P38

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

You have not lived until you've seen "Glacier Girl" and "Porky II" fly in tight formation and raise some Hell.

[RBug]

Originally posted by TexMurphy
Twin rotors on that spit???

What spit is that?

Tex

Looks like Spit XIX

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by TexMurphy
Twin rotors on that spit???

What spit is that?

Tex

It's a restored Spit PR19.

The Thai Governement gave it to Planes of Fame Museum in California and they restored it.  The contra-rotating prop isn't normal for a Spit 19.  They were going to use it for some speed record attempts and had clipped wings on it as well.

They recently sold it to someone in France and added to normal wingtips but retained the contra-rotating prop so it's not really in it's wartime configuration.

Dan/CorkyJr

[Ack-Ack]

Originally posted by BUG_EAF322

Now 4-5 years later i still am not bored with the shape and everything about the P38.
In fact i love it more every day i especialy love the G or early models with its sleek engine cowlings.
I should see a real P38 one day like the glacier girl. That engine sound that i got on a take off movie really gives me the shivers.

Im so in love

I've been flying the P-38 exclusively as my main fighter ride for 10+ years and I've yet to grow bored with the Lightning. Think Murdr has flown it just as long as I have too.


ack-ack

[HoHun]

Hi Dan,

>The contra-rotating prop isn't normal for a Spit 19.  They were going to use it for some speed record attempts and had clipped wings on it as well.

Hm, from what I read the Spitfire XIX in question until recently had a standard propeller but was grounded due to either propeller or engine trouble. When they found a complete Shackleton (?) power unit with contra-rotating propeller for less than it cost to fix either the broken propeller or engine, they simply went the path of least resistance.

That's from memory only, I'd have to dig through old magazines to make sure it's accurate :-/

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by HoHun
Hi Dan,

>The contra-rotating prop isn't normal for a Spit 19.  They were going to use it for some speed record attempts and had clipped wings on it as well.

Hm, from what I read the Spitfire XIX in question until recently had a standard propeller but was grounded due to either propeller or engine trouble. When they found a complete Shackleton (?) power unit with contra-rotating propeller for less than it cost to fix either the broken propeller or engine, they simply went the path of least resistance.

That's from memory only, I'd have to dig through old magazines to make sure it's accurate :-/

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

It is a Shackelton Griffon but was restored from the start to have the contra-rotating props because of the record attempts.

Many of the Griffon Spits flying now have Shackleton engines modified to work

Dan/CorkyJr