tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post6353797649823670143..comments2024-03-28T12:31:01.335-04:00Comments on The View from Lady Lake: It's another day in paradiseJoe Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798581620504667520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-47597339874912431852021-05-05T22:10:33.830-04:002021-05-05T22:10:33.830-04:00And worked well, indeed.And worked well, indeed.p2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08569217370626636923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-47391411813772368582021-05-05T18:51:26.359-04:002021-05-05T18:51:26.359-04:00Engineers are never satisfied. Seemed to work thou...Engineers are never satisfied. Seemed to work though... Thanks for the input!Joe Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798581620504667520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-43224508743248176782021-05-05T18:50:51.114-04:002021-05-05T18:50:51.114-04:00Your Dad was part of The Greatest Generation. So w...Your Dad was part of The Greatest Generation. So was mine. Well done.Joe Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798581620504667520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-3629768675139134612021-05-05T15:49:13.590-04:002021-05-05T15:49:13.590-04:00That P-47 pic hurts my inner engineer. I’ve been ...That P-47 pic hurts my inner engineer. I’ve been an aircraft mechanic for over 40 years...that access panel should open the other way. If it popped open in flight that’s one big ass speed brake on one side. Can you say uncontrollable roll rate? And the moment of all that ammo weight has to be massive. The stresses on the inboard structure during high loading turns would be insane. Great airplane tho! and they built it with slide rules.....p2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08569217370626636923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321561312913228173.post-53697756333489066972021-05-05T09:50:35.166-04:002021-05-05T09:50:35.166-04:00The P-47 was a great plane. Dad flew one. He sai...The P-47 was a great plane. Dad flew one. He said they blew theirs up in Germany when they were sent home. Back then guys had to wait to get out and the ones with the most time got to go home first.MarkDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777876372743277141noreply@blogger.com