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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March 16, 2017, 06:33 PM
SigM4
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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March 16, 2017, 06:45 PM
Test1968
Here's 'Tarheel Hal' from an Airshow a few years back.
and in flight,
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March 16, 2017, 07:02 PM
mrapteam666
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.
March 16, 2017, 07:18 PM
VictimNoMore
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.
March 16, 2017, 07:49 PM
Elk Hunter
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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March 16, 2017, 08:00 PM
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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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March 16, 2017, 08:17 PM
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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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March 16, 2017, 09:00 PM
FlyingScot
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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March 16, 2017, 09:25 PM
TMats
quote:
Originally posted by FlyingScot: 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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Eight-50 cal. machine guns! I read they could spit out 7200 rds/min. That's a lot of damage
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March 16, 2017, 09:49 PM
kent j
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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March 16, 2017, 11:15 PM
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Mr. Kent, I've always admired your avitar. Now I better understand it's significance.
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March 16, 2017, 11:33 PM
TMats
quote:
Originally posted by VonFatman: Mr. Kent, I've always admired your avitar. Now I better understand it's significance.
Bob
+1
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March 16, 2017, 11:46 PM
mr kablammo
quote:
Originally posted by TMats:
quote:
Originally posted by VonFatman: Mr. Kent, I've always admired your avitar. Now I better understand it's significance.
Bob
+1
+2.
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March 17, 2017, 05:28 AM
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awesome sound
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March 17, 2017, 05:55 AM
Tejas421
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.
March 17, 2017, 06:17 AM
BurtonRW
quote:
Originally posted by kent j: 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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March 17, 2017, 09:00 AM
Steve Collins
quote:
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.
March 17, 2017, 09:05 AM
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She's ugly but fast.
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