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Offline hacksaw1

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Name that plane
« on: July 14, 2005, 01:38:25 PM »
Probably not difficult for many of you



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Offline Furball

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« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2005, 01:42:15 PM »
ooh ooh! i know! i know!

is it a p-40?
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Offline Widewing

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« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2005, 03:24:13 PM »
Boeing XF8B-1... Boeing's try at a late-war naval fighter-bomber. Powered by the P&W 28 cylinder R4360. Like may other late-war designs, it was shelved due to the onrushing Jet age.

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Offline hacksaw1

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« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2005, 02:21:31 AM »
Some how Widewing, I knew you'd know it.

There was an article about this plane that said that the visual strobo-flashing effect of the contra-rotating props caused pilot nausea and that it was not enjoyable to fly for more than an hour or so, even though this plane had a very long range.  I believe that was also part of the reason that it was not produced, even though it compared favorably to the AD 1 Skyraider.

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« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2005, 01:59:37 PM »
Continued trivia... Where was that photo taken?

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Offline hacksaw1

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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2005, 01:24:37 PM »
Just a guess. How 'bout Boeing's Renton facillity?

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