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brutal , jug pilots in their p47s delivered some devastating destructive ordinance , mostly in colour , with fast dogfights canon shells everywhere , this is what the second world war did for modern technology (it didnt save lives)
nevertheless this is vintage footage
from wiki
The XP-47B gave the newly-reorganized United States Army Air Forces cause for both optimism and apprehension. While possessing good performance and firepower, the XP-47B had its share of teething problems.
Its sheer size and power made for challenging takeoffs which required long runways. There were problems with canopy jams, with the guns, with the fuel system, and with the engine installation. At high altitudes, the ignition system arced, and the loads on the control surfaces became unacceptable, causing the ailerons to lock up. The fabric-covered control surfaces also tended to rupture at high altitudes due to the air trapped in them.
Republic addressed the problems, coming up with a sliding canopy that could be jettisoned in an emergency, a pressurized ignition system, and new all-metal control surfaces. While the engineers worked frantically to get their "dinosaur" to fly right, the USAAF ordered 171 P-47Bs. An engineering prototype P-47B was delivered in December 1941, with a production prototype following in March 1942, and the first production model provided in May. Republic continued to improve the design as P-47Bs were produced, and although all P-47Bs had the sliding canopy and the new General Electric turbosupercharger regulator for the R-2800-21 engine, features such as all-metal control surfaces were not standard at first. A modification unique to the P-47B was the radio mast behind the cockpit that was slanted forward to maintain the originally designed antenna wire length in spite of the new sliding canopy.
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