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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #250 on: February 17, 2013, 01:48:14 PM »
Very unique, Paul.  By the way, I should be getting back to the Pacific with some of my upcoming profiles, so you'll have that to look forward to!

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #251 on: February 17, 2013, 06:03:37 PM »
Excelent ones

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #252 on: February 18, 2013, 05:06:28 AM »
Very unique, Paul.  By the way, I should be getting back to the Pacific with some of my upcoming profiles, so you'll have that to look forward to!

Cheers,

Logan

Thank you, Logan, looking forward to it!!

regards
Lauhof
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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #253 on: February 18, 2013, 05:07:57 AM »

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #254 on: February 21, 2013, 03:14:03 AM »
Due to shortage of material Vought delivered F3UL's to the USAAC and the USMC to fight the Japanese in the Pacific. Here is one from USAAC from 11th FS at the Aloutians and one from VMF-121 on Henderson Field Guadalcanal.

regards
Lauhof


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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #255 on: February 21, 2013, 04:57:26 AM »
Very cool........ I like them both.

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #256 on: February 21, 2013, 08:25:24 AM »
Very cool........ I like them both.
I feel the same, no: I LOVE them both, and even more as seen together. :-* :-*

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #257 on: February 22, 2013, 04:58:36 AM »

I have greatly enjoyed watching the evolution of the F3U.  I was wondering if you had considerd fitting it with an in-line engine like the Merlin.  If possible, could you please let us see your vision of a Merlin powered F3U?

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #258 on: February 22, 2013, 09:18:36 PM »
Very cool........ I like them both.
I feel the same, no: I LOVE them both, and even more as seen together. :-* :-*
Very cool........ I like them both.

Thank you Guys!!! :)

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #259 on: February 22, 2013, 09:22:51 PM »

I have greatly enjoyed watching the evolution of the F3U.  I was wondering if you had considerd fitting it with an in-line engine like the Merlin.  If possible, could you please let us see your vision of a Merlin powered F3U?

Best regards,

CPT Mike


Hi Mike,

Thanks for the compliment. I have made two visions of the merlin F3U. Tried first with the F3UL with the corsair-tail but that was not a very good sight, so i went back tot the basic one the A-23 and made two USAAF machines from the 4th FS and 362th FS. They were delivered by Vought in 1943 and tested well. So the European squadrons were supplied.

regards
Lauhof



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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #260 on: February 22, 2013, 10:13:01 PM »
Very nice work there......

Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #261 on: February 22, 2013, 10:18:53 PM »
Very neat, Paul.  That's definitely interesting.

Cheers,

Logan

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #262 on: February 23, 2013, 01:24:53 AM »
Wonderful family...! :-* :-*

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #263 on: February 23, 2013, 04:35:22 PM »
Thank you all!

The A-23C, built by Vought and Lavochkin was also used by the Russians. Here is one from 159th IAP and one who was captured by the Fins.

regards
Lauhof




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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #264 on: February 24, 2013, 03:49:31 AM »
Nice.
All hail the God of Frustration!!!

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Offline lauhof52

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #265 on: February 26, 2013, 02:16:16 AM »
Thanks!

In the second half of the WWII more F3UL-2C's were delivered to the FAA. Here are two examples:

regards
Lauhof



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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #266 on: February 26, 2013, 05:15:56 AM »
Hello Lauhof,

Haven't been on this site for a few days.  Nice job on the Merlin F3U!  :)  Thanks for taking my request! :D  Looking forward to the continued delveopment of the F3U!

Best regards,

CPT Mike

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #267 on: February 26, 2013, 05:16:47 AM »
Those last ones look like they would have been agile.
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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #268 on: February 26, 2013, 05:18:42 AM »
Might there not be inline-engine developments with other than Merlins?  I'm thinking that the Russians might be interested in using locally produced engines.

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #269 on: February 26, 2013, 03:17:54 PM »
Might there not be inline-engine developments with other than Merlins?  I'm thinking that the Russians might be interested in using locally produced engines.

Interesting idea.. :)

regards
Lauhof

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #270 on: February 26, 2013, 03:19:02 PM »
Hello Lauhof,

Haven't been on this site for a few days.  Nice job on the Merlin F3U!  :)  Thanks for taking my request! :D  Looking forward to the continued delveopment of the F3U!

Best regards,

CPT Mike

You're welcome! F3U goes on.

Offline lauhof52

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #271 on: February 26, 2013, 03:19:52 PM »
Those last ones look like they would have been agile.

Thanks for the compliment!

regards
Lauhof

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #272 on: March 01, 2013, 04:22:06 AM »
Convincing profiles  :)
Know I must have seen them in old war movies or airplane books.

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #273 on: March 08, 2013, 04:02:06 PM »
Convincing profiles  :)
Know I must have seen them in old war movies or airplane books.

Thanks!

Offline lauhof52

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Re: Lauhof's profiles
« Reply #274 on: March 08, 2013, 04:04:05 PM »
The F3UL in Russian service was a hit! They started mass-production with Yakovlev and Ilyushin. Here are two A-23 built by their factories.

regards
Lauhof