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And maybe if there wasn't so many seat harness buckles...
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AHT says the P-39 engine weighed approx 1435lbs and the P-63 engine weighed 1620lbs. 185lbs difference.
And with a host of pilots, some holding flight instructor's ratings and some ATPs have repeatedly shown you don't know how to use them. I recommend this, and I'm serious...There is a very simple chart in the pilot's manual.
Really? show us some pics or measurements to counter what GregP found when he actually measured the aircraft! Plans and diagrams? Did you know what you were looking at????I have also had access to the real aircraft, the one at the CAF museum in San Marcos. And I have seen plans and diagrams.
About a month ago our friend didn't know what that meantWooden empennage. Don't forget the wooden empennage.
About a month ago our friend didn't know what that meant
About a month ago our friend didn't know what that meant
What about changing aluminum map cases for plastic ones, like they did in the P-40? That'll give you at least an extra 30mph at 35,000ft, I reckon...And maybe if there wasn't so many seat harness buckles...
True, received a copy in my first year of engineering course and referred to it frequently through my apprenticeship and whilst sitting licence papers. Got a stack of the airframe and propulsion manuals on my shelf and refer to them every now and then.I recommend this, and I'm serious...
Wait a minute. Could that have been his plan all along?As has been mentioned before (way, way back upthread), he should get a ride just to see what all's involved in the process.
I'd offer to do it (if he lived nearby), but my certs are way out of date and I'm a VFR bottom-feeder compared to the other drivers in this discussion.
But I am serious - this guy needs a ride to get an idea of the "hows and whys".
By God, I think you're onto something, there!Wait a minute. Could that have been his plan all along?
Wait a minute. Could that have been his plan all along?
Just wait -- two years from now we're going to read online about a guy who trolled an aviation forum into funding his flight lessons.
AUX stage SC weighed about 170lbs and replaced the coolant tank that was moved forward behind the pilot. Moving the carbueretor from the aux stage to normal position on the engine stage SC would move a little weight forward also. Heavier 4 blade propeller would offset the weight of the aux SC. May need some ballast, maybe not.
AHT says the P-39 engine weighed approx 1435lbs and the P-63 engine weighed 1620lbs. 185lbs difference.
Yes, the nose armor may be needed to be added back if ballast is needed.
If ballast was with 6 inch cannon balls this would be a major help to modellers. Lead shot and small ball bearings could be used in most scales. I am seeing lots of win-wins here.AUX stage SC weighed about 170lbs and replaced the coolant tank that was moved forward behind the pilot. Moving the carbueretor from the aux stage to normal position on the engine stage SC would move a little weight forward also. Heavier 4 blade propeller would offset the weight of the aux SC. May need some ballast, maybe not.
At this point, I'd be curious if our P-39 buddy knows what CFI or ATP stands for, without a quick google search that is...Could be worse, it could be about a guy who trolled an internet forum into believing him!
Happens!
I'd give you double bacon for this if possible, although I'm jealous as I'm far too snarky to create such a well thought and direct to the point post. Well done.As I am afraid we have all come to expect, you have proven nothing, absolutely nothing.
On one side we have the obvious,
1) How come you know more than the tens of thousands of engineers who knew every inch or the aircraft
2) How do you know more than someone who actually has access to the real aircraft
3) How do you know more about the balance of the aircraft than the people who designed, built, flew and too often died in the aircraft.
4) How you know more about the range of the aircraft, than the people who flew it and planned the missions
On the other side we have
1) I read a manual (badly, incorrectly and with more than a little selectivity when picking details)
If you were neutral, which argument would you give credence too?
That blows the doors off Epcot.There was a company in Florida where you could buy a combat ride with an identical acft and find out how you would do for real. No Guns, but video.