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Offline mthrockmor

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Re: What might have been for the P-51...“Project Seahorse”
« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2012, 06:19:26 AM »
Arlo, nice pic. Did you do that?

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Re: What might have been for the P-51...“Project Seahorse”
« Reply #16 on: March 30, 2012, 08:40:01 AM »
Quote from: mthrockmor on March 29, 2012, 06:19:26 AM
Arlo, nice pic. Did you do that?

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Re: What might have been for the P-51...“Project Seahorse”
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2012, 08:58:08 PM »
The wings would need to fold up/back as well.

These tests were likely designed to study capabilities more than anything. Just incase a long range fighter mission off a cv were needed would be my guess.
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Offline fullmetalbullet

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Re: What might have been for the P-51...“Project Seahorse”
« Reply #18 on: April 01, 2012, 07:24:20 AM »
my guess is that the navy was looking at cost of a new fighter vs cost of transforming an existing fighter. like they did with the F-86, or the FJ-2(just an F-86 with 4x 20mm cannons, tailhook, and launch bar.)
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Re: What might have been for the P-51...“Project Seahorse”
« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2012, 08:26:49 AM »
Quote from: fullmetalbullet on April 01, 2012, 07:24:20 AM
(just an F-86 with 4x 20mm cannons, tailhook, and launch bar.)

Along with longer nosewheel strut, main gear track widened, all-flying stabilizer without dihedral, under-cambered leading edge wing extension, folding wing and windscreen changes to improve view over the nose on approach.
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