Nope, that's a P51. P39 was a mid-engine bird with a LOOOONG driveshaft for the prop.
Nope, that's a P51. P39 was a mid-engine bird with a LOOOONG driveshaft for the prop.
Hi DE,
that prop driveshaft ran between the pilot's legs.
Betcha that worrying that it would fail in service distracted the pilot's attention from worrying about an attacking enemy.
A 37mm cannon.... and twin fifties....
I count 8...
I like my women just the same as my motorcycles. Vintage! Both seem to have similar repair incidence, but both keep me happy.True, and an important distinction.
At my age, a ride on ANY of them would leave a smile on my corpse.
If forced to choose, I'd probably go with the air-e-o-plane... May or may not be more fun, but it'd certainly last longer!
That would depend on how through your "pre-flight check list" was on the female type deadly device was."May or may not be more fun, butit'dI'd certainly last longer!"
I suspect that's one of the reasons it wasn't too popular. I also suspect it was a b!tch to work on.
I can't say with any authority, but I believe all rotate in the same direction and clockwise if you're standing in front of the airplane.I would think they'd be counter-rotating to manage torque forces, but I don't know that.