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March 19th 13, 07:52 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
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March 19th 13, 09:35 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:52:19 -0600, Ralph Jones wrote:
How about a FIFTY man rig...;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2D3k0sJ8HM Amazing. I would have never guessed that a P-4 could be assembled like that and flown away, but I suppose something like that must have been possible for any WW2 war that didn't have the range or carrier capability for self delivery to its operational area, i.e. in the North African, Burmese and Pacific theatres. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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March 19th 13, 11:42 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 5:35:54 PM UTC-4, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:52:19 -0600, Ralph Jones wrote: Not that different from some gliders i've helped rig! Key How about a FIFTY man rig...;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2D3k0sJ8HM Amazing. I would have never guessed that a P-4 could be assembled like that and flown away, but I suppose something like that must have been possible for any WW2 war that didn't have the range or carrier capability for self delivery to its operational area, i.e. in the North African, Burmese and Pacific theatres. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |
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March 20th 13, 12:11 AM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
On Tuesday, March 19, 2013 5:35:54 PM UTC-4, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:52:19 -0600, Ralph Jones wrote: How about a FIFTY man rig...;-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2D3k0sJ8HM Amazing. I would have never guessed that a P-47 could be assembled like that and flown away, but I suppose something like that must have been possible for any WW2 [plane] that didn't have the range or carrier capability for self delivery to its operational area... Nifty!!! I've long wondered why the Schweizer boys overlooked the ease-of-rigging enhancement otherwise known as the fuselage dolly when they designed all their glider trailers. Watching this film may have been the reason!!! :-) Lay the wings on the ground, indeed...
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March 20th 13, 02:45 AM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
Reminds me of my Lak-12...
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March 20th 13, 04:04 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
What??? The 1,800 lb wing?
I used to be the only one who *didn't* disappear when Dave R. got his LAK-12 fuselage out of the trailer... So I moved! "Tom K (ES)" wrote in message ... Reminds me of my Lak-12...
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March 20th 13, 07:28 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
Let's see...
The FAA certified it as meeting the 51% rule and the GI's got their Repairman's Certificate.
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March 20th 13, 07:44 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 10:04:44 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
What??? The 1,800 lb wing? I used to be the only one who *didn't* disappear when Dave R. got his LAK-12 fuselage out of the trailer... So I moved! "Tom K (ES)" wrote in message ... Reminds me of my Lak-12... That P-47 wing had a self-sealing fuel tank, 4, .50 cal gun mounts with ammunition trays and numerous hard points for bombs and rockets. It also had a main gear leg to support all that weight. The fuselage had pilot armor and heavy vacuum tube avionics. "Civilianized" WWII fighters often weighed a ton less than the GI versions after they were stripped of the mil-stuff. I was surprised to see so few men lifting the propeller. Those had steel blades with silver solder contouring the airfoil. They were seriously heavy.
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March 20th 13, 08:42 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:44:01 -0700 (PDT), Bill D
wrote: [snip] That P-47 wing had a self-sealing fuel tank, 4, .50 cal gun mounts with ammunition trays and numerous hard points for bombs and rockets. It also had a main gear leg to support all that weight. The fuselage had pilot armor and heavy vacuum tube avionics. "Civilianized" WWII fighters often weighed a ton less than the GI versions after they were stripped of the mil-stuff. About 10,000 lb empty, 17,000+ MGTOW. Actually the guns, which accounted for about 350 lb per wing, wouldn't have been installed until after assembly. I was surprised to see so few men lifting the propeller. Those had steel blades with silver solder contouring the airfoil. They were seriously heavy. About 400 lb, IIRC.
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March 21st 13, 04:45 PM
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We don't need no steenkeeng one-man rig
On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:44:01 PM UTC+1, Bill D wrote:
That P-47 wing had a self-sealing fuel tank, 4, .50 cal gun mounts with ammunition trays and numerous hard points for bombs and rockets. It also had a main gear leg to support all that weight. The fuselage had pilot armor and heavy vacuum tube avionics. "Civilianized" WWII fighters often weighed a ton less than the GI versions after they were stripped of the mil-stuff.. Minor detail - P-47s didn't get internal wing tanks until the late-war P-47N model. If this is a C, it wouldn't even have wing bomb/drop tank racks. Still a big hunk of metal! Kirk 66
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