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Old 02-14-2008, 12:39 PM
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HAHAHA man do i feel dumb now, just glancing at the "RV-52" looked pretty real to me, after you said it wasnt real went back and just laughed at my stupidity.
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Old 02-15-2008, 05:07 AM
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Default Short on Horizontal

I think you need more pitch control power. Most likely will need the horizontal outboard of the fuselages as well.
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Old 02-15-2008, 09:50 AM
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Default The takeoff was going so well.

After the crash on takeoff, one pilot asked the other what happened. The second pilot responded " I don't know. Mine was running rough so I aborted."

It's an old joke about two P-51 pilots assigned to fly a B-25 but it seems to fit.

Nice work. Keep the ideas coming.
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Old 02-15-2008, 01:18 PM
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Question What about the F-82?

I'm surprised no one in this thread has yet to mention the F-82. It was based on two P-51 Mustangs mated side to side. Anybody with F-82 flying experience out there?

My suspicion is that whatever was gained by joining two P-51's compromised some of the positive attributes of the single place P-51. But the sound of two Rolls Royce Merlin engines on a high speed pass must have been something to remember!

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Old 02-15-2008, 04:06 PM
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Default A slight mod

could be to just use one chopped cockpit and put it between the two engines. Add some outboard tail surface. You could call it the RV81 Forked Tail Devil.
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Old 02-15-2008, 07:26 PM
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This would be perfect for the "Battling Bickerson's".

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Old 02-15-2008, 08:48 PM
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Default Wing Derringer?

You know, a -7 Fuse with two IO-360's wouldn't be too bad of an airplane.

Does anybody remember the Wing Derringer(sp?)?

I think that would just about be the same airplane, but it would be an RV and therefore better. I rather doubt you would get twice the bang for the buck. . . but probably not a bad machine.

http://www.airstuff.com/PPJune79.html

even better pictures found.

http://www.aerofiles.com/wing.jpg

Oh yea, and two IO-320's at 230 mph. . . I wonder how the RV wing would do with an engine out and maybe a -10 vertical and horizontal. . . hmmm

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Old 02-15-2008, 09:03 PM
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Turns out, after a Google search, this topic was beat up pretty good last year on this forum. . . sorry for redundancy. . . but this IS a thread about twins. . .
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Old 02-15-2008, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rv7boy View Post
I'm surprised no one in this thread has yet to mention the F-82...
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OK, OK...I made this myself, but when I am on duty and the aircraft are all flying (rarity that they all work) why not let my mind wander a little...I got thinking about the twin mustang...the P-82...
The P-82 was mentioned in the first post. The aircraft changed designations along the way.
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Old 02-16-2008, 01:02 AM
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Default The First "RV-8"

...was two RV-4 fuselages joined together in this configuration. The concept was that you could buy a Piper Apache junker, use the engines, feathering props, and retractable gear. Supposedly it generated interest among those who didn't realize that the issue of the RVator announcing this plane was the April issue. And Van's supposedly spent a lot of time explaining to folks that it wasn't a real plane...

Still, the RV-66, tailwheel/nose, un/primed, all that, makes for some good stories.

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