[ARC5] FM-2 Radios

Kludge wh7hg.hi at gmail.com
Fri Sep 10 17:23:10 EDT 2010


-----Original Message-----
From: arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
Behalf Of Robert Eleazer
> But on the other hand, all versions of the Wildcat had landing gear that
had to be cranked up 
> by hand via a bicycle chain arrangement and the earliest versions also
required the use of a 
> manually pumped fuel transfer system in order for drop tanks to be used.
It appears that you 
> could not fly a Wildcat unless you could rub your head and pat your
stomach at the same 
> time and had very strong wrists!

These are carryovers from the F4F's immediate predecessor, the F3F, which
got at least the landing gear from even earlier aircraft.  

Best regards,
 
Michael, WH7HG BL01xh
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Hiki Nô! 



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