Shortround6
Major General
From another thread
"That depends on your objective. You could turn a state of the art lightweight fighter aircraft into a flying brick like USA did with the P-43 to P-47 evolution.
P-43A. R1830 engine. Empty weight = 5,982 lbs.
P-47D. R2800 engine. Empty weight = 10,000 lbs."
A bit of hand picking numbers and a lot of BS.
The P-43 as a "state of the art lightweight fighter aircraft"???
from Joe Baughers web site.
"However, by 1941, the Lancer was already outdated by the rapid advances in air combat technology that had taken place in Europe. It suffered from poor maneuverability and climbing performance, and lacked such modern innovations as armor protection for the pilot and self-sealing fuel tanks."
Weights for a P-43 " were 5996 pounds empty and 7435 pounds gross. Maximum takeoff weight was 8480 pounds" which while light by P-47 standards was hardly light by world standards.
The P-43 was hardly state of the art being pretty much a 1935 P-35 with a turbo-ed engine and modified landing gear and it was hardly "light weight" as it weighed clean about what a Spitfire MK IX or Griffon powered powered MK XII did while carrying less firepower and a less powerful engine.
The P-47 "flying brick" was only about 35-70mph faster than the P-43 depending on altitude, had about 5-6,000ft more ceiling and carried double the number of guns.
"That depends on your objective. You could turn a state of the art lightweight fighter aircraft into a flying brick like USA did with the P-43 to P-47 evolution.
P-43A. R1830 engine. Empty weight = 5,982 lbs.
P-47D. R2800 engine. Empty weight = 10,000 lbs."
A bit of hand picking numbers and a lot of BS.
The P-43 as a "state of the art lightweight fighter aircraft"???
from Joe Baughers web site.
"However, by 1941, the Lancer was already outdated by the rapid advances in air combat technology that had taken place in Europe. It suffered from poor maneuverability and climbing performance, and lacked such modern innovations as armor protection for the pilot and self-sealing fuel tanks."
Weights for a P-43 " were 5996 pounds empty and 7435 pounds gross. Maximum takeoff weight was 8480 pounds" which while light by P-47 standards was hardly light by world standards.
The P-43 was hardly state of the art being pretty much a 1935 P-35 with a turbo-ed engine and modified landing gear and it was hardly "light weight" as it weighed clean about what a Spitfire MK IX or Griffon powered powered MK XII did while carrying less firepower and a less powerful engine.
The P-47 "flying brick" was only about 35-70mph faster than the P-43 depending on altitude, had about 5-6,000ft more ceiling and carried double the number of guns.