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Aui
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posted 04-10- 12:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Aui   Click Here to Email Aui     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Found a doc of the P-47. Some cut and pastes of the stats from it...
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WINGS
Total area (including ailerons & flaps) 300 sq ft
Root chord 109.5"
Incidence +1°
Dihedral (top surface) 4°
Sweepback (L.E.) 3°
Aspect ratio 5.61
Mean aerodynamic chord length 87.46"
Span 41’

CONTROL SURFACES
Settings & ranges of movement (°)
Ailerons
"Up" (from neutral) 16
"Down" (from neutral) 12
Elevators
"Up" (from stabilizer streamline) 30
"Down" (from stabilizer streamline) 20
Rudder
Right (from fin streamline) 28
Left (from fin streamline) 28

The power plant of the P-47 is a Pratt & Whitney R-2800, air-cooled, radial, twin row, 2000 hp engine. It is 72¾" long, 52 ½" in diameter and weighs more than a ton. It has a bore of 5.75", stroke of 6.00" and a displacement of 2804 cu in; the compression ratio is 6.7:1 and propeller drive ratio .500:1.
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http://rwebs.net/avhistory/history/p-47.htm


The same site also has some great images of the Hawker Hurricanes cockpit. Both starboard, port and instrument panel views.
http://rwebs.net/avhistory/opsman/hurrican.htm


While I'm at it I can as well post the links to two of my favorite aviation art pages. If anyone know of other good sites please post them!!
http://www.aviatorart.com
http://www.art-haus-website.com


//Aui

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