P47D23

[olds442]

I wish for the P47D23 because i want to tank bust and be effective in a razor back

[WWhiskey]

+1

[gyrene81]

not that it wouldn't be a good addition but, you can't tank bust in one of the existing jugs?

[olds442]

not that it wouldn't be a good addition but, you can't tank bust in one of the existing jugs?

I like the way the razor back handles much more than the sloppy yaw of the bubble type jugs.
Because I fly the 47D11 so much (only jug worth flying  ) What happens is just as luck would have it. I up a 47D11 for fight sweeps....GVs roll out or stuff needs porking. I up a 47D40 for tank busting or porking and im in a horde of fighters. So it would be nice to have both options in 1 plane.

[JUGgler]

I like the way the razor back handles much more than the sloppy yaw of the bubble type jugs.
Because I fly the 47D11 so much (only jug worth flying  ) What happens is just as luck would have it. I up a 47D11 for fight sweeps....GVs roll out or stuff needs porking. I up a 47D40 for tank busting or porking and im in a horde of fighters. So it would be nice to have both options in 1 plane.

Shame on you! Just because it is the easiest JUG to fly does not make it the only one worth flying

The "sloppy yaw" of the others ? well lets just say that sloppy yaw is one of the greatest qualities of the other JUGS.

Any of the "JUG masters" would choose virtually any other JUG over the D11, even the D25 


It's in the name      


JUGgler

[gyrene81]

when i decide to try out a jug it's usually the d40...seems pretty well balanced. can't handle the d25 when a fight gets slow.

[asterix]

+1
Here is an interesting story to read while waiting...
http://www.57thfightergroup.org/personal_stories/hahn/

[Karnak]

Would it need a new 3D model or would it just use the P-47D-11's?

[olds442]

Shame on you! Just because it is the easiest JUG to fly does not make it the only one worth flying

The "sloppy yaw" of the others ? well lets just say that sloppy yaw is one of the greatest qualities of the other JUGS.

Any of the "JUG masters" would choose virtually any other JUG over the D11, even the D25 


It's in the name      


JUGgler

Its the slowest and burns the most fuel, i think its the best to fly but certainly its not the easiest  The sloppy yaw is great for tail slides sure, but real men tail slide razorbacks

[Zacherof]

That's like saying real men fly the 109E which stinks

[gyrene81]

That's like saying real men fly the 109E which stinks

no it doesn't...just because you can't fly it doesn't mean it stinks. 

Would it need a new 3D model or would it just use the P-47D-11's?

interesting question...everything i'm finding says it would require a rework but, then again...

Underwing pylons were introduced on the D-15 production blocks. These enabled a drop tank or a bomb to be carried underneath each wing in addition to the stores carried on the belly shackles.  Bomb selection increased to two 1000lbs or three 500lbs bombs, with maximum bomb load being 2500lbs.  Alternatively, a 108 gallon drop tank could be carried underneath each wing, adding 150 miles to the P-47's range.

Production batches from the D-20 onward were fitted with a "universal" wing which could carry a variety of drop tanks or bombs.  These batches also introduced the R-2800-59 engine with an improved ignition system. The power was the same as that of the -63, with a war emergency power output of 2300 hp.

Production batches D-22-RE and D-23-RA, a 13' diameter paddle-bladed propeller (either a Hamilton Standard Hydromatic 24E50-65 or a Curtiss Electric C542S) was fitted to make full use of the additional power provided by water injection.  Blocks D-22-RE and D-23-RA were also provided with a jettisonable cockpit canopy which was activated by the pilot pulling a ring.  A bullet-proof windshield was fitted, and internal fuel capacity was increased.

The "Bubbletop" is born
The USAAF fitted a standard P-47D-5-RE airframe (serial number 42-8702) with a bubble canopy taken from a Hawker Typhoon.  In order to accommodate the bubble canopy, the Republic design team had to cut down the rear fuselage.  This conversion was redesignated XP-47K, and was tested in July 1943. This modification was immediately proven to be feasible, and was promptly introduced on both the Farmingdale and Evansville production lines.


Ordinarily, the USAAF would have given such a radical modification a completely new variant letter. The USAAF chose instead to designate it simply by giving it a new production block number in the D-series. The first batches to feature this new bubble canopy were Farmingdale's P-47D-25-RE and Evansville's P-47D-26-RA. These batches also had the R-2800-59 or -63 engines, the paddle-bladed propeller, and the "universal" wing first introduced on the "razorback" P-47D-20-RE.  Stronger belly shackles capable of carrying a 91.6 Imp. gall. drop tank were fitted. This tank, together with the 170.6 Imp. gall. main fuselage tank, an 83-gallon auxiliary fuel tank and two 125-gallon underwing tanks, made it possible to carry a total fuel load of 595 gallons, providing a maximum range of 1800 miles at 10,000 feet.

[Zacherof]

no it doesn't...just because you can't fly it doesn't mean it stinks. 


interesting question...everything i'm finding says it would require a rework but, then again...

I'll have you know that its hard to catch someone in it

[Plawranc]

109E's are the bomb! 

[Vudu15]

I'll have you know that its hard to catch someone in it

Fly a Brewster.....

[olds442]

Fly a Brewster.....

Fly a Cammel