P-38 photos
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:25 pm
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:30 pm
Nice! What is the little dangly thing in front of the gear in the close-up?
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:35 pm
Curb feeler!Holedigger wrote:Nice! What is the little dangly thing in front of the gear in the close-up?
Or, an antenna.
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:46 pm
bdk wrote:Curb feeler!Holedigger wrote:Nice! What is the little dangly thing in front of the gear in the close-up?
Or, an antenna.
I'm not sure if that actually qualifies as a doo-hicky! Dangly implies movable.
Re: P-38 photos
Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:57 pm
Seafury1 wrote:
Transponder Antenna is the small antenna at the top of the photo.
Items on the nose gear leg above the scissors is the Shimmy Dampener. The small container is filled with hyd fluid and then pressurized to 15 psi IIRC.
The 2 tubes with lines from the reservoir are spring loaded pistons under pressure.
Keeps the nose wheel from shaking. The nose wheel is not steerable and you use brakes to steer along with engines.
Rich
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Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:04 pm
My deep cover operatives say she should be flying tomorrow possibly to the PAM 
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:44 am
She sure has come a long way and it looking great!
They ever going to get a 20mm replica in the nose to go with the 4 50s?
They ever going to get a 20mm replica in the nose to go with the 4 50s?
Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:35 am
really nice work balancing light and shadow for some dramatic pictures of ordinary items. You and your camera work them very well.
Only one thing sounds better than an ALLISON, two ALLISONS making over 60 inches!
Only one thing sounds better than an ALLISON, two ALLISONS making over 60 inches!
Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:01 am
Wonderfull close up images! Do you have any more?
Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:49 pm
To the photographer AND the folks who got her ALL spiffed up!
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:07 pm
Very SEXY photos!!
Nice job!!!!
Nice job!!!!
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Wed Jul 15, 2009 3:15 pm
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Jack Croul's P-38 flown by Jeff Harris
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Jack Croul's P-38 flown by Jeff Harris