I must admit, I was never a Jug driver until last night. Don't get me wrong, I love my 38. Its the only plane I can think of that has the Dolly Partan persona affixed to it - big tits, huge bellybutton and carries a tremendous load, and can occasionally sing in the right hands.
But last night I used the P47 for the first time, in a major way. The new N model, in particular. Ok, so it climbs like a pregnant yak when fully loaded with 100 % gas and as many DT's as you can muster. 1000 FPM, sure so what. But...if you have over 800 gals, who the hell cares?
I love the e-retention. I love the surprise lala's get when they think they're funny and chase you down for 5 mins, only to discover they're on the wrong side of the guns after 2 turns and a roll. It rolls well for having such a fatass. It zooms up and hangs on the prop with no benign post stall break - just a gentle mush. Nothing approaching the snap in any direction the P51 shows when its high AOA.
Visability is fantastic, gun package - well, I wouldn't mind having a 20mm in 1 of the banks, but hey. I'm having a tremendous amount of fun in it, so HT and the team, thank you guys!
Wolf
