Douglas A-11 Skyraider Ii

[kitnut617]

So an obvious question come... what engine had the C-133 ? T-55 or T-56 turboprop? can't remember...

The fact is, if you want a VIABLE turboprop Skyraider (Ie no Skyshark) key date seems to be 1955...

They're actually Pratt & Whitney T34-P-9W putting out about 7500 shp.  They have huge rectangular three paddle bladed props which would suit the Spad.

The C-133 was built between 1956 and 1961.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-133_Cargomaster

[Archibald]

So an obvious question come... what engine had the C-133 ? T-55 or T-56 turboprop? can't remember...

The fact is, if you want a VIABLE turboprop Skyraider (Ie no Skyshark) key date seems to be 1955...

They're actually Pratt & Whitney T34-P-9W putting out about 7500 shp.  They have huge rectangular three paddle bladed props which would suit the Spad.

The C-133 was built between 1956 and 1961.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-133_Cargomaster

7500 hp !!!    I stand corrected... mine only has 4900 hp...    
I think it would be a bit too much for the Spad... (even if we are in a whatif world).

An interesting solution to counter torque in this case would be enlarging the winglets I've put on the horizontal tail.
Hmmm result could be a H- tail or "Connie tail" on a Skyraider...