ORIGINAL: tailskid
Do you think they are necessary or just for 'fun' and looks?
Jerry,
In my opinion, flaps are not needed on this plane... although they could certainly add to the cool/scale factor. My P-47 lands nice and slow and has shown no tendency to drop a wing at slow airspeeds. I got a lot of "oohs and aahs" from the pit area as she settled in gently on the mains and rolled out with the tail up until slowing to a crawl. Not many planes make me look good, but this one did. [8D]
John