jbwelda Posted September 21, 2014 Posted September 21, 2014 I sense a huge market for Viagra right there. jb
johnbuzzed Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 I saw that orange Suzuki(?) down here at the track in Charlotte. I guess one can never have too much induction, nor to much engine in ANY car .
chunkypeanutbutter Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 Trailer rods, nearly all of these. That orange Fairlane is fine, I could see out of that windshield fine.
keyser Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 I think most of these are sideways, or idling through a meet, so vision not much. Always kills me many of these things have tiny gas tanks, and are never raced. Big props for the Stude. Never saw scoops on scoops before. Dumbest thing I've ever seen. Greg, I like your stuff you post. Most cool, some hysterical. Show car thread was awesome.
cobraman Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I agree with the stuff Greg posts. Always something interesting.
Longbox55 Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Here's the Suicide King in its natural environment in action.
keyser Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 That. Was. Awesome. Cool car, and no poseurs. Fins probably help stability
DonW Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) I love that Studebaker. Back to 'planes - these pilots couldn't even see ahead in level flight! I always wondered how that worked, I know they raced around pylons and were always banking but it still seems like madness. Glorious but still madness! Edited October 9, 2014 by DonW
Dave Van Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 YUCK!!!!! I give the Studie and Corsair a pass.....the rest ......'look how much money I can spend'......
Agent G Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Lindbergh had a retractable periscope but it was useless. He did like every other pilot of the day, he looked out the side window. The Corsair initially proved to be a handful during carrier ops and the brass felt deploying her was tempting fate. Most pilots figured this out long before and the Corsair was really acceptable for carrier ops. The massive amounts of torque took a lot of getting used to. The fix was rather simple really, look at the front on shot posted above. See that little rectangle on the right wing (to the left in the photo) just outboard of the gun openings? That is a "spoiler" that allows the right wing to stall at the same time as the left thus allowing for level flight during landing. Ultimately it was maintanence issues and spare parts which kept the Corsair off the ships for a year and a half. The Navy had it's first land based Corsair squadron with VF 17, the "Jolly Rogers". They were one of the the squadrons that initially took the Corsair to sea on carrier trials. They liked the plane and it showed. G
High octane Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Gee, nobody thought about seeing BEFORE they put the motor in??? I did see the Suicide King last July and it was awesome.
keyser Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Often taildraggers zig-zag taxi, so they can see around motor. Visibilty out sides lets them see taxiway and runway ok, and once flying, ti's level, not nose up. Landings just drive it down and tail drops. Corsair, P47, worse with giant radials, but P40, P51, Sea Fury, etc all had issue.
johnbuzzed Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 That was a problem with Corsairs and carriers when they were first introduced. Pilots soon figured out a way to make an approach so that they could actually see the deck and LSO, then the aircraft was OKd for carrier operations. If I remember correctly, it had the largest-diameter prop on a single-engined fighter in WWII.
PARTSMARTY Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 ABSOLUTELY OVER THE TOP COOL GREG-THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT !!!
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