| Author | Message | ||
     Doughnut |
Just wondering, (again), why it was declared a "S2", and why the name of "Thunderbolt"? Anyone? ? ? | ||
| S2pengy |
My 2 cents.... Thunderbolt is a rollercoaster in a Pgh amusement park, Eriks hometown... But there is also the aircraft as well... | ||
| Ratbuell |
Weather, mythology. "Lightning". "Thunderbolt". "Cyclone". Force of nature, maybe? Just guessing. I'm sure it'll be in Court's book though  | ||
| Cruisin |
The Thunderbolt part is easy. Erik is a fan of old warplanes. Thus many of his original names came from history. The P-47 was known as the Thunderbolt: P-47: used by Allied air forces in World War II. A single-seat, single-engine monoplane, it was developed in the U.S. to meet the need for a high-speed long-range fighter. First flown in 1941, it carried eight .50-caliber machine guns, had a maximum bomb load of 2,500 lbs (1,100 kg), and could carry ten 5-in. (127-mm) rockets beneath its wings. It had a maximum speed of 440 mph (700 kph) and a ceiling of 40,000 ft (12,000 m). More P-47s (15,683) were built for the Allied air services than any other fighter The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft. | ||
| Buellish |
BSA 650 Thunderbolt,my 1st Thunderbolt. |
