pampa14 Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Looking for naval fighters on the web I found this article with pictures of Republic P-47 Thunderbolts embarked on aircraft carriers. There was a naval version of this plane? The report and photos, never seen by me before, can be viewed at the link below: http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/um-p-47-naval.html Best Regards!
theOden Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Nope. What can be seen are ferry deliveries to Saipan. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Sporg Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Looking for naval fighters on the web I found this article with pictures of Republic P-47 Thunderbolts embarked on aircraft carriers. There was a naval version of this plane? The report and photos, never seen by me before, can be viewed at the link below: http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/um-p-47-naval.html Best Regards! In WW II, often aircraft would be shipped to war theatres by carrier. It looks like this is what is going on here. The aircraft would be flown off using some sort of crude catapulting system (often a rope sling) but would otherwise just be the normal land based versions: No stopping hook, no reinforced landing gears, no flotation devices/sections, no folding wings. One of the most funny improvised provisions I saw for this was for Spitfire V's for Malta: They only had two flaps settings, full flaps for landing, or flaps closed. Since the aircraft needed a medium flaps setting for take off from the carrier, they opened the flaps, inserted wooden wedges, then closed the flaps, now half-open, on the wedges. After take off, the pilots would open the flaps fully for a moment, which would release the wedges, then be able to close them as normal again. :) System specs: Gigabyte Aorus Master, i7 9700K@std, GTX 1080TI OC, 32 GB 3000 MHz RAM, NVMe M.2 SSD, Oculus Quest VR (2x1600x1440) Warthog HOTAS w/150mm extension, Slaw pedals, Gametrix Jetseat, TrackIR for monitor use
Nerd1000 Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 Looking for naval fighters on the web I found this article with pictures of Republic P-47 Thunderbolts embarked on aircraft carriers. There was a naval version of this plane? The report and photos, never seen by me before, can be viewed at the link below: http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/um-p-47-naval.html Best Regards! WW2 fighters have a low wingloading compared to modern jets, and most would at least in theory be able to take off from a carrier without the assistance of a catapult. This presents a very convenient way of transporting planes to remote island airfields- just load them onto the carrier with a crane, and when you get in range of the airfield you just have the planes takeoff from the deck and fly to their new base. This trick is what the photos depict- they're normal P-47s, being delivered to an airfield by a carrier.
javelina1 Posted September 11, 2016 Posted September 11, 2016 cool pics, nonetheless. thanks. (can't wait for the Jug!) MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
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