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 Post subject: WTF !?! odd P-47's....
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well folks......

some eye-candy....

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Thanks for the pics. The swept back prop looks kind of modern!!

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Could be wrong...probably am...but didn't they try to break some world speed records with that P-47 with the scimitar blades on it?

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Reminds me of when we were rebuilding Schroder's P-47. THe prop was at a shop in California, and we wanted to display the aircraft for the big airshow here at least looking complete. So we hung a spare Corsair prop on it, and pushed it outside. It looked pretty good, until the first visitor through the door said, "Hey that's a Corsair prop" Turns out that he worked in the factory making props during the war.

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I think I read somewhere the P-47 was tested with a 'supersonic' scimitar shaped prop. I think about 20 or so years back, "The Cockpit" aviation apparel outfit (I think long gone, now) had a color pic of one of these on the cover, maybe with a pilot in front of it. (Maybe even wearing apparel from The Cockpit? ;) ).

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Could be wrong...probably am...but didn't they try to break some world speed records with that P-47 with the scimitar blades on it?

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Was it a 3 blade or 4 blade Corsair prop?

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Reminds me of when we were rebuilding Schroder's P-47. THe prop was at a shop in California, and we wanted to display the aircraft for the big airshow here at least looking complete. So we hung a spare Corsair prop on it, and pushed it outside. It looked pretty good, until the first visitor through the door said, "Hey that's a Corsair prop" Turns out that he worked in the factory making props during the war.
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Herb Fischer was the test pilot on most of the very high speed test flights if memory serves......

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Was it a 3 blade or 4 blade Corsair prop?

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Reminds me of when we were rebuilding Schroder's P-47. THe prop was at a shop in California, and we wanted to display the aircraft for the big airshow here at least looking complete. So we hung a spare Corsair prop on it, and pushed it outside. It looked pretty good, until the first visitor through the door said, "Hey that's a Corsair prop" Turns out that he worked in the factory making props during the war.


It was a 4 bladed prop. Looked alright, but not nearly the right one.

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Good grief, he must have really had an 'eye'. How much different was the Corsair's HS prop from the HS props used on later P-47s?

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famvburg wrote:
Was it a 3 blade or 4 blade Corsair prop?

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Reminds me of when we were rebuilding Schroder's P-47. THe prop was at a shop in California, and we wanted to display the aircraft for the big airshow here at least looking complete. So we hung a spare Corsair prop on it, and pushed it outside. It looked pretty good, until the first visitor through the door said, "Hey that's a Corsair prop" Turns out that he worked in the factory making props during the war.


It was a 4 bladed prop. Looked alright, but not nearly the right one.
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Good grief, he must have really had an 'eye'. How much different was the Corsair's HS prop from the HS props used on later P-47s?

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famvburg wrote:
Was it a 3 blade or 4 blade Corsair prop?

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Reminds me of when we were rebuilding Schroder's P-47. THe prop was at a shop in California, and we wanted to display the aircraft for the big airshow here at least looking complete. So we hung a spare Corsair prop on it, and pushed it outside. It looked pretty good, until the first visitor through the door said, "Hey that's a Corsair prop" Turns out that he worked in the factory making props during the war.


It was a 4 bladed prop. Looked alright, but not nearly the right one.
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