Jesse C. Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 P-61? Yes, and it will be the only flyer when done. Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Where is that P-61 ? Quote Link to comment
Z-train Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Yes, and it will be the only flyer when done.I've seen a static one-but can't remember where. Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Four Northrop Black Widow P-61s survive and are on display in museums including Wright Patterson in Dayton, Ohio. Reference Northrop P-61 Black Widow, Night FighterPosted on February 19, 2010 by editor http://www.acmp.com/blog/northrop-p-61-black-widow-night-fighter.html Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 A10 Thunderbolt aka the warthog with The GAU-8 Avenger Gatling Gun 4200 rounds a minute. So ugly it's beautiful. 2 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 My sister's X hub Jessy Hazelip's artwork. Few pieces features the P-61 nose. Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Where is that P-61 ? The MId Atlantic Air Museum http://www.maam.org/p61.html Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 This Globe Swift stopped in at work today. On the way to a Globe Swift fly-in in Fredericksburg TX. 3 Quote Link to comment
tr8er Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 My sister's X hub Jessy Hazelip's artwork. Few pieces features the P-61 nose. Tight! Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Here's some cool stuff I posted in other porn threads, but thought they belong here: The Ha-70 was a small but powerful inverted V12 Supercharged liquid cooled engine produced a ridiculous 1700hp. It was mounted behind the pilot placing the weight close to the center of the wing. This required a long prop shaft to drive the nose-mounted transfer case that spun the six-bladed propeller. The R2Y had two HA-70s coupled at the front transfer cace. I didn't even know this plane existed until Smoke turned me on to it. So Japanese. 2 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Sacrifice is what history uses to define the greatest generation, but I would say ingenuity stands out for me. When you look at the absolutely insane engineering, and unrestricted creativity that drove mortal competition in WW2 clearly humanity was working at a whole other level. Entire industries were commandeered by governments while people united in a common cause of conquest and survival. Our entire global ethos of free market capitalism ceased to exist, and yet humanity created more breakthrough technologies and experienced higher productivity than at any time in history. Deviding up the good guy from the bad guys aside, I'm amazed by the shit this generation came up with. God I wish I could have been part of that creative period. Starting a Bristol Hercules 16 cylinder radial Sleeve valve engine. TURN THIS UP! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Zw1_NiSWg Here's a great explanation of how a sleeve valve engine works. Second cylinder sleeve moving independently from the piston and block. The head is nothing more than a second stationary piston. Absolutely crazy mechanical engineering. Cut away animationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vrvep_YOio 2 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Called the ultimate piston engine fighter that was just too late to do much. The Dornier Do 335 and this is the lone survivor 2 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 http://youtu.be/GzNydj-Sn0M 3 Quote Link to comment
DanielC Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Just being picky. Double row radial engine are usually 14, or 18 cylinders. This is because a single row radial is almost always an odd number, 3, 5, 7, or 9 cylinders. Usually double row radials are 14 cylinders, because an 18 cylinder radial has cylinders too close on the front row to cool the back row. 1 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 http://youtu.be/GzNydj-Sn0M Holy Shit Batman! 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That was badass! 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That was badass! But a story of a brit and a kraut made up by a Russian, seems a bit off to me 1 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 This collection just sold recently and mostly to a European collector. Darn shame! http://player.ooyala.com/iframe.html#ec=lwZjZxbjrzIBvgvvUWoGxKdLpchtvA5z&pbid=NzU1MDFiOTZhNTZlYTZhMjg5NTU1MDkz&docUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.warbirdsnews.com%2Fwarbirds-news%2Fwilson-connie-edwards.html 1 Quote Link to comment
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