Bell P-39 Airacobra

• Jan 23, 2005

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From the Warren Bodie collection, the early P-47 "car door". I am surprised the engineers didn't think about it not being able to opened while in-flight.

 

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• Jan 23, 2005

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Hmmmmm, strange.
Ive never seen the XP-47 before, looks cool...did all the "X" versions of planes have that bare metal finish because the XP-38 looks similar...

 

• Jan 23, 2005

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I'm not real sure, to be honest. Bt alot of them had bare metal for testing. Funny though, because paint adds weight.

 

• Feb 17, 2005

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I think all x planes are bare metal. IMO, I think it was to get good performane by saving weght.I have similar pictres of the Hellcat and the B-26. I have also noticed that some x planes have larger diameter propellors than production ships...

 

• Feb 26, 2005

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Hope you like it. It's not much.

 

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• Feb 26, 2005

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Naw thats a great shot! 8) I love the P-39

 

• Oct 18, 2005

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here is one i took at flying legends this year:

 

• Oct 19, 2005

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Here are a couple taken some time ago.

Notice on the detail shot the wording on the ammunition container. If the ammunition is required ballast for flight, what happens if you use it?

Apologies to those who have seen these on a different thread.

 

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• Oct 19, 2005

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Great pics guys! Love that white tailed p-39!!

 

• Oct 19, 2005

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Nice shots Glider.

 

• Sep 30, 2011

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Can anyone please help me identify this plane? it says ''132'' on the side and ''228 or221'' not really sure cant see.

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• Oct 2, 2011

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it might be a P-39Q 57 FG, 363rd FS, type of lettering seems to be the same

 

• Oct 3, 2011

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Thanks for that.

I'm trying to figure out now if the number on the side is the aircraft number or maybe the Squadron number.

 

• Oct 16, 2011

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As far as I know these numbers were "a plane in group" numbers.

 

• Oct 16, 2011

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Here is the Fighter Collections P-39 at Chino in 2004. I think all told there were 4 complete airframes on the field when I was there.

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Yanks P-39 and P-63

 

• Jan 1, 2012

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Here are some good P-39 shots!

 

• Jan 2, 2012

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Timely ..... Santa preparing for Russian Christmas (Orthodox calendar )

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• Jan 2, 2012

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Heres a slack handfull of Cobra shots I've taken over the years. Unfortunately, I dont seem to have any decentshots of these birds in their natural environment

 

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• Jan 2, 2012

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Nice shots Gary, and you did get one or two shots of it in it's natural habitat.

 

• Jan 2, 2012

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I like the exhaust shots Gary. Hard for me to duplicate.

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