RARE WARBIRD 1945 FR-1 FIREBALL

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Re: RARE WARBIRD 1945 FR-1 FIREBALL

I'm sure Chino would want the Fireball to be authentic with the jet engine installed. But the Fireball will operate on just the recip up front so imagine how much you could "baby" the jet. I think the airplane is capable of getting around the patch on just the jet as well so the safety aspect of it being a twin is pretty nice as well. Seeing the thing in the air with the P-59 on its wing would be an unbelievable sight.

Regarding the Skyshark, I think the big issue with it during development was the gear box more than the engine itself. If it were to be rebuilt today with a modern engine it would probably have to be done without the contra-prop installation. Of course anything is achievable with enough cubic dollars but I don't see spending millions to end up with an airplane worth only a fraction of that.

Someone just needs to chase down the powerplant from the big Russian bomber..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95

Might be a little large for the airframe..

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