Last Monday completed 74 years the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, one of the most painful days of American History. I share with you here a link that brings a collection of dramatic photos, many of them rare, showing the devastation caused by the attack on the airfields of the island. Visit...
I found out some information on the Reno racer Rare Bear and thought the members might like to see it.
A stock F8F-2 has a wing span of 35.5 ft and a wing area of 244 sq ft.
Rare Bear’s specs are as follows:
Span = 30.5 ft
Area = 221.6 sq ft
Effective Aspect Ratio = 4.20
Root Airfoil...
During ww2, the Luftwaffe tested some versions of his famous dive bomber JU-87 Stuka. The link below provides a small colection of pictures, some rare and unknown to me, these versions. I hope you enjoy.
Aviação em Floripa: Variantes do Ju-87 Stuka
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The Rare Bear is a racing airplane made from an F8F Bearcat, modified with a Wright R-3350 Deuplex-Cyclone. Both of which, the aircrame and engine are made during the later days of the war and are used post war. but I have to ask, what if the Rare Bear was a standard aircraft design to be used...
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So I registered here today with a question, my grandfather and I live in Norway, many many years ago he was given 2 airplane drop tanks from an old friend that had about 7, I think that is what they are called, they are fuel tanks on that would drop on the ground once they were...