Republic P-47T Turbobolt

[mat]

Now the Turbobolt got wheels. Only a few details now missing.

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[NARSES2]

That looks terrific  , but for some reason I'm seeing it in Naval Air Arm colours 

[Old Wombat]

Good landing gear set-up! At least it won't burn the tarmac/runway too badly.

[mat]

That looks terrific  , but for some reason I'm seeing it in Naval Air Arm colours 

How?

[NARSES2]

That looks terrific  , but for some reason I'm seeing it in Naval Air Arm colours 

How?

There's no real reason. My brain just saw it, and thought it would look good with "Armada" emblazoned on the sides.  I think it's something to do with the raised tailwheel Sometimes can't explain why it works the way it does 

[mat]

That looks terrific  , but for some reason I'm seeing it in Naval Air Arm colours 

How?

There's no real reason. My brain just saw it, and thought it would look good with "Armada" emblazoned on the sides.  I think it's something to do with the raised tailwheel Sometimes can't explain why it works the way it does 

I see your point. A hook  attached to that tail wheel would not look out of place. But with a early jetengine with slow acceleration, I don't think the Turbobolt would be applicable to carrier use. Though  Lt Cdr Eric "Winkle" Brown made the first decklanding and takeoff 3 December 1945, the jetage didn't really come to the carriers until the 1950s, when Royal Navy introduced the angled decks.

[Wardukw]

That looks terrific  , but for some reason I'm seeing it in Naval Air Arm colours 

How?

There's no real reason. My brain just saw it, and thought it would look good with "Armada" emblazoned on the sides.  I think it's something to do with the raised tailwheel Sometimes can't explain why it works the way it does 

I see your point. A hook  attached to that tail wheel would not look out of place. But with a early jetengine with slow acceleration, I don't think the Turbobolt would be applicable to carrier use. Though  Lt Cdr Eric "Winkle" Brown made the first decklanding and takeoff 3 December 1945, the jetage didn't really come to the carriers until the 1950s, when Royal Navy introduced the angled decks.

Well Mat the US and UK used to launch TBF Avengers and Dauntless dive bombers of carriers and those birds were very slow...always launched into the wind of course and with the addition of speed from the ship I reckon your bird would fly without a lot of or any problems...ya gotta think about the power..it's gonna be lighter than the original 47 which would change the power to weight ratio and once spun up your bird should move quite nicely as ya don't have that bloody big fan on the front messing up your aerodynamics.
Still tho makes no never mind as this is a very cool build anyway 😎 😀

[sandiego89]

........Well Mat the US and UK used to launch TBF Avengers and Dauntless dive bombers of carriers and those birds were very slow...always launched into the wind of course and with the addition of speed from the ship I reckon your bird would fly without a lot of or any problems...ya gotta think about the power..it's gonna be lighter than the original 47 which would change the power to weight ratio and once spun up your bird should move quite nicely as ya don't have that bloody big fan on the front messing up your aerodynamics.
Still tho makes no never mind as this is a very cool build anyway 😎 😀

A P-47 would not be able to operate from a carrier.  A few were ferried and launched from carriers in WWII, but the landing is the hard part. 

The P-47 had high wing loading, and an airfoil not designed for high lift, slow speed landings, and thus a high landing speed and stall speed.  Not good for carrier landings.  The Avengers and Dauntless had high lift airfoils, lots of flap and lower stall speeds.  The Mustang was also trialed but was deemed unsafe especially with wicked stall characteristics.   A heavy P-47, with an underpowered, slow spooling jet (all early jets were thus) would be terrible in the groove behind the carrier.

But yes, fantastic build!

[Wardukw]

........Well Mat the US and UK used to launch TBF Avengers and Dauntless dive bombers of carriers and those birds were very slow...always launched into the wind of course and with the addition of speed from the ship I reckon your bird would fly without a lot of or any problems...ya gotta think about the power..it's gonna be lighter than the original 47 which would change the power to weight ratio and once spun up your bird should move quite nicely as ya don't have that bloody big fan on the front messing up your aerodynamics.
Still tho makes no never mind as this is a very cool build anyway 😎 😀

A P-47 would not be able to operate from a carrier.  A few were ferried and launched from carriers in WWII, but the landing is the hard part. 

The P-47 had high wing loading, and an airfoil not designed for high lift, slow speed landings, and thus a high landing speed and stall speed.  Not good for carrier landings.  The Avengers and Dauntless had high lift airfoils, lots of flap and lower stall speeds.  The Mustang was also trialed but was deemed unsafe especially with wicked stall characteristics.   A heavy P-47, with an underpowered, slow spooling jet (all early jets were thus) would be terrible in the groove behind the carrier.

But yes, fantastic build!

I have one thing to say about that Dave..it's wiffy world and it would work perfectly 😀 👍 😄
Ya gotta love the wiffy ..it's the be all and end all to all discussions 
In the RW tho ..different story ..wiffy world rocks 😆

[mat]

........Well Mat the US and UK used to launch TBF Avengers and Dauntless dive bombers of carriers and those birds were very slow...always launched into the wind of course and with the addition of speed from the ship I reckon your bird would fly without a lot of or any problems...ya gotta think about the power..it's gonna be lighter than the original 47 which would change the power to weight ratio and once spun up your bird should move quite nicely as ya don't have that bloody big fan on the front messing up your aerodynamics.
Still tho makes no never mind as this is a very cool build anyway 😎 😀

A P-47 would not be able to operate from a carrier.  A few were ferried and launched from carriers in WWII, but the landing is the hard part. 

The P-47 had high wing loading, and an airfoil not designed for high lift, slow speed landings, and thus a high landing speed and stall speed.  Not good for carrier landings.  The Avengers and Dauntless had high lift airfoils, lots of flap and lower stall speeds.  The Mustang was also trialed but was deemed unsafe especially with wicked stall characteristics.   A heavy P-47, with an underpowered, slow spooling jet (all early jets were thus) would be terrible in the groove behind the carrier.

But yes, fantastic build!

I have one thing to say about that Dave..it's wiffy world and it would work perfectly 😀 👍 😄
Ya gotta love the wiffy ..it's the be all and end all to all discussions 
In the RW tho ..different story ..wiffy world rocks 😆

In my wiffy world Newtons and Einsteins physics still applies - which I must admit put some serious restrictions on my builds, but having been a science journalist for many years I feel more comfortable with that.

[mat]

Last details on and ready for take-off - or a proper photoshoot

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[NARSES2]

In my wiffy world Newtons and Einsteins physics still applies - which I must admit put some serious restrictions on my builds, but having been a science journalist for many years I feel more comfortable with that.

I can understand that 

I really do like this colour scheme, it just looks so right 

[kerick]

........Well Mat the US and UK used to launch TBF Avengers and Dauntless dive bombers of carriers and those birds were very slow...always launched into the wind of course and with the addition of speed from the ship I reckon your bird would fly without a lot of or any problems...ya gotta think about the power..it's gonna be lighter than the original 47 which would change the power to weight ratio and once spun up your bird should move quite nicely as ya don't have that bloody big fan on the front messing up your aerodynamics.
Still tho makes no never mind as this is a very cool build anyway 😎 😀

A P-47 would not be able to operate from a carrier.  A few were ferried and launched from carriers in WWII, but the landing is the hard part. 

The P-47 had high wing loading, and an airfoil not designed for high lift, slow speed landings, and thus a high landing speed and stall speed.  Not good for carrier landings.  The Avengers and Dauntless had high lift airfoils, lots of flap and lower stall speeds.  The Mustang was also trialed but was deemed unsafe especially with wicked stall characteristics.   A heavy P-47, with an underpowered, slow spooling jet (all early jets were thus) would be terrible in the groove behind the carrier.

But yes, fantastic build!

I have one thing to say about that Dave..it's wiffy world and it would work perfectly 😀 👍 😄
Ya gotta love the wiffy ..it's the be all and end all to all discussions 
In the RW tho ..different story ..wiffy world rocks 😆

In my wiffy world Newtons and Einsteins physics still applies - which I must admit put some serious restrictions on my builds, but having been a science journalist for many years I feel more comfortable with that.

Then you know about all the quantum theories going around. Seems to allow anything to happen!

[Vulcan7]

Great looking build       

[Joe C-P]

Very nice build, like the markings.