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"JUGment" day is here
Model Airplane News, May 2000 by Chianelli, Chris
There's a story about an Fw 190 pilot who was trying to shoot down an already injured P-47 Thunderbolt headed back to England. The "Jug" had a foot or two of one wingtip missing, and the pilot could do little more than maintain level flight. The Fw 190 pilot tried in vain to shoot down the Jug from behind. Finally-amazed and out of ammunition-the German pulled alongside the Jug, saluted his American adversary and headed back to Deutschland. The "Jug" could not only take a punch, it could deliver a knockout as well. Anything that got caught in the path of the lead "hailstorm" its eight 50-caliber guns threw out was quickly transformed to confetti. The P-47 Thunderbolt was a truly daunting opponent; I've always thought of it as a flying pit bull. Jugs were tough, and Republic built them right. And now, finally, there's a large-scale Gold Edition of this venerable fighter from Top Flite. Like other Gold Edition kits, the new Jug features CAD-engineered, interlocking parts and a fully sheeted exterior. The kit comes with a bubble canopy, but the wood parts and instructions are included for the "Razorback" version. The greenhouse canopy, however, is sold separately. The .60size version of the Gold Edition P-47 has an excellent reputation for slow-flight characteristics, so I can only imagine what a great flyer this bigger version is going to be. Specs are: wingspan-85 inches; area-1,327 square inches; weight-20 to 22 pounds; loading-34.7 to 38.2 ounces per square foot; engine requirements-2.1- to 2.8ci (34.9 to 69cc) glow, or 2.5-to 4.2ci (41 to 70cc) ignition.
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