Who Likes Aircraft ?

[oldbee]

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Wife has an uncle that worked on those way back,lol!

 

[oldbee]

had I had known about this I would of like to have gone to it has any one gone to see this http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/gathering-of-corsairs-set-for-thunder-over-michigan.html

Probably never happen again, unfortunately.

 

[Richard Cranium]

 

[Basket case]

had I had known about this I would of like to have gone to it has any one gone to see this http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/gathering-of-corsairs-set-for-thunder-over-michigan.html

you've got till August....get your but up there! I'd like to make the trip myself, we'll see.

 

[Photon440]

 

[polywideblock]

 

[68gtxman]

My neice is piloting the lifting chopper. I’m a proud uncle!

 

[snakeyes]

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My neice is piloting the lifting chopper. I’m a proud uncle!

brings back a lot of old memories

 

[snakeyes]

 

[polywideblock]

 

[polywideblock]

 

[polywideblock]

 

[polywideblock]

 

[polywideblock]

Bristol Beaufighter

 

[Pops1967GTX]

 

[Pops1967GTX]

 

[polywideblock]

whirlwind

 

[Dibbons]

i just saw a war department video featuring the twin engined supercharged P-38 Lightning. Now I am wondering, did those engines have air filters? If so, what did they look like? Thank you.

 

[Basket case]

Mid Atlantic Air Museum

when finished it will fly

 

[Photon440]

i just saw a war department video featuring the twin engined supercharged P-38 Lightning. Now I am wondering, did those engines have air filters? If so, what did they look like? Thank you.

Although some literature talks of P-38 superchargers, they were turbocharged. Most filters were simple screens to protect from debris on take-off. Actual flight was usually in clean air, and higher power was a priority over filter restrictions.

The P-38 and P-47 were the only fighters with enough room for turbos, all other fighters used superchargers.

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