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| "I agree....it is ugly and I like the P-47."
I agree as well.
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05-22-2007, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by comiso90  Damn thats the ugliest P-47 paint job ever!
Looks like a target drone | LOL OK it IS a bit garrish, but that paint scheme did fly in combat (P-47D Tarheel Hal was flown by Lt. Davis of the 358th Fighter Group, 366th Fighters Squadron, 9th Air Force in Europe during WWII.), and I have to give credit to someone who'd fly this billboard into a fight.
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05-23-2007, 12:55 AM
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| Gun bay on P-47. (no shortage of ammo here)
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05-23-2007, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Jank Gun bay on P-47. (no shortage of ammo here)
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wow.......
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Off topic though....my alltime favorite ground attack machine will always be the Douglas Skyraider. She could carry everything including the toilet and the kitchen sink...
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05-25-2007, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by comiso90 I wish that pic was "scratch and sniff!"
wow....... | I really wish that they'd make an air freshener called "AVGAS" or "JP-5"
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Originally Posted by mkloby I really wish that they'd make an air freshener called "AVGAS" or "JP-5" | AVGAS with PRIST? The aroma is slighly heavier with a hint of oak and a deisel aftertaste.
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05-29-2007, 06:00 PM
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Country: | I am a Mustang lover but feel that the F4U-4 was THE best fighter of WWII (except for me 262) - it would and could fight at any level as long as it kept its speed up and would have been superb in Europe as well as the Far East.
The 47 was a great airplane but a hog in acceleration and speed on the deck - definitely had to conserve energy against the more agile 109's, 190's, etc.
Both the Tempest and Typhoon were great but not as good in my opinion from the deck to 30,000 feet.
Fw190 series among the very best and maybe the Dora was as good (or better than the F4U-4/5) but not around long enough to prove it.
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Country: | This aint about best fighter pal, its about most devastating attack.... Fighter ability has nothing to do with this poll....
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05-29-2007, 06:18 PM
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05-29-2007, 07:07 PM
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I think that if you took the best features of the P47D or even better P47N and blended them with the Corsair, and the Tempest then you would have a really great ground attack plane.
I think that Air Cooled Radials are better than Radiator-cooled for ground attack.
The Corsair could lose the wing-crank, the poor forward view and the fabric covered surfaces which were even then anacronistic.
The Tempest could mix-it if necessary than the Jug or even perhaps the Corsair. | |
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