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Re: Huh?
Posted by Neil Medcalf on Sun Jan 12, 2003 11:34:31 PM
In reply top Re: Huh? posted by David Maude on Sun Jan 12, 2003 10:19:01 AM
David- Neil Medcalf of Victoria BC here- I have a couple of questions about your P40 I'd like to ask you off line if possible- If you are willing could you send me a email. Thanks- Neil
: Of the 50 or so P-40 recoveries I am aware of over the pas
: t 25 years, I only know of a couple that were in two halve
: s. However, under pressure, any airframe is going to soone
: r or later snap at some point - the middle of the fulcrum
: (fuselage or wing) is the likely point of failure, no matt
: er what the aircraft type.
:
: But getting back to where we started, we were talking abou
: t post war modifications to two seat configuration. I was
: responding to: "The big problem with two seat conversions
: in P40's is the fuel tank and radio rachs are a structual
: part of the airframe.Without them they have been known to
: brake in half". My point was I am unaware of any post war
: structural failures of this type on the P-40 (Modified or
: not), nor am I aware of any similar wartime failures. Over
: time, the P-40 has proven to be an outstanding aircraft,
: they have not been prone to structural failures (Actually,
: I can't recall a failure of any type, ever). Lets just ke
: ep to appreciating old aircraft and supporting their prese
: rvation.
:
: Dave
:
: : Why are most of the P40 recoverys in two halves?