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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Scale Models => Topic started by: Robert McHam on June 25, 2007, 10:34:47 AM
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There is a mention:
" Thoughts were given to a very radical P-51 with both a prop and a jet engine. This design concept had wings that were 'swept' forward. It was found that 'aft sweep' gave wingtip stall problems, so forward sweep was studied first. But the swept-wing P-51 never went beyond the drawing board as the wing suffered from a twisting divergence under load."
of this oddity on this site in the fifth paragraph:
http://sabre-pilots.org/classics/v41develop.htm
Though the plane may not have made it past the drawing board, (lots of planes never did) at least the wing may have for testing purposes.
I have seen a plan for this plane once so there must be some drawings out there somewhere. I can hardly imagine this development late in time to have anything but the bubble canopy yet the model plan I saw most certain;y had the early style canopy and turtle deck. At least that is how I remember it. Could there have been another FSW version considered before the canopy change took place?
Any help or knowledge of this?
Robert
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I'll try again
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Gee, it's bigger than that in my document file! If you want a hard copy mailed to you let me know where to send it.
Don
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That, my friend is way cool! Don'tcha think so too?
Looks very much like a Reno racer and could be the turtledeck I was referring to was only what is seen here. It's a shame they lost the radiator underneath the fuse/wing as that really helped define the P-51 profile. However it would not be needed so why have it?
I cannot make out any writing on the .jpg but does it give this plane a designation?
I see one balloon note under the wing, is that the CG? 3-views don't usually give CGs so I am guessing it is something else.
Wow! The wing roots are quite rearward aren't they? I suppose this was to try to keep the CG about the same in relation to the fuselage so that the handling would be similar at prop speeds. There sure is a lot of dihedral! You can also notice the downthrust in the prop motor.
Thanks so much for the quick reply and the pic. I hope someone else has info they could share as well.
Robert
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Unfortunately, my source for the drawing doesn't contain any further info. It came out of the Squadron/Signal book "F-86 Sabre in Action". Was contained in a brief section on developments leading up to the Sabre.
Don