P38 Air Ambulance

[eddie_brunette]

I found this on one of the M4T Forums




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[Graeme]

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/we...87-dive-brakes-fighter-capabilities-9157.html

 

[eddie_brunette]

wich one would you be in? :0

 

[Graeme]

wich one would you be in? :0

None. Looks far too dangerous!

 

[eddie_brunette]

I wonder what they would have used in korea or vietnam if the helicopter wasnt there?

 

[Screaming Eagle]

interesting..

 

[ThunderThud]

very interesting !

 

[Wayne Little]

Wow havent seen that mode of transport before!

 

[syscom3]

I learned something new today!

 

[Heinz]

Thats a new one on me too. I know also the Brits tried a canvas bag on the wing of a Spitfire to carry personnel when moving locations but that didnt get past the testing stages really.

 

[Matt308]

Me suspects that is the same with that idea. Not likely fielded in any meaningful manner. C'mon.

Cool bit of history though!

 

[Matt308]

Looking at it again, can you imagine how effing loud that would have been in a thin skinned aluminum tube being about a couple feet away from such a huge prop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JESUS! Another case where an engineer meant well.

 

[Trebor]

ooo, I'd wanna be in one of those! =D

 

[Konigstiger205]

ooo, I'd wanna be in one of those! =D

You were put in injured and arrived at the hospital deaf

 

[ThunderThud]

DEAF What?

 

[evangilder]

I could imagine it wouldn't be the most comfortable ride either. I would assume the thing had to have some ventilation, so it would be stifling hot in the Pacific summer or nut-numbing cold in the winter.

 

[eddie_brunette]

and how high can you fly, no use the pilot goes up to angels10 and no oxygen

 

[Micdrow]

As big as those look you might be able to fit portable oxygen tanks. The big problem would be the cold at high altitude. No place to plug in a heated flight suit's.

 

[Sgt. Pappy]

You know there were some test pilots maneuvering hard just to jumble around the passengers testing how feasible the pods would be.

1st class gets a window, second class only gets a breathing tube.

 

[evangilder]

Third class is strapped to the rear stabilizer!