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His statement...He didn't say that.
Simply, one configuration has 44 gallons more fuel than the other.
And using a second tank increases drag by an unspecified amount.
OK - I get itAircraft that could carry two drop tanks had the wing tanks deleted, so they carried 237USG in the main and 170USG in each drop tank, total 577USG. A unknown portion of that extra 44USG would have been burnt overcoming the extra parasitic drag of the extra drop tank.
Being a fanboi of all things American, especially the Corsair, seeing one sporting that paint job just seems wrong..so wrong.
For a real laugh, check out YouTube's Hickok45's review of the Greasegun and it's ROF slightly faster than an American Minuteman's musket in 1776.Reminds me of this test, which was shown to new American recruits, before they deployed to Europe. Pure propaganda, intended to bolster their spirits, in the hopes that the first time an MG42 fires at them, they don't dig in and refuse to advance. Fact of the matter was, in some cases, the German guns WERE better, and formed the basis for new allied designs after the war. No point telling the 17 year old kid that, though
Being a fanboi of all things American, especially the Corsair, seeing one sporting that paint job just seems wrong
Especially considering the Fleet Air Arm dumped a bunch of them in the seaBeing a fanboi of all things American, especially the Corsair, seeing one sporting that paint job just seems wrong..so wrong.lol
Not to mention the Wildcat in front of it.Being a fanboi of all things American, especially the Corsair, seeing one sporting that paint job just seems wrong..so wrong.lol
Fw 190 gets the credit for the high Fighter Command losses in 1941/1942, although most of those were caused by Bf 109Fs.
I remember reading about that, everyone in attendance assumed the brand new Typhoon would come in first, followed by the Fw 190, with the lowly Spitfire bringing up the rear. However, much to the delight of those in the know, the order was the exact oppositeI dunno if it was tested against any FAA types, but it was flown to Farnborough in July 1942 where it was put in a demonstration fly-off for Air Ministry big-wigs against a Typhoon and "a" Spitfire. Test pilot Jeffrey Quill flew the Spitfire, which was the Mk.IV DP845 powered by a Griffon
New Zealand? "The Old Stick and Rudder Co" Luckily, I am an old pro at the search bar and a first generation internet geek..although the Donald Duck graphic through me off at first..
Being a fanboi of all things American, especially the Corsair, seeing one sporting that paint job just seems wrong..so wrong.lol
Speaking strictly about the late '43/early '44 time frame (without the cumbersome wing pylons installed), maximum level speed of the P-47D was marginally better than the F6F-3 up to 5,000 feet when both are using military power (52" Hg) and WEP (56" Hg and 60" Hg) respectively. At sea level the F4U-1 in military power was still faster than the P-47D utilizing 56" Hg but it slowly lost this edge as altitude increased unless it too used war emergency power.I'm not sure about that. I really don't think the P-47 was that great at low altitude. I'd love to see a detailed comparison of the three types (such as speed, climb rate etc.) at say, Sea level to 5,000 ft.
New Zealand? "The Old Stick and Rudder Co" Luckily, I am an old pro at the search bar and a first generation internet geek..although the Donald Duck graphic through me off at first..
I would love to visit that museum in Masterson, it reminds me of the Champlain Fighter Museum near my home in Arizona. I've got a couple of friends from New Zealand that travel back and forth, restrictions permitting, perhaps they'll allow me to tag along as a third wheel sometime.
Reply, those are pictures of true beauty, it's surprising how quick they lost their innocence. I wonder how many of today's dashing and daring fighter jocks would run to a flight line where titanium and aluminum are replaced by wood and cloth, that cozy mind-comforting ejection seat replaced by a thatched lawn chair…Yes! As it is today, but back then when I took the photo the aircraft was operated by the Old Flying Machine Company and was in RNZAF markings, living at Duxford, England at the time. Today it wears a generic US scheme.
Sadly, the hangar at Masterton has been closed for awhile now as there is a legal stoush going on involving Gene Demarco, The Vintage Aviator's former chief pilot - he was thrown in prison and fined large sums of money and so the aircraft are not on public display at present, although Wings over Wairarapa is looking to go ahead in 2023.
Photos I took in the hangar in 2017.
Considering that during the Great War, a pilot had two choices when things went wrong:I believe that is the first time I've seen the words comforting and ejection seat used in the same sentence
That's why my military aviation daydream was to be a company clerk.Considering that during the Great War, a pilot had two choices when things went wrong:
Jump and fall to your death.
Ride it in and die.
Quite a few were known to jump from their burning aircraft as it went down, too.
The movie "FlyBoys" showed the pilots being distributed pistols, "in case of fire"…. Don't know how true that scene was but a trauma nurse friend told me that besides bone cancer, burns were the most painful wounds she knew of and I can imagine the 10-15 seconds till crash seeming like an eternity where eating the barrel might seem like the better option.Considering that during the Great War, a pilot had two choices when things went wrong:
Jump and fall to your death.
Ride it in and die.
Quite a few were known to jump from their burning aircraft as it went down, too.
Some survived, landing in snow, bushes or trees and in at least one case barbed wire.Considering that during the Great War, a pilot had two choices when things went wrong:
Jump and fall to your death.
Ride it in and die.
Quite a few were known to jump from their burning aircraft as it went down, too.
Quite a few were known to jump from their burning aircraft as it went down, too.