the Russian front was low and mid-altitude so they were not required.

I recall a quote somewhere to the effect that, "if they built a runway all around the world, Republic would build an airplane that would use it all!"

Mikewint, do you mean to say you don't like bacon and peanut butter sannies?! A little cheddar and...mmmmmmmmmm.....

Funny, as I read this I am supping on potato soup with...wait for it......BACON! Thanx, people, I am a wiser man this day.

OK, so I'm stupid. I can't find out anywhere just what "bacon" means! Someone please enlighten this poor dumb stubblejumper.

The whole thing was a big waste of time anyway. It couldn't have survived in the air environment that would have been prevalent by the time it entered service, good field of fire or not.

I have an Air Progress mag from the '50's with an article on Soviet planes that has a drawing of the "Mig 19" and a bomber that looks like the Junkers FSW project ID'd as a Tupolev product. The spies were using their imagination pretty good back then!

My mistake, it was the Aurora kit I saw advertised.