 | What is your fave ww2 aircraft??| Aircraft Pictures Discuss What is your fave ww2 aircraft?? in the World War II - Aviation forums; I agree it is very beautiful but I wonder how practical it would have been as a fighter.... |
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11-04-2005, 11:15 AM
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#31 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | I agree it is very beautiful but I wonder how practical it would have been as a fighter.
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11-04-2005, 11:29 AM
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#32 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Ready for production before the outbreak of WW2, I think that if you compare it to what else was around in 1938 you have something that, I Think, would have decimated the opposition...does anyone have figures for it?
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11-04-2005, 12:00 PM
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#33 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Nice pic CC, that is a beautiful plane. I'm sure I have seen some figures somewhere but I can't remember where, I will have a look.
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11-04-2005, 12:00 PM
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#34 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | well you've gotta look at other stuff like how long did she take to produce, was she easily repared, could she take a full warload? was she able to be developed, how hard was she to fly??
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11-04-2005, 12:01 PM
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#35 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | You have to also take into account that whatever nice characteristics she may have, she may have lost when she was fully loaded.
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11-04-2005, 12:20 PM
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11-04-2005, 12:50 PM
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#37 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | There is no doubt she is very beautiful and very elegant I just wonder if it that was all it consisted of | |
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11-04-2005, 05:19 PM
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#39 | | Senior Member
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| The cockpit is just like a gliders. When you think of all the taps, instruments, switches, pipes and dials in a normal WW2 aircraft of any nation, where on earth did they put them? | |
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11-04-2005, 06:26 PM
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#40 | | Minister of Whoopass
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Country:  | I'll tell u one thing.... It sure looks easy as hell to shoot outta the sky, and not much protection for the pilot either...
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11-05-2005, 10:57 AM
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#41 | | Senior Member
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| My favouite fighter is either the Hawker Tempest or the Spitfire.
My favouite multirole is the Mosquito
My favouite bomber is the Lancaster
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11-06-2005, 12:47 PM
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#42 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I agree Les. I dont think she would have made a good fighter. Race plane, she may very well have been a great race plane but I doubt she would have been a very good fighter. Once you loaded her down, you would have seen the nice flight characteristics dwindle and as you said no protection for the pilot.
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11-06-2005, 10:10 PM
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#43 | | Junior Member
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Country:  | For me... Axis bomber Ju-87 Stuka
fighter Me-109
Allied Bomber Lancaster Dambuster & The B-17
Fighter Typhoon | |
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11-12-2005, 03:41 PM
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Country:  | Mossie.... of course. | |
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11-12-2005, 07:18 PM
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Hey wheres P38 Pilot? I wonder what his favorite is
| Im here and its the; I-16!!! 
Na, just kidding!  Its the P38L Lightning!
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