ThomasP
Senior Master Sergeant
But both are better than 'All Three Die'. (I was told this by a former Naval aviator, but I do not know if he was serious.)
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I just finished reading drgondog's book, P51B Mustang, which has an extensive discussion of the development of the P51's Meredith effect radiator/oil cooler duct system. I couldn't help noticing it's resemblence to the business end of a wind instrument such as a penny whistle, recorder, or songflute (remember those from elementary school?). In this video the "whistle" seems to peak as the plane displays its belly turning away from the camera at the highest speed portion of the pass. I think Dutch and Ed and the boys may have created the ultimate winged pennywhistle.P-51s whistled too
He was. Watch Carrier Landing Mishaps.But both are better than 'All Three Die'. (I was told this by a former Naval aviator, but I do not know if he was serious.)
I just finished reading drgondog's book, P51B, which has an extensive discussion of the development of the P51's Meredith effect radiator/oil cooler duct system. I couldn't help noticing it's resemblence to the business end of a wind instrument such as a penny whistle, recorder, or songflute (remember those from elementary school?). In this video the "whistle" seems to peak as the plane displays its belly turning away from the camera at the highest speed portion of the pass. I think Dutch and Ed and the boys may have created the ultimate winged pennywhistle.
Could be. Don't most civil Mustangs have sealed gun ports around dummy muzzles? And if supercharger, why does the whistle peak while turning away from the microphone? The supercharger is tucked in behind the engine, surrounded by plumbing, and in close proximity to propeller and exhaust noise. Seems dubious to me. I vote for the radiator.Wasn't the sound from the supercharger and/or the holes for the machine guns?
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/f4u/f4u-1-acp.pdfThe statement that the F4U "could out-run, out-climb and out-fight any propeller driven opponent" also rings a little boastfully.
The Corsair was an outstanding fighter, but had its own limitations and weaknesses. To suggest that it could achieve all three of those claims, against ANY opposition is pure hyperbole
Pretty sure any whistle comes from the machine gun ports. I've never heard one with a clean wing whistle.Wasn't the sound from the supercharger and/or the holes for the machine guns?
Early Spitfires and Hurricanes whistled when the guns had been used.Pretty sure any whistle comes from the machine gun ports. I've never heard one with a clean wing whistle.
I have no self control, and I just can't resist...So which plane wasn't "Whistling Death"?
He was. Watch Carrier Landing Mishaps.
Apparently not the one in the picture, which was on New Caledonia.The was a P-400 on Guadalcanal named Whistling Britches, after the sound it made when an impeller blew.
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Which version did you see? Back in the day we had four different versions in our Aviation Training Aids film library, dating from different time periods, but each had at least one A3, and a couple had more. The one most commonly seen on YT dates from 1966-68, as it still shows Crusaders, has B model Phantoms, and IIRC, only one A7.I didn't see much of the A3D in there, but boy, that sure was a good recommendation you made here. What an informative vid.
Didn't look like anyone got out of the one A3D crash shown.