Putting the P-47 back into production?

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Then you might need to get some new books. The P-51 was used by Airforces up until 1984 and the P-47 was used up until the 1960's IIRC. I prefer the P-47 over the P-51, but I don't see how anybody can make a reasonable claim that the P-51 was junk.
 
Dark Matter said:
The P-47 did make a difference and was and is far better then the P-51!


It didnt need mods becuasei t was so freaking great!
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Oh wow some information you've taken in....I'm impressed. You can't make a generalization like that with little tiny facts and nothing to back it up? I atleast have looked in a book during this and comparing the two.....for the tenth time I will say it.....AIR TO GROUND- P-47.....AIR TO AIR-P-51...... As a bomber escort P-51.....


You seem to overlook that in all my posts.
 
It was kinda junk.

It wasnt totaly hopless but it was junk.

It was only designed in 120 days!
 
Okay......that is the worst statement you've made..... that's better than any plane you would develop in your lifetime. 120 and it saved MANY MANY lives. You seem to understand very little of what I'm saying.


Have I ever said the P-47 was a piece of junk or it was hopeless? NO. I was saying in an air to air fight it for me would be the P-51. If I were supporting ground troops I would have to go in the P-47.
 
If the P-51 was a cheap piece of junk why was it used in Korea and Vietnam? You've studied these planes since age 7 but you can't post a any info to back up what you say about the Mustang?
 
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Wow. Well you still have nothing on why the P-51 was a Piece of Junk or hopeless....

Do you have any accounts of the US Air Force saying it was hopeless or a pilot saying it was a piece of junk?
 
I've had enough. You just got an infraction.

Darkfish, you're coming close to a permanant vacation. Stop with these insane posts. If you want to make a point, do it intelligently and with facts.

First, you are talking about 60 year old technology that has been surpassed by better designs and upgrades. Look up the Skyraider.

Second, every point you make about the P-47 being upgraded can also be said about the P-51, so the point is moot (look that word up).

Third, ITS OPINION and you will stop treating it as FACT!!!!

And here is a question if you haven't answered the one I posted in the Best Aircraft thread:

The US 8th AF stopped daylight bombing in Oct 1943 because they had no plane that could escort them all the way into Germany. When they resumed bombing in early 1944, what airplane did they rely upon to provide the escort? What airplane was escorting them BEFORE Oct 1943?

That is a fact.
 
The only plane that could do that was the P-51.

Oh look, The P-51 has one advantage, range.

I'm going to bed.
Night all!
 
If he's trying to do that, then he is doing a good job. Another pointless argument here as it seems...

You have posted interesting link there timshatz (post #2). I can see the reasoning behind such a initiative and Columbia and some other South American nations have good experiences with Tucano in similar role I think. So, the question remains what type of aircraft would be best suited for US specific needs in this proposed new counterinsurgency squadron with the Air Force Special Operations Command. If prop driven aircraft is considered over the A-10, then there are far better platforms to be used then elderly P-47 (Skyraider immdeiatelly comes to my mind). But in my opinion some new design would be best suited with above mentioned Tucano being a good example.
 
syscom3 said:
Back in the 80's there was a turboprop version of the F-51. The idea didnt go anywhere.
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There was an Australian businessman that tried the same thing here. An ex-RAAF Mustang (A68-187) was modified to take a Rolls-Royce Dart from a Vickers Viscount in the 1970's. Registration was VH-UFO. It never flew and was eventually restored to original condition. I don't know if it was intended for racing or an attempt to produce a viable cheap COIN aircraft or simply an impressively fast form of private transport.

 
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