Author Topic: The p-61 Black Widow. (Read 500 times)

Gorf · « **Reply #15 on:** July 09, 2002, 01:53:37 PM »

Selector:

I agree with you on the night bit, the men that flew with the technology so much at its infancy were men of men.

During the daylight however, beeing a sitting duck is not 100% correct. I have quite a few books on the P61 and based of its statistcs.
At first it would look like a sitting duck do to its sheer size but when this puppy had a tighter turning radius then majority of fighters and when put in a power dive this flying behemoth took off like a rocket and could sustain it without to much fear of compression.

I look at the performace issues between the P61 and other fighters as is the modern day TOMCAT to the F18. The Tomcat dwarfs the F18 but when it comes to dogfighting, it can hang with the F18 when it needs to.

ITS all in the pilot

I think we should get the P61-- Horton Owl --- Night fighter version of the MOssie

I know the Japanese had one but not sure of the name.

whgates3 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 09, 2002, 02:19:01 PM »

i dont think the P-61 could be called a 'sitting duck' as i do not know of one being shot down. i'm still sifting through PTO & CBI squaddron histories, but i do have confirmations that none were shot down (by E/A or flak) in the ETO

superpug1 · « **Reply #17 on:** July 09, 2002, 02:46:23 PM »

I need it PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE! i will go into caniptions if we dont get it.

BaD kaRmA 158Th · « **Reply #18 on:** July 10, 2002, 02:20:28 AM »

*Bump* Vote for it in Ah! AND GET MORE INFO! *Bump*

BaD kaRmA 158Th · « **Reply #19 on:** July 10, 2002, 07:18:58 PM »

Yeah, and withthe x4 .50cal's its hard to even call it a duck..do ducks shoot back?
not like a b-20..with only x2 .50's..to gaurd it..and also..granted most bombers/fighters with turrets or rear guners cant shoot past there tail..well..i have two..and a big gap in between..so come on down..Try and shoot me

I also like the X4 and x4 20mm faceing forward..now that a crap load of ammo comein yer way..head on anyone?
oh hell he passed me.. /me jump to tail gunner.

DeadSpy · « **Reply #20 on:** July 10, 2002, 08:47:22 PM »

Thats one heck of an ugly lookin bird

whgates3 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 11, 2002, 02:14:24 AM »

i was a night fighter - nobody was ever supposed to look@it