The 38 was an earlier design than the Mustang, of course the Mustang was better.
I’ll give up posting on this board if I can just see one page in that little notebook of secrets
Er'bod has always tried to go faster. Sometimes you have to slow down to go faster.
i'm partial to Pappy's F4U Corsair
As a life long motor head, and late life pilot understanding Center of gravity issues on plane design. I look at that and can only think... GOT DAMN that must be one big freakin power plant!One of the more underrated shows IYAM. The Corsair was probably the best-looking plane the U.S. had, IMO. She was also a beast in combat.
One was a Marine fighter pilot who flew an aircraft known as "Whistling Death" by the Japanese during WWII. The F4U Corsair was a supremely capable fighter aircraft, used by the Marines and Navy, with a kill ratio of 11 to one. It also was the longest running piston engine fighter in U.S. military history. It could out fly, out climb, out dive, and out turn any enemy aircraft.
As a life long motor head, and late life pilot understanding Center of gravity issues on plane design. I look at that and can only think... GOT DAMN that must be one big freakin power plant!
What a kick azz plane! But it's all math in aeronautics. (still a big azz engine.. hehe, hehe, hehe!)
After I started flying, better understanding all of the different forces applied to an airplane (specifically but not limited to) and how ground applied resistance wasn't a factor anymore.
Bizarre 'choose your fighter' video of female Democrats goes viral
A bizarre 'choose your fighter' video of female House Democrats has gone viral after conservatives on social media ripped it apart for being 'cringe.'www.dailymail.co.uk
wtf is wrong with these people?
"Reusser raced ahead and landed in time to watch Bob come in. Out of gas but not out of luck, Bob’s plane hit the ground and bounced onto the runway. Officers and enlisted crowded around the Corsair. They saw a plane with pieces of the Nick stuck in the engine cowling, bullet holes in one wing and six inches of one propeller blade missing. The other two blades were bent back almost to the cowling. Those gathered recalled Bob slowly climbing out of the cockpit, standing on the wing, and saying in his Oklahoma drawl “It’s a hell of a way to earn a buck.”My favorite Marine Corsair story... The time a Marine pilot took down his enemy with his prop... Perfect representation of every Marine I've ever known: competitive to nearly a fault and absolutely tenacious once engaged in the attack...
Takes awhile to get to get to the takedown so you may want to skip down to the point of the article...
Story of Bob; drummer, pilot, legend
Two young brothers carry a water-cooled, 30-caliber Browning machine gun with its associated tripod and ammo box. Robert “Bob” Klingman and his younger brother, Charles, move quickly through the lowwww.marines.mil
