P-47 With Skis
Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:33 pm
Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:33 am
that's a variation i've never seen!! did the ski's retract flush with the airframe????
Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:34 am
oops!!! looked again, they look to be in fixed position.
Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:58 am
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:53 am
Republic P-47G-1-CU on skis. Side view (S/N 42-24964)
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsh ... ?fsID=2213
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Mon Aug 27, 2007 2:12 pm
Wonder what a lift ticket costs for that?
Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:03 pm
P-51A was trial fitted with retractable skis. Mains nestled up against under wing, folded flat and had a partial fairing at sides of cowl. Skis themselves were made by Luscombe. EAA has a complete set of the Mustang skis.
Bob Sonnlietner has rendered EXCELLENT 1/5 scale drawings based on these examples. One could build an EXACTING duplicate and fully functional set from his renderings.
IIRC, the a/c that tested the skis crashed in Alaska during the war and whose identiy is now worn by Polar Bear, a P-51D airframe made to look like a P-51A.
Bob Sonnlietner has rendered EXCELLENT 1/5 scale drawings based on these examples. One could build an EXACTING duplicate and fully functional set from his renderings.
IIRC, the a/c that tested the skis crashed in Alaska during the war and whose identiy is now worn by Polar Bear, a P-51D airframe made to look like a P-51A.
Tue Aug 28, 2007 1:43 pm
We have a set of the ski's used on the P-51A at the Warhawk Air Museum. Very Very heavy!
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:16 pm
They were also tried on a P-63 and a couple others if I remember correctly.
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:25 pm
John-Curtiss Paul
I happen to have full dimensions for the wood ferry tank sometimes used on P-51B and earlier. These along with the photos that appear in the struct. repair manual, I think one could build an operational set. Any interest?
I happen to have full dimensions for the wood ferry tank sometimes used on P-51B and earlier. These along with the photos that appear in the struct. repair manual, I think one could build an operational set. Any interest?
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:51 am
Was this a stateside modification or were ski-equipped Thunderbolts actually used in combat?
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:55 am
who had the foresight to save an experimental pair of ww 2 aircraft skis?? how did you get them?? cripes!! give somebody a cigar!!! i'd bet the usaf museum doesn't even have a pair!!!
Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:55 am
Both the shots of the P-51 and P-47 were shot in the same place.
Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:06 pm
fotobass....... your a stickler for detail, great observation!! but what location?? certainly not hickam field!!
Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:10 pm
Well Luscombe was based in Trenton NJ, but moved to Dallas during the war. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this was probably pre-Dallas.
*Google told me that.
*Google told me that.