HTC we gotta have this plane in AHII...

[GRUNHERZ]

[LAWCobra]

Heck yeah:)

[XtrmeJ]

Simply Beautiful:D

[Citabria]

the real version of that plane would have one screwed up CG

[LAWCobra]

Yeah but it would be aa blast rolling one off a CV.
Or trying to atleast LOL.

[Citabria]

it might actually be flyable

the weight difference was
1500lbs for an allison engine and 2300lbs for a r2800.

3000 vs 4600 dunno

[Westy]

Why that?

I'd much rather a






*link to utl with pic of late war F7F flown by US Marine Ace Wilbur Thompson (with his wartime accumulated Japanese kills and attack mission tally marks) here:

 http://flyingleatherneck.netfirms.com/aces_Thomas-inc.htm


(they do not allow direct linkage to pix...)

[Lazer]

My pants seem to be growing....

[Ack-Ack]

Lockheed proposed a carrier-based "Model 822" version of the Lightning for the US Navy. The Model 822 would have featured folding wings, an arresting hook, and stronger undercarriage for carrier operations. The Navy wasn't interested, as they regarded the Lightning as too big for carrier operations and didn't like liquid-cooled engines anyway, and the Model 822 never went beyond the paper stage.



ack-ack

[Octavius]

Originally posted by Lazer
My pants seem to be growing....

donny feels funny down there..

I'd definitely fly it.. more.. thats for sure

[68DevilM]

nice f7f tigercat wonder why they dont use it in the game if it was used during the war???

[Pongo]

Should have stuffed 4 hispanos in the nose while they were at it.
Beautifle model though.

[SLCR]

donny feels funny down there..

Chicken pot...chicken pot...CHICKEN POT PIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!

Very cool plane indeed!





-SLICER

[airbumba]

I wonder if the pilots lifted one wing to turn sharper?

[maddog]

Yeah... You have to fold the wings to land on the CV...