P-39 Airacobra and P-63 King Cobra

[phat trev]

Possible whiff? this scheme really suites the P-63 I feel.

[gofy]

Perhaps a P-39 with a jet and spitfire /mustang wings?

[dy031101]

and while we're at it, a 'conventional' P-39...

Might even move the intake to the chin, away from the nose MG muzzles and pilot line of sight like P-40?

[apophenia]

Might even move the intake to the chin, away from the nose MG muzzles and pilot line of sight like P-40?

Dy: I think Greg intended that engine to be an Allison V-1710 which has a down-draught carb.

[tomo pauk]

Hello, everyone

I do like messing with never-built planes, and was posting about them in other forums.
Please take a look at my take about the venerable P-39, in pusher variant:

[NARSES2]

That's nice 

[GTX]

Certainly more appealing than the pusher I did a page back .

Regards,

Greg

[tomo pauk]

Thanks, fellas

[Pablo1965]

How about a P39 with teh engines placed in the front of the plane?

Do you mean Something like this?
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[Pablo1965]

Hello, everyone

I do like messing with never-built planes, and was posting about them in other forums.
Please take a look at my take about the venerable P-39, in pusher variant:

I always had think the canard is the best way to have a push propeller like this:



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[tomo pauk]

The P-40/Airabonita combo is awesome, Pablo

[Pablo1965]

The P-40/Airabonita combo is awesome, Pablo

Thanks Tomo is one of my favourite dream planes.

[tomo pauk]

Night-a-Cobra!!!
No hull weapons, radar dish is in a pod under central wing, 4 x HMGs depicted.

[Jschmus]

If you add back in the turbocharger that the Army removed from the prototype P-39s, then that dual fighter might make a decent high altitude interceptor.

[icchan]

Night-a-Cobra!!!
No hull weapons, radar dish is in a pod under central wing, 4 x HMGs depicted.

If you keep the 37mm onboard, that would be one terrifying plane to deal with.  I really, really like this.

Anyone got good images of the brit mods for the P-39, with the smaller cannon?  I'm wondering if something like stepping down to a 30mm in the nose, pulling all the MGs, and then adding a 20mm to each wing might make an even better attack aircraft.  A Mk 101 or 103 weighs too much, but a 108 is more than light enough - sure it's German, but I don't know of any similar large-bore gun for the Americans.  Smaller shells mean more ammo, anyway.  A pair of Hispano HS.404s should balance it out, I think.  Thoughts?  I'm tempted to mod this up somehow; I've got an eye on an AU Airacobra project...