P-47 Thunderbolt

[Aircav]

On Skis....

[kerick]

Stationed in Alaska! Or Norway...

[PR19_Kit]

[Eyebrows raised mode on]

Is that for real, or a Photo-shop job? 

[Eyebrows raised mode off]

[Army of One]

In Finish markings......oh yeah.....!!!!

[perttime]

In Finnish markings......oh yeah.....!!!!

Sure... but the back story would be easier for Norway, Sweden, or Canada...

[Howard of Effingham]

i know that there was a variant of the P-51 tested on ski's so why not a P-47.

good idea and convincing looking photoshopping as well.

[PR19_Kit]

One thing I always wondered about ski equipped aircraft, how the devil did they STOP the darn things when they'd landed?

[perttime]

Operating with skis, you often have a large flat surface to use (lake or sea, for example)

Besides...
There's a place near me that I sometimes ride on my bike in summer and ski in winter. A short but steep slope with flat ground at the bottom. Dirt or fine gravel in summer, prepared ski tracks in winter. Mostly, I roll much further on my bike than I slide on my skis.

[jcf]

Not Photoshop and evidently location is Winnipeg. Aircraft is a Curtiss built P-47G.

Discussed on the WIX forum in 2007 ~ 2010.
http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=15375&start=15

"Gentlemen,

The P-47 flew into RCAF Station Winnipeg, Manitoba, on its regular landing gear. USAAF personnel then re-fitted the aircraft with special skis and landing gear developed by the H J Heinz Co. of PA. The ski consisted of a plastic-like material, so I am told by an RCAF veteran. The RCAF warned the USAAF not to taxi the ski-equipped P-47 on the concrete taxi and runway. They ignored this advice and friction that developed cracked the ski surfaces.

The AAF asked the RCAF if they could help salvage the project. The Manitoba area was served year-round by bush-aircraft using skis during winter months. Also the RCAF had good knowledge on designing and producing skis. They obtained timber from a local lumber yard, Acklands & Sons, and built a set of laminated skis, having a groove extending down the center of each ski.

Takeoff problems immediately became apparent; engine torque caused the aircraft to move/tract towards the right? when full power was applied; rudder appllication had no effect in correcting the problem--performing a wide circle. So the RCAF installed offset vertical vanes on the ski sides to help provide more directional control for takeoff. Full-directional control was also affected by the type and amount of snow on the ground. Unable to fully solve the torque problems, the USAAF re-installed the regular landing gear on the P-47 and returned it to the USA. The local Winnipeg air museum has several photos of the P-47 during ski testing.

Norman Malayney"

[Aircav]

I found the pic on a french site. 

[thundereagle1997]

P-47 with A-4 undercarriage please.

[kerick]

How about a Corsair?