Fiberglas Corsair photos needed

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Fri Dec 02, 2005 8:51 pm

The B-24 at Lackland is in fact a fiberglass replica. The "real" B-24 they had on display there a number of years ago now resides in the American Air Museum in England.

sdennison · **Posted:** Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:24 am

Boy, as a glass guy, I'd have a real question about the 17 and 24. If the folks making the molds wanted all the wrinkles and dents, then they did a great job. Somehow, I'd think that with all the work involved, they'd straighten out all those before pulling molds or rework the molds before pulling parts. Just my opinion.

dbrown · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:21 pm

He also did a great P-38 for the P-38 National Association - it is located in their hangar at March Field. This thing looks COOL! :shock:

I can email someone a few photos if you want to post - I have not figured out how to do that on my end yet. :oops:

Cheers,

Derek

dbrown · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:47 pm

Here are some shots of the P-38 Association Fiberglass bird.

They used a set of real gear and cockpit components - it sure is a beauty.

Derek

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

WOW!
Are you sure that ain't real. Who makes them?

oscardeuce · **Joined:** Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:34 am **Posts:** 1021

With new age corbon fiber and such I wonder what it would take to use those molds to make an airworthy airframe?

sdennison · **Posted:** Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:33 pm

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

:lol:

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

oscardeuce wrote:

With new age corbon fiber and such I wonder what it would take to use those molds to make an airworthy airframe?

Well, they have yet to sell a carbon fiber Mustang, so the P-38 would probably be even less likely.

http://www.cameronaircraft.com/P51/pres ... Planes.htm

sdennison · **Posted:** Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:26 am

Too bad Thunder Mustangs had such financial troubles with their 3/4 scale Mustang with the Falconer V-12. www.thundermustang.com

If money were no object, that engine would sure be sweet in a P-38 replica, possibly even full scale.

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Mon Dec 05, 2005 1:24 pm

Nice job!!! I like how they used varying shades of aluminum paint on the cowls and spinners.

I'll be visiting my folks in Illinois for Christmas, and I'll try to get some shots of the 94th Aero Squadron restaurant birds in Wheeling - and maybe scan some of my dad's photos from Atami and Itazuke AFB circa '48.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

I'll be in Deerifield for the holidays myself. Notice the wrinkled rear fuselage on the Thunderbolt after Tallichet crashed the plane used for the mold. This is now the WestPac Thunderbolt.

jaybird · **Posted:** Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:05 pm

I thought for sure I had pics of the replica Corsair & Thunderbolt at PBI in West Palm Beach.....I'll keep looking.

HELLDIVERS · **Joined:** Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:38 pm **Posts:** 642

HI DOES ANYONE HAVE GOOD PHOTOS OF THE FIBERGLASS SB2C? :shock:

I THINK ITS DISPLAYED ON THE INTREPID.

THANKS MIKE

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:36 pm

HELLDIVERS wrote:

HI DOES ANYONE HAVE GOOD PHOTOS OF THE FIBERGLASS SB2C? :shock:

I THINK ITS DISPLAYED ON THE INTREPID.

THANKS MIKE

I did not want to waste film on it when I visited in 1998, it really looked like a mockup. I have yet to get back there. I better hurry before all the a/c are gone :wink:

Ryan Keough · **Posted:** Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:19 pm

HELLDIVERS wrote:

HI DOES ANYONE HAVE GOOD PHOTOS OF THE FIBERGLASS SB2C? :shock:

I THINK ITS DISPLAYED ON THE INTREPID.

THANKS MIKE

Try this:

http://www.davidpride.com/Aviation/Int_27.htm

and:

http://www.maxho.com/intrepid/pages/SB2C-3-Helldiver.html

There are several photos in that last one... click the arrows.

Ryan

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