#4545683 - 11/21/20 06:31 PM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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Yeah I never understood the value of that added complexity and vulnerability, as tough as a P-47 was the supercharger is in a perfect place to be shot full of holes. That would not necessarily cause a loss of the aircraft but it would ruin it's combat performance.
The F4U had the same basic engine as the P-47 (P&W R2800) and it's mechanically driven supercharger was mounted just behind the engine with the intercoolers being in the inboard section of the wing. A much simpler and more compact arraignment.
I know the P-47 had better high altitude performance than the Corsair but that was due to the gearing of the supercharger it used, not the location. Bf109's and Fw190D's had mechanically driven superchargers like the Corsair and they operated well at high altitude.
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#4545686 - 11/21/20 07:09 PM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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You get *a lot* more power from the P47 installation than from that in the FG1/F4U
At 34,000 ft, the P47 is still producing 1575 HP, with 2000 being available all the way from the ground to 27,800ft and 429mph F4U gets the same power only to 18,000ft, and by 23,300 ft power available is 1495 HP and speed is 390mph
The bulk and weight of the P47 does limit low altitude climb performance somewhat, and provides for a slightly lower (power limited) low altitude performance in speed, but this is more than compensated for by it's ability to generate power at altitude.
The FW190D9 had a full-throttle height of ~20,200ft and 413mph as a point of context for 'great high altitude performance' of a high altitude modified FW - slightly better than the F4U and lower than the P47 by quite a bit.
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#4545690 - 11/21/20 08:13 PM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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You get *a lot* more power from the P47 installation than from that in the FG1/F4U
At 34,000 ft, the P47 is still producing 1575 HP, with 2000 being available all the way from the ground to 27,800ft and 429mph F4U gets the same power only to 18,000ft, and by 23,300 ft power available is 1495 HP and speed is 390mph
The bulk and weight of the P47 does limit low altitude climb performance somewhat, and provides for a slightly lower (power limited) low altitude performance in speed, but this is more than compensated for by it's ability to generate power at altitude.
The FW190D9 had a full-throttle height of ~20,200ft and 413mph as a point of context for 'great high altitude performance' of a high altitude modified FW - slightly better than the F4U and lower than the P47 by quite a bit.
I know But... a mechanically driven supercharger can be setup to deliver smooth boost, the Bf109 had a drive setup that allowed this. The Corsair also only a 2 speed supercharger, with a 3rd gear what would it's 25k altitude performance have been? I don't know but it bears thinking about. But the Corsair was never intended for very high altitude performance so it had what it had. I know there were good reasons for the P-47 systems to be as it was, but I also believe there were other means to achieve the same or similar results with less complication etc.
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#4545720 - 11/22/20 09:32 AM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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The main difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger is the supercharger, being mechanically driven off the engine, takes engine power to make power for the engine. Turbochargers are driven by exhaust and for all intents and purposes provide free power, with no parasitic losses. Their one drawback is turbo lag, the delay between acceleration and boost production due to inertia in the turbine & impeller wheels. Smaller turbos have less lag but make less power, larger turbos produce more power but lag is more noticeable. Sequential turbos - a smaller turbo driving a larger one - reduce lag but at the expense of greater complexity. Remote-mounted turbos also have the problem of the exhaust cooling down by the time it reaches the turbo, producing less power.
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#4545727 - 11/22/20 10:10 AM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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#4545736 - 11/22/20 02:59 PM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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They are in fact huge. I was in awe the first time I stood next to a P-47 (N model).
edit: especially considering I had flown down to ogle it in a Cessna-150.
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#4545752 - 11/22/20 07:09 PM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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The main difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger is the supercharger, being mechanically driven off the engine, takes engine power to make power for the engine. Turbochargers are driven by exhaust and for all intents and purposes provide free power, with no parasitic losses. Their one drawback is turbo lag, the delay between acceleration and boost production due to inertia in the turbine & impeller wheels. Smaller turbos have less lag but make less power, larger turbos produce more power but lag is more noticeable. Sequential turbos - a smaller turbo driving a larger one - reduce lag but at the expense of greater complexity. Remote-mounted turbos also have the problem of the exhaust cooling down by the time it reaches the turbo, producing less power. Turbos also tend work better with more cylinders, and thus exhaust pulses, feeding them. Having at least 4 more cylinders than comparable engines of the time, plus that long straight intake path which probably contributes to a substantial ram air effect, both probably go a long way towards the power losses of the remote mounted turbo.
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#4545783 - 11/23/20 02:04 AM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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Took my wife to the planes of Fame museum at Flying Cloud airport back in early 90s when they were still here. We walking between hangers and they had P-47 pulled out between them and were just starting it. OMG, when that thing get going, Talk about LOUD. we were both temperately deaf from it. They also had the engine cowling removed and must have been working on it. It was pouring oil out when it shut down.
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#4545825 - 11/23/20 04:46 PM
Re: The guts of a P-47.
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I've always like the Jug but never knew any of the engineering that went into until a few weeks ago. This Youtube video popped up in my recommendations. It talks a lot about the pros and cons of it's design. Excellent video on the subject. The Insane Engineering of the P-47 Thunderbolt Wizard
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