How Can I Drive,I Can't See Out The Window ?

[jbwelda]

I sense a huge market for Viagra right there.

jb

[Greg Myers]

[johnbuzzed]

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]

Trailer rods, nearly all of these. That orange Fairlane is fine, I could see out of that windshield fine.

[keyser]

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]

I agree with the stuff Greg posts. Always something interesting.

[Draggon]

Ha ha mullets!!

[Longbox55]

Here's the Suicide King in its natural environment in action.

[keyser]

That. Was. Awesome.

Cool car, and no poseurs.

Fins probably help stability

[DonW]

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]

YUCK!!!!! I give the Studie and Corsair a pass.....the rest ......'look how much money I can spend'......

[Greg Myers]

How'ed this chap see out ?

[Agent G]

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

[unclescott58]

I like the Holden Ute in post #27.

Scott

[High octane]

Gee, nobody thought about seeing BEFORE they put the motor in??? I did see the Suicide King last July and it was awesome.

[keyser]

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]

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.

[Agent G]

13 feet, 4 inches in diameter.

G

[johnbuzzed]

"Whsitling Death"- many Japanese pilots.

[PARTSMARTY]

ABSOLUTELY OVER THE TOP COOL GREG-THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT !!!