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GOLDCYLON · 11-05-2013

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Is it P40 or P38. I always thought the Flying Tiger stuff was 38's. I loved the
teeth on the lower engine cowl. Never actually got it to takeoff, then the fuel ate away at the plastic wings until it fell apart. I was left w just the engine and I built an engine mount out of my Erector set and run the motor w battery and fuel. Imagine doing that in a 4 room railroad apartment in Brooklyn. Noisy.

I think the P38 was the dual fin lightning the P40 was the war hawk. Yep thats the one I have tri bladed bugger remember once during the spring start procedure (remember that) not removing the finger fast enough to have the cox av gas get into the wound. That will learn ya pretty fast lol

That happened to mine as well so using coat hangers the wheels and alum cans to mount the engine I built a rear engine powered prop car that terriorized the neighborhood.

Bearly Flying · 11-05-2013

Goldy is correct, the P-38 was the twin engine twin boom Fighter, the P-40 was the only front line Fighter the USA had in any numbers when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour. Altho the P-40 could not dogfight with a Zero, it was tough as hell and nothing could match it's speed in a dive. The AVG in China, The Flying Tigers, learned this early on and were very effective knocking the Zero's out of the sky.

There were better, faster and more publicized Planes that came later, but the Good Old P-40 workhorse did the bulk of the work in the early years.

XfireZ51 · 11-05-2013

Yes the P-38 Lightning. I remember it now. Didn't they also call it the
"Black Widow"? The P-51 always struck me as the racehorse of prop fighters.

GOLDCYLON · 11-05-2013

The P51 was indeed the race horse of the pack. However for the pacific campaign my favorite was the F4U Corsair. Loved Baa Baa Black Sheep before it was called The Black Sheep Squadron. Pappy Boyington was a stud....

Schrade · 11-05-2013

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Originally Posted by Bearly Flying

ZoiNKs!

That looks like a DTC 'BAD GROUND' !!!

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Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

I had the P40 warhawk all in green and on the string. Remember the glow plugs and the fuel in the can lol

I had this one too; U-Control...

Bearly Flying · 11-05-2013

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The P51 was indeed the race horse of the pack.

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However for the pacific campaign my favorite was the F4U Corsair.

Schrade · 11-06-2013

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Originally Posted by Bearly Flying

Actually there is one of those hanging in there too. Finished building it, just working on the covering now.

Balsa skin? No fabric / poly- compound? On the rudder? Retractable gear?

Bearly Flying · 11-06-2013

It is built with mostly balsa, the covering will be a Plastic heat activated/ heat shrink film in an Olive Drab with light brown camo spots painted on.

The gear is electric rotating retracts, tail wheel also retracts with a mechanical linkage.

It has a YS 91 glow engine that is Supercharged and fuel injected, I believe it puts out around 3.5 hp @ 13,000 rpm. The Plane weights in at about 9 lbs. Not a bad power/weight ratio.

11-05-2013	#32
Bearly Flying Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 158	Re: Got Lucky tonite Goldy is correct, the P-38 was the twin engine twin boom Fighter, the P-40 was the only front line Fighter the USA had in any numbers when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour. Altho the P-40 could not dogfight with a Zero, it was tough as hell and nothing could match it's speed in a dive. The AVG in China, The Flying Tigers, learned this early on and were very effective knocking the Zero's out of the sky. There were better, faster and more publicized Planes that came later, but the Good Old P-40 workhorse did the bulk of the work in the early years.

11-05-2013	#33
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,685	Re: Got Lucky tonite Yes the P-38 Lightning. I remember it now. Didn't they also call it the "Black Widow"? The P-51 always struck me as the racehorse of prop fighters.

11-05-2013	#34
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,117	Re: Got Lucky tonite The P51 was indeed the race horse of the pack. However for the pacific campaign my favorite was the F4U Corsair. Loved Baa Baa Black Sheep before it was called The Black Sheep Squadron. Pappy Boyington was a stud.... __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

11-06-2013	#38
Bearly Flying Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ponoka, Alberta, Canada Posts: 158	Re: Got Lucky tonite It is built with mostly balsa, the covering will be a Plastic heat activated/ heat shrink film in an Olive Drab with light brown camo spots painted on. The gear is electric rotating retracts, tail wheel also retracts with a mechanical linkage. It has a YS 91 glow engine that is Supercharged and fuel injected, I believe it puts out around 3.5 hp @ 13,000 rpm. The Plane weights in at about 9 lbs. Not a bad power/weight ratio.

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