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But someone amended or deleted their post that the aircraft on the pic looked like a P-47 with a second wing. I tried `tongue & cheek" like to indicate it looked like a F4F...Unsuccessfully, I see
Now, if I recall correctly, the original proposed replacement by Grumman for the F3F was a F4F-like with a second wing. When the US Navy indicated it wanted to monoplane, I believe, Grumman simply scrapped the upper wing of the proposed plane. Can anyone confirm or infirm this info?
WWI: Albatross D III
Interwar: Hawker Fury
Early WW2: P-36 Hawk
Late WW2: F4U Corsair/Hawker Tempest
Early Cold War: Hawker Hunter
Cold War: English Electric Lightning
Post-Cold War: Dassault Mirage 2000 (very sleek lines of a supersonic fighter)
Modern: Eurofighter Typhoon
WWI - Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5
Interwar period - Fiat CR.32
WWII - Mitsubishi Zero
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Korean War - North American F-86 Sabre
Vietnam - McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
Post Vietnam - F-14 Tomcat
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What about the Focke Wulf FW-190 of WWII? Always sounded like a good and sturdy plane to me.
Yes, it is another good one, I prefer the earlier models over the later Ta 152 Long Nose models.
But, when asked as a personnal preference, I prefer the Corsair and Tempest as WW2 fighters. Lightnings and Jugs not to far down the prefered list either.
Now, if I recall correctly, the original proposed replacement by Grumman for the F3F was a F4F-like with a second wing. When the US Navy indicated it wanted to monoplane, I believe, Grumman simply scrapped the upper wing of the proposed plane. Can anyone confirm or infirm this info?
The F3F was the basis of the F4F, but it was more of a redesign than just removing the upper wing. But you can see that the F3F was the inspiration and starting point though.
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What about the Focke Wulf FW-190 of WWII? Always sounded like a good and sturdy plane to me.
The 190 Butcher Birds were a good airplane. Of them all I prefer the Doras and the TA-152s. But I had to go with the Spitfire and Mustang as my favorites. I failed to mention an honourable mention for WWII. It would have to be:
Yak-3
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Yes, it is another good one, I prefer the earlier models over the later Ta 152 Long Nose models.
But, when asked as a personnal preference, I prefer the Corsair and Tempest as WW2 fighters. Lightnings and Jugs not to far down the prefered list either.
I actually liked the long nose varieties better. But it is a Baskin Robbins World.
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