243rem I believe most of them are purchased (at a greatly reduced price probably) from the "bone yard" which is a place in Arizona where all of the old warbirds are kept. Many are bought by former pilots who put them on the airshow circuit for display and giving rides to people who have the balls to climb into one!! LOL You could see everything there from WWII stuff to modern military and even some B-52's that have been scraped
Egon Mayer shot down 12 of these before his own demise. thats over a hundred kills. this hulking beast gave the inexperienced airmen a fighting chance.
Frederick Rentschler - perhaps you should find out about this German immigrant's contribution to US military air power...And pilots loved the way this beast would take a beating and bring you back home. Pilots go to war to tear up real estate, not to fly aerobatics, as said, an evasive manuever in a P-47 was when the pilot got up and ran around the cockpit - and pilots jokingly said they were made by the "Republic Locomotive Works". AIR POWER!
@MrOUTMAN99 Too funny about p-47 evasive maneuvers. And too true about the many Americans of German extraction that helped put the Nazis out of business. Thanks for the F Rentschler tip. I was thinking of Wilhelm Böing's son and the B-17 with your "this beast would take a beating and bring you back home."
What is the deal with the runway right along the highway? Or was that a car driving along the runway? Either way, I wouldn't think that was FAA approved, somehow.
I wonder why it is that everyone mentions how quiet the P-38 was with it's turbos...the P-47 had the same turbocharger, but it's never mentioned. Maybe the exhaust being on top of the P-38 was the real reason it seemed so quiet?
@HermannWillie90 So the Mustang and the P-38 were fat airplanes too? Funny, how our fat-assed birds manged to f%&k your guys up so effectively. Now, doesn't that just embarrass you, how you got your asses handed to you by a bunch of pitiful Americans in fat-assed warplanes? I guess I'd rather be known as a pitiful American than the only "civilized" country in modern times to commit mass-genocide. Maybe if you had let the Jews fight for you instead of murdering them, you could have won after all.
As justforever96 pointed out, Americans also built the P-51, P-38, and also the F4-U Corsair, as well as the F7F and F8F. Read material on the histories of these machines and you'll understand how effective they were.
Moreover, you might want to realize that the P-47 was designed by a company founded by Russian immigrants, the same country that handed Germany the biggest ass-whipping any country has ever received.
@HermannWillie90 wow a german still pissed about losing ww2, that's pathetic. By the way ask Egon Mayer how he feels about the p47. I guess his 190 wasn't up to the challenge.
@skippydeenice lol he's either not a real German, or he's one of the neo nazis from Bayern that are too stupid to know how to open a door. Everyone in Germany knows that the USAAF and its allied air forces were one of the main reasons the allies were able to stampede through western Europe so swiftly. After all, it's mainly Germany's loss of resources which lost them the war, and destroying such things is the Air Force's specialty.
@HermannWillie90 Jawohl Herr Oberst! übrigens, Das P-47 war so dick damit es viele Treffer von der Flakgeschütze aufnehmen könnte und immer noch in der Luft bleiben. Und dazu hat's bestanden!
@HermannWillie90 i recall the german women loved fat american cock durring the war, hell, sonny, you might be an america yourself. ya little bastard.
@HermannWillie90 Uh...YEAH...America is a pitiful country who kicked your asses completely in WW2 and damn near did the same thing in WW1. Plus, if it wasn't for the efforts of NATO (which INCLUDED West Germany, I might add), Deutschland would pretty much be communist to this day. Nice try. You want to know the reason why American planes were so big? So they could absorb punishment and keep flying. DAH.
interesting, check out 1944-45 "THUNDERBOLT" Uncensored Complete Version (2 of 5) at 4:53. this jug has hun hunter XVI and on other vid hun hunter XIV and same indian nose art. how are the two related, same squadron?? hit reply so i get a mail if you have any info. ta.
@243rem From what I've read, almost all of the P-47s still flying in the world today (approximately 5 or 6) were sold to various South American countries after WWII, and were used up until the 1970's in some cases by those countries. The Argentinian Air Force comes to mind, and also I believe Bolivia. A fully restored P-47D is worth between $2M and $3M, and that's just to get your name on the title. After that, there is highly specialized and expensive maintenance, plus tons of $4/gallon gas.
I stood beside one of these at the museum right next to a Rusian Yak, the Thunderbolt was Huge in comparison. at least twice the bulk. In a dog fight you couldn't miss, if you could catch it.
Hint for the future filming of awesome warbirds, turn the auto focus off and set it to infinity, you only need to focus on things that are under 20 feet or so for the most part.
I've seen this P-47 along with its partner Wicked Wabbit fly there many times now, during their bi-annualy warbird gatherings they hold. Never get tired of seeing a Jug in the air.
I like the Razorback version better. The Bubble canopy was good for the pilot by providing better vision, but the razorback design cut down on drag so it would fly faster and more efficiently.
one of my fav planes
ryanlikesdietcoke 1 week ago
this sound is music !!!!!!!!!!!
almirantenegro 1 month ago
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i recall the german women loved fat american cock durring the war, hell, sonny, you might be an america yourself. ya little bastard.
datzfast 9 months ago
Nice takeoff. Looks like he runs the mixture a little rich with all that white smoke :)
XCougar85X 9 months ago
Alot came back from South america in the 70's a few have even been rebuilt(mostly german/Jap) from war time crashes
usselliot76 1 year ago
permission to 'ooooorrrrh'
jaw1024 1 year ago
243rem I believe most of them are purchased (at a greatly reduced price probably) from the "bone yard" which is a place in Arizona where all of the old warbirds are kept. Many are bought by former pilots who put them on the airshow circuit for display and giving rides to people who have the balls to climb into one!! LOL You could see everything there from WWII stuff to modern military and even some B-52's that have been scraped
F15Eaglejet1 1 year ago
Egon Mayer shot down 12 of these before his own demise. thats over a hundred kills. this hulking beast gave the inexperienced airmen a fighting chance.
mark3smle 1 year ago
Frederick Rentschler - perhaps you should find out about this German immigrant's contribution to US military air power...And pilots loved the way this beast would take a beating and bring you back home. Pilots go to war to tear up real estate, not to fly aerobatics, as said, an evasive manuever in a P-47 was when the pilot got up and ran around the cockpit - and pilots jokingly said they were made by the "Republic Locomotive Works". AIR POWER!
MrOUTMAN99 1 year ago
@MrOUTMAN99 Too funny about p-47 evasive maneuvers. And too true about the many Americans of German extraction that helped put the Nazis out of business. Thanks for the F Rentschler tip. I was thinking of Wilhelm Böing's son and the B-17 with your "this beast would take a beating and bring you back home."
orcstr8d 1 year ago
the driver of this car may have been a little surprised.
gus23a 1 year ago
What is the deal with the runway right along the highway? Or was that a car driving along the runway? Either way, I wouldn't think that was FAA approved, somehow.
I wonder why it is that everyone mentions how quiet the P-38 was with it's turbos...the P-47 had the same turbocharger, but it's never mentioned. Maybe the exhaust being on top of the P-38 was the real reason it seemed so quiet?
justforever96 1 year ago
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HermannWillie90 1 year ago
@HermannWillie90 I have no idea if you're insulting the U.S. or Germany but try not to do either they both are great countries
DasFuhrerinagstring 1 year ago
@HermannWillie90 So the Mustang and the P-38 were fat airplanes too? Funny, how our fat-assed birds manged to f%&k your guys up so effectively. Now, doesn't that just embarrass you, how you got your asses handed to you by a bunch of pitiful Americans in fat-assed warplanes? I guess I'd rather be known as a pitiful American than the only "civilized" country in modern times to commit mass-genocide. Maybe if you had let the Jews fight for you instead of murdering them, you could have won after all.
justforever96 1 year ago 10
@justforever96
Amen.
gluebubble 1 year ago
@justforever96 amen to that
LordReaper117 1 year ago
@HermannWillie90
As justforever96 pointed out, Americans also built the P-51, P-38, and also the F4-U Corsair, as well as the F7F and F8F. Read material on the histories of these machines and you'll understand how effective they were.
Moreover, you might want to realize that the P-47 was designed by a company founded by Russian immigrants, the same country that handed Germany the biggest ass-whipping any country has ever received.
Best regards,
Einstatzgruppen can suck a big hairy pair.
Treetop64 1 year ago
@HermannWillie90 wow a german still pissed about losing ww2, that's pathetic. By the way ask Egon Mayer how he feels about the p47. I guess his 190 wasn't up to the challenge.
skippydeenice 1 year ago
@skippydeenice lol he's either not a real German, or he's one of the neo nazis from Bayern that are too stupid to know how to open a door. Everyone in Germany knows that the USAAF and its allied air forces were one of the main reasons the allies were able to stampede through western Europe so swiftly. After all, it's mainly Germany's loss of resources which lost them the war, and destroying such things is the Air Force's specialty.
SprecheDeutsch 10 months ago
@HermannWillie90 Jawohl Herr Oberst! übrigens, Das P-47 war so dick damit es viele Treffer von der Flakgeschütze aufnehmen könnte und immer noch in der Luft bleiben. Und dazu hat's bestanden!
Crimble67 1 year ago
@HermannWillie90 i recall the german women loved fat american cock durring the war, hell, sonny, you might be an america yourself. ya little bastard.
datzfast 9 months ago
@HermannWillie90 Uh...YEAH...America is a pitiful country who kicked your asses completely in WW2 and damn near did the same thing in WW1. Plus, if it wasn't for the efforts of NATO (which INCLUDED West Germany, I might add), Deutschland would pretty much be communist to this day. Nice try. You want to know the reason why American planes were so big? So they could absorb punishment and keep flying. DAH.
336kgf 8 months ago
@336kgf Seig Heil!!!
lefdepord 3 months ago
and to think that during WWII you could get five P51s for the same price as 3 P47s..... money well spent.
redbaroniii 1 year ago
T'anks for the upload. I loves that bird.
macnutz 1 year ago
and the Thunderbolts were made 15 minutes away from where I live.
chomidore3 1 year ago
Beautiful
Pity the car going in the opposite direction wasnt an old 1940s car
Would have added a little to the clip.
capetown99 1 year ago
LOL! Hun Hunter. That's pretty rude, but I guess it's war. Wonder if there's a Nip Nipper, Wop Wacker too.
jabberwock11 1 year ago
that baby needs an overhaul, pronto
danagal79 1 year ago
interesting, check out 1944-45 "THUNDERBOLT" Uncensored Complete Version (2 of 5) at 4:53. this jug has hun hunter XVI and on other vid hun hunter XIV and same indian nose art. how are the two related, same squadron?? hit reply so i get a mail if you have any info. ta.
agentolshki 1 year ago
yea gotta say the later 109s sound better, i think even better than a merlin on full chat.
agentolshki 1 year ago
@agentolshki youre right the bf109 has the coolest sound
nowp1 1 year ago
mmm, brilliant varnish
UnBreadCZ 2 years ago
ok its not bad, this american fighter, but the BF 109 G has an more amazing engine sound
jayc981 2 years ago
@jayc981 don't all the bf109s have the sort-of squeal amongst the roar xD
jaw1024 1 year ago
where do people find these old warbirds? Nothing in civil aviation comes close to the sound, look, and power of one of these old warbirds.
243rem 2 years ago 18
They have catalogs. I saw a Mustang going for about 1.5 million.
pen24 2 years ago
@243rem From what I've read, almost all of the P-47s still flying in the world today (approximately 5 or 6) were sold to various South American countries after WWII, and were used up until the 1970's in some cases by those countries. The Argentinian Air Force comes to mind, and also I believe Bolivia. A fully restored P-47D is worth between $2M and $3M, and that's just to get your name on the title. After that, there is highly specialized and expensive maintenance, plus tons of $4/gallon gas.
riderpoet 2 months ago
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BVargas78 2 years ago
fear the Jug...........
jabberwock11 2 years ago
No, fear the Butcher Bird.
No i love the Jug too... :D
zeking0302 2 years ago
hermoso
gretsch1971 2 years ago
People made whole careers working for Republic. It
was a good place to work.
whizbang47 2 years ago
I stood beside one of these at the museum right next to a Rusian Yak, the Thunderbolt was Huge in comparison. at least twice the bulk. In a dog fight you couldn't miss, if you could catch it.
44Beats 2 years ago
Ah, shooting at it didn't mean you could bring it down because of how well it was built to withstand being shot at.
kbroma01 2 years ago
Hardly any aircraft nowdays can beat that kinda take-off!
muffigw 2 years ago
FW 190 looks very similar during take-off...
gelbevierzehn 2 years ago
Hint for the future filming of awesome warbirds, turn the auto focus off and set it to infinity, you only need to focus on things that are under 20 feet or so for the most part.
akdude47 2 years ago
Man if that engine fails on take off that thing is gonna come down like a sack a crap!! Lovely aircraft tho....
rawdyrider 2 years ago
the p47 thunderbolt was the biggest, heaviest sturdiest fighter in its class, thats why it looks like that on takeoff XD
angryace13 2 years ago
Oh yeah, that's the Hun Hunter out of Sevierville, TN...
asaguy 3 years ago
it's the flying jug!
Spanduer90 3 years ago
Awesome video!! I would love to have seen a couple squadrons of these up flying at one time!
upsguy03 3 years ago 3
Nice.
I've seen this P-47 along with its partner Wicked Wabbit fly there many times now, during their bi-annualy warbird gatherings they hold. Never get tired of seeing a Jug in the air.
bdrws6 3 years ago
i never can get tied of that sound of a p&w r2800
truckr74 3 years ago 2
the later versions looked so much sleeker with that bubble canopy
Dogbuoy 3 years ago
I like the Razorback version better. The Bubble canopy was good for the pilot by providing better vision, but the razorback design cut down on drag so it would fly faster and more efficiently.
brtshstel 3 years ago
@brtshstel Wow, never knew that.
moogug 1 year ago
umm what is a car doin'on the taxiway?li'll too close.
bigroy38 3 years ago
I guess this is beacuse of the camera view. The car is driving far away from the P-47.
MediEvalGamer77 3 years ago
gotcha 10-4
bigroy38 3 years ago
Is that a Pratt & Whitney?
wayfaerer320 4 years ago
SWEET JESUS
tetekofa 4 years ago
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wow Like a real 1.What scale is it
superzaff 4 years ago
Its real dipshit
romeofoever 4 years ago 6
lol ur a dumbass, what are you in 2nd grade
guitarjesus9 4 years ago
Just tell him 1:1 and let him figure out. :)
sirpete 4 years ago 11
Just plain sick! I love me some Jugs!
flyinmoose 4 years ago
nice , ive seen this jug fly over douglas lake . good looking plane!
dougbcoll 4 years ago
This video is still PRETTY SWEET, thanks a bunch!
octane130 4 years ago
Listen to that Engine....
gr8tfulsoldier 4 years ago
That P-47 is one big and beautiful fighter!
lstuartlarkin 4 years ago
Ah, the 'Hun Hunter'!
SmiertSpionem 4 years ago
awesome, my father remember this plane
SeattleGrunge91 5 years ago
very nice
Cptwedge 5 years ago
Youre lucky !!
slump75 5 years ago