The Insane Engineering of the P-47 Thunderbolt @RealEngineering
The Insane Engineering of the P-47 Thunderbolt  @RealEngineering
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References
[1]
https://books.google.ie/books?id=Sq5pPTWlbqAC&pg=PA25&lpg=PA25&dq=water+injection+p-47&source=bl&ots=mJ4sT8ZXKS&sig=ACfU3U3-ckQ2-buDr8P4pYcHvm0ivF5vPg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnr5bat6nqAhVjoXEKHXbFAiQQ6AEwEXoECA0QAQ#v=onepage&q=water%20injection%20p-47&f=false
[2] youtu.be/FcGoc7P1MnA
[3] sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1743967115300611
[4] aviation-history.com/republic/p47.html
[5] miro.medium.com/max/2000/1*G65ckgkqgLcxAP3zM7_Kuw.jpeg
[6] https://books.google.ie/books?id=qgbKDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT8&lpg=PT8&dq=when+did+the+p-47+start+using+drop+tanks&source=bl&ots=xM2vtR8RY_&sig=ACfU3U3Gbt-E5LjTAypuxl5fXQAEEqG-pw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiK9s_T373qAhUFXhUIHQoGDMcQ6AEwFXoECA0QAQ#v=onepage&q=when%20did%20the%20p-47%20start%20using%20drop%20tanks&f=false
[7] 368thfightergroup.com/P-47-armament.html
[8] 56thfightergroup.co.uk/combatreports/adrianse-carter/index.html
[9] https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/republic-p-47d-30-ra-thunderbolt/nasm_A19600306000
[10] wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/p-47c-afdu.html#:~:text=Dive%20%E2%80%93%20The%20P%2D47%20is,Spitfire%20at%20about%2030%2C000%20feet.
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