Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained) (1 Viewer)

[Acheron]

I haven't really followed this thread, stumbled across it not too long ago. My knowledge of aircraft comes from wikipedia. From what I remember just from memory, the P-39 was some average early war aircraft with poor high-altitude performance like many of its time.It was special for the engine in the middle and the 37mm cannon. The later sounds nice for killing bombers, but there the height performance sounds like an issue or as an attack craft. The former makes me wonder at first if the necessarily longer crankshafts were an issue, though I imagine moving the weight around could have different significant consequences, too, though no idea of for good or bad.

 

[Glider]

They were often used to escort Walrus's on air sea rescue operations if thats any help

 

[SaparotRob]

No way!

Way!

 

[SaparotRob]

.. though I imagine moving the weight around could have different significant consequences, too, though no idea of for good or bad.

We'd have to adjust the nose armor mountings.

 

[GregP]

They were often used to escort Walrus's on air sea rescue operations if thats any help

Trained Walrusses? Or wild ones?

 

[GregP]

Way!

Never happen!

Not even in several nanoseconds and certainly not on a Thursday in leap year during a tonenail moon cycle.

 

[Glider]

Trained Walrusses? Or wild ones?

Trained Walrusses? Or wild ones?

trained flying ones

 

[GregP]

Sort of like a flying jackalope? Combination jackrabbit, antelope, and pheasant, all rolled into one.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Sort of like a flying jackalope? Combination jackrabbit, antelope, and pheasant, all rolled into one.

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Is this our next group build?

 

[buffnut453]

Sort of like a flying jackalope? Combination jackrabbit, antelope, and pheasant, all rolled into one.

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Great! That'll be me having nightmares tonight, then. Damn, that's creepy!

 

[SaparotRob]

Tastes like chicken.

 

[special ed]

I've heard they can be vicious, especially the big ones.

 

[special ed]

They can disguise them selves as harmless bunnies.

 

[GregP]

Great! That'll be me having nightmares tonight, then. Damn, that's creepy!

Nah, Buffbut, THIS should make you feel creepy!

 

[GregP]

The big problem with flying Buffaloes is the 25-pound poop from 200 feet up!

 

[special ed]

So, that's where Buffalo wings come from.

 

[Greg Boeser]

They can disguise them selves as harmless bunnies.
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Bring on the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!

 

[NevadaK]

Bring on the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch!

And being 37mm ammo could be fired fired by the M4 cannon carried by the P-39.

 

[Sisu]

Nah, Buffbut, THIS should make you feel creepy!

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Why is the port wing backwards? That thing looks like a ground loop waiting to happen

 

[Sisu]

So how about the Groundhog Mk 2? Actually I quite like all the groundhogs -- cool airplanes...