Dear Carson,
Looking forward to the further info on the SM95B and profer this example of British aviation history for your scrutiny. Good Luck.
Dear Colonel,
this is a Short Sturgeon. Since the pic shows a prototype it should be the S-38 (alias SA-1) built in 1946 as a torpedo bomber. Further versions of the Sturgeon were: target tug (S-39 or SA2/SB9) and reconnaissance (recce in american English) S38 (PR Mk.I)
I’m trying now to transmit text of SM95B (if I can because I’m a PC illiterate) if I can’t I’ll make an abstract and send it over to you.
Cheers
carson
Dear Colonel
after much fumbling and toiling I may have been able to transmit the text as per above post.
I wish you good luck
carson
PS This article comes from an Aerofan magazine
Dear Carson,
Many thanks for the very interesting history of the SM95B, I shall file that with it’s photo for future reference. Also thanks for taking the time to send it.
Once again spot on regarding the Short S.38 Sturgeon. All the best and over to you!
Good afternoon Colonel
I’ve something ready for you which is attached below. I’m sure it should be quite easy for you
Cheers and good luck
carson
off the record did you ever hear of a Republic P450 (a jet project)?
Good Morning my dear Carson,
Hope that this finds you well and ready for another day. I have not yet had time to peruse your latest offering but will do so later today.
I have tried to send you an answer in response to your 'off the record ’ question, but for some reason it keeps on dumping the reply. So I’ll send this and then another in reply. Cheers!
Hi Carson,
OK we’ll try again. Yes I have heard of the P450 project. As you are already aware this supposed project was aimed at fitting a P47 ‘Thunderbolt’ with a jet engine. I say supposed because it appears impossible to find any past or current archival history purporting to this claim. Also one must remember that on February 28th 1946 the Republic YP-84A ‘Thunderjet’ made it’s first flight, eventually becoming the F84B and so this would preclude the company from spending copious amounts of money experimenting on old airframes. It would appear on the face of it to be a ‘Pimpernel’ project, that which is totally ‘elusive’ and hard to find, if at all!
It would also appear that this is probably the result of someones overactive imagination to create disharmony. Only my thoughts, but I certainly would love to see some proof and prove the foregoing incorrect and so lay this ghost to rest. I look forward to your most welcome input on this subject. All the very best for now.
My dear Colonel
your post #568
Don’t worry if you haven’t had time yet to look for my last offering. Take your time nobody is chasing us.
your post #569
Thanks very much for your comprehensive comments concerning my “off the record question”.My question to you was prompted by a line drawing of the projected P450 together with additional information I read in an aviation forum of which I’m also a member.
Obviously I’d like to share this information with you however before doing so I feel I should ask authorization to pass on this material.
I expect this authorization to be granted in this case I’ll make it a point to pass it on to yourself.
Cheers
carson
Herebelow you will find silhouette of the famous projected P45o as I obtained authorization:
also please try this http:
http://renax.club.fr/sharkit/P47jet/P47jet.htm
carson
My dear Carson,
Thank you so much for the info and the line drawing, although my previous comments still hold . The http site that you gave me unfortunately does not exist and it appears that renax.club is purely a model making club. I did find another site with a model completed, this site was called ‘whatif’. So one still wonders… anyhow thanks once again and I will keep you posted of any further developments. All the best for now.
Hi dear Carson,
Apologies for not having looked at your latest offering sooner, but I’ve been exceedingly busy here tending to other matters. No rest for the wicked !!
I’m having a little problem with this one! Is it Italian or French ? I have seen this aircraft before somewhere, but just cannot place it. A clue, perhaps?
Regards…
Dear Colonel
no need to apologize for your belated answer I told you to take all the time your require…the floatplane is neither italian nor french, it is german from a famous manufacturer. I must say that the angle from which the pic was taken does not make the identification any easier…I was two years old by the time of its first flight…
carson
Good morning Carson,
I’ll take a stab then and say it’s a Dornier 12 ? That would have been November 1936. Thanks for the clue! All the best for now.
Hi Carson (once again)
An Addendum to my last comment that should read 1932. It was in 1936 that the aircraft was made available for towing trials with the glider flying boat ‘Seeadler’ piloted by Hanna Reitsch. Cheers.
Good afternoon Colonel
well you almost made it it is a Dornier but a Dornier 14 (not 12 according to my records) and it made her first flight in 1936. Of this aircraft only one prototype was built. It was a rather complicated contraption with two BMW VI engines located in the fuselage and driving through a gearbox and shaft a 4-bladed push propeller. Besides the engine cooling system was located in the wing. I’m attaching a better view of this aircraft:
we have an old saying in Italy concerning german made items reading a bit disrespectfully as follows: “why should we make things easy when they can be made complicated?”. No offence meant to the germans of course who stand very highly in my esteem!
I believe control is yours
carson
According to my records first flight of Do/14 was Aug. 10th 1936 but obviously you might be right about 1932. I also didn’t know that Hanna Reitsch was involved in towing trials.
Cheers
carson
Good evening Dear Carson,
Thank you very much for the info on the Dornier 14. Wow, what a complicated piece of equipment, that’s for sure! Reminds me somewhat of the workings of modern day cars!!! Well here is my latest offering, good luck!
![cz2[1].jpg](https://discuss.ww2incolor.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4a1852c73b11073bc99cd21d0864b2901d24f840.jpeg)
Good morning Colonel,
before going to do some gardening and lest I forget let me tell you that your interesting picture regards the Fieseler Skoda FiSK199. This was a Messerschmitt 109 armed with a 500Kg bomb: This extra weight necessitated the adoption of a reinforced landing gear with an extra belly leg susceptible of being jettisoned.
Please let me know if I’m correct following which I’ll submit my offer.
Cheers and have a nice Sunday
carson
Good morning Carson,
Absolutely 100% correct. I hope that you enjoy your spot of gardening and have a great Sunday too! Regards…
Dear Colonel,
sorry for delaying my offer till today but here it is. May I just say that this old aircraft was a milestone in military and civilian aviation history although it was scrapped soon after construction owing to the shortsighted views of the ACC
carson
Very sorry Colonel I’m getting old (the previous image was for my own use). This is what I mean:
