I had the H-9 Hellcat: probably every bit as good flying as the P-47. In fact: I consider it to be THE BEST FLYING WARBIRD that I have ever owned.
Only issue: the stock rotating retracts. They can be made to work if you are better than average at landing, AND hove smooth runways (grass OK, but not too many bumps and/ or varmit holes), but many, including myself, eventually replace the stock reacts with $omething better.
ALL H-9 retracts are suspect, but at least the non-rotating retracts of the P-47 are more forgiving and cheaper to replace with an upgrade (Robart HD mechanicals cost about $35 a set).