HiTech's new Christmas Sleigh

[AquaShrimp]

Chuck Yeager and his buddies used to fly P-39s in training stateside.  They would mock dogfight all day long. That is one of the reasons they were so good when they went overseas to combat.

[crockett]

Originally posted by Motherland
So was getting over the vertical stab it a regular layout (open over top). That's how Hans-Joachim Marseilles died (hitting the vertical stabilizer after bailing out due to engine trouble in his 109)

Yea but at least they could invert and fall out via the open canopy giving a good push against the seat.

With a side door, even if they can pop the door off, they still would have to climb out of the aircraft and then try to leap from the wing somehow avoiding the tail.  I read what Megalodon posted but I dunno just looks harder to get out of IMO.

[DaddyAck]

Originally posted by Widewing
With the P-39 about to be introduced, I think HiTech now has the option to abandon the tired, old sleigh on Christmas eve for a faster ride.....
Widewing

What? faster ride???? 2 Christmas eves ago HT hit the trottle and left us all behind.  All this while going straight verticle! His sled already out speeds a jet.

(Im just pickin' wit ya Wide, nice picture though.)

[Xasthur]

Originally posted by crockett
Yea but at least they could invert and fall out via the open canopy giving a good push against the seat.

With a side door, even if they can pop the door off, they still would have to climb out of the aircraft and then try to leap from the wing somehow avoiding the tail.  

That's exactly how Marseilles died, he rolled his 109 and 'fell' out.

As motherland said, he was blown back into the tail section and never opened his chute.

[MajIssue]

Originally posted by Tilt
I knew the P39 had a "car door"  but from the above picture its seems to have a wind down window too................

Both true...

"Please don't give me a P-39
 The one with the engine shoved in behind..."
     ---from a WW2 flight training barracks ditty

Personally I welcome the 39Q, It will be fun to have a new ride! Thanks for the update on the homepage HTC!!!

[Harp00n]

CHORUS

Don't give me a P-39; the engine is mounted behind
She'll tumble and roll, and she'll bore a deep hole
Don't give me a P-39

CHORUS

Time to play my Oscar Brand CD again...

[VERTEX]

Looks like its going to be a b17ch to see out of.

[Bronk]

Originally posted by VERTEX
Looks like its going to be a b17ch to see out of.

[VERTEX]

From the santa picture it looks like the door frame is rather thick, views to the left might be not so good, but forward looks ok.

[Capt.Joe]

Is 30 rounds all we get out of the cannon or was there some target practice with it before the pic?