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WSays, who? You? I don't recall voting on who decides what in this thread. There were no ground rules laid out except the basic...
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WIt certainly appears that the FM2 was the kill/loss ratio champ in WW2. Nice surprise.
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).Here’s the excerpt from Yeager’ book about the incident of flying the P-39 mentioned above
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).Nope, it was here in the US. Off the top of my head, it was Betty Skelton who owned and flew the P-39. I think is was called JUBA and I...
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).There was a lady who flew a P-39 at air shows in the late 40’s. I remember Chuck talked her into letting him taking the P-39 up for the...
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).Look at the climb improvement the P-47 had when going to the paddle blade propeller. A better propeller would have helped the P-39’s also.
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).I believe Chuck Yeager said he really liked flying the P-39.
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).I’ve always thought that the propeller wasn’t big enough to absorb the available horsepower. Which restricted the performance.
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Wwarbird51 reacted to Marcel's post in the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained) with.The stupid thing is, I rather like the P39, although I hardly dare to say it here anymore.
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Wwarbird51 replied to the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained).No armor plate installed.
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Wwarbird51 reacted to Escuadrilla Azul's post in the thread Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained) with.Happy Groundhog Day!!!! :evil4:
