'Jugs' in Color

[fluffycat087]

I could watch hours of this.

Thanks

My favorite WW2 plane.

[johnnny49]

He wasn't taking a ride he was guiding the pilot while on the airstrip. The pilot cant see the ground in front of him because of the way the plane is tilted while on the ground.

[336kgf]

If I were in the Luftwaffe during WW2 and I was tooling along in my Bf 109 or a Focke Wolf and I saw a P-47 coming at me with guns blazing, I would scream "SCHIESSE!" and then crap my pants, because I knew I would be done.

[moogug]

Sod it! -not the jugs i was looking for

[xanthegreat1]

look at that guy taking a ride on the wing haha, too lazy to walk huh?

[TsurugiJiri]

@xanthegreat1 You can't see over the nose of most of the large-engined tailwheel aircraft. Someone riding on the wing helps keep you from running down errant ground personnel, equipment or other aircraft while taxiing. That's also why you'll see period aircraft weaving back and forth down taxiways.

[NoLongerFooled]

@xanthegreat1 In addition to what the uploader of this video said, the P-47 was undoubtedly one of the largest single-engined warbirds of WWII.

The humongous Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine, and the corresponding design of the P-47 around this motor, is the reason why it was given the nick-name of "The Jug" by it's American pilots............it looked like a flying version of one of those old large glass milk jugs.

[Tigergruppen88]

fat heavy flying bastard...

[danagal79]

i luv Jugs, the bigger the better

[Rico8458]

america had great planes, the best number one air force in the world.

[mlong5151]

us planes were built heay compared with brits german planes but had good performance. we stuck with 50 cal because of the range of ammo and rate of fire, p 51 had 1880+vrounds p47 more . no german plane had more rounds 8 maybe 900 rounds

[thunderbolt445]

Man sometimes i wish i was a pilot in WWII to fly a jug. not saying i want to be in a war but man if i could go back in time to fly a jug.... that would get my heart pumping!

[DROPD5150]

The Jug and The F4U Corsair were my Fav WWII Fighters!!

[gus23a]

the guy at 0:26!

nice!

[daswurger]

That guys guide the pilots when taxing on ground as they do not have frontal vision of the track....Magnificent aircraft..the first of the "heavyweight,heavy-armed and heavy HPs" no German plane could match this brute.

[vascoribeiro69]

It's more like an F-4 percussor. Design for high altitude it proved better for ground work, and both inspire respect and are uggly. The fist true multi-role fighter, for me the P-47N is the best version. Portugal had 50 P-47D-30 from 1952 to 56 but all went to scrap, sadly.

And that turbo...the P-51 is like a sports car with machine guns. The P-47 lacked high calibre cannon (as most us fighters).

[BMunich16]

A 20mm cannon is more powerful than a .50.

[AustinTXDrummer]

I was friends for many years with Col Monroe who flew P47's and then transitioned to P51's in WWII. When I asked him which platform he preferred, he said, " If I'm dog fighting, I'd want the P51, but for ground work, nothing compared to the P47". He always pulled up and to the left after a ground attack. He used to fly on-line in IL2 with the virtual 353rd which was his squad.

[DROPD5150]

8 50's will do the Trick!!

[hurius]

p51 is cooler

[methaphaze]

It was a very heavy aircraft and very hard to take it down.

[crtune]

The P47 is a VERY interesting airplane. It is the product of evolution on designs and design concepts originated by Russian American emigres. Perhaps that explains the extremes of ruggedness. I like the fact that it brought many pilots home alive when they would have been expected to have been killed or captured.

Also having eight 50 cal machine guns is another real plus for the Thunderbolt. It is the precursor of todays Warthog. It really saw its niche when used in support of ground troops

[r32adt3db]

True, but I always thought the Sky Raider was really the precursor to today's Warthog.

[StylexStyler]

Look out for BF-109 The FIRST Video..A very nice german airplane too...

[Eye4Lites]

The real name for the Warthog is Thunderbolt II. The Skyraider was a logical progression of the Jug, also adding carrier capable.

[DROPD5150]

The Skyraider was VERY underrated!!!!

[BMunich16]

It is, crtune has no idea what he's talking about

[kdraper2007]

@r32adt3db The Skyraider was to be the ultimate dive bomber for the U.S. Navy in WWII. Unfortunatly it came into service too late to see action against Japan. It did however bring some serious hurt to the North Koreans & chicoms di=uring the Korean war. Skyraiders shot down mig-17's early on in the Vietnam war before they were retired from Navy service. later the Air Force pulled the Skyraiders from the boneyard too use as ground attack & rescue helicopter escorts.

[oldtilter]

One Tough Bird ,could take a direct hit in the cylynders and still keep flying

[rawdyrider]

what a machine the "Jug".Try n beat that europe!

[guitarjesus9]

the p-47 thunderbolt or (jug) was equipped with a 1716kw (2300)hp pratt and whitney r-2800-59 radial engine which could do about 428mph and a had a service ceiling of 42,000 and fully loaded could way 19,400lbs and had a wing spand of 40.9 in a lengh of 36.1 in. and a hight of 14.2 in. and was equipped with 6 or 8 .50 machine guns depending on the plane

[TsurugiJiri]

40.9 inch wingspan? That's like three and a half feet (a little more than a meter), or about 1/10 scale (D-model's wingspan was 40 feet, 9.25 inches). And only the "one off" XP-47J prototype had six Browning M2 .50 caliber guns, all production variants had eight.

[guitarjesus9]

thats what i mean 40ft 9inches,i am not talking about a damn model

[gio31brasil]

thank you for the post my friend,Brasil had used the p47 in wwII,it's a incredible machine.

The guy who was seat on wing is a instructor,iT was a procedure to new pilots learn to run in high speed and control the airplane,awesome,can tou imagine you sitting there,with the wind and noise? hahahaha

[Valveman11]

The P-47 was a true statement of American engineering. More guns, more armor, and especially, more power! It was a flying tank.

[oldbanjoman]

If you wanna look "pretty" in the air, fly a Mustang. If you wanna come home ALIVE, fly a Jug.

[Banzaifighter]

no this plane isnt beautiful. its too fat and havy for a fighting plane.

[TsurugiJiri]

Most of the "fat" of the P-47 is actually required for ductwork of the turbocharger. As to being "too heavy", it's worth noting that the 56th FG, the only USAAF unit to retain the P-47 throughout the war, had the highest number of aerial kills (664.5). Also, unlike many "sleeker" fighters, the top-scoring P-47 aces all survived the war.

[YeltsonsGhost]

Such a beautiful looking plane!

[greenhornet59]

you post the BEST Videos Thanks again!

[KurtGnu]

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.. MUCH too short, that's the only thing.. :)