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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 4:24 pm 
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U.S. Navy PB-1(W) Fortress (Bu. 34106, formerly 42-3521) carrying a 4:10 F8F Bearcat model plane in flight near the U.S. Naval Air Experimental Station at Philadelphia, PA.
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If that Bearcat is to scale.......that is one big ass B-17! :drink3:

Tks for sharing Scott!!!!


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That may be the very same Bearcat drop test model now displayed at NASM Udvar Hazy (for pictures, see "bearcat drop test model" on Filckr)

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How was the test conducted?

RC?


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PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:01 pm 
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Here is text associated with a Flickr photo of the model on display at Udvar Hazy:

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Scale model of the Grumman F8F Bearcat. It was used to conduct aerodynamic tests by dropping it from a Boeing PB-1W, a U.S. Navy version of the famous B-17 Flying Fortress.


found here, with photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ian_e_abbott/44475578391/in/photolist-2aL9XX6-XTCMYu-Hxa54p-BjPo6c-pP2hho-gUq9Hq-cgQWV1-bv8mCC-bv7V3u-anegJg-aaTb17-aaPLxM-aaS4pJ-a9tsHF-a9cCs8-a9cAUv-a9cwKg-a9fk7j-a9fk4h-a9cwp2-a9fiL1-a9cuUt-a9cpPB-9XfLmz-a9wiay-a9cCtD-a9cCqt-a9cASH-a9fpsS-a9fk8C-a9fjqA-a9cvza-a9ct6x-a9fgCq-a9csYV-a9cpTp-9XfLex-9NH11D-9NGYu8-9NKJWL-9NKoA3-9NKn2C-9NKiVG-9NGp3p-9NGn6D-9NJTxs-9NG4oZ-9NJPCW-9NJMSL-9NJFKf

I will bet that this this and the one illustrated at the top of this thread are one-and-the-same.

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