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Offline AG-51_Razor

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Look What Just Dropped In!!
« on: May 07, 2013, 03:57:20 PM »
This is Jack Erickson's P-38. It was returning from Chino to Tillamook and had a hydraulic leak develop along the way. No small coincidence that the pilot, Brent Conners, lives here in Medford  :icon_biggrin:

She's a beautiful machine, and BIG too!!
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Re: Look What Just Dropped In!!
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2013, 05:32:42 PM »
What a sweet ride. Is that a J or L model.. almost even looks earlier??
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Re: Look What Just Dropped In!!
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2013, 06:02:52 PM »
I'm not sure. I think it is a relatively late model. The dive brakes are not installed though. I got a chance to sit in it when it was being restored many years ago and I'm pretty sure that the term, "ergonomics" had not yet been coined. What a complicated aircraft! I can't imagine flying that into combat with only a few hundred hours under my belt!   :tongue3:
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Re: Look What Just Dropped In!!
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2013, 06:57:04 PM »
That is awesome Razor. I don't think I ever saw one of those up close and personal but it sure does look big and heavy!
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Re: Look What Just Dropped In!!
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2013, 11:36:37 AM »
That's cool!

I would guess it's a J, earlier than a J-15 since you can't see the bumps for the fuel pumps on the underwing surfaces...but I'm probably wrong.

If it's there there should be a data block under the leading edge on the left side.
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Re: Look What Just Dropped In!!
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2013, 04:07:50 PM »
very nice. :thumbsup:
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