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01-10-2008, 03:24 PM
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Country: | Gee.... I donno.... Looks like the wings from a Lysander, tail from a Lanc,
LG from a Stuka....... Leave it to the Brits !
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01-10-2008, 03:43 PM
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Westland Lysander P12 Delanne K6127
They only made one and it was broken up in 1944 | |
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01-10-2008, 03:49 PM
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Country: | Lord. I would have guess a complete photoshop job. What the hell were they thinking. Broken up? You mean crashed, right. Sure that POS had crappy handling characteristics.
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01-10-2008, 03:53 PM
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01-10-2008, 04:10 PM
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01-10-2008, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by B-17engineer  What was the point of it | From.. Unreal Aircraft - Hybrid Aircraft - Westland P.12 Lysander - Delanne Tail "It was hoped the design would develop into an effective night-fighter, or at least a gunnery trainer. However, the Lysander turret night-fighter, despite successful flight trials, remained a one-off experiment."
They also trialled the Lysander as a German invasion barge 'killer' using 2X20mm cannons attached to the wheel fairings.  Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt308 Sure that POS had crappy handling characteristics. | 'Believe it or not' Matt, the flying characteristics were described as "easy and pleasant to fly up to 300mph", and the turret worked well. | |
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01-10-2008, 04:33 PM
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01-10-2008, 08:56 PM
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Country: | oh, what will those kids come up with next. 
That middle pic of the first three is on the cover of a book I have called "the World's Worst Aircraft".
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01-11-2008, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt308 Lord. I would have guess a complete photoshop job. What the hell were they thinking. Broken up? You mean crashed, right. Sure that POS had crappy handling characteristics. | Hell, i didnt know lucky was builin planes 
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