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01-04-2005, 04:45 PM
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#721 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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01-04-2005, 04:59 PM
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#722 | | Der Crewchief
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__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | 
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01-04-2005, 05:15 PM
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#723 | | "Shooter"
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Country:  | But it sure screwed up the nice lines of the P-38. That plane is ugly. 
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01-04-2005, 05:18 PM
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#724 | | Der Crewchief
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__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-04-2005, 11:06 PM
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#725 | | Senior Member
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| I am not refering to the XP-58 Chain Lighting. The aircraft I am refering to is a direct derivitive of the P-38E. It used identical wings and booms with only the central nacelle being altered. The only place I have ever seen anything on it is in Warren Bodie's book on the P-38. It features several excellent drawings of what the design would have looked like.
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01-05-2005, 02:11 AM
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#726 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Really I have never heard of it. What is the book called I will deffinatly have to read it. That is very interesting.
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01-05-2005, 07:31 AM
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#727 | | "Shooter"
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http://www.historicaviation.com/historicaviation/product_info.po;jsessionid=EwsoavZl9qcZXzfSD53TFFp x(0CppkxPt)?ID=3856
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01-05-2005, 09:15 AM
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#728 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Thanks, it will be interesting reading.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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01-05-2005, 01:09 PM
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#729 | | Master of Ewes
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01-05-2005, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by evangilder But it sure screwed up the nice lines of the P-38. That plane is ugly. | Too damn right...what were they thinking!
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01-05-2005, 03:57 PM
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#731 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I think with that aircraft they were trying to combine as much fire power into an already proven aircraft.
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01-05-2005, 11:45 PM
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| The book doesn't contain much information on it. It was a totally a USAAF project that Lockheed and Kelly Johnson were completely unaware of. The book does include a couple of neat sketches of the beast. One is a profile shot and one is cut-away of the cockpit nacelle.
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01-06-2005, 11:37 AM
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01-06-2005, 11:40 AM
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#734 | | the old Sage
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Country: | another book of interest on this very subject is the Ju 87 by Martin Pegg. Will be produced through Classic Publications. If any of you are fortunate to have the Hs 129 Tome then you know the expertize behind Mr. Pegg and the quality of Classics work's. It should be superb...........
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01-06-2005, 12:24 PM
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#735 | | Der Crewchief
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