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Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: brady on August 18, 2002, 01:50:18 AM
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Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: Widewing on August 18, 2002, 03:10:19 AM
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

My regards,

Widewing
Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: AvidMC on August 18, 2002, 04:22:57 AM
Something that will make Cajuns drule cup runith over??

Avid
Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: MiloMorai on August 18, 2002, 05:53:14 AM
The rudder says N2S-3 from Boeing/Stearman. The USAAC called it the PT-13.

http://www.warplane.org/planes/images/pt-17.jpg
Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: brady on August 18, 2002, 06:47:26 AM
N2S-3, it is:)
Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: whgates3 on August 18, 2002, 06:47:49 AM
...but it couldn't be a PT-13 if its a USN plane...i think its a "yellow peril"
Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: MiloMorai on August 18, 2002, 06:28:19 PM
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Originally posted by whgates3
...but it couldn't be a PT-13 if its a USN plane...i think its a "yellow peril"


DAH:rolleyes: , WHG III, the USAAC called THEIR version, the PT-13.

Like the US Navy's SBD "Dauntless" was called  the A-24 "Banshee" by the USAAC. The US Navy's PB4Y-1 was the USAAC's B-24.

Different service, different designations.
Title: ībout that privateer...
Post by: a certain jan on August 18, 2002, 09:37:46 PM
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Different service, different designations.


uhmm, donīt mean to be picky, really... the pb4y-1 privateer is indeed based on the b24d/j/l/m model, but with substantially different avionics; manned with a operating crew of eleven; also a different front turret (first a-6a, later erco 250, those well known ball-like ones).

pb4y-2: a completely new air frame, inspired by the b24j/pb4y-1. all new rear section ('conventional' single tail fin & rudder); wing profile optimised for operation at low altitudes; also a new front turret (again erco 250 SH, can also be found on the later pb4y-1); waist gunnery replaced with erco 250 'tear-drop' mg nacelles; belly turret being now obsolete, therefore removed; p&w r-1830-94s, no longer equipped with superchargers, therefore redesigned engine nacelles; avionics specifically for naval operation/warfare; capable to fire wing-fitted asm-n-2 'bat' projectiles (radar-guided); and finally stretched (again) by 7 feet before wing sect to fit in an additional flight engineer.

a neat one :gg: (http://www.wards.net/~bill/lego/air/pb4y-2/)

you may call me smart-pants if you like to. :g: regards
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Post by: MiloMorai on August 19, 2002, 06:33:51 AM
Different service, different  equipement

Anyways,;) if you are interested.

have seen this a/c fly

http://www.tctwest.net/~flight/images/PB4Y-2.jpg

more photos - http://www.hawkinsandpowers.com/Airplane.htm

"Mars" http://www.martinmars.com/
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Post by: whgates3 on August 19, 2002, 07:20:17 AM
i think there are some Privateers presently on active service as fire retardant bombers, which is pretty amazing as you'd think they'd be a hell of a lot more valuable as vintage warbirds - sell they privateer to a museum and use the cash to buy 2 new planes of equivalent ability, but maybe the Privateer's relatively anonymous service prevents that...there aren't any B-24 droping that red gunk
Title: Name This...(326)
Post by: MiloMorai on August 19, 2002, 01:33:15 PM
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Originally posted by whgates3
i think there are some Privateers presently on active service as fire retardant bombers, which is pretty amazing as you'd think they'd be a hell of a lot more valuable as vintage warbirds - sell they privateer to a museum and use the cash to buy 2 new planes of equivalent ability, but maybe the Privateer's relatively anonymous service prevents that...there aren't any B-24 droping that red gunk


You think???? You did not look at the links I provided?:rolleyes:  There is even 1 photo with 3 a/c flying in formation.