Bell P-39 Airacobra

cheddar cheese · Dec 7, 2004

Does anyone have some really good pictures of the P-39 Airacobra?

And I want REALLY good pics 8)

Thanks, CC 8)

kiwimac · Dec 8, 2004

CC,

Try the following.

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Karaya_1 · Dec 8, 2004

Here are a few....

the lancaster kicks ass · Dec 8, 2004

you want it's technical drawings??

cheddar cheese · Dec 8, 2004

Thanks guys, some real great pics there! 8)

No ta lanc, I just wanted decent colour photos I can use for my signature in the future.

Karaya_1 · Dec 8, 2004

I took this pic in Duxford this summer.....

cheddar cheese · Dec 8, 2004

Nice, ta! 8)

paulyb102 · Jan 9, 2005

here u are cc,

it,s hard to find any decent p-39 pics!

paulyb102 · Jan 9, 2005

here is one in my collection cc

cheddar cheese · Jan 9, 2005

Thanks! 8)

cheddar cheese · Jan 20, 2005

What about P-63's, anyone got some good shots of them? 8)

kiwimac · Jan 20, 2005

Try

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cheddar cheese · Jan 20, 2005

Nice! 8) I like the way the 'cobras have a normal door as a means of entering the cabin Theyre both pretty cool planes, IMO 8)

evangilder · Jan 20, 2005

The door is interesting, but the question is can you get out of it while it's flying, if you need to bail out? The original P-47 had a door like that and in the air, you couldn't open it to get out! Yikes!

cheddar cheese · Jan 21, 2005

I would have thought it would be easier than opening the canopy...

evangilder · Jan 21, 2005

The problem is the way the door opens. The wind rushing by wants to close the door, so it is difficult to open when in the air. If it was positioned the other way, where it was hinged on the back, no problem, except the prop might create enough gust to rip the door off the plane.

cheddar cheese · Jan 21, 2005

Hmmmmm, I see your point. If there were catches inside that just removed the door altogether in emergencies though, that might just work.

evangilder · Jan 21, 2005

Yes, that would work, or explosive bolts. They originally tried the door on the P-47 and pretty quickly changed to the sliding canopy. I have a picture of the door on a P-47 at home.

the lancaster kicks ass · Jan 21, 2005

cool, wouldn't mind seeing that........

early tiffys had both doors and side hinged canopie tops.........

cheddar cheese · Jan 23, 2005

That begs the question: Why?

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