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06-07-2005, 11:55 AM
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06-09-2005, 11:19 AM
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#130 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | What are your reasons for this? I would think it was quite hard to land it on that big radiator cooler under the fuselage.
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Below is my post from earlier in the thread. Yes, I too believe that the P-51's air scoop presented serious problems for belly landings. Quote: |
Originally Posted by DAVIDICUS I have read the opposite with regards to the P-51 as a result of the scoop.
Excerpt from Lieutenant Rip Collins who flew both P-47's and P-51's in the 35th Fighter Group in the Pacific"
" You can imagine what happens during a crash landing if your wheels would not come down (due to damage or mechanical trouble). On landing, it could make the P-51 nose over in the dirt as the scoop drags into the earth. In water (and I flew over the Pacific Ocean most of my 92 combat missions), it could cause trouble in a crash landing because the air scoop would be the first part of the aircraft to hit the water. Instead of a smooth belly landing, anything might happen." |
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06-10-2005, 09:35 AM
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06-10-2005, 11:28 AM
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06-10-2005, 03:22 PM
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Excerpt from Lieutenant Rip Collins who flew both P-47's and P-51's in the 35th Fighter Group in the Pacific"
"You can imagine what happens during a crash landing if your wheels would not come down (due to damage or mechanical trouble). On landing, it could make the P-51 nose over in the dirt as the scoop drags into the earth. In water (and I flew over the Pacific Ocean most of my 92 combat missions), it could cause trouble in a crash landing because the air scoop would be the first part of the aircraft to hit the water. Instead of a smooth belly landing, anything might happen."
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06-10-2005, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DAVIDICUS Do you still harbor that belief?
Excerpt from Lieutenant Rip Collins who flew both P-47's and P-51's in the 35th Fighter Group in the Pacific"
"You can imagine what happens during a crash landing if your wheels would not come down (due to damage or mechanical trouble). On landing, it could make the P-51 nose over in the dirt as the scoop drags into the earth. In water (and I flew over the Pacific Ocean most of my 92 combat missions), it could cause trouble in a crash landing because the air scoop would be the first part of the aircraft to hit the water. Instead of a smooth belly landing, anything might happen." | It depends on the surface your trying to land on.
For pavement it would offer a "crumple zone"
In soft earth it would "catch"
In the water it's recomended to "kick the plane at the last second to land sideways" I presume thats to prevent flipping/diving the plane in the water.
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