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Offline Avaiojet

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WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« on: August 29, 2014, 03:59:45 PM »
I've spent a great deal of time trying to get a handle on what this red circle is?  HB~>

I've seen it on many P-40's.

Be nice to know what it is and have something of more detail?

Large enough to make a graphic of.

Scale guys?

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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2014, 04:45:53 PM »
fuel cap
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2014, 05:37:17 PM »
Quote from: roger gebhart on August 29, 2014, 04:45:53 PM
fuel cap


Yes, I suspect that the writing next to this example says "FUEL FILL".



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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2014, 06:06:41 PM »
Armed with your info, I found this great photo. Same photo as above?

Now I can put that red circle on the model and know what it is.

Thanks!

Edited for more content.

Wasted no time in cutting this small graphic. .019 in diam.

The blue circle is a light. Well, not really.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2014, 07:03:49 PM by Avaiojet »
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2014, 06:16:20 PM »
Quote from: Avaiojet on August 29, 2014, 06:06:41 PM
Armed with your info, I found this great photo. Same photo as above?

Now I can put that red circle on the model and know what it is.

Thanks!

The blue and white roundall on the Australian WW2 P-40 above is interesting. They originally had a big red dot in the centre, but were changed mid-war because trigger happy US gunners confused it with the Japanese insignia. 
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2014, 06:36:10 PM »
Charles, the stencil on a US P-40E reads as follows:

      FUEL
 100/130 OCT
156 U. S. GAL
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2014, 07:41:10 PM »
Quote from: Stephen_Pollock on August 29, 2014, 06:36:10 PM
Charles, the stencil on a US P-40E reads as follows:

      FUEL
 100/130 OCT
156 U. S. GAL

Stephen,

4 miles to the gallen?
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2014, 04:34:34 AM »
Quote from: Avaiojet on August 29, 2014, 06:06:41 PM
Armed with your info, I found this great photo. Same photo as above?

Now I can put that red circle on the model and know what it is.

Thanks!

Edited for more content.

Wasted no time in cutting this small graphic. .019 in diam.

The blue circle is a light. Well, not really.
That's gonna be one crazy looking Ringmaster when you get through...but it ought to fly decent!  LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
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« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2014, 07:39:37 AM »
A "combat range" of 650 miles was 650 miles to target, 30 minutes of combat, and another 650 miles back to base -- somewhat better than 4mpg.  However, the owner/flyer of the P-40E at War Eagles museum does cringe when he has the FBO fill the tanks, and the Allison engine does require 100/130 octane avgas.  By the way, there are three fuel tanks; the total tank capacity is 156 gallons (some P-40 documents say 162.5 U. S. gallons).
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2014, 08:26:25 AM »
Looking at latest pictures of the plane,  who would mistake I for a Ringmaster? S?P

But, then Charles is having fun and that is the important thing. H^^
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2014, 04:00:48 PM »
Charles
You might as well go all the way and add a true flying tiger squadron emblem, see attached.
My Squadron was the 76th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 23 Fighter Group.
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2014, 04:59:34 PM »
But, the worst part is:  Pilot is sitting on a fuel tank loaded with 130 octane avgas.

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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2014, 05:29:29 PM »
Quote from: Clancy Arnold on August 30, 2014, 04:00:48 PM
Charles
You might as well go all the way and add a true flying tiger squadron emblem, see attached.
My Squadron was the 76th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 23 Fighter Group.
Clancy


Clance,

I always thought the "Flying Tigers" were a non military group of volunteer pilots. Extreme pilots!  H^^

Are you saying you were one of those guys?
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2014, 11:34:04 PM »
They Removed the ' Red Circles ' in the Pacific  .

When the British bomb , the Germans duck .
When the Germans bomb , the British duck .
When the Americans bomb , EVERYBODY ducks ! .
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Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!
« Reply #14 on: September 01, 2014, 05:38:51 PM »
Quote from: FLOYD CARTER on August 30, 2014, 04:59:34 PM
But, the worst part is:  Pilot is sitting on a fuel tank loaded with 130 octane avgas.

Floyd

At least they put in self-sealing tanks and a decent amount of armor around the fuse tank.
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