Author Topic: P-47 with 6 guns? (Read 813 times)

frank3 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 13, 2004, 07:39:33 AM »

Wouldn't be to practical though, have one burst at once with all guns and find yourself to a complete stop! (like flying against 125 mph winds

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simshell · « **Reply #16 on:** September 13, 2004, 03:08:49 PM »

as i was reading about the P47 i found this

The fastest model was the XP-47J, which did not go into production. On August 4, 1944, this plane reached a speed of 504 miles per hour. Production plans were shelved in favor of another P-47 development, the Republic XP-72

frank3 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2004, 04:40:45 PM »

504 mph! That's almost the same speed in kilometers the old crafts used to fly!

bozon · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2004, 05:00:43 PM »

the 500+ mph was achived patially due to the very high service ceiling. drag is lower as high as you go so it's easier - if your turbo system can keep the engine from running out of air that is.

eventually they went for the much simpler P47M untill P72 was complete. The official speed of the M was 470mph without the regular over-boosting used on the field.

http://www.cradleofaviation.org/history/aircraft/p-47/7.html
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p47.html

Bozon

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #19 on:** September 15, 2004, 02:31:13 AM »

"Hell ... if I wanted 6 guns, I would fly a P51!" - Frenchy.

frank3 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 15, 2004, 08:18:13 AM »

Ah that was your statement! Very true indeed