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[2LaneCruzer]

American Navy was afraid to land a Corsair on a Carrier.

Who figured it out & what was the trick ????

The Corsair was known as "Old Hose Nose" because of the length of the fuselage from the cockpit to the propeller, which was lengthened to accommodate a fuel tank. It of course obscured the vision of the pilot, which made it very difficult to land on a flight deck using conventional techniques. The British used the Corsair on some of its carriers, and figured out that instead of a conventional head-on approach, they could come in sideways with an abrupt turn to the deck and land without problems. The Corsair also had landing gear problems early on, but as I recall, they consulted with another manufacturer who had extensive experience with carrier aircraft and solved those problems. The bent wing, incidentally, was a design feature which allowed shortening and strengthening of the landing gear in order to accommodate the huge 13 foot propeller. The Corsair was better served with an experienced pilot, as it was huge, powerful and not as forgiving as some other aircraft.

 

[crash325]

Most likely an H bomb which uses a A bomb as a fuse to get the hydrogen to fuse at the same temps and pressures as the center of the sun.

Good guess, but it were not an "H" bomb either.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Good guess, but it were not an "H" bomb either.

OK but there are A bombs and H bombs and neutron bombs but not much else. ( and who would need more) so what is the answer?

 

[vtsnowedin]

Good guess, but it were not an "H" bomb either.

OK but there are A bombs and H bombs and neutron bombs but not much else. ( and who would need more) so what is the answer?
I am tired of this double post BS. I'm not going to take the time to delete any more of them. It is time for the site administrators to solve this problem.

 

[crash325]

OK but there are A bombs and H bombs and neutron bombs but not much else. ( and who would need more) so what is the answer?
I am tired of this double post BS. I'm not going to take the time to delete any more of them. It is time for the site administrators to solve this problem.

Those old sea planes that I flew in could not get out of their own way. Much less a atomic bomb.

It was an Atomic Depth Charge.

 

[vtsnowedin]

Those old sea planes that I flew in could not get out of their own way. Much less a atomic bomb.

It was an Atomic Depth Charge.

That sounds like the atomic grenade that blew a hole in the ground 200 yards across that the average soldier could throw 150 feet.

 

[crash325]

That sounds like the atomic grenade that blew a hole in the ground 200 yards across that the average soldier could throw 150 feet.

Pretty much, about like the Atomic cannon, another flop.

In1962 I went to the Reno Air Races & talked to the owner of Rare Bare ( Smirnoff Special if memory is correct. )

I ask him why they were using an R2800 engine. Why not use a more powerful engine like the R3350.

Guess what he told me.??????

 

[vtsnowedin]

Pretty much, about like the Atomic cannon, another flop.

In1962 I went to the Reno Air Races & talked to the owner of Rare Bare ( Smirnoff Special if memory is correct. )

I ask him why they were using an R2800 engine. Why not use a more powerful engine like the R3350.

Guess what he told me.??????

I'm sorry but I haven't a clue on that one. I'll just have to duck and cover under my school desk and hope the fall out doesn't kill me next week.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Pretty much, about like the Atomic cannon, another flop.

In1962 I went to the Reno Air Races & talked to the owner of Rare Bare ( Smirnoff Special if memory is correct. )

I ask him why they were using an R2800 engine. Why not use a more powerful engine like the R3350.

Guess what he told me.??????

I'll take a WAG...the R2800 was more reliable and easier to maintain? I know the R2800 had its teething problems early on, with some overheating problems, but I believe they were eventually worked out. Not so sure the big engine was ever satisfactory.

 

[eddie48]

Should we let this thread die???/

Henry Ford made a car out of ????? when there was a steel shortage.
It was so tough that even a sledge hammer would not dent it.

The material was reinforced phenolic made in sheet form and pressed and heat-cured in the desired shape. I remember seeing a picture of Henry Ford standing on the car hitting the trunk lid with a sledge hammer.