Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: G0ALY on August 09, 2011, 07:53:02 PM
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Just when you thought you knew all of the P51 options… This from the Library Of Congress photo collection.
Wooden wheels are attached to a P-51 ("Mustang") fighter plane so it may be moved around the ramp at the Inglewood, California plant of North American Aviation, Incorporated. When it is ready for flight tests, regular landing wheels with rubber tires will be substituted.
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/584/mustangwv.jpg)
Cheers! Goaly
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:rofl :rofl
They would probably save weight over a standard rim and tire. - "perk the wooden wheels" :devil
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:lol :lol :lol Maybe they were Dutch! :D
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:lol :lol :lol Maybe they were Dutch! :D
game, set, match.
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What?
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Does anyone know the purpose? wouldn't it have been easier to fit regular wheels? :headscratch:
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Does anyone know the purpose? wouldn't it have been easier to fit regular wheels? :headscratch:
The wooden wheels were used to roll the planes around the factory and ramp... Once completed, normal wheels and tires were installed for the test hop....
The wood wheels had much lower rolling resistance than pneumatic tires, making it easy for two or three men to push the P-51s around.
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game, set, match.
:aok
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:headscratch:
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Failed attempt for a second "wooden wonder"? This is not where the wood parts are supposed to go.
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Practical application is the word.
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they were used to perform sabotage.
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Practical application is the word.
and these................
(http://nsm01.casimages.com/img/2008/07/13//080713060924106202270300.jpg)
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what kind of guns are those?
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what kind of guns are those?
20mm
The plane is an Alison-engined P-51-A that was intended for the RAF.
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20mm
The plane is an Alison-engined P-51-A that was intended for the RAF.
Guns aren't installed yet... Government provided gear is usually installed last. Oh, and it's a Mustang Mk. IA.
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One of the things HTC is working on with the new P40s is this version. It's meant to help all these guys who only drive tanks, transition to flying planes. It will be less of a shock this way if they can hear the clanking of the tracks.
(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/TankerP40.jpg)
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^ :rofl
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Why on EARTH would those be used?
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Why on EARTH would those be used?
For the same reason you use tracks on any other vehicle. To spread the weight of the vehicle over more surface area to reduce ground pressure.
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and these................
(http://nsm01.casimages.com/img/2008/07/13//080713060924106202270300.jpg)
:x
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For the same reason you use tracks on any other vehicle. To spread the weight of the vehicle over more surface area to reduce ground pressure.
I know that much, but how does takeoff work?
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I know that much, but how does takeoff work?
you go forward,then pull back on the stick?
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I know that much, but how does takeoff work?
Step 1. Lifts arms up very fast
Step 2. Lower them even faster
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 while running very fast, when at the end of the runway, jump as hard as you can!
Remember! Keep repeating Steps 1 and 2!
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anyone else notice B17 is clueless to what game set match is? :rofl
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Step 1. Lifts arms up very fast
Step 2. Lower them even faster
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 while running very fast, when at the end of the runway, jump as hard as you can!
Remember! Keep repeating Steps 1 and 2!
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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anyone else notice B17 is clueless to what game set match is? :rofl
Tennis...? :headscratch: