« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: P-75  (Read 1120 times)

Offline angelsandair

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3126
      • RT Website
P-75
« on: March 10, 2008, 06:43:46 AM »
What is this plane. I saw pictures of it and apparantly they were in service. But I'm just basing this on the picture of the XP-75 and the P-75A.
I think it was the P-75 eagle. Was it used in WW2. It did have a prop. It looked like the P-51's half retarded brother.
Logged
Quote
Goto Google and type in "French military victories", then hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Here lie these men on this sun scoured atoll,
The wind for their watcher, the wave for their shroud,
Where palm and pandanus shall whisper forever,
A requiem fitting for heroes

Offline lyric1

  • Skinner Team
  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 10687
Re: P-75
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2008, 07:10:11 AM »
Per this for what it is worth they never were used in combat.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-75_Eagle I have seen this plane at the air force museum.
Logged

Offline angelsandair

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3126
      • RT Website
Re: P-75
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2008, 04:27:32 PM »
Man it looks like the retarded son of a P-51 and a P-39  :rofl :rofl :rofl

P.S. I dont want it in the game. just wanted to know what it was.
Logged
Quote
Goto Google and type in "French military victories", then hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Here lie these men on this sun scoured atoll,
The wind for their watcher, the wave for their shroud,
Where palm and pandanus shall whisper forever,
A requiem fitting for heroes

Offline BaDkaRmA158Th

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2542
Re: P-75
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 05:31:38 PM »
Check out the p-66

Use by the chinese air force, looks to me like a under powered ungul winged f4u.
Kinda interesting history.

http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/p66.html

pictures.
Logged
~383Rd RTC/CH BW/AG~
BaDfaRmA

My signature says "Our commitment to diplomacy will never inhibit our willingness to kick a$s."

Offline trotter

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 817
Re: P-75
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 06:29:52 PM »
Quote from: BaDkaRmA158Th on March 10, 2008, 05:31:38 PM
Check out the p-66

Use by the chinese air force, looks to me like a under powered ungul winged f4u.
Kinda interesting history.

http://www.airwar.ru/other/draw/p66.html

pictures.

Those are some interesting sketches. Looks kind of like an F4U from the front, a FW from the top, and from the bottom shot it has wheels like a spit.
Logged

Offline EskimoJoe

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 4831
Re: P-75
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 06:57:04 PM »
Quote from: angelsandair on March 10, 2008, 04:27:32 PM
Man it looks like the retarded son of a P-51 and a P-39  :rofl :rofl :rofl
:rofl
Logged
Quote from: DA98 on March 25, 2011, 09:05:45 AM
Put a +1 on your geekness atribute  :aok

Offline Gowan

  • Proation 9/22/2016
  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 589
Re: P-75
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2008, 11:08:42 PM »
it has 10 .50 cals, i love it
Logged

Offline angelsandair

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3126
      • RT Website
Re: P-75
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2008, 11:37:32 PM »
Well as ugly as it is i hope the 10 fifties would make up for it.  :D Man, I would like to see a picture of that ugly thing shooting. :lol
Logged
Quote
Goto Google and type in "French military victories", then hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Here lie these men on this sun scoured atoll,
The wind for their watcher, the wave for their shroud,
Where palm and pandanus shall whisper forever,
A requiem fitting for heroes

Offline Wingnutt

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1665
Re: P-75
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2008, 12:37:35 AM »
that thing is dry heaves following function.

it would have to be perked for sheer ugliness..

Logged

Offline angelsandair

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3126
      • RT Website
Re: P-75
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2008, 01:03:56 AM »
Quote from: Wingnutt on March 11, 2008, 12:37:35 AM
that thing is dry heaves following function.

it would have to be perked for sheer ugliness..



Man it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down  :lol
Logged
Quote
Goto Google and type in "French military victories", then hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Here lie these men on this sun scoured atoll,
The wind for their watcher, the wave for their shroud,
Where palm and pandanus shall whisper forever,
A requiem fitting for heroes

Offline Puck

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2980
Re: P-75
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2008, 10:40:05 AM »
IIRC nothing fought in WWII that wasn't on the boards before 1940.  Pretty cool to think the late war monsters were designed in 1939...
Logged
//c coad  c coad run  run coad run
main (){char _[]={"S~||(iuv{nkx%K9Y$hzhhd\x0c"},__
,___=1;for(__=___>>___;__<((___<<___<<___<<___<<___
)+(___<<___<<___<<___)-___);__+=___)putchar((_[__
])+(__/((___<<___)+___))-((___&

Offline Shuckins

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3412
Re: P-75
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2008, 05:51:57 PM »
In Francis Dean's book "America's Hundred Thousand" there is a section on unusual aircraft developed during WW II.  The P-75 was a "hybrid" in every sense of the word:  P-40 wing, Corsair landing gear, A-24 tail, twin Allison engines located behind the pilot and driving an extended propeller shaft ala the P-39.

It just doesn't get any weirder than that.
« Last Edit: March 11, 2008, 05:53:38 PM by Shuckins »
Logged

Offline BaDkaRmA158Th

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2542
Re: P-75
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2008, 07:19:06 PM »
"German pilot 1 - what is that?"
"German pilot 2 - i dunno, but its on my six and its ugly..get it off.... getitoff  getitoff!"
"German pilot 2 - *bails*"
"German pilot 1 - i think im gonna.."
"German pilot 2 - aggony... aggony, i got killed by THAT!?"
"German pilot 1 - *Pukes*"
"German pilot 1 - *bails*"

I wounder if anyone would have been shamed to be shot down by that.

"German commander - what was it?'
"German pilot 2 - ..it was a uh..a..uhm..f4u49...uh...24.. uhm..i don't know but it was ugly."
"German pilot 1 - Hold me, i'm scared.."
"German pilot 3 - *passes out with a small wimper*

Logged
~383Rd RTC/CH BW/AG~
BaDfaRmA

My signature says "Our commitment to diplomacy will never inhibit our willingness to kick a$s."

Offline snowey

  • Copper Member
  • **
  • Posts: 196
Re: P-75
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2008, 07:30:19 PM »
it was suposed to escort b 29 from the marshal islands to japan and back the armament was 10 50cal 4 in the nose and 6 in the wings they stoped because they captured closer bases
Logged
snowey
=55th=VelociRaptors
Flying since tour 79
VansCrew is a traitor and deserves to be shot
yes i know i cant spell so don't say anything about it

Offline angelsandair

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3126
      • RT Website
Re: P-75
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2008, 12:41:49 AM »
Actually snowey, I'm thinking it was supposed to escort the B-36 if the war was going to go that much longer. Either that or the B-18. Both Long range bombers that didnt see bomber service during WW2. Both were made to fly across the atlantic and back easily if Britan was taken. So I'm just going with that.
Logged
Quote
Goto Google and type in "French military victories", then hit "I'm feeling lucky".
Here lie these men on this sun scoured atoll,
The wind for their watcher, the wave for their shroud,
Where palm and pandanus shall whisper forever,
A requiem fitting for heroes
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »