Re: P-63F 43-11719
Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:33 pm
Mark Allen M wrote:Can't wait for the new canopy to be added ....
That Cobra don't got no doors!
Re: P-63F 43-11719
Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:38 pm
Mark Allen M wrote:Can't wait for the new canopy to be added ....
That Cobra don't got no doors!
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:20 am
The bubble would be a welcomed improvement for egress... Getting in and out of the 63 is no easy task, especially with a parachute on.
It almost looks like it has (bullet proof?) glass inside of the roll bar (?) behind the pilot's head...
Any idea what the little probe hanging off the bottom of the wingtip is?
It almost looks like it has (bullet proof?) glass inside of the roll bar (?) behind the pilot's head...
Any idea what the little probe hanging off the bottom of the wingtip is?
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 9:27 am
Better protected from the rear than from the front... That's not a confidence builder. 
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:20 am
Look at the rudder trim....
Is the new cockpit affecting the yaw balance?
Mark...as always...tks for the unexpected pics..... really appreciated
Is the new cockpit affecting the yaw balance?
Mark...as always...tks for the unexpected pics..... really appreciated
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 11:26 am
BTW...it also looks slightly lengthened...Is it just me????!!!!
Edit: almost look as an F82 single body flyer.....
Edit: almost look as an F82 single body flyer.....
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:52 pm
Michel Lemieux wrote:BTW...it also looks slightly lengthened...Is it just me????!!!!
Edit: almost look as an F82 single body flyer.....
Weren't those called "Mustangs"?
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:54 pm
Weren't those called "Mustangs"?
Yes
Ya but if you do a close up analysis of the P51 vs the P82/F82 you se that the fuselage is very different in length and shape.
The pics for the bubble canopy P63 makes me thenk the same....looks a ''bit'' longer. Could be me however!
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 1:59 pm
StangStung wrote:Michel Lemieux wrote:BTW...it also looks slightly lengthened...Is it just me????!!!!
Edit: almost look as an F82 single body flyer.....
Weren't those called "Mustangs"?
Not really, the P/F-82 fuselage was 57 inches longer than a standard Mustang.
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:33 pm
Remember hearing a story at Oshkosh back in the 1970’s during the gas crisis. Lynn Florey lands and is getting out of his P-51. An excited bystander runs up the wing asLynn is getting out and says “Is that, is that a P-82? That’s a P-82 isn’t it.” Lynn replied “ oh yes it is. Left the other half at home. Gotta save fuel you know!”
Re: P-63F King Cobra/43-11719
Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:31 pm
sandiego89 wrote:StangStung wrote:Michel Lemieux wrote:BTW...it also looks slightly lengthened...Is it just me????!!!!
Edit: almost look as an F82 single body flyer.....
Weren't those called "Mustangs"?
Not really, the P/F-82 fuselage was 57 inches longer than a standard Mustang.
Michel Lemieux wrote:Weren't those called "Mustangs"?
Yes
Ya but if you do a close up analysis of the P51 vs the P82/F82 you se that the fuselage is very different in length and shape.
The pics for the bubble canopy P63 makes me thenk the same....looks a ''bit'' longer. Could be me however!
Some of you guys may need some maintenance on your sarcasm indicators.