And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
No that would be the ‘rotary’ type engine, as found on many WW1 aircraft. Note that the WW1 rotary is nothing like the more modern Wankel style ‘rotary’ as used in several Mazda cars.
Skyraider?
ReplyDeletedunna think so, "bubble" canopy points me to it being a Grumman Bearcat
ReplyDeleteWhere's the gunsight?
ReplyDeleteYes, Skyraider aka Spad. Here's a video from Osh Kosh,
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Al_in_Ottawa
I thought the jugs on a radial engine rotated while the crak was stationary
ReplyDeleteNo that would be the ‘rotary’ type engine, as found on many WW1 aircraft. Note that the WW1 rotary is nothing like the more modern Wankel style ‘rotary’ as used in several Mazda cars.
DeleteThe Bearcat does not have an intake vent on the top of the engine cowl, the A1 does and some versions do have a bubble canopy.
ReplyDeleteAnd the Bearcat, as far as I know, never had the viet nam lizard camo paint job.
Deletetell-rale ;)
DeleteHere is one that is for sale.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.platinumfighters.com/inventory/1952-douglas-ad-4na-skyraider/
Sandy.
ReplyDeleteI tried to enlarge the photo to see if the jugs were safety wired or if they used a locking device. Couldn't tell..
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