Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Gorgeous

 


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  1. Does that vert. stab say Lockheed? And what's with the wings upper surfaces?

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  2. It appears to be Charles & Ann Morrow Lindbergh's Lockheed floatplane that they named Tingmissartoq - "one who flies like a big bird" . . . : https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/lockheed-model-8-sirius-tingmissartoq-1


    The upper wings show what's called oil-canning, from the effects of pressure, temperature, &c. on thin metal surfaces.

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  3. The fuselage has some of the lines of an F4U Corsair. Looks like large radial engine with gas tank behind it. Beautiful thing, as was the Corasir.

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  4. in the model 8 "sirius",the fuel tanks were designed over the center of gravity and also forward of the pilot compartment to mitigate fuel fed fire engulfing the crew after a crash. also, if memory serves, the floats had fuel tanks installed in them for extending the overwater range. good article on wiki.

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