XP-39 II - The Groundhog Day Thread

[windhund116]

Hey!!! No make fun of me!

 

[Marcel]

I'm guessing the British groundhog was rather flimsy?

 

[windhund116]

Wasn't the P39 a more-or-less "stop-gap" fighter, as used in the early stages of the SWPA? At least, until more advanced fighters could be employed?

 

[windhund116]

Were Ki-44 (Tojo) Sentai ever placed in New Guinea or Rabaul?

Thanks!

 

[Snautzer01]

I'm guessing the British groundhog was rather flimsy?

No underpowered for its weight. (Early production with out blower below)

 

[buffnut453]

That appearance is unlikely to result in reproduction.

 

[Marcel]

No underpowered for its weight. (Early production with out blower below)

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I thought that was a french ground hog

 

[Snautzer01]

I thought that was a french ground hog

Licence build. You can tell the difference by taking a close look a the cockpit canopy.

 

[Snautzer01]

The japanese copied the design but it was not liked very well.

 

[Snautzer01]

The Germans also copied it but it was over designed and as a lot of their stuff to late to make an impact.
Below the late 44 version with smoke apparatus.

 

[special ed]

I thought I had learned not to drink coffee at the computer.

 

[Peter Gunn]

I thought I had learned not to drink coffee at the computer.

I thought that was scotch you're not supposed to drink at the computer.

 

[Peter Gunn]

Wasn't the P39 a more-or-less "stop-gap" fighter, as used in the early stages of the SWPA? At least, until more advanced fighters could be employed?

Yes but what's that got to do with Groundhogs?

 

[pbehn]

Later American groundhogs were fitted with an internal nut supply in each front paw, had a spare nut sack in its stomach and could carry three years supply of nuts in bags made of disposable brown paper. They could walk further than any other groundhog without stopping.

 

[windhund116]

Later American groundhogs were fitted with an internal nut supply in each front paw, had a spare nut sack in its stomach and could carry three years supply of nuts in bags made of disposable brown paper. They could walk further than any other groundhog without stopping.

Didn't this upset the center-of-gravity?

 

[Marcel]

Later American groundhogs were fitted with an internal nut supply in each front paw, had a spare nut sack in its stomach and could carry three years supply of nuts in bags made of disposable brown paper. They could walk further than any other groundhog without stopping.

I think this answer is totally NUTS!

 

[buffnut453]

Didn't this upset the center-of-gravity?

Yes, and the extra weight reduced climbing performance.

 

[pbehn]

Didn't this upset the center-of-gravity?

Only on the first few days of the holiday, dancing and other means of showing off were restricted until all bags and additional nut sacks were emptied.

 

[pbehn]

I'm guessing the British groundhog was rather flimsy?

British groundhogs would never travel so stayed at home aggressively attacking anything trying to steal its nuts.

 

[Airframes]

There may be a kernel of truth in that, although we'd need to shell out more than just peanuts to confirm it, and I hazel a guess we never would .............