Honestly, I felt it was a win win situation. Both are extremely interesting aircraft
1 month ago | 58
Can't wait to watch this next video on the P63 King Cobra. All of Greg's video are done very well. On a side note I am also a customer of Euro Compulsion. The videos made to show and discuss the Euro Compulsion product line are fantastic and I have always been impressed by how much effort and research Greg does. Great Work Greg!!!
1 month ago | 5
Oh awesome! P-39/400 and P-63 are my fav! I love the look of the 39 so much.
1 month ago | 2
I watch most of your videos, but I loved learning about the Regia Aeronautica in your last Italian plane video. Very interesting planes
4 weeks ago | 1
As a child, I had a Wen Mac .049 control line model of the P63, therefore I'm excited about your upcoming video it.
1 month ago | 1
It's pretty damn cool. Mid engined turbo are 3 words that should make any man interested.
1 month ago | 1
If past performances is a predictor, not always, but in your case, the P-63 presentation will be great. Also, the Macchi presentation will as well. Thanks for letting non-paying have an input.
1 month ago | 1
đFINE, I'll watch the awesome video about the P-63 while I wait for the even more awesome video about the MC.20
1 month ago | 2
A fascinating topic. You canât blame Larry Bell for mundanity, to be sure. He started his fighter business from high C, developing the YFM-1 Airacuda. The very first use (if Iâm not miastaken) of âFâ for âFigherâ designation â as opposed to the standard so far âPâ for âPursuitâ. His Airacuda was certainly the No. 1 contender for the worldâs most bizarre âfighterâ of 1937. Although indisputably a very flawed aircraft, it needs to be noted that it was one of rare embodiments of a very popular vision (in the second part of 1930s) of future air battles between fleets of bombers and bomber-destroyers, as a projection of naval warship artillery battles. A âpattern indicating two-dimensional thinkingâ (I couldnât help this Star Trek reference - sorry) that did not quite go that way, as it turned out. From there on, Larry Bell went on building a no less unorthodox, centre-engined, turbocharged fighter (or âpursuitâ?), too small to contain all that was needed. By the way, you canât blame USAAC for mundanity either, considered that after ordering unorthodox-to-the-extreme Lockheed XP-38 and Bell XP-39, they went on ordering a totally outworldly triplet of Vultee XP-54, Curtiss XP-55 and Northrop XP-56... It is interesting to note that Bell P-63, being a result of an effort to completely redesign an existing, mass-produced aircraft that did not quite met expectations, had a close parallel in a similar effort to completely redesign its most dangerous rival â the North American P-51 Mustang. Both programs, run through the height of WWII, had obvious similarities: they resulted in designs looking superficially similar to their predecessors, while having virtually no common parts with them. Complete redesigns. Both didnât quite manage to get into meaningful combat before the war ended. But while the NA P-51H design properly addressed the biggest deficiency of its predecessor â a too heavy airframe, the P-63 in contrast appears to be conceived and designed BEFORE identifying severe weaknesses of P-39. Therefore it resulted in a plane that on a paper chart had excellent performance characteristics, but retained flaws that hampered its usefulness in true combat scenarios of WWII. The near-point range, first of all.
1 month ago (edited) | 1
If Bell had been able to supercharge their aircraft, a great what if. Only would have been held back by short range
1 month ago | 7
Patreon is after my own heart. The P-63 is my favorite aircraft of all time
1 month ago | 1
He that pays the piper calls the tune, and to be fair, I only ever knew about the Kingcobra as a footnote to the P-39. So I'm all set to learn a bunch of new stuff!
1 month ago | 1
Both are incredible and oft-overlooked, and very beautiful planes. I look forward to the videos on either :)
1 month ago | 1
nice, excited for those to release, personally excited to learn more about the p-63, as i know pretty much nothing about it, similarly with the 202 as well
1 month ago | 1
Dang nabbit! The 2 planes I wanted most in same spot. Do not get to visit the Patreon page enough. Well one out of 2 is not bad. Please when you do post on P-63 please link your P-39 always fascinated with the âwhat ifâ the P-39 had 3 wet hard points from the start. If itâs reputation would have been different compared to late P-40s something like drop tank for range and 2 bombs or combinations
1 month ago (edited) | 2
I once met a pilot who had flown a King Cobra. He said it was a great plane and hugely underrated.
1 month ago | 2
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The recent poll to decide between the Macchi C.202 and the P-63 was darn close, but ultimately the P-63 won out over on Patreon and it's the people there that are largely paying for the party. Don't worry, the Macchi video will come as well, but the King Cobra is coming up first. It's going to be a very interesting video and I have some special info on it from one of the heavy hitters in aerodynamics. I think my normal viewers will like it.
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