MIflyer
1st Lieutenant
From Flight Journal.
The dive brakes are described as being cast aluminum but these sure look like sheet metal.
The dive brakes are described as being cast aluminum but these sure look like sheet metal.
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For sure, the top photo is David Leininger's photo and I'm not sure on the 2nd one. They are the two airworthy A-36A Mustangs: the top one is the Collings Foundation's "Baby Carmen," and the bottom one, is the Comanche Fighters' aircraft - it's unnamed, AFAIK.From Flight Journal.
The dive brakes are described as being cast aluminum but these sure look like sheet metal.
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This is, of course, "Margie H" static display only - at the National Museum of the U S Air Force.My understanding is that the original dive brakes were cast aluminum. They must have run out of spares for the top brake on the port wing.
You can see the cast structure of the lower dive brake in the photo below.
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