Warbird Information Exchange

I agree with the positive attitudes. Not an exact replica, and not intended to be an exact replica. Just a fun custom in which 2 people can go play.

Analogy: A perfect '69 Boss 429 Mustang is awesome, worth a ton of money and usually a trailer queen. An authenic Boss 429 clone is very cool and more driveable. A '69 Resto-mod Mustang can provide very high performance, be easier to maintain, be a lot of fun and be driven frequently. I like them all. Think of the current NA-50s and P-64s are resto-mods.

I like it.....A Hot rod with wings!

Take a peek at John Shell's Super 6, 3 blade prop ,bubble canopy, P&W 1830 with, according to his registration, 1650HP.
First seen it at Sun-N-Fun a couple years ago, really something. Turn your T-6 into whatever you want.

The real this courtesy of Jeffery Ethel.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/119910079@N03/14249885654/in/photostream/

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Matt Gunsch, A&P, IA, Warbird maint and restorations
Jack, You have Debauched my sloth !!!!!!
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Mark - Very nice. That's got to be the most authentic P-64 / NA.50 replica flying. Is the paint scheme whimsical or based upon a real one? - Dave

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If that was directed at me, The paint was based on a scheme for the base commanders plane from Williams Field, we never found any photos and just went by a description of it.
The plane was built out of a pile of parts with almost every part modified. 4 ft were cut off each wing, the drop tank was operational, which when added to the main fuel gave 205 gallons. The cowl was a modified HU-16, exhaust was off the #3 engine from a B-17, F4F wheels, lowered canopy rails. gusset plates welded into every tube cluster, added spars in the elevators and rudder, a auxiliary oil cooler under the baggage floor







I assume the plane is still flyable, it is part of the Tango Tango Squadron based in Thailand

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Matt Gunsch, A&P, IA, Warbird maint and restorations
Jack, You have Debauched my sloth !!!!!!
We tried voting with the Ballot box, When do we start voting from the Ammo box, and am I allowed only one vote ?
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Matt - Nice project. Thanks for posting, and sorry for calling you Mark! - Dave

In addition to the EAA example there is another genuine NA50/P-64 stuck on a pole in Peru:

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contribut ... /10962.htm

-Andrew