FORUMLEDEN met NOSTALGIE......"vreemde" kisten (deel 2)

sanmos zei:
p 75 eagle een bij elkaar geraapt vliegtuig bedoel je
In October 1942, the contract for two prototypes, designated "XP-75", was signed with the Fisher Body Division of GM. The design concept was to use the outer wing panels from the North American P-51 Mustang, the tail assembly from the Douglas A-24 (SBD), and the undercarriage from the Vought F4U Corsair in a general layout much as in the Bell P-39 Airacobra with the engine located amidships with the propeller driven through an extension shaft. At an early design stage, however, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk outer wing panels were substituted for the P-51 panels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher_P-75_Eagle
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Bell YFM-1 Airacuda dus!

"Continuing problems gave the aircraft a reputation as "hangar queens".[11] Near the end of the type's operational life, the aircraft were flown primarily for photo opportunities and always accompanied by a chase plane for safety. Eventually the decision was made to disperse the aircraft to various airfields to give pilots an opportunity to add the unusual aircraft to their log books. Airacudas were sent at various times to Langley Field, Virginia; Maxwell Field, Alabama; Hamilton Field, California; and Wright Field, in Dayton, Ohio. YFM-1 38-488 was displayed at the 1940 World's Fair in New York, finished in the markings of the 27th Pursuit Squadron. During this time, the aircraft saw limited flight time, as few pilots were interested in flying the unusual aircraft."
 
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Mooi klein airlinertje met Gipsy Major motoren ... heeft ook nog in Spanje gevlogen.

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Het heeft ook iets "Koolhovens" achtig...
En ook iets "General Aircraft Monospar" achtigs...
Lastige!

Groeten, Ramses
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