Author Topic: Guess we're gettin' a 39Q! (Read 12382 times)

Guppy35 · « **Reply #135 on:** January 26, 2008, 02:46:03 AM »

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Originally posted by mg1942
I recall USAAF only used 39Cs and Ds

You'd be wrong about that

USAAF had 39Fs, 39Ns and 39Qs as well. One of the surviving 39s is the 39Q flown by William Shomo, who later won the Medal of Honor in a P51.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #136 on:** January 26, 2008, 02:47:57 AM »

Might just be enough to get me out of the 38G a bit

Our old Airwarrior buddy Earl Miller over Tunisia in his P39 "Eloise" of the 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF, MTO.

Ain't she purty

Latrobe · « **Reply #137 on:** January 26, 2008, 03:09:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Guppy35
Ain't she purty

Yes, so don't touch it.

mipoikel · « **Reply #138 on:** January 26, 2008, 03:11:01 AM »

Our p39

More pics http://picasaweb.google.fi/mipoikel/TikkakoskiMuseum

DaddyAck · « **Reply #139 on:** January 26, 2008, 03:39:01 AM »

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Originally posted by mipoikel
Then it will not be a problem for us rooks.

Probably not. Ya know I have found myself compelled to fight against y'all more often jsut for the higher altitude fighting. I kinda despise the on the deck furballin'.

Yeah Im a knit.

Nilsen · « **Reply #140 on:** January 26, 2008, 06:33:58 AM »

Has to be one of the worst looking planes out there from the period but i guess its good news for the fans of the p39

RTHolmes · « **Reply #141 on:** January 26, 2008, 06:57:23 AM »

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Originally posted by Widewing Elliott Dent's thoughts on the P-39

fascinating link WW

the "pure green peas" at Guadalcanal stuff is amazing, like the 58th were a flat-packed fighter group from IKEA

LilMak · « **Reply #142 on:** January 26, 2008, 08:34:05 AM »

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Bob Hoover felt the P-39 was one of the best fighters he ever flew.

If Bob said it, that'll be good enough for me.

kozhedub · « **Reply #143 on:** January 26, 2008, 08:42:12 AM »

Just need to make sure the wing guns are optional as a certainty.

More pictures,

Squire · « **Reply #144 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:32:39 AM »

I think you would be hard pressed to find a photo (not a painting done in error) of a VVS P-39Q with the .50 cal gondolas on, unless its a photo of the factory fresh birds "en route" to Russia, where they came off.

The USAAF did use them, and there are photos of them in the SW Pacific.

Citabria · « **Reply #145 on:** January 26, 2008, 09:41:04 AM »

wing guns are optional.

Xasthur · « **Reply #146 on:** January 26, 2008, 10:31:05 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Has to be one of the worst looking planes out there from the period but i guess its good news for the fans of the p39

I heartily concur!

I expect it will be good fun though...

Turns like a 109F... hits like a 109K4.... sounds alright to me.

I can't see myself flying it often but it seems like it will be a good little 'fun' ride every now and then.

kozhedub · « **Reply #147 on:** January 26, 2008, 10:38:13 AM »

I won't claim to know what the -39Q should or shouldn't do without having technical charts - but I will say that if it has a sustained turn rate/radius comparable to a fully rated Bf 109F-4, then all the current sims with 39 variants have gotten their models horrendously wrong.

Widewing · « **Reply #148 on:** January 26, 2008, 10:44:16 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Has to be one of the worst looking planes out there from the period but i guess its good news for the fans of the p39

"Worst looking"???

I don't think so....

My regards,

Widewing

FireDrgn · « **Reply #149 on:** January 26, 2008, 12:10:10 PM »

I think it was Fester who posted that the pods are optional like on the 109