Preview Video, about 18mins
This is only about 1/4 of the total video, but I thought you might like to see it. The full video isn't done, but it's coming along well.
In this 18 mins I'll explain the development of the Brisbane tank. I'll prove that it could go to 35,000 feet and did NOT need tank pressurization. I'll also show that it was in fact the USAAF leadership that prevented the Thunderbolt from having tank pressurization in the first place, and that Republic came up with a work around.
Link below,
Greg
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Comments (4)
Robert, I just heard from MacArthur's soul, he is pissed you dissed him by suggesting he had a little ego. Mac-boy never had a small anything! Personally I believe he was a major issue, if he had stayed on Corregidor I believe the war would have been won measurably sooner.
about the Turbocharger bearing problem: EMD had similar problems in the 1960s on their locomotive turbochargers. Part of it was caused by metallurgy. The other side of it was working conditions. In warm (105+ degrees) and humid conditions, turbochargers often struggled with lubrication and the answer was often a heavier lubricating oil. This is probably why Gen. Kenney complained about it once and it immediately went away
A lot of the comments about MacArthur's ego are completely overblown. Sure, MacArthur had an ego, but he also had a war to fight, and he was prone to keep people he was familiar with. Especially when the Pacific Theater was known for equipment shortages and having to deal with castoffs of the "Germany First" Policy.
Great video Greg. I have read and reread Kearby’s Thunderbolts a few times. There is another rare out of print book on the 58th Fighter group too. Kenny really puts the range and drop tank argument to rest. Did you find numbers for Lindberg’s range extension techniques? Such little information on Pacific P-47s, looking forward to hearing more.