How each fighter reflected each nation's unique culture....

• Jul 1, 2005

• #81

cheddar cheese

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I think the P-47 is more American than the P-51.

 

• Jul 1, 2005

• #82

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P38 Pilot said:

I think the P51D represents America the best. Its strong, quick, and means buisness!!

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The P-51 represented the credo - a bunch, quickly and cheaply but still able to do the job.

America built several aircraft that were better, and more inovative including the P-38 and the F4U.

FYI: the P-51 was called the spam can because it wasn't very strong and had the worst return rate of all the top US fighters.

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• Jul 1, 2005

• #83

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I would say the P-47 was more American, as CC said. It's big, rugged and can't take corners...just like American cars!

 

• Jul 1, 2005

• #84

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How about the Russians? Many of their aircraft did not have toe brakes, instead they used a bicycle grip on the stick, braked and turned with differential pressures. I also think beginning with the Yak-9 instead of a wheel trim control, they used a "slider" level - forward, nose down, aft nose up.

 

• Jul 2, 2005

• #85

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the I-16's pretty russian..........

and yes, the P-47 is cirtainly more american than the P-51........

 

• Jul 2, 2005

• #86

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Italian planes were, well, Italian! This means individual, a notable example being that to increse engine power you pulled the throttle back on most of their planes 8)

 

• Jul 2, 2005

• #87

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cheddar cheese said:

For a single engined plane the IL-2 is big though!

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No not really, she was not much bigger than most single engine attack aircraft.

 

• Jul 2, 2005

• #88

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P38 Pilot said:

I think the P51D represents America the best. Its strong, quick, and means buisness!!

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If you say so. I guess you are one of those people that thinks the P-51 was the best thing since woman and beer. The P-47 and P-38 represent the USA much better than the P-51. Out of the 3 things you stated strong, quick, and means buisness for the P-51 the only thing that is true is its quick.