If it could be done, it would certainly be interesting to see how it would perform...but I've never heard of it being done...
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Would the fuselage have to be lengthened to compensate for extra weight (a roughly 60% larger engine)? Seems like an awfully short aircraft to hang that long corncob on. Just my initial guess."America is all about speed...hot, nasty, bada** speed."
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At one point 'The Man' did a feasibility study on mounting one on The Bear. Just wouldn't have worked.Originally posted by Tigercat24 View PostComment
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Several years ago, I heard about a 4360 Bearcat project that had been studied by Charlie Beck. I don't know any of the details and never saw any of the plans, so please take it for what it's worth.Originally posted by Big_Jim View PostComment
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I would think the Sea Fury has a large enough airframe to handle one, and that would be something see too!Comment
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Originally posted by grampi View Post
Uh....seriously? You do know that both Dreadnought and Furias have 4360s right?Comment
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Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?
No, I didn't...I thought they all had 3350s in them..certainly makes sense though...Originally posted by Race5 View PostComment
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DAGO RED!Comment
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Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?
Nice!Originally posted by flyingjibus View PostComment
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Originally posted by flyingjibus View Post
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Dreadnought was built up with a 4360 in the 80s and actually pre-dates most, if not all, of the 3350 Sea Fury conversions. Here's the business end:Originally posted by grampi View Post
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Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?
George Baker was the first to put a -3350 on a Sea Fury in 1986 (that airplane is now Sawbones). Blind Man's Bluff came next in '87, Cottonmouth in '88, Howards' Fury in '89....and then practically every Sea Fury in the world.Originally posted by 440_Magnum View PostDreadnought was built up with a 4360 in the 80s and actually pre-dates most, if not all, of the 3350 Sea Fury conversions. Here's the business end:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3059/2...599ab380_z.jpg
What convinced Frank S. to put the -4360 on the front of Dreadnought was when he flew 'chase' for the Super Corsair in 924 shortly before Reno '82....and Jim Maloney ran off and hid from the Centaurus-powered Sea Fury. Frank figured that the stock Sea Fury is faster than a stock F4U, so..........the rest is history.Comment
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Yes.. Very impressive work on that Corsair, for the boys at Chino to put together a Gold Champion, from a relic, in short order!Originally posted by Big_Jim View PostComment
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Re: Has an R-4360 ever been hung on the nose of a Bearcat?
Was the huge corn-cob really worth the effort?
The B-36 needed it for sure [ "6 turnin' & 4 burnin' "]
But did the military Jug [XP-72] or Corsair truly benefit from that fat log? Not really..
So maybe the race-jobs did.. or was it just a matter of max cubic inches for the buck - when all said & done?
& yet.. I guess we'll see..Comment
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