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"As cool as the other side of the pillow."

Lighting up the Pratt & Whitney, idling and then following a pretty 51 out on the runway.

Like most WWII aircraft buffs, I like the pretty ones: the P-51, the F4U, and the Spit. There's a stunningly beautiful P-47 out at the Udvar-Hazy Annex at Dulles though and they have really grown on me. That R-2800..21 (I believe) radial is beautiful to hear.



Here's the one in Washington



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Very nice. Like you say even the most hardcore WWII aircraft buff tends to fall for the pretty ones. That said the P-47 and Hurricane are among my favorites. They have a rugged beauty that becomes apparent once in the air.



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... enjoy this P-47 training video ...



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https://youtu.be/7Y3v1-WMJS8



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Here's 'Tarheel Hal' from an Airshow a few years back.



and in flight,





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I started studying military history and equipment at a relatively young age. From the very beginning the P-47D, B-26,P-61 and the Ju-87 were my favorite airplanes from WW2.

The P-47 may not be the sleekest or the prettiest like the P-51, or the F4F but it was robust, and a great ground attack aircraft.
 
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Having grown up building models of the P-47 (and the others mentioned), this was a great thing to watch. I really need to take my 11 year old daughter to an air show, so she can see them.
Thanks for the video.
 
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Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

IIRC, part of my "study" of WW2 aircraft included the P47. and when they changed the prop to 4 blades the test pilot thought something was wrong because the performance was so much better.
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Tough old birds. They could take as much as they gave in combat. Many of their pilots had a great sense of security from the 47..


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The P-47 is one of my favorite fighter planes from that era. It looks especially cool with the bubble canopy.


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The p-47 has always been one of my favorite aircraft. Most produced US fighter, it could dance at altitude thanks to its supercharger - and when the paddle blade prop replaced the toothpick, it really could perform. Faster roll rate than a 190 supposedly. That same aircraft could come down on the deck and take out a train or strafe some aircraft, the PW 2800 could lose a jug and still get type pilot home.

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The p-47 has always been one of my favorite aircraft. Most produced US fighter, it could dance at altitude thanks to its supercharger - and when the paddle blade prop replaced the toothpick, it really could perform. Faster roll rate than a 190 supposedly. That same aircraft could come down on the deck and take out a train or strafe some aircraft, the PW 2800 could lose a jug and still get type pilot home.

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The P47 has always been one of my favorites owing to my grandfather working for Republic building them. He was a little guy so they stuck him inside the fuselage bucking rivets. He died of cancer in his early fifties and I have always believed being stuck inside those planes with the insulation and smoking 2-3 packs a day led to his early demise.


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Mr. Kent,
I've always admired your avitar. Now I better understand it's significance.

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I've always admired your avitar. Now I better understand it's significance.

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Mr. Kent,
I've always admired your avitar. Now I better understand it's significance.

Bob

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+2.

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A P47 is a big plane. My dad, a P51 pilot, used to joke that when things got bad a P47 pilot could run around inside the fuselage to dodge the incoming.
 
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The P47 has always been one of my favorites owing to my grandfather working for Republic building them. He was a little guy so they stuck him inside the fuselage bucking rivets.


God bless your grandfather, who may have built the P-47 my grandfather flew.

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IIRC, part of my "study" of WW2 aircraft included the P47. and when they changed the prop to 4 blades the test pilot thought something was wrong because the performance was so much better.


To the best of my knowledge, unlike the Hellcat and Corsair, the P-47 never used anything other than a 4 bladed prop.
 
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