So nice to see a P47 D with the correct Curtis paddle bladed propeller. Most of the flyable ones you see today have been converted to the Hamilton Standard hydraulic. Thanks for such a beautiful restoration of the greatest fighter of WW2.
Beautiful. About 20 years ago the P-47 Tar Heel Hal was based at a GA field just five miles from me. It would fly over my house often. I also worked at the same airline as Warren Pietsch and we would talk airplanes when we flew together. His Mustang is my new favorite but I love all the razorbacks of any make. Thanks for the video.
2:45 - Ah, I've had problems with .50 shells jamming the ailerons on my '47, thanks for the tip! But seriously, ridiculous restoration, absolutely beautiful bird. If I recall, only a few '47's out there with working turbos too.
I can always spot the ones with the much newer DC-6 engines. There are two rows of bolts around the nose case and they have twin magnetos. Older engines had a more graceful bullet shaped nose case and its twin magnetos were built together in a single larger housing. There is no reason the later C Series engines could not be turbocharged if time effort and money were thought by the owner to be practical. Going out on a limb I would say the original titanium exhaust manifolds would have to be modified or new ones made to spec. $$$$$$. Realize the C Series engines were a LOT stronger internally in every way, actually did not need rubber vibration isolators in the engine mounts, and made the same takeoff power as the turbo engines. Only a fiend for historical accuracy would restore a Jug all the way down to it's General Electric turbosupercharged original state. Did I mention I love fiends?
This is the only D model, the Collings and Chino P-47'S are G models using the Hamilton Standard 13' prop, this D model uses the Curtiss electric. So nice to see this beauty in Major Dunham's livery from the Philippines invasion.
Friend of mine flew a P-47 back in the 70's, said it was the HOTTEST aircraft he's ever sat in! The cockpit temperatures are PUNISHING to the pilot, the exhaust running below the pilots floor board cooks the pilot in warm climates!
That was always a complaint. We sealed the cockpit floor too to prevent exhaust fumes if there was a leak. Knowing they run hot I put insulation in exhaust ducts to minimize heat in the cockpit
Thanks for the walk around. I’m so impressed and learned a few things I never knew. Spot welds!? Wow! Aluminum to aluminum? Is that original method? Just surprised to learn they spot welded aluminum back then. What did you use to spot weld? And a working turbo supercharger system!!! So glad to see that! My father was a P-47 mechanic with the 9th AAF and supported operations all the way to Germany. He said it was very impressive when that turbo kicked in during power runs. Question: I suppose you use 100LL gasoline. Since the original fuel used was 130 octane does using 100LL cause any problems? Especially with high manifold pressures? I’d be worried about detonation in the cylinders.
@@markphillips1692 I saw it was scheduled to fly in the show on Tuesday, but looks like the plans changed and that blue P51 flew instead. I honestly was excited and hoped to see this plane in the show!
Beautiful job on the restoration, and thanks for the walk-around. If I may make a suggestion; Please slow down with the camera... leave it held in one position, without movement at all, when you pan, pan very very slowly, don't wobble it back and forth, or up and down.
I know it's asking alot, if you have access to this aircraft. Can you video the main and tail wheels. I'm recreating this beauty in 1/32 scale. I cannot find that tire tread pattern in any of the main suppliers that I normally get my parts from. I will have to design and 3d print my own. Such a lovely aircraft.
Greetings Mark, thank you for this sneak peek! I have a couple of questions about the new P-47: Has this P-47D-23 undergone flight testing? If so would like to know about its stall speed. Specifically the calibrated stall speed, altitude and the mass of the aircraft at the test. Alternatively what is the maximum lift coefficient at stall? This specific data has been very hard to come by and technical report servers/archives leaves an incomplete picture. Would be very grateful for any information or pointers to find it.
Looks perfect as we all expect from Aircorps The only republic razorback flying,.. planes of Fame has two Razorbacks that i saw last year ? Snaffu and another green one both not made in Evansville i am guessing, I am sure it will win 1st place at Oshkosh easily
The best restoration of a P-47 I've ever seen! Amazing craftsmanship!
She's stunning!
So nice to see a P47 D with the correct Curtis paddle bladed propeller. Most of the flyable ones you see today have been converted to the Hamilton Standard hydraulic. Thanks for such a beautiful restoration of the greatest fighter of WW2.
Yes. Most are using a Corsair nose case so that they can use the much more common Corsair prop
Greatest? Piece of shit, as I know - heavy, slow and unmaneuverable. Bf-109G was better in everything
Bonnie, a gorgeous beast. Hope that more Razorbacks are restored to flying condition. Thanks for posting this beauty.
Dude you're the first person that gave a reason for those dull stripes! That's a lot of spot welds!!
That is why I post these. I want people to understand the why.
@@markphillips1692 are you a mechanic by chance?
@@Flyingcircustailwheel yes A,&P
This was awesome. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful. About 20 years ago the P-47 Tar Heel Hal was based at a GA field just five miles from me. It would fly over my house often. I also worked at the same airline as Warren Pietsch and we would talk airplanes when we flew together. His Mustang is my new favorite but I love all the razorbacks of any make. Thanks for the video.
2:45 - Ah, I've had problems with .50 shells jamming the ailerons on my '47, thanks for the tip! But seriously, ridiculous restoration, absolutely beautiful bird. If I recall, only a few '47's out there with working turbos too.
I can always spot the ones with the much newer DC-6 engines. There are two rows of bolts around the nose case and they have twin magnetos. Older engines had a more graceful bullet shaped nose case and its twin magnetos were built together in a single larger housing.
There is no reason the later C Series engines could not be turbocharged if time effort and money were thought by the owner to be practical. Going out on a limb I would say the original titanium exhaust manifolds would have to be modified or new ones made to spec. $$$$$$.
Realize the C Series engines were a LOT stronger internally in every way, actually did not need rubber vibration isolators in the engine mounts, and made the same takeoff power as the turbo engines. Only a fiend for historical accuracy would restore a Jug all the way down to it's General Electric turbosupercharged original state. Did I mention I love fiends?
Beautiful machine
Beautiful bird. My favorite as well.
Stunning piece of engineering 😮
This is the only D model, the Collings and Chino P-47'S are G models using the Hamilton Standard 13' prop, this D model uses the Curtiss electric. So nice to see this beauty in Major Dunham's livery from the Philippines invasion.
Those ladies sure knew how to build an airplane!
saw it at Reno. super cool.
Friend of mine flew a P-47 back in the 70's, said it was the HOTTEST aircraft he's ever sat in! The cockpit temperatures are PUNISHING to the pilot, the exhaust running below the pilots floor board
cooks the pilot in warm climates!
That was always a complaint. We sealed the cockpit floor too to prevent exhaust fumes if there was a leak. Knowing they run hot I put insulation in exhaust ducts to minimize heat in the cockpit
Interesting. Exhaust leaks must have taken their toll on some pilots. Hope you have some kind of carbon dioxide detector in the cockpit.
Magnificent rebuild
My favourite jug 🤠🤘🇬🇧🇺🇸🙏
Thanks for the walk around. I’m so impressed and learned a few things I never knew. Spot welds!? Wow! Aluminum to aluminum? Is that original method? Just surprised to learn they spot welded aluminum back then. What did you use to spot weld? And a working turbo supercharger system!!! So glad to see that! My father was a P-47 mechanic with the 9th AAF and supported operations all the way to Germany. He said it was very impressive when that turbo kicked in during power runs. Question: I suppose you use 100LL gasoline. Since the original fuel used was 130 octane does using 100LL cause any problems? Especially with high manifold pressures? I’d be worried about detonation in the cylinders.
Thank you so much. My favorite Warbird!
Looks better than when Republic rolled it out...
I didn’t know about the fence under the wing. Also didn’t know about the spot weld lines. This is the type of stuff I crave to know.
Almost nobody knows about the fence on bottoms of wing
You certainly did your research.
Looks great! Hope they'll feature it at Osh flying with the other warbirds.
Should fly on Tues
@@markphillips1692 Awesome!
@@markphillips1692 I saw it was scheduled to fly in the show on Tuesday, but looks like the plans changed and that blue P51 flew instead. I honestly was excited and hoped to see this plane in the show!
It flew Wednesday and Thursday morning. Should fly again some time this week
@@markphillips1692 Saw it fly in today's afternoon show. Well worth the wait!
Beautiful job on the restoration, and thanks for the walk-around. If I may make a suggestion; Please slow down with the camera... leave it held in one position, without movement at all, when you pan, pan very very slowly, don't wobble it back and forth, or up and down.
Yes, made me sick.
I know it's asking alot, if you have access to this aircraft. Can you video the main and tail wheels. I'm recreating this beauty in 1/32 scale. I cannot find that tire tread pattern in any of the main suppliers that I normally get my parts from. I will have to design and 3d print my own. Such a lovely aircraft.
Check out other videos on my channel. Lots of details
What is the eyelet / bracket on the outboard tip of the right forward horizontal stabilizer? Antenna wire?
The other razorbacks are Curtis built G models
Greetings Mark, thank you for this sneak peek! I have a couple of questions about the new P-47:
Has this P-47D-23 undergone flight testing? If so would like to know about its stall speed. Specifically the calibrated stall speed, altitude and the mass of the aircraft at the test. Alternatively what is the maximum lift coefficient at stall?
This specific data has been very hard to come by and technical report servers/archives leaves an incomplete picture. Would be very grateful for any information or pointers to find it.
Everything is pretty much by the book
What’s the difference between the R2800 23 and later R2800 59?
Minor differences, mostly with the water injection
Will she be arriving during the monday show?
No. Probably arrive Saturday, today.
Seems Planes of fame have a razorback and what about Snafu ? No likes here .
Looks perfect as we all expect from Aircorps The only republic razorback flying,.. planes of Fame has two Razorbacks that i saw last year ? Snaffu and another green one both not made in Evansville i am guessing, I am sure it will win 1st place at Oshkosh easily