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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: TAILGUNNR on February 27, 2003, 01:01:32 PM
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Not that they'll ever probably get here but it's what i'd like to see.
The XP-47J Superbolt
and the F6F-5N
Ther we have the fastest piston engined plane of WWII and the other one is a f6f with 4 20mm's 200 rpg (i think)
tell me what you think :)
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while there at it they can make the vulcan and the vampire
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Niether of those were flown till after wwii i think.
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The night hellcat had 2 20mms and 2 50 cals. and the radar bulb on the wing what ever that did to performance. And it did see combat in ww2
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was talkin about the vampire and vulcan! lol
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No, no. We need the D520 so we can shoot down French pilots.
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Here's a photo.
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Always thought that plane looked like a Messerspit P-40. :D
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Originally posted by gofaster
No, no. We need the D520 so we can shoot down French pilots.
:D
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Originally posted by TAILGUNNR
Not that they'll ever probably get here but it's what i'd like to see.
The XP-47J Superbolt
Ther we have the fastest piston engined plane of WWII
tell me what you think :)
Actually the Do-217P high alt reconnaissance plane could do 488 mph (that's also faster than the Do-335, P47M and P51H). I dont know at what altitude this speed was reached, but probably higher than the alts that the P47 maxes at (service ceiling for this plane was listed as over 50,000 feet). LW modified the bomber version by putting a third engine into the bomb bay to act as a supercharger. I thought that figure was a misprint when I saw it, but got confirmation on a second website.
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whoops I stand corrected:
http://www.p-47thunderbolt.com/
Another version of the Thunderbolt was the P-47J. This model introduced a closely cowled fan-cooled R-2800-61 engine rated at 2,100 hp, and provided with a wing of lighter weight that was fitted with 6 .50 in machine guns. The J model Thunderbolt first flew on November 26, 1943 and was the first pison engined machine to exceed a speed of 500 mph in level flight. despite the excellent performance the project was abandoned to favor another variant(Xp-47M).
Although sometimes experimental prototypes do things that production models never can, i.e. special souped-up Bf-109's were reaching 440 mph in the late 30's.
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I dunno why, but I would like to see the P47N that was used in the PTO. Some sources indicate that it was even better than the P51D?! Even I do not fly US iron much I do admire the Jug's ability to pack such a punch on JABO missions.
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the P47N was able to escort the B29's from Saipan/Tinian/Guam to Japan and back and had top speed somewhere in the 460-480 mph range. It was anticipated that P47N's and P51H's would be providing the land based aircover of the invasion of Japan.
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gofaster, that's a Dewoitine D.520 isnt it?
and about that NightHellcat, I dont think we need em cause everyone already has a radar....:rolleyes:
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The best thing about the F6F-5N is not the Radar but the armament.
It had a mix battery of 2 20Mill and 4 .50cal.
Hence it would be an interesting aircraft.
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Originally posted by frank3
gofaster, that's a Dewoitine D.520 isnt it?
Yes, it is. I think it would be an interesting contribution the Aces High plane collection.
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yeah, we havent got any french planes...
I'd like to see the Fokker D-XXI too, afcourse it's only a plane dating from the Battle of Brittain, but it's very capable in his classe I think
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I say the Fokker G-1 would be nice too. Maybe even better than the XXI, since it did perform well at it's time. It didn't see much action though. Most of them were killed on the ground.
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yes, but wasnt the G-1 a reconaissance plane?
the T-V Bomber would be nice too
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Originally posted by Oedipus
"Actually the Do-217P high alt reconnaissance plane could do 488 mph"
lol. A medium bomber with extra high pressurisation equipment? The best I've seen for this bird is 366mph. Seems someone on a website must have forgotten his kmh to mph conversion.
Oed
If so, two different web sites made identical error :)
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Originally posted by Douwe
I say the Fokker G-1 would be nice too. Maybe even better than the XXI, since it did perform well at it's time. It didn't see much action though. Most of them were killed on the ground.
I've heard that the G-1 was referred to as the "Reaper" or "Mower" from the damage it inflicted on attacking German bombers in 1940. It had armament of numerous light machine guns, similar to or greater than the Spitfire or Hurricane, and might be considered somewhat like a Mossie.
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gimme the P47N, almost as fast as the M but with alot longer range, good ord and clipped wings. The N also has excellent climb
wohoooo !! :D