For Wade SBDs of VB-10

Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:36 am

LTjg Erling Jacobsen VB-10 in the pattern.

Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:38 am

Sorry......seriously dumb question,
do SBDs fold their wings? I 'almost' think not.
I flat out can't remember.
Thx,
VL

Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:45 am

Nope non of the SBD models had folding wings. Niether did the F4F-3's. The F4F-4 did though.

hth,
Nathan

Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:59 am

For you golfers out there ( :vom:

)..........
Erling "Jake" Jacobsen's son is pro golfer (and course designer)
Peter Jacobsen.

Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:57 pm

The second pic "In the pattern", it would a little difficult to land on the carrier below them.

Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:09 pm

Actually that refers to the first picture :idea:

Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:09 pm

Awesome, Jack! That's roughly the idea I had rattling around in the ol' mental sketchbook: a two-ship of VF-27 F6Fs flying low over their carrier. Hard to 'fake' ship's wake, so these pics will help.

Wade

Sun Jan 11, 2009 7:27 am

[quote="Jack Cook"]

Is this carrier towing a target barge, or is this a sub trailing the boat?

Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:35 am

That's a target spar used for pilots to practice straffing and dive bombing with. Still in use when I was in. Cool to see A-7s straffing it

Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:08 pm

vlado wrote:Sorry......seriously dumb question,
do SBDs fold their wings?

Exactly the same way as a T-6! :wink:

The wing to center section joint is quite similar.

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