Author Topic: P47 and compression (Read 407 times)

K West · « **on:** November 21, 2001, 01:33:00 PM »

"...I decided to go in real fast to throw the AA Gunners off, so I split S'd down and pushed full throttle forward, from 15,000 feet.

The next thing I knew my jug's nose went under, the stick locked and I couldn't pull it back. Really scared now, I jinked my bombs off not caring where they went, and hauled back on the throttle. I thought to pull the stick back. It wouldn't move. My airspeed was over 600. Then, I remembered what an instructor had told me back in Richmond, how to use my elevator trim tabs in this kind of situation.

Desperately I cranked in positive trim. Nothing happened at first, then slowly the jug's nose started to come up. Praying now, I braced my feet against the dash and pulled back on the stick as hard as I could. The ground was rushing up at me at a furious rate and I had almost given up hope of ever pulling out in time when I felt the stick move back slightly. I pulled even harder and felt that beautiful ole jug respond, then, I started to "grey out" from the terrific G-force on my body as the plane slowly pulled out. I wondered: Would I pull out in time?

Next time someone says the P-47 shouldn't and most definately not from 15K tell em "baloney"

From: http://www.p47pilots.com/cfm_ThereIWas.cfm?pageMode=VIEW&storyid=14

Westy

XNachoX · « **Reply #1 on:** November 21, 2001, 01:38:00 PM »

balogne

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[ 11-21-2001: Message edited by: XNachoX ]

Sancho · « **Reply #2 on:** November 21, 2001, 06:52:00 PM »

every jug pilot knows split-S is done power OFF!

Jack55 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2001, 10:39:00 PM »

Why does the jug compress, but not some other planes like the niki?

sling322 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2001, 10:44:00 PM »

Here we go again...

Get the N1K2 fast enough and it will compress. Dont you guys ever give up...for pete's sake they already changed the N1K flight model....THE WITCH HUNT IS OVER!! Put away your torches and pitchforks. Unless of course you are starting a new witch hunt on the La-7. <g,d,r>

funkedup · « **Reply #5 on:** November 26, 2001, 02:12:00 AM »

Nice find Westy. I love it when a WWII combat anectdote sounds just like a BBS whine.

SpinDoc1 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 26, 2001, 03:09:00 AM »

Westy,

Can you post the URL for the P-47 Flyby again? I saw it in a post a while ago and someone told me that you had it. Thanks!

SpinDoc

K West · « **Reply #7 on:** November 26, 2001, 07:53:00 AM »

I thought some of you might appeciate that real life anecdote

Westy