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Re: A-36 possibility...

Posted by Chad Veich on Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:49:58 PM

In reply top Re: A-36 possibility... posted by Ryan Harris on Tue Feb 18, 2003 10:26:38 PM

: This is what I seemed to have figured out as well. I've be
: en led to believe that the A-36 wing is not compatible wit
: h the P-51B fuselage because the A-36 wing was originally
: higher on the fuselage due to the Allison being installed.
: I'm not sure if this is true or not. However if it is, fr
: om what I've deciphered, we have John Paul's wing possibly
: and a new build fuselage. We also have other A-36s parts
: that he did not use. So more or less, you can't really giv
: e this airplane a serial number because it is a new build
: aircraft just like that TP-51B being built in Idaho. I'm s
: till not exactly sure on this though. At one point I was c
: ertain that we had all of the aircraft that John Paul has.
: Now I'm certain we have bits of that airplane and not the
: entire thing.
:
: Hopefully the records that Ryan digs out of the black hole
: will help.
:
: Ryan

Well, if the A fuse and B wing are not compatible and John Paul had a new FUSE built then it seems that Mr. Paul would have retained his A wing. Therefore, it seems you would have his A fuse and new build wing, not vice-versa. I have often wondered how John Paul was getting around the problem of the different depths of the Allison and Merlin fuselages but a new build fuse would take care of that right nicely. Still, seems a shame to make a B out of her in my opinion. I know, why don't you give John Paul your new build wing in exchange for his original wing and then the A-36 will be all where she belongs once again and he will still have his B model!

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