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Offline Jester

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2008, 07:04:32 PM »
Quote from: Saxman on July 15, 2008, 06:03:19 PM
They look pretty when they're spinning into the ground with both engines on fire. :D

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Offline Saxman

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2008, 09:59:06 PM »
Alright, damn it! Who the hell let Guppy near the F4Us?!  :furious :furious
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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #17 on: July 15, 2008, 10:09:16 PM »
Quote from: Saxman on July 15, 2008, 09:59:06 PM
Alright, damn it! Who the hell let Guppy near the F4Us?!  :furious :furious

Thanks for letting me try them out.  They break up just as nice as 38s :)
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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #18 on: July 15, 2008, 11:39:40 PM »
Quote from: Saxman on July 15, 2008, 06:03:19 PM
They look pretty when they're spinning into the ground with both engines on fire. :D

Was just thinking the same thing.  How else does Guppy get all those "landing" photos?
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Offline SgtPappy

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2008, 03:35:15 PM »
His film crew must make a helluva a lot off him.
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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2008, 06:00:18 PM »
Quote from: SgtPappy on July 18, 2008, 03:35:15 PM
His film crew must make a helluva a lot off him.

He's a penny pinching tyrant.  The only thing he pays us in is beatings if we don't snap the perfect picture.


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Offline Dichotomy

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2008, 09:44:30 PM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on July 15, 2008, 11:39:40 PM
Was just thinking the same thing.  How else does Guppy get all those "landing" photos?

his other nickname is 'Bear Gillis'? ;)

kidding Guppy :D
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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2008, 09:14:31 AM »
Quote from: Ack-Ack on July 15, 2008, 05:53:16 PM
Seen some of the 49th moving mud with the P-38J, here's a tip for A2G in the J.  Do not use rockets if you plan on fighting your way home after your A2G run.  The bazooka tubes add unnecessary drag and makes the P-38J rather sluggish at low speeds. 

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #23 on: July 24, 2008, 10:00:14 PM »
Wish I did.  Never did learn how to fly her.
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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #24 on: July 25, 2008, 12:15:56 AM »
Best way to learn is to mix it up and don't be afraid to get shot down. The P38 doesn't reward timidness and rewards aggressive flying, especially in the long run.
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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #25 on: July 25, 2008, 06:12:56 AM »
you dont really love the 38, sapp has just implanted a chip in your brain that makes you think you like it, its all one big lie all part of sapp's plan to take over ah2


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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #26 on: July 25, 2008, 08:47:36 AM »
It's hard for me to get excited about a Light "Bomber"     ;)    <ducks because of things thrown at him>   :)




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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #27 on: July 25, 2008, 09:04:37 PM »
Quote from: Helm on July 25, 2008, 08:47:36 AM
It's hard for me to get excited about a Light "Bomber"     ;)    <ducks because of things thrown at him>   :)




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I like my light bomber.  What's the problem?

Could be the stuff flying past you is just 38G parts falling off my plane.
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Offline SgtPappy

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2008, 12:03:21 PM »
Quote from: evenhaim on July 25, 2008, 06:12:56 AM
you dont really love the 38, sapp has just implanted a chip in your brain that makes you think you like it, its all one big lie all part of sapp's plan to take over ah2


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BUT I got a question. I was looking up some tests on the P-38J and some past-posts. Apparently the P-38J, 25% fuel I think in AH, stalls at 98 mph with full flaps, gear according to  http://electraforge.com/brooke/flightsims/aces_high/stallSpeedMath/stallSpeedMath.html. The flight manual (calibrated) is 89 mph. That's about a 10 mph difference. According to a bunch of tests and some posts I found by WW.. still trying to find it... but the plane's supposed to stall at about 60 - 65 mph dirty?
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-38/p-38-67869.html Power-on stalls at 53 mph. I doubt it's calibrated.
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-38/p-38-28392.html Power-on stalls (2400 rpm) at 60 mph.

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Re: I Love the P-38
« Reply #29 on: July 27, 2008, 09:30:13 AM »
F4U's eat 38's for breakfast!  :pray <~~ 38 pilot before tangling with an F4U. 38 pilot during a tangle with an F4U ~~>  :uhoh. 38 pilot after tangling with an F4U ~~>  :angel:
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