Author Topic: OK go paint your own Mustang (Read 1482 times)

Furball · « **Reply #15 on:** December 13, 2007, 02:37:25 AM »

I am no Mustang expert... so please excuse the stupid question.

On the two Cripes a mighty schemes flown by Preddy, both are D-15's, why does one have the fin leading to the tail and one does not? When were these added to Mustangs? (were some field mods?)

Were these to cure some directional instability after the bubble canopy was introduced?

Stang · « **Reply #16 on:** December 13, 2007, 02:39:15 AM »

Voss flew as GPreddy at one point.

Jackal1 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 13, 2007, 03:53:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Stang
Voss flew as GPreddy at one point.

You trying to ruin national security???????????

AWwrgwy · « **Reply #18 on:** December 13, 2007, 11:07:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Furball
I am no Mustang expert... so please excuse the stupid question.

On the two Cripes a mighty schemes flown by Preddy, both are D-15's, why does one have the fin leading to the tail and one does not? When were these added to Mustangs? (were some field mods?)

Were these to cure some directional instability after the bubble canopy was introduced?

Your deduction is correct. Same for the P-47. Compensated for the lost ridge when they went to the bubble.

wrngway

Treize69 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 14, 2007, 05:56:07 PM »

I'm partial to June Nite, about time Fiebelkorn got some luv.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #20 on:** December 14, 2007, 06:23:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Furball
I am no Mustang expert... so please excuse the stupid question.

On the two Cripes a mighty schemes flown by Preddy, both are D-15's, why does one have the fin leading to the tail and one does not? When were these added to Mustangs? (were some field mods?)

Were these to cure some directional instability after the bubble canopy was introduced?

Preddy's first D Model was a D-5. Those were produced without the fin fillet which was later retrofitted to many D-5s and added to the rest of the production D models to compensate for the loss of directional stability. you'll also see it added to many later B/C models as a field mod

pipz · « **Reply #21 on:** December 14, 2007, 06:49:44 PM »

neat stuff Corky!

Pipz

SlapShot · « **Reply #22 on:** December 15, 2007, 09:21:50 AM »

Wait 'til Steve sees ... MISS STEVE ...