W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt

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W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer War Aircraft Replicas International, Inc.

The W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt is a half-scale homebuilt replica of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter, produced as a kit by War Aircraft Replicas International, Inc. for amateur construction. [1] [2] [3]

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Design

All WAR replicas share a common wooden primary structure. A secondary foam and fiberglass structure shape the aircraft to roughly match the aircraft it is replicating. [3] The P-47 uses uni-directional fiberglass layup on the fuselage, and bi-directional layup on the elliptical wings. [4] A bisected mockup was first presented at the EAA airshow in 1976. [5]

Specifications (W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt)

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. ↑ Downey, Julia: 1999 Plans Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 16, Number 1, January 1999, page 71. Primedia Publications. ISSN   0891-1851
  2. ↑ Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 291-2. BAI Communications. ISBN   0-9636409-4-1
  3. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 127. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN   1368-485X
  4. ↑ Jack Cox (April 14, 1984). "Al Getting's Half Scale Thunderbolt". Sport Aviation.
  5. ↑ "Oshkosh 76". Sport Aviation. October 1976.

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