Bell P-39 Q-15 Airacobra under restoration

[BudweiserDiary]

The one thing i noticed with the plane in this video compared to the p-39 in the zeno warbird training films of the early aac p-39 is the simplifing of the gauges and controls. It seems to me it probably made the plane more pilot friendly. Just a observation.

[pawjtr]

Great video, thank you

[spitfiremark14]

I wish I could have a job restoring vintage aircraft. I heard lots of stories about american pilots hating this plane because of the engine location and the drive shaft running between your legs but the Russians were not picky they loved them.

[bdarnell1966]

cool you could see the shaft that runs under the pilot from the engine to prop. Im building a top flite remote control of this plane now. I love this plane!

[bigironrailing]

Very neat. I went to a P-39 Q crash this summer, and it is mostly all there, even the paint. Its neat to see the video to see what things looked like before the crash

[DEP717]

Wow! Nice film and thank you!

It was amazing to see the instruments all in English, I had always wondered if the ones that we sent to Russia had Cyrillic gauge markings, cockpit markings, etc., but it was all in English. I guess the pilots would know either way.

At 7:00 also, one sees the "U.S. Army Air Forces" markings as well. I guess they were all accepted by the US before being transferred to the Russians.

Ironic as both the Finns and Russians used US-built aircraft during the war.

[sspeed30043]

There is one of these here in Georgia USA , being restored by the Dixie Airwing in Peachtree City GA

[ttaannjjaaaa]

Älyttömän hyvä (veri greit vidio)

t. Tarja the Siskosi

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