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March 8th 13, 01:05 AM
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Nice Video
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March 8th 13, 12:52 PM
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Nice Video
I always thought the P 38 was the "coolest" WW II fighter. I know a guy who was a mechanic in the Pacific during the war. He's a little guy and says he would sometimes sit behind the pilot, all crunched up, in order to analyze in-flight problems. Does anyone know why they chose a yoke instead of a stick?
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March 8th 13, 02:28 PM
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Nice Video
On Thursday, March 7, 2013 5:05:35 PM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote:
I know it's not soaring, but... Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NAD...ature=youtu.be P38 cockpit is very narrow. The yoke deconflicts the pilots legs.
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March 8th 13, 03:43 PM
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Nice Video
"Dan Marotta" wrote:
I know it's not soaring, but... Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NAD...ature=youtu.be Well kinda sorta. Bob Symons once soared his p-38 in the wave at bishop. Pete
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March 8th 13, 03:45 PM
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Nice Video
My Dad serviced Charlie Lindberg's P-38 when he passed through New Guinnea
enroute to teach the pilots how to extend their range (resulting in the shooting down of Yamamoto). wrote in message ... On Thursday, March 7, 2013 5:05:35 PM UTC-8, Dan Marotta wrote: I know it's not soaring, but... Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NAD...ature=youtu.be P38 cockpit is very narrow. The yoke deconflicts the pilots legs.
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March 9th 13, 12:21 AM
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Nice Video
On Friday, March 8, 2013 7:28:36 AM UTC-7, wrote:
P38 cockpit is very narrow. The yoke deconflicts the pilots legs. More likely it was due to the large size of the P-38 compared to other contemporary fighters. It was designed before WW2, remember! Until the late J and L models got hydraulic aileron boost, it had a relatively slow initial roll rate. The late Js and Ls fixed that. In all performance measures (except for cost) they were superior to any other US fighter. Only US fighter in continuous production for the entire time the US was at war. Kirk 66
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March 9th 13, 06:14 AM
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Nice Video
On Friday, March 8, 2013 8:43:33 AM UTC-7, vontresc wrote:
"Dan Marotta" wrote: I know it's not soaring, but... Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7NAD...ature=youtu.be Well kinda sorta. Bob Symons once soared his p-38 in the wave at bishop. Pete Image of P-38 with props stopped at FL380 in Bob Whelan's 'Exploring the Monster' Not my choice of titles BTW Frank Whiteley
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