Thanks , my favorite WW2 plane.
TriX
Loc: Raleigh, NC
Excellent series of a great airplane.
Thanks to all for looking at this piece on history. I had one of my first digital cameras and the quality is not that good she was still in the possession of the people that
removed her from the ice and restored in Middlesboro Kentucky , I remember one thing about the plane that made it hard to fly and that was that one prop turned CW and the other CCW.
I have lost where this plane is located . The link has lots of pictures Jim
Great series...with fascinating info...thanks for sharing
sb
Loc: Florida's East Coast
Wow - they have restored that nicely! My father flew P-38s in the Philippines.
Carol, thanks again , I am looking forward to more of your pictures that are always great.
Two Feathers wrote:
Thanks to all for looking at this piece on history. I had one of my first digital cameras and the quality is not that good she was still in the possession of the people that
removed her from the ice and restored in Middlesboro Kentucky , I remember one thing about the plane that made it hard to fly and that was that one prop turned CW and the other CCW.
I have lost where this plane is located . The link has lots of pictures Jim
Actually, that should make it easier to fly, as it eliminates the effects of torque from having both engines turning the same direction. It was done for aerodynamic reasons due to the twin tailbooms. There is a lot more to it, but this is the quick and simple answer.
sb wrote:
Wow - they have restored that nicely! My father flew P-38s in the Philippines.
Thank you, do you have pictures that you would share?
RCJets wrote:
Actually, that should make it easier to fly, as it eliminates the effects of torque from having both engines turning the same direction. It was done for aerodynamic reasons due to the twin tailbooms. There is a lot more to it, but this is the quick and simple answer.
Right , the first ones had both engines going the same way, impossible to fly. They changed to one going each way to counter act the torque all going one way.
RCJets wrote:
Actually, that should make it easier to fly, as it eliminates the effects of torque from having both engines turning the same direction. It was done for aerodynamic reasons due to the twin tailbooms. There is a lot more to it, but this is the quick and simple answer.
I agree, read that somewhere else.
You are correct about the torque. The only time that the plane was hard to fly was if only one engine was developing torque. With both engines running properly and because of the tricycle gear the P-38 was extremely easy to land and takeoff especially for new pilots. One of my favorite planes as well as the B-25, P-51, F4U, Constellation, DC3........................
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