ARF P-47 Anyone?

[Curare]

I found this scouring through some plastic model forums, It' amazing to think that WWII aircarft were virtually ARF kits ready to assemble!



Definetly worth a look!

[Dennis Moritz]

Fascinating glimpse of 1940s (high tech) technology. Amazing to see the simplified assembly of this rugged, huge (by the standards of the day) fighter aircraft. A feat of practical engineering. I wonder how this approach compares to other aircraft of the era.

[John Hammonds]

What! You mean WW2 was fought with aeroplanes which were not BOM Compliant? pffft! What ever next?

Seriously though great video, thanks for sharing.

TTFN
John.

[Tim Wescott]

I wonder if they designed it to be uncrated like that, or if they just figured it out afterwards.

[proparc]

One Japanese fighter pilot stated on TV, that the Americans were so practical in WWII. We seemed to really have the KISS principle down pat then, which we seemed to have lost.

[Brett Buck]

One Japanese fighter pilot stated on TV, that the Americans were so practical in WWII. We seemed to really have the KISS principle down pat then, which we seemed to have lost.

    I depends where you look. I would say the fact that you can sit in your living room, push a few buttons, and have access to a huge fraction of the recent world and national champions sitting around waiting to answer any question you have is a pretty simple principle. Think about the technology required to even send an email, it would be literally indistinguishable from magic in 1945.

    Brett

[steve bittner]

I found this scouring through some plastic model forums, It' amazing to think that WWII aircarft were virtually ARF kits ready to assemble!



Definetly worth a look!

It has been reported that they have located over 95 crates containing brand new spitfires buried in Myanmar South East Asia. The last restored flying Spitfire was sold for over 2 million dollars.

[RC Storick]

I love these thanks. The only thing was it took 40 min away from sanding.

[Tim Wescott]

I love these thanks. The only thing was it took 40 min away from sanding.

On weekends* my dad used to set up a TV at work and watch it while he got jobs done.  Wet sanding and NASCAR just went together at Wescott's Auto Restyling on Saturdays.

(I can't stand that -- I have a radio going when I'm working, but I find trying to work in the presence of a TV annoying.  Like father, not like son, I guess).

* Weekends are for getting work done without interruptions from customers or vendors.

[Steve Riebe]

I think it would be cool to have an inertia starter on a scale model

[Larry Fernandez]

THIS VIDEO IS COOLER THAN COOL!
It shows American ingenuity at it finest.
When my father and I were building his PT-19, he dug up a bunch of Fairchild videos that were a wealth of knowledge and invaluable in the building of this project.

[EddyR]

Cutting that 4x6 beam with a hand saw must have been fun " Sir I am going as fast as I can"
Ed

[Mike Starrett]

This story was told to me by my Dad.  He was serving in the Philippines near the end of WW2 in an Army transport co.  To pass the time he would go to the base airport and watch the planes come and go.  He told me he would watch them assemble P-47's and P-51's and then the test pilot would takeoff do a lap or so around the field and then land.  The newly assembled planes were then parked in long rows.  The war ended while he was there.  The new unused planes were then loaded on barges along with a bulldozer.  The barge was then towed out to the middle of the bay and the dozer pushed the planes into the bay.  This was done until they were all gone.     

[RC Storick]

good to see you posting mike. What are you building?

[david beazley]

This has to be fake.  This couldn't possibly have been done.  There are no power tools, no computers, no personal protective equipment, gloves, hearing protection, eye protection, hard hats, respirators, they were using hazardous toxic materials (white lead and castor oil mixed), no engineers in white coats, improper rigging, (1" rope), no committee of experts supervising and inspecting every aspect of the job.   
Seriously, the guys that designed the packing and shipping crates and assembly were definitely engineers that got their hands dirty, not just concept  engineers.  I thought about the poor guys sawing the 4X6's by hand too!
I'd like to see what they built out of the crates when they were thru with the plane.  Probably Taj Mahal barracks!

[RC Storick]

I thought about the poor guys sawing the 4X6's by hand too!
I'd like to see what they built out of the crates when they were thru with the plane.  Probably Taj Mahal barracks!

I had a saw from my great grandfather who was a wooden ship builder that was so sharp in 5 or 6 swipes be through a 4x4. The tools of the time were higher quality than the Chinese tools of today and they kept them sharp.

[Mike Starrett]

good to see you posting mike. What are you building?

I got involved in R/C race boats a few years ago and have built 4 of those this winter. I haven't built a CL plane since 2000.   A friend of mine has been having me help him build a profile so he can learn some things about building.  I have been wanting to fly in a contest for the last couple years but boat races always seem to come on the same weekends and getting ready for them ate up the practice time.  Last couple times I was out I couldn't remember the whole pattern.  I could still fly it, just couldn't remember it.     I still have 2 Blue Angels and 2 El Diablo's collecting dust in the basement.  Hope all is well with you!  Mike

[Dennis Moritz]

A friend of mine builds race cars and hot rods. He gave me an appreciation for traditional American engineering. Simple as possible, functional and durable. The P47 Jug appears to be an excellent example of that design approach. The Chevy V8 another enduring piece of engineering. Could be that contemporary designs have not kept to this KISS principles. Maybe it is not longer possible to design airplanes and cars and other stuff that do what they need to do without being overly complex. Modern aircraft and cars are managed electronically, of course. How do you simplify all that.

[john e. holliday]

Computors now control almost every thing now.   If you don't beleive me, let the module in your car go fritz.