Rare US Aircraft from days gone by

[Ken from PG]

Gotta love the Mustang with the ramjets

http://rareaircraf1.greyfalcon.us/UNITED%20STATES.htm

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Gotta love the Mustang with the ramjets

http://rareaircraf1.greyfalcon.us/UNITED%20STATES.htm

Holy cripes.. nice find!

[MMPerk]

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Dito

[hm66sk]

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Pretty cool. What class would that race in? Did anyone else notice the "XB-38"? NOT. It's a 17 converted to turboprops for use as an air tanker.

[Ken from PG]

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Did anyone else notice the "XB-38"? NOT. It's a 17 converted to turboprops for use as an air tanker. :lol3

Yea, they called it the XB-38

[hm66sk]

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No, the XB-38 had Allisons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XB-38_Flying_Fortress

Here's the one in the picture labeled as the XB-38.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b17registry/b17-426107.html

It was also noted that this aircraft was later lost due to engine failure after the Rolls Royce Darts injested smoke from the fire it was fighting. How are the modern operators of C-130's and P-3's avoiding this?

[RAD2LTR]

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I think my favorite has to be the Grumman F4F-3s Wildcatfish.... Why in the world would anyone want to make a Wildcat into a floatplane.

My great uncle used to fly Ryan Fireballs, I think there are only 2 left, one at Chino, and the other was at San Diego, but may have burned when they had a fire years ago.

Nice find, there is some interesting stuff on there.

Will

[Ken from PG]

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No, the XB-38 had Allisons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XB-38_Flying_Fortress

Here's the one in the picture labeled as the XB-38.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b17registry/b17-426107.html

It was also noted that this aircraft was later lost due to engine failure after the Rolls Royce Darts injested smoke from the fire it was fighting. How are the modern operators of C-130's and P-3's avoiding this?

[W J Pearce]

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It is funny how the net works. I got that link a few weeks ago. In addition to the US, it has photos for many WWII countries. Lots of good photos. Check em out:

http://rareaircraf1.greyfalcon.us/

On the US side, I'd like to point out the Beech XA-38 Grizzly. Two were built and they were powered by a pair of 3350s. That is a 75 mm cannon in the nose, along with two .50s and four more in 2 turrets. It was clocked at over 376mph @ 3100 feet, out pacing the P-51B chase plane.

But being the end of the war and the 3350s needed for the B-29 (and B-32) the Grizzly was not to be.

(Pay no attention to this part, I just need to say it) If you stumble into the "Italy" section, the Bugatti 100 was not Italian, it was French. Ettore Bugatti was born in Italy but he emigrated to France where he opened up shop in 1909. He did not like Germans and wanted to better their air speed record. He was approached by the French government to design a fighter based off the 100. I think it was referred to as the 110P.

[ebutner]

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I like this one!