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<blockquote data-quote="SecondhandSnake" data-source="post: 16630266" data-attributes="member: 116684"><p>The Bell P39 Airacobra reminded me of some pretty odd WWII and postwar birds.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Fisher P75 Eagle.</strong> Yes, the very same Fisher that did bodies for GM cars. It was some A-class GM parts bin engineering long before the Cadillac Cimarron or Catera. It used wings from the North American P51 Mustang, Douglas SBD tail, undercarriage from the Vought F4U Corsair, and just plain looked like a P39 with coaxial props.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707167[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And then there's all the other weird planes that used coaxial props.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Northrop YB35</strong>, looking far more futuristic than its roots</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707168[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The fact that this even existed and worked was amazing. <strong>The Convair XFY Pogo</strong>. It was an early VTOL design that somehow managed to land completely vertically, nose to the sky. That could not have been a fun experience.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707169[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And of course, probably the most famous application of coaxial props, <strong>the Tupolev TU95 "Bear."</strong> They are shockingly loud, pun intended, as their propellers spin so fast that the tips go supersonic, creating an ear shattering amount of noise. I forget which US prototype also had that issue, and that merely taxi-ing out to the flight line would alert people miles away it was so loud.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707170[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Of course, when it comes to entertaining applications of radial engines, the unlimited tractor pulling class is one to take note of. Tractors can use one or more radial engines.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707171[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707172[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Turbine engines are also allowed.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1707173[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>No one tell Snover. A nuclear powered pulling tractor sounds a bit dicey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SecondhandSnake, post: 16630266, member: 116684"] The Bell P39 Airacobra reminded me of some pretty odd WWII and postwar birds. [b]The Fisher P75 Eagle.[/b] Yes, the very same Fisher that did bodies for GM cars. It was some A-class GM parts bin engineering long before the Cadillac Cimarron or Catera. It used wings from the North American P51 Mustang, Douglas SBD tail, undercarriage from the Vought F4U Corsair, and just plain looked like a P39 with coaxial props. [ATTACH=full]1707167[/ATTACH] And then there's all the other weird planes that used coaxial props. [b]The Northrop YB35[/b], looking far more futuristic than its roots [ATTACH=full]1707168[/ATTACH] The fact that this even existed and worked was amazing. [b]The Convair XFY Pogo[/b]. It was an early VTOL design that somehow managed to land completely vertically, nose to the sky. That could not have been a fun experience. [ATTACH=full]1707169[/ATTACH] And of course, probably the most famous application of coaxial props, [b]the Tupolev TU95 "Bear."[/b] They are shockingly loud, pun intended, as their propellers spin so fast that the tips go supersonic, creating an ear shattering amount of noise. I forget which US prototype also had that issue, and that merely taxi-ing out to the flight line would alert people miles away it was so loud. [ATTACH=full]1707170[/ATTACH] Of course, when it comes to entertaining applications of radial engines, the unlimited tractor pulling class is one to take note of. Tractors can use one or more radial engines. [ATTACH=full]1707171[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1707172[/ATTACH] Turbine engines are also allowed. [ATTACH=full]1707173[/ATTACH] No one tell Snover. A nuclear powered pulling tractor sounds a bit dicey. [/QUOTE]
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