And I read somewhere the driveshaft went between the pilots legs ...

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Yes, a 10' two piece shaft that would bend with the airframe during heavy maneuvers.

That's the P63 Kingcobra

Was having trouble envisioning how the gun could fire through the center of the prop hub with a driveshaft driving the prop. Now I see there is a gearset involved and the driveshaft is not in the center line. Really neat!

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paint color
 

Is the Romany Red?

No - Sportsman Red (1 of 100)

Romany Red:

http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcod...r=Romany%20Red

Douglass A26, many modified for early corporate use by On Mark engineering, three that I worked on in the early 70's at CAK. Note the difference in the cockpit windows on the brown AC N7977 this AC was pressurized, thus the heavier windscreens. Also note on the Black and Brown AC the paddle props, air damn behind the prop spinner, indication of the more powerful R2880-CB16/17 engines
Mike