P47 Thunderbolt

MichaelB · Jan 22, 2020

Ever wonder why the P47 had such a large fuselage?

A complex turbocharging / intercooler / Duct system

So, how big of Turbo is needed for 18 cylinders @ 2800 CI

Read about it here.
https://lynceans.org/all-posts/the-complexity-of-a-ww-ii-p-47-thunderbolts-powerplant/

texasSlick · Jan 22, 2020

If a pilot wanted to take a picture of himself with his aircraft and send it home to his girlfriend, he would do it with a P51.

If a pilot wanted to engage the enemy and get home, he would do it with a P47.

Slick

texasSlick · Jan 22, 2020

That supercharger system is the prime reason why P47s were good high altitude performers.

The P47 could out dive anything except a Stuka, but if a P47 pilot out of desperation, opted to dive to safety, he would sacrifice altitude where he held an advantage, and have to cope with a fight at lower altitude where the enemy held an advantage.

Slick

Onder · Jan 22, 2020

He could zoom climb with the later Hamstandard prop.
Like the Corsair it ended up its career as a ground attack bomber.
Add in the Typhoon/Tempest another ship designed as a fighter and
did its work as a bomber.

oldbeezer · Jan 24, 2020

I look at all of the plumbing and can't help but think "turbo lag". I DO realize the throttle is not manipulated as in a car so lag is not as a big as issue but still. I would like to see the carb no doubt it is HUGE!

Onder · Jan 25, 2020

The carb is large and so are the cylinders.

alan hodge · Jan 25, 2020

here's how they put them together a handful o wrenches a hammer some screwdrivers

P47 Thunderbolt

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